Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman college in Atlanta before ing to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence college, from which she graduated in 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and a small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, here first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work , and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity 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 that 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 sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
【小题1】What is the main topic of the passage?A．Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes.B．The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes.C．Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker.D．A parison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.【小题2】In the passage, Alice Walker is described as .A．a research fellow at Spelman CollegeB．a professor at Sarah Lawrence CollegeC．a prize-winning writer of prose and poetryD．an author of plays for children【小题3】Before attending college, Alice Walker went to school in .A．Atlanta, GeorgiaB．Eatonton, GeorgiaC．Jackson, MississippiD．Lawrence, Massachusetts【小题4】The word “vowed” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to .A．shoutedB．believedC．refusedD．promised【小题5】It can be inferred from the passage that Alice Walker was 22 years old when .A．she moved to Jackson, MississippiB．she moved to New YorkC．she first met Langston HughesD．Langston Hughes diedA
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解析：
【小题1】A 主旨大意题。文章介绍了Alice Walker对美国诗人兰斯顿·休斯的印象和看法，故A正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据文章第一段1,2行Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her.说明她的作品帮她赢得了很多的荣誉，故C正确。
【小题3】B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行说明正确。
【小题4】D 推理题。根据本句After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work ,说明她想为孩子们写一本关于Langston Hughes的书，让孩子去了解Langston Hughes，故该词指的是发誓的意思，故D正确。
【小题5】C 推理题。根据第一段5,6行After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work说明她第一次看见Langston Hughes的时候是22岁，故C正确。