The Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nation's first children's poet laureate (桂冠诗人)．The group created the award as a way to increase Americans' love of poetry from an early age.
As children's poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years. He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about children's literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry.
Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years. He has written more than thirtyfive books of poems. His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden.It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems.
Jack Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example, he combined “radish” with “shark” to get “radishark”. “Lion” and “broccoli” became a “broccolion”．
Jack Prelutsky says children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry experts say Jack Prelutsky's poems recognize children's feelings. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different.
Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. From the romance of Valentine's Day to the thrills of Halloween, from the stuffing (and overstuffing) of Thanksgiving to the joy of Christmas, Jack captures these milestones of childhood with delightfully silly poems.
1．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Poems with New Words Grow Popular
B．First Children's Poet Laureate Named
C．Children's Love for Poetry Increased
D．Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide
解析：选B 标题归纳题。文章开头就点明了主题，然后介绍了这位诗人和他为儿童所作的诗，故选B项。
2．What is Jack Prelutsky famous for?
A．His productivity.
B．His long time of writing.
C．Creating new words in his poems.
D．His poems about American holidays.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，Jack Prelutsky因为创造新词而出名，故选C项。
3．Which is the right order according to the passage?
a．two public readings
b．A Gopher in the Garden
c．Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems
d．My Sister Is a Werewolf
A．b, c, d, a B．d, a, c, b
C．b, d, c, a D．a, b, c, d
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，a项的时间最晚；根据第三段第三句可知b项的时间最早；根据第三段最后一句可知c项应在d项之后，故答案为C项。
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The Poetry Foundation was set up recently.
B．Jack has written thirtyfive poems for children.
C．The new words Jack created in his works are easy to understand.
D．Jack's poems about holidays are not popular with Children.
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第四段的内容可知，Jack Prelutsky在作品中创造的词大都是由两个简单的单词合并在一起构成的，并且他的作品是给孩子们读的，由此可推断这些新词都很容易理解，所以C项正确。
