Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships 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 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and a small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, here first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work , and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity 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 that 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 sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
小題1:What is the main topic of the passage?
A．Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes.
B．The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes.
C．Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker.
D．A comparison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.
小題2:In the passage, Alice Walker is described as _____.
A．a(chǎn) research fellow at Spelman College
B．a(chǎn) professor at Sarah Lawrence College
C．a(chǎn) prize-winning writer of prose and poetry
D．a(chǎn)n author of plays for children
小題3:Before attending college, Alice Walker went to school in _____.
A．Atlanta, GeorgiaB．Eatonton, Georgia
C．Jackson, MississippiD．Lawrence, Massachusetts
小題4:The word “vowed” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A．shoutedB．believedC．refusedD．promised
小題5:It can be inferred from the passage that Alice Walker was 22 years old when _____.
A．she moved to Jackson, Mississippi
B．she moved to New York
C．she first met Langston Hughes
D．Langston Hughes died

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:C 

試題分析：
小題1:A 主旨大意題。文章介紹了Alice Walker對美國詩人蘭斯頓·休斯的印象和看法，故A正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her.說明她的作品幫她贏得了很多的榮譽，故C正確。
小題3:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行說明正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work ,說明她想為孩子們寫一本關于Langston Hughes的書，讓孩子去了解Langston Hughes，故該詞指的是發(fā)誓的意思，故D正確。
小題5:C 推理題。根據(jù)第一段5,6行After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work說明她第一次看見Langston Hughes的時候是22歲，故C正確。
點評：文章介紹了Alice Walker對美國詩人蘭斯頓·休斯的印象和看法。集中考查了細節(jié)題和推理題。要求考生抓住文章的細節(jié)，合理的推測，精準定位，準確判斷。
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