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1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课后阅读训练 七Unit 2Period 3. 阅读理解ALucille Clifton was the first African-American poet laureate of Maryland. Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time. Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York in 1936. She began writing poetry
2、 when she was about ten years old. She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother, Thelma Sayles. Her mother was also a poet although her poems were never published. As a child Lucille would sit on her mothers lap and listen as she read poetry. She learned to love words and the power
3、of words. That stayed with her as she grew. While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. He would tell Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors, especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother. Samuel Clifton said she was the first black w
4、oman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia. Lucille Clifton wrote about it in her poem called “Lucy”. Lucille often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happe
5、ning in the world. Unlike her mother, Lucille Cliftons poetry is anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed lang
6、uage. There is very little punctuation and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted(折磨)and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了马里兰州第一位女性黑人桂冠诗人获奖者露西尔
7、克利夫顿。1. What can be learned from the passage? A. Lucilles parents influenced her a lot. B. Lucilles father often read poems to her. C. Lucilles mother published some poems. D. Lucilles parents taught her to love words. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第三句的“She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mot
8、her. . . ”及第三段首句的“While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. ”可推出她的父母对她影响很大。2. What is the last paragraph mainly about? A. Lucilles great works. B. Words that Lucille used. C. Lucilles writing style. D. Background of Lucilles poems. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。最后一段提到露
9、西尔克利夫顿的诗歌不传统, 不押韵, 没有特别的句式, 没有虚幻的词汇, 简单、真实、直接, 采用了随意放松的语言等, 由此可知此段主要讲述了其诗歌的风格。3. From the passage, we know that Lucille is_. A. funnyB. creativeC. selfishD. beautiful【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Lucille Cliftons poetry is anything but traditional. . . Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art. ”可
10、知, 她在诗歌创作方面不传统, 独创自己的风格, 由此可推出她是一个有创造力的人。4. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Lucille Clifton was the first African-American poet laureate of America. B. Lucille Clifton was born in Africa. C. Lucille Clifton began writing poetry from about 1956. D. Unlike Lucille Clifton, her mothers poetry is tra
11、ditional. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话可知, A项错误; 由第二段第一句话可知, B项错误; 由第二段第二句可知, C项错误; 由第五段第一句可知, 露西尔克利夫顿的诗与母亲的诗不同, 不属于传统类型, 由此可知露西尔克利夫顿母亲的诗较传统, 因此D项正确。BCosmetic(整形)surgery is usually performed to correct a physical abnormality or to enhance an otherwise normal physical feature and thus improve appearance. Co
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