Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.

“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.

“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”

Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.

In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.”

“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”

The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.

“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.

1. According to Rae Armantrout, ____________.

A. her 10th book is much better            

B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected

C. the media is surprised at her works         

D. she likes being recognized by her readers

2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?

A. She published a poetry textbook.

B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.

C. She started a poets’ group with others.

D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.

3. What can we learn about “Versed”?

A. It consists of three parts.

B. It is mainly about the American army.

C. It is a book published two decades ago.

D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.

4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ____________.

A. should write more                    B. has a sweet voice

C. deserves the prize                   D. is a strange professor

5. What can we learn from the text?

A. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed.

B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.

C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.

D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.

第二卷

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节    短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满份10分)

       假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10初语言错误，每句中最多有两处。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

       删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

       增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符合(^)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

       修改：在错的词下划—横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

       注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2.至允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Christine was just a girl in one of my class. I never knew much about her except for that she was strang . she didn’t talk many .her hair was black and purple, and she worn black sports shoes and a black sweater ,although  in the summer .she was ,infact, rather attractively, and she never seemed care what the rest if us thought about  her .like the rest of my classmate ,I didn’t really want to get closest to her . it was only when we did their chemistry projiect together that I  begin to uanderstand why christine  dressed the way she did .

.There  are over 58,000 rocky objects in__________ space,about 900 of which could fall down onto        earth.

A. the rhe   B.不填  the    C. the  不填    D. a   the 

Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________sweet dreams.

       A.keep up with             B.put up with                C.end up with               D.catch up with

The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu ,________the students to return to their classrooms.

A. enabling     B. having enabled     C. to enable     D. to have enabled

 I want to be liked and loved for__________I am inside.

      A. who          B. where      C. what          D. how

----we’ve spent too much money recently.

----well, it isn’t surprising. Our friends and relatives______around all the time

A. are coming                             B. had come

C. were coming                            D. have been coming

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Robert Moody, 52, is an experienced police officer. Much of his work involves dealing with  16  an gang (团伙)problems in the schools of his community. Knowing that many kids often  17   trouble, he decided to do something about it. So in 1991 he began to invite small groups of kids to go fishing with him on his day   18    .

Those fun trips had a(n) 19  impact. A chance encounter in 2000 proved that. One day,  20  working security at a school basketball game, Moody noticed two young guys   21   .He sensed trouble between them.  22   one of them headed toward Moody and gave him a hug.”I 23   you. You took me    24   when I was  in fifth grade. That was one of the  25   days of my life .”

Deeply touched by the boy’s word, Moody decided to create a foundation（基金会）that  26  teenagers to the basics of fishing in camping programs. “As a policeman, I saw  27  there was violence, drugs were always behind it. They have a damaging  28  on the kids,” says Moody.

By turning kids on to fishing, he  29  to present an alternative way of life, “When you’re sitting there waiting for a  30 ,”he says, “you can’t help but talk to each other, and such  31  can be pretty deep.”

“Talking about drugs helped prepare me for the peer（同龄人）pressures in high school,” says Michelle, 17 who  32  the first program. “And I was able to help my little brother  33  drugs.”

Moody faces 34 in three years, when he hopes to run the foundation full-time.”I’m living a happy life and I have a responsibility to my  35 to give back,” Moody says.”If I teach a kid to fish today, he can teach his brother to fish tomorrow.”

16. A. drinking       B．drug         C．security           D．smoking

17. A. ran into        B．got over      C．left behind        D．looked into

18. A．ahead        B．away         C．off              D．out

19. A．immediate    B．damaging      C．limited          D．lasting

20. A．once         B．while         C．since            D．until

21. A．quarreling    B．complaining    C．talking           D．cheering

22. A．Slowly       B．Suddenly      C．Finally           D．Secretly

23. A．understand    B．hear          C. see               D．remember

24. A．fishing       B．sailing         C．boating          D. swimming．

25. A．quietest      B．longest         C．best             D．busiest

26. A．connects      B．introduces      C．reduces          D．commits

27. A．where        B．unless         C．as               D．whether

28. A．impression    B．burden         C．decision          D．impact

29. A．asked        B．intended       C．pretended         D．agreed

30. A．solution       B．change       C．bite               D．surprise

31. A．concerns      B．interests       C．conversations      D．emotions

32. A. participated in   B. worked out     C. approved of         D. made up

33. A. misuse         B. avoid          C. tolerate            D. test

34. A. unemployment  B. challenge       C. competition         D. retirement

35. A. team           B. school         C. family             D. community

     Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure (血压) and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

     Any owner will tall you how much joy a pet brings. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress (紧张) levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it best. Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. With pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems people feel more relaxed (放松)around pets, says Allen, who thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

     A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about I1 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but, say researchers, got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

1．What does the text mainly discuss?

    A．What pets bring to their owners.

    B．How pets help people calm down.

    C．People's opinions of keeping pets.

    D．Pet's value in medical research.

2．We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if

    A．he has a pet companion

    B．he has less stress of work

    C．he often does mental arithmetic

    D．he is taken care of by his family

3．According to Allen, why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks?

    A．They have lower blood pressure.

    B．They become more patient.

    C．They are less nervous.

    D．They are in higher spirits.

4．The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that

    A．people with dogs did more exercise

    B．dogs lost the same weight as people did

    C．dogs liked exercise much more than people did

    D．people without dogs found the program unhelpful

Section C (25 marks)

     Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below

in Chinese.

假设你和几位同学成立了一个英语俱乐部，开展了为期两个月的活动。现在，你将代表俱乐部在课堂上进行经验交流，请写一篇英语发言稿，主要内容如下：

    1．简要描述俱乐部开展的一项与英语有关的主要活动：2．谈谈你们开展该活动的收获。

    注意：

    1．词数不少于120个；

    2．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。