Question

    Alice Walker makes her living by writing. And her poems, short stories, and novels have won many prizes for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia; she went to public schools there, and then to Spelman College in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, from which she graduated in 1965. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and small daughter.

About Langston Hughes, an American Poet, in her first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes, I promised I would write a book for children someday. Why? Because, at twenty-two, I knew next to nothing of his work but he didn’t scold me. He just gave me a pile of his books. And he was kind to me. I will always be thankful that in his warmth he fulfilled my deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be.”

“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a full basket of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”

1.In the passage, Alice Walker is _________.

A.a researcher at Sarah Lawrence College

B.a professor at Sarah Lawrence College

C.a writer of plays for children

D.a prize-winning writer

2.From the passage we can conclude that Alice Walker was twenty-two years old when _________.

A.she moved to Jackson, Mississippi B.she moved to New York

C.she first met with Langston Hughes D.Langston Hughes died

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2?

A.speak to someone happily B.speak to someone angrily

C.speak to someone proudly D.speak to someone eagerly.

4.What is the main topic of the passage? _________

A.Alice Walker and her thoughts on Langston Hughes.

B.The childhood of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.

C.Langston Hughes, American poet.

D.Langston Hughes’ books about Alice Walker.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章从介绍一位美国诗人Alice Walker的生平开始，然后引出了另一位诗人Langston Hughes并描述了他对于Alice的影响，而今斯人已逝，Alice表达了她对于Langston的追思。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段第一、二句“Alice Walker makes her living by writing. And her poems, short stories, and novels have won many prizes for her.”可知，Alice是一位作家，其作品获得了很多奖项，与D选项描述相符。故选D项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段中引述Alice的话“After my first meeting with Langston Hughes, I promised I would write a book for children someday. Why? Because, at twenty-two, I knew next to nothing of his work but he didn’t scold me.”可知，这里的first meeting with Langston Hughes与at twenty-two所指的时间是一致的。故选C项。

3.

词义猜测题。根据第二段中划线词所在句“Because, at twenty-two, I knew next to nothing of his work but he didn’t scold me. He just gave me a pile of his books. And he was kind to me.”可知，在Alice对Langston的作品几乎一无所知的情况下，他并没有出现某种情绪，相反还赠予Alice几本书，并且对她很和蔼、宽容，也就是要表达Langston并没有生气、斥责她。故选B项。

4.

主旨大意题。根据最后一段第一句“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think of him or speak of him.”并结合全文内容可知，文章从介绍Alice Walker的生平开始，在第二段引出了另一位诗人Langston Hughes并描述了两人第一次见面及其对于Alice的影响，第三段则站在Alice的角度表达了她对于已经去世的Langston的追思，主题就是Alice Walker和她对Langston Hughes的一些想法和追思，A选项最符合主题。故选A项。