Question

Langston Hughes, an African-American author, was born on February 1, 1902 and died on May 22, 1967. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He published works in all forms of literature, but he was best known for his poetry.

    In his best-known poetry, Hughes wrote proudly and positively about black people. He experimented with poetic rhythms(節(jié)奏）, using the rhythms of black music in his poetry. The literary popularity he earned most likely influenced the musical experiments of other African-American poets during the 1960s. Hughes was also highly interested in drama. He wrote plays for well-known theatrical companies.

    Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African-American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black people’s life and culture. Hughes’ creativity was influenced by his life in New York City’s Harlem, a mostly African-American neighborhood. His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. Hughes, like others active in the Harlem Renaissance, had a strong sense of racial pride. Through his poetry, novels, plays, essays, and children’s books, he supported equality, opposed racism and injustice, and celebrated African-American culture, humor, and religion.  He wrote a book-length poem in five sections showing that African-Americans understood music, poetry, and history.

    Hughes wrote and edited more than 50 books. Examples of his works are Not Without Laughter (1930), a novel; The Ways of White Folks (1934), a collection of short stories; The Big Sea (1940), an autobiography; The Langston Hughes Reader (1958); The Best of Simple (1961); and Five Plays by Langston Hughes (1963). The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes was published in 1994.

61. The content of Hughes’ best-known poetry is about __.

A. the lives of black people                 B. African-American poets

C. American culture             D. the equality between white and black people

62. One of the most outstanding characteristics of Hughes’ poetry was that ____.

A. he used the rhythms of black music in the poetry

B. his poetry included theatrical elements

C. his poetry was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance          

D. most of his poetry was  book-length

63. According to the passage the Harlem Renaissance ___.

A. took place in the 19th century               B. was a political movement

C. celebrated black people’s life and culture  D. influenced poets in New York City

64. We can learn from the passage that Hughes’ works _____.

A. involved several types of literature      B. numbered no more than 50 books

C. were all published during his lifetime    D. were written with music and history

65. From the passage, we know that Hughes____.

A. was 55 years old when he died       B. was born in Africa

C. affected American literature and politics   D. launched the Harlem Renaissance

                    

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