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阅读理解 　　National Poetry(诗歌)Month is held in the United States every April．This year is the 15th celebration of the event．Poets, schools, publishers, booksellers and libraries will hold readings, competitions, book displays, educational events and other activities during National Poetry Month．The organizer's goal is to bring attention to the great work of poets(诗人)in the past and today．It also wants Americans to know the pleasure of reading poetry．And it wants poetry to be a more important part of school educational programs． 　　The United States Library of Congress(国会)chooses an official poet, called the Poet Laureate(桂冠), every one to two years．Many of them have created new ways to celebrate National Poetry Month．For example, in April of 1998, Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky asked Americans to send in their favorite poems．Thousands of men, women and children did．The Favorite Poem Project collected video of Americans from all backgrounds, ages and places reading their favorite poems and talking about them． 　　Ted Kooser served as Poet Laureate from 2004 to 2006．Mr Kooser has family in the news business．So his poetry project was connected to the media(媒体)．Ted Kooser started a weekly poetry column he provided free to newspapers and online media．He uses poems by current poets．Most of the poems are short and not complex．Mr Kooser's project is called American Life in Poetry．He started it in 2005．He said he wanted to show common Americans that there is something in poetry for them． 　　The Poet Laureate, Kay Ryan, opened this year's National Poetry Month April first with a call to American colleges．Miz Ryan has been teaching English in local colleges for thirty years．So she focused her poetry project on college students．She also helped organize a poetry writing competition among college students．Perhaps a future Poet Laureate is among the student writers． (1) The fourth month of 2010 is the ________ National Poetry Month in the United States． [　　] A． most important B． fifteenth C． college students D． educational (2) The main goal of the month is to make Americans ________ the great work of poets in the past and today [　　] A． hold readings of B． pay money for C． write about D． notice and be interested in (3) The Poet Laureate is a person ________． [　　] A． who knows the pleasure of reading poetry B． who organizes school educational programs C． honored for great achievements in poetry D． chosen from the United States Library of Congress (4) Through the project American Life in Poetry, Mr Kooser wanted to show ________ of Americans that there is something in poetry for them． [　　] A． most B． none C． some D． few (5) In 2010, ________ opened this year's National Poetry Month April． [　　] A． the National Library of Congress B． Ted Kooser C． schools and libraries D． Kay Ryan

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答案：1．B;2．D;3．C;4．A;5．D;