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 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.

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. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed. 

B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.

C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.      

D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.

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5．A.thus             B．even              C．still           D．Again

6．A.new             B．familiar         C．earlier            D．ordinary

7．A.explained          B．expressed            C．described      D．created

8．A.offered        B．a(chǎn)greed          C．decided             D．happened

9．A.imagine           B．recommend          C．predict        D．understand

10．A.natural       B．better            C．easier         D．convenient

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12．A.words          B．names               C．ideas        D．characters

13．A.hope           B．declare          C．doubt               D．tell

14．A.exact         B．basic                C．translated      D．expected

15．A.Rather        B．However            C．Therefore    D．Instead

16．A.when         B．before           C．until            D．while

17．A.Largely       B．Generally        C．Gradually          D．Probably

18．A.extra         B．a(chǎn)verage              C．total          D．limited

19．A.repeatedly    B．nearly           C．immediately    D．a(chǎn)nxiously

20．A.According to  B．In relation to   C．In addition to     D．Because of

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A．that       B．which           C．where            D．/

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   A. their        B. whose           C. of them           D. with whom

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A．who        B．which          C．that             D．whose   

Gun control is a subject_________ Americans have argued for a long time.

   A. of  which    B. with  which     C. about which        D. into which

His glasses, ________ he was like a blind nan, fell to the ground and broke.

   A. with which    B. which          C. through which      D. without which

Chinese people will never forget the day________China’s first manned spaceship returned to the earth．

A．that         B．which         C．where           D．when

They will fly to Washington，_________they plan to stay. for two or three days．

A．where        B．there        C．which            D．when

Eric the Red was forced to leave Iceland because he had committed a murder，________he got into trouble．

A．for which     B．when        C．which            D．where