Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding of black culture in America.
During the 1940’s and the 1950’s, Gwendolyn Brooks used her poems to describe conditions among the poor, racial (種族的) inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.
But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.
Gwendolyn Brooks once said that she wrote about what she saw and heard in the street. She said she found most of her materials through looking out of the window of her second-floor apartment in Chicago, Illinois.
In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago, where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was “A Street in Bronzeville” that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skills and her powerful descriptions about the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.
In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called “Annie Allen”. “Annie Allen” is a collection of poetry about a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and a mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and poverty (貧窮).
Gwendolyn Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.
Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called “Maud Martha”. “Maud Martha” attracted little attention when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult lives of many women are popular among female writers today.                                                      
小題1:Gwendolyn Brooks became world-famous because     .
A．she was an expert on the language of poetry
B．she introduced black culture by writing poems
C．she fought for black rights by writing poems
D．her poems showed the lives of black women
小題2:Which of the following can we learn from the text?
A．Gwendolyn Brooks’ poems focused on black people in Africa.
B．Winning the Pulitzer Prize for Literature was important to Brooks.
C．Gwendolyn Brooks used to suffer a lot from drugs.
D．Gwendolyn Brooks was very strict with herself.
小題3:How did Gwendolyn Brooks get ideas for most of her poems?
A．By observing life.B．By having talks.
C．By reading widely.D．By traveling.
小題4:We can infer that the book “Annie Allen” mainly deals with      .
A．family lifeB．inequalityC．a(chǎn)dventure D．failure

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:A

試題分析：本文介紹了布魯克斯在她的一生中創(chuàng)作了大量的詩(shī)歌，她是全世界著名的用詩(shī)歌的語(yǔ)言來(lái)增強(qiáng)人們對(duì)美國(guó)黑人文化的了解的人。她的詩(shī)歌描寫了黑人社會(huì)中的貧窮、種族不平等和吸毒的現(xiàn)象，她還創(chuàng)作了反映黑人婦女抗?fàn)幍氖论E。布魯克斯成為第一位獲得普利策文學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的非洲裔美國(guó)人，她因?yàn)樗牡诙吭?shī)集< Annie Allen>(<安妮.艾倫>)而獲得此獎(jiǎng)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding of black culture in America.她介紹了黑人文化，故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She won the prize for her second book of poems called “Annie Allen”. Gwendolyn Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.故選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Gwendolyn Brooks once said that she wrote about what she saw and heard in the street. She said she found most of her materials through looking out of the window of her second-floor apartment in Chicago, Illinois通過(guò)觀察生活獲得素材，故選A。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Annie Allen” is a collection of poetry about a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and a mother.故推出是關(guān)于家庭生活的，故選A。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：推理判斷題屬于主觀題，是層次較高的題目。它包括判斷和推理題。這兩類題常常相互依存，推理是為了做出正確的判斷，正確的判斷又依賴于合乎邏輯的推理。該題要求在理解表面文字的基礎(chǔ)上做出判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意思和深層意思，也就是通過(guò)文章中的文字信息，上下邏輯關(guān)系及事物的發(fā)展變化等已知信息，推斷出作者沒有直接表達(dá)的態(tài)度和觀點(diǎn)。
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A．touchedB．consideredC．saw D．understood
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．unlessC．until D．if
小題15:
A．upB．down C．backD．on
小題16:
A．curiousB．quiet C．a(chǎn)ngryD．worried
小題17:
A．whisperedB．insisted C．introducedD．informed
小題18:
A．right B．wrongC．worriedD．uncertain
小題19:
A．shortcomingsB．difficultiesC．pride D．disappointment
小題20:
A．paperB．pensC．handsD．eyes

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Winston Churchill was born into a famous family．His father was a successful politician．However, as a boy, Churchill was considered a slow learner in school．Later he entered the Army and saw action in various countries．
In October 1900, Churchill began his political career．For the next sixty years Churchill’s work as a great politician was both brighter and more difficult than his father’s had been．In 1939 German attacked Poland．Churchill prepared to fight．In 1940 he became the Prime Minister of English．
France fell．The Germans fought their way through Western Europe．It looked as if Britain was about to lose the war．Was it now possible to ask for peace, and listen to Hitler?
Churchill spoke: “I have nothing to offer but blood, hard work , tears and sweat… You ask what is our policy? I will tell you, it is to fight, by sea , by land and air, with all our force and with all the strength that God can give us．You ask what is our aim? I can answer in one word: Victory．”
The Germans began moving their armies to the French coast and prepared to go to war with British．The British had not enough guns to go around．Churchill gave the answer: “ We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be．We shall fight on the coast ; we shall fight on the landing grounds; we shall fight in the fields and in the streets; we shall fight in the hills; we shall never give up．”
By his courage and hard work, Churchill heartened his people and other nations fighting together against Hitler．Victory finally came when the Germans lost World War II．
Churchill died in 1965 and was given a state funeral．This was a fitting payment to one of all the greatest men the world had ever seen．
小題1:Churchill ______ before he became a politician．
A．was a slow studentB．was an army man
C．helped his father in his careerD．had little interest in politics
小題2:The Germans attacked British _______．
A．a(chǎn)fter France was defeated B．before France fell
C．soon after Poland was attackedD．before Churchill became the Prime Minister
小題3:The underlined word “heartened” probably means ______ in this passage．
A．surprisedB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)sked forD．called for
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．Churchill had worked as a politician for more than sixty years．
B．The writer admired and respected Churchill very much．
C．Churchill was not so clever as his father．
D．Churchill was one of the most inspiring, brave and wise leaders in the British history．

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Four students are talking about the future after class.
Deng Yu:  In 2050, China will be richer than it is now. Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2050. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.
Liu Yan:  A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with spacemen. We might also eat something like pills instead of today’s meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.
Sun Wei:  Robots will be more popular. They will do what people don’t want to do. We’ll build new homes on other planets. By then, I’ll be sixty years old.
Zhang Lan:  By the year of 2050, cloning will have been used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared many years ago. There will be no pollution. The whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. We’ll live a much easier and better life.
小題1:Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．China will be richer than it is now.
B．Shanghai will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games.
C．We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air.
D．More pandas will live happily in China.
小題2:______ thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future.
A．Deng Yu B．Zhang LanC．Sun Wei D．Liu Yan
小題3:Zhang Lan thinks ________________ in the future.
A．people will live in a world without wars
B．robots will do everything for people
C．people can talk with spacemen
D．2050 will be the year of China.
小題4:What is the dialogue mainly about?
A．the 40th Olympic Games B．How to spend our holiday
C．the future D．cloning

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