2022四川省广安二中高考英语二轮阅读理解练习（5）答案
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Verd”.
"I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprid and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.
"For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Deni Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in Ameri
can poetry that analyzes the way language is ud and rais questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for“Verd.”
"This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”
形容好吃的成语The first half of“Verd” focus on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The cond half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnod with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
"Verd,” published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
1. According to Rae Armantrout, .
A. her 10th book is much better B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C. the media is surprid at her works D. she likes being recognized by her readers
2. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
A. She published a poetry textbook. 幸运心B. She ud to teach Deni Levertov.
铭文C. She started a poets’ group with others. 电气控制 D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.
3. What can we learn about“Verd” ?
A. It consists of three parts. B. It is mainly about the American army.
C. It is a book published two decades ago. D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life. 发动机磨合
身份证在哪里补办4. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she .
什么伴我成长A. should write more 青春终将散场B. has a sweet voice
C. derves the prize D. is a strange professor
5. What can we learn from the text?
A. About 2, 700 copies of“Verd” will be printed.
B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.
C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.
D. “Verd” has been awarded twice.
【参考答案】1--5 、BCDCD
【2022高考英语吉林省长春市调研试题】C
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