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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 partly concerns the poet's own life.

B．It is mainly about the American army.

C．It is a book published two decades ago.

D．It consists of three parts.

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. "Versed" has been awarded twice.      B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.

C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.      D. About 2,700 copies of "Versed" will be printed.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了Rae Armantrout,一個(gè)獲得Pulitzer Prize獎(jiǎng)的詩(shī)人，關(guān)于她獲獎(jiǎng)的一個(gè)新聞報(bào)道。Armantrout對(duì)于自己獲得普利策獎(jiǎng)是很驚訝的。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的敘述可知，Armantrout對(duì)于自己獲得普利策獎(jiǎng)是很驚訝的，所以B項(xiàng)正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段中的She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry可知C項(xiàng)正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. 可知A項(xiàng)正確。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的倒數(shù)第二段可知C項(xiàng)正確。

5.推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中的won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, "Versed". 以及In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Versed. "可知A項(xiàng)正確。

考點(diǎn)：新聞報(bào)道類短文閱讀。

點(diǎn)評(píng)：對(duì)于記敘類的新聞報(bào)道，考生應(yīng)在了解短文主題思想的前提下，認(rèn)真閱讀和分析新

聞報(bào)道的正文部分，從中了解到何人、何事、何時(shí)、何處、何因以及方式等六大要素以及這些要素的變化和發(fā)展情況，從而對(duì)整個(gè)事件有個(gè)詳盡的認(rèn)識(shí)和理解。高考對(duì)記敘類的新聞報(bào)道閱讀理解的命題主要考查考生對(duì)細(xì)節(jié)理解和分析能力，通常從報(bào)道細(xì)節(jié)進(jìn)行命題，如事實(shí)理解與判斷、因果方式判斷、語(yǔ)序排列判斷等，偶然也有全文或段落主題歸納、寫作目的判斷等。