Question

【題目】Kwame Alexander is an American writer of children's fiction. His novelThe Crossoverwas written in poetic (詩歌的) form and won several awards in 2015. Alexander's most recent novel Booked is about a middle school student Nick Hall, whose love for soccer helps him deal with the challenges of growing up. Recently, a reporter had an interview with Alexander about his books.

(R=Reporter,A= Alexander)

R:【1】

A:It has to do with my love of sports. As a kid, I loved to play sports. I was a tennis player. I love to watch sports and to get excited about what happens on the field. Why not use sports as a way to tell these stories? I know kids are going to get into it. What kid doesn't love tennis or swimming or soccer?

R:【2】

A: I've always been interested in the power of poetry. I've been trying to write my feelings and ideas about the world we live in and poetry allows me to talk about some heavy and deep things in a pleasant way. I love poetry and for me, it's so cool.

R:【3】

A:Video games and television mostly offer fantasy (幻想). They offer interesting and unrealistic fantasy. Literature (文學(xué)) opens up a world of possibility to readers. As a writer for kids, I want to help readers imagine what's possible in the world—how to make it better and how to make themselves better in it.

R:【4】

A:Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings — those are the main ones. It's the things they wrote about, the way they played with language and held the readers' attention.

R: Are you planning a new novel?【5】

A:It will be. I'm writing a prequel (前傳) toThe Crossover. It's about the father, Chuck Bell, when he was 12 years old.

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 E

【3】 B

【4】 F

【5】 A

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述美國的兒童小說作家夸梅亞歷山大，他的小說以詩歌的形式呈現(xiàn)，詳細介紹他與記者的談話。

【1】根據(jù)It has to do with my love of sports. As a kid, I loved to play sports可知，說的是運動，所以應(yīng)說“為什么你最近寫的都是關(guān)于運動的小說？”。故選C。

【2】根據(jù)I've always been interested in the power of poetry可知，說的是小說的形式，應(yīng)說“為什么你把兩本小說寫成詩的形式？”，故選E。

【3】根據(jù)Video games and television mostly offer fantasy (幻想)可知，說的是電子游戲和電視。應(yīng)說“文學(xué)能給年輕人提供什么視頻游戲和電視嗎？”，故選B。

【4】根據(jù)Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings — those are the main ones可知，指的是一些作家，應(yīng)說“哪些作家對你寫作影響最大？”，故選F。

【5】根據(jù)It will be可知，應(yīng)說“它會以詩歌的形式出現(xiàn)嗎？”，故選A。