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, “Versed”.
“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 surprised 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 Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think .
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.”
“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”
The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed 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.
“Versed”, 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, ____________
1. A.
  her 10th book is much better
2. B.
  her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
3. C.
  the media is surprised at her works
4. D.
  she likes being recognized by her readers
2.
Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
1. A.
  She published a poetry textbook
2. B.
  She used to teach Denise Levertov
3. C.
  She started a poets? group with others
4. D.
  She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley
3.
What can we learn about “Versed”?
1. A.
  It consists of three parts
2. B.
  It is mainly about the American army
3. C.
  It is a book published two decades ago
4. D.
  It partly concerns the poet’s own life
4.
Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ____________
1. A.
  should write more
2. B.
  has a sweet voice
3. C.
  deserves the prize
4. D.
  is a strange professor
5.
What can we learn from the text?
1. A.
  About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed
2. B.
  Cancer made Armantrout stop writing
3. C.
  Armantrout got her degrees at UCS
4. D.
5. E.
  “Versed” has been awarded twice

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试题分析：在加州大学圣地亚哥分校教授了20年诗歌的Rae Armantrout 凭她的新书“Versed”赢得了2010年度诗歌类普利策奖。她很惊讶普利策奖带给她这么多的媒体认同。本文主要介绍Rae Armantrout及她的文学作品。
1.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的叙述可知，Armantrout对于自己获得普利策奖是很惊讶的，所以B项正确。
2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry可知C项正确。
3.细节理解题。根据文章中的The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006. 可知D项正确。
4.细节理解题。根据文章中的倒数第二段Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not.可知C项正确。C
5.归纳判断题。根据文章中的won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, "Versed". 以及In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Versed. "可知D项正确。
考点：新闻报道类短文阅读。
点评：细节理解题可以分为集中型细节理解题和分散型细节理解题。集中型：就文章的单个细节提问，答案在原文中出现的位置一般也位于单句话或几句话中。因为具体细节不同，出题形式千变万化，因题而异。分散型：题目涉及到文章某一段或几段，甚至贯穿全文的各个位置，需要考生寻找文章中的多个细节。请注意，分散型细节理解题并不意味着题目的正确答案出现在文章的不同位置，正确答案往往也是关于文章的某一个句子或细节。只是说文章的干扰选项是关于不同的细节，需要我们在定位的时候阅读某一个区域。

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In the first paragraph, the author describes ______

Which of the following is NOT true about the Arapahoe teen rescue patrol?

If you want to become a good rescue patrol member, you must ______

What would be the best title for the passage?

---There is something wrong with my watch, will you ______?
---Let e see.