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(2021·张家口高二检测)
Lucille Clifton was the first African-American poet laureate of Critics call her one of the greatest writers of our time.
Lucille Clifton was born in Depew, New York in 1936. She began writing poetry when she was about ten years old. She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother, Thelma Sayles. Her mother was also a poet although her poems were never published. As a child Lucille would sit on her mother’s lap and listen as she read poetry. She learned to love words and the power of words. That stayed with her as she grew.
While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. He would tell Lucille interesting stories about her ancestors, especially the one named Lucille who was his grandmother. Samuel Clifton said she was the first black woman to be legally hanged in the state of Virginia. Lucille Clifton wrote about it in her poem called “Lucy”.
Lucille often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world.
Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton’s poetry is anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed language. There is very little punctuation and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted(折磨) and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art.
【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了马里兰州第一位女性黑人桂冠诗人获奖者Lucille Clifton, 并对她的作品进行了简要的介绍.
1. What can be learned from the passage?
A. Lucille’s parents influenced her a lot.
B. Lucille’s father often read poems to her.
C. Lucille’s mother published some poems.
D. Lucille’s parents taught her to love words.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段第三句She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother. . . 以及第三段首句While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling. 可知父母对她的影响很大。结合选项, 故选A。
2. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. Lucille’s great works.
B. Words that Lucille used.
C. Lucille’s writing style.
D. Background of Lucille’s poems.
【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据最后一段可知, 此段主要讲述了其诗歌的风格。结合选项, 故选C。
3. From the passage, we know that Lucille is _______.
A. funny B. creative C. selfish D. beautiful
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的Lucille Clifton’s poetry is anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct. 可知, 她是非常具有创造性的, 结合选项, 故选B。
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Lucille Clifton was the first African-American poet laureate of America.
B. Lucille Clifton was born in Africa.
C. Lucille Clifton began writing poetry from about 1956.
D. Unlike Lucille Clifton, her mother’s poetry is traditional.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton’s poetry is anything but traditional. 可知, Lucille Clifton母亲的诗较为传统, 结合选项, 故选D。
