题目内容
When Rebecca came to, she did not know how long she ________ there.
A.has been lying
B.was lying
C.had been lying
D.has lain
Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?
| A.Their titles are all written with capital letters. |
| B.A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. |
| C.He used “Y” to refer to “you”. |
| D.He used letters in a special way in them |
| A.Edward’s schooling | B.Edward’s parents |
| C.Edward’s family | D.Edward’s childhood. |
| A.he went to France without permission | B.he looked like a Frenchman |
| C.he was thought to be German agent | D.he drove away a car that belonged to the army |
There has been an outpouring of love for, a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”
1.What does the passage mainly tell us?
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A.A disabled woman’s service dog. |
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B.A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog. |
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C.People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog. |
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D.Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company. |
2.People called and emailed to .
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A.offer help and care to Laurie Crouch. |
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B.give their angry voice to the groomer. |
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C.offer a cure for Crouch’s disease. |
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D.tell Crouch how to punish the groomer. |
3.Gooch died mainly because .
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A.the groomer was careless. |
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B.the groomer sat on the dog with another man. |
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C.the dog was wearing a collar. |
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D.the groomer didn’t know how to trim the dog’s nails |
4.We can infer from the passage that .
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A.Crouch refused to take another dog. |
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B.Crouch must be sad after losing her dog. |
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C.Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger. |
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D.Crouch can live well without a dog’s company. |