Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大寫(xiě)的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
小題1:Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?
A.Their titles are all written with capital letters.
B.A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer.
C.He used “Y” to refer to “you”.
D.He used letters in a special way in them
小題2:What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
A.Edward’s schoolingB.Edward’s parents
C.Edward’s familyD.Edward’s childhood.
小題3:E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________.
A.he went to France without permissionB.he looked like a Frenchman
C.he was thought to be German agentD.he drove away a car that belonged to the army

小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:C

小題1:推理題:從第一段的句子:He wrote his poems with capital (大寫(xiě)的) letters in the words . 可知他是以特殊的方式寫(xiě)詩(shī)。選D
小題1:段落大意題:從第二段知道這一段講的是他的家庭,他的媽媽,他的爸爸和兒子。選C
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題:從倒數(shù)第二段的句子:because people thought they were German spies. 可知答案是C
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A.jobB.workC.company D.house
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A.a(chǎn)bleB.gladC.unableD.eager
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John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching the high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
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These words came from a woman with less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15,to Chicago.
Chicago in 1933 was not the promised land that black southerners were looking for. John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But here John could go to school, and here he learned the power of words — as an editor of the newspaper and yearbook at Du Sable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged (使氣餒) him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn(典當(dāng))her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural that difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind: “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary!”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America — worth $150 million.
小題1: John’s father died in ________.
A.1922B.1933 C.1924D.1923
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A.his father died when John was very young
B.life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown
C.there were no schools for black people in their hometown
D.John needed more education badly
小題3: John’s mother ________.
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B.thought no one could succeed without working hard
C.believed one would succeed without working hard
D.thought one could be whatever one wanted to be
小題4:The story mainly tells us ________ .
A.a(chǎn)bout the spiritual support John’s mother gave him
B.how John H. Johnson became successful
C.a(chǎn)bout the importance of a good education
D.a(chǎn)bout the key to success for blacks

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