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【題目】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】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.

【2】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

【3】Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she __________.

A. deserves the prize B. should write more

C. has a sweet voice D. is a strange professor

【4】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.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文介紹了普利策獎獲得者Rae Armantrout對于自己能夠獲得這個獎感到很意外，文章中還提及了其他人對于這個事情的看法

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段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.說明她是這個組織的奠基者之一，這個組織是她和別人一起建立的，可知C項正確。

【2】B細節(jié)理解題。根據文章中的倒數第二段Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not.可知她對于獲獎感到很吃驚，所以B項正確。

【3】A細節(jié)理解題。根據文章中的倒數第二段Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not.可知她對于獲獎感到很吃驚而他的同事卻不是這樣看，故A項正確

【4】D推理題。根據文章第二段“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, ”可知她贏得了the National Book Critics Award和the Pulitzer，故D正確