Question

    People all have something to say. Some express their passion (强烈的感情) through clothe, art, or community involvement. Others express themselves with poetry, which has diverse poetic forms to express unique thoughts, experiences, and imagination at the fourth annual People’ s Poetry Festival held Feb. 28 through March 2.

“The People’s Poetry Festival keeps getting bigger and bigger—it’s an event we’re really proud of,” said Dr Mark Hartlaub, College of Liberal Arts Dean at Texas. The festival covered a wide variety of topics including nature, humor, women and history. From the panels to the open microphone night, the islander’s community, along with 43 published poets from around the country, local high school students, and the general public came together to share their love of poetry.

The panels were full of passionate readings and lively discussion. For the first time ever, musical poetry was performed at the event. The “Homebrewed” panel was made up of all local poets. The “From Page to the Stage” panel focused on slam (抨击) poetry, and the “Humor” panel greeted levels of laughter from the crowd. All the panels were live streamed on the People’s Poetry Facebook page. “The poetry and poets were all my students wanted to talk about in class this week,” said Dr. Chuck Etheridge, professor of English who attended many of the panel readings.

Celebrating exceptional writers is another part of People’s Poetry Festival. On opening night, the People’s Poetry Festival committee named Madeline Ricondo of Tuloso-Midway as the winner of the Robb Jackson Writing Award for high school students. This award honors the late Dr. Robb Jackson, Texas A&M University System Regents Professor and professor of English at A&M-Corpus Christi, whose poetry shared his life experiences and observation of Corpus Christi. Ricondo received a $100 gift card, plus, three poetry books with local ties including a copy of Jackson’s “Open Heart”. The people’s Poetry Festival committee also recognized Juan Manuel Perez, award-winning poet and local history teacher, as the 2019—2021 Poet Laureate (桂冠诗人) of Corpus Christi.

1.What can be inferred about the People’s Poetry Festival?

A.It tends to last a week. B.It is held once a year.

C.Its poetic form is single. D.It is catching on globally.

2.Which can possibly replace the underlined word “panels” in Paragraph 2?

A.Groups. B.Days.

C.Topics. D.Poems.

3.What was special about the 4th People’s Poetry Festival?

A.It was on live television.

B.Diversity was highlighted.

C.All the poets were local.

D.Musical poetry was introduced.

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.Celebrating award-winning poets.

B.Honoring the late Robb Jackson.

C.The 4th Peoples Poetry Festival.

D.Poet Laureate of Corpus Christi.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文属于说明文。主题：人与社会。文章从诗歌节的主题、组织形式以及获奖情况等方面，介绍了第四届人民诗歌艺术节。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“the fourth annual People’s Poetry Festival held Feb. 28 through March 2”中可知，第四届人民诗歌节举行的时间，仅有三天，即使是闰年，也只有四天，不到一周时间，故排除A项；根据第一段第二句中“diverse poetic forms”，排除C项；根据第二段中“the islander’s community, along with 43 published poets from around the country, local high school students, and the general public”可知这不是全球性的节日，故排除D项。根据“the fourth annual People’s Poetry Festival”中“annual”意为“每年一度的”由此推断出，人民诗歌艺术节是每年举行一次。故正确答案应为B项。

2.词义猜测题。根据第三段第三句“The ‘Homebrewed’ panel was made up of all local poets.”可知“Homebrewed”小组由当地所有诗人组成，panel应为“group (组)”较为适宜，而非day (日子)，topic (话题) 或poem (诗歌)。故正确答案为A项。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“For the first time ever, musical poetry was performed at the event.”可知，音乐诗歌是首次出现在诗歌节上，和前几届相比，它的出现是独特的。故正确答案是D项。

4.主旨大意题。最后一段Celebrating exceptional writers is another part of People’s Poetry Festival可知，庆祝杰出作家是人民诗歌节的另一个组成部分。所以最后一段主要介绍了在诗歌节上获奖诗人的情况。故A项正确。