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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: American Poet, 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 I, at twenty-two, knew next to nothing of his work, and 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 (没有减弱) by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
21. In the passage, Alice Walker is .
A. a researcher at Sarah Lawrence College
B. a professor at Sarah Lawrence College
C. a prize-winning writer
D. a writer of plays for children
22. 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
23. What is the main topic of the passage?
A. Langston Hughes’ books about Alice Walker.
B. The childhood of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.
C. Langston Hughes, American poet.
D. Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes.
