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1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(二十一)阅读理解AUrbanpoetryisaliteraryartforminwhichpoetryisusedtoexpressfeelingsortoshareexperiencesthatarerelatedtolivinginurbanareas.Commonthemesincludepoverty,socialinjustice,stress,strugglesandsurvival.Aswithmanyotherformsofpoetry,itiscommonforthelinesofanurbanpoemtorhyme,butitisnotnecessaryallofthetime.Urbanpoetryalsocanbedifferentinlengthandrhythm.Althoughmanypeopleconsidertheterm“urban”referstomoderncitiesfullofbrickandsteelstructures,flashinglightsandhundredsofthousandsofpeople,formsofurbanpoetryhavesprungoutofcitiesforcenturies.Althoughcitieshavebecomemoremodernized,manyoftheconditionsthatinspireurbanpoetsaremuchthesameastheywerehundredsofyearsago.Oneofthemostimportantthemesofurbanpoetryisthecondemnationofsocialinjustice.Modernurbanpoetstendtofocusonproblemsthathavebadeffectsonthelivesofminorities.Ratherthanexpressanopinionaboutaproblem,manyurbanpoemswouldtellthestoryofsomeonelivinginacitytoallowthereadertogainabetterideaaboutanurbanproblembylearningaboutthestoryteller'spersonalexperiencesdealingwiththisproblem.Althoughurbanpoetrymightbenotreal,ittypicallysettlesasituationthatthepoethaspersonallyexperienced.Themotivationforsettlingunfairordifficultsituationsthatthepoethasexperiencedoftenleadstopowerfulfeelingsonthepartofboththepoetandtheaudience,particularlyduringaliveperformance.Somepeoplebelievethaturbanpoetryismoreappropriateasaspokenartformthanasliterature.Therefore,thistypeofpoetryfrequentlycanbefoundasaudiorecordingsratherthaninbooksorotherprintedmaterial.语篇解读：本文是说明文。介绍了城市诗歌的概念、常见主题、写作方式和表现形式等。1．Whatcharacteristicdoesurbanpoetryhave?A．Itslengthisstrictlyfixed.B．Itslinesrhymeallthetime.C．Itcanbefoundinprintedmaterialfrequently.D．Itisaboutfeelingsorexperiencesoflivingincities.解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段的第一句可知，城市诗歌主要描述人们生活在城市中的感情和经历。2．Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantthemeofurbanpoetry?A．Strongdisapprovalofsocialunfairness.B．Thestruggleforsurvivalagainstillness.C．Continuedeffortstofighturbanpoverty.D．Greatsocialstressundermodernization.解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段的“Oneofthemostimportantthemesofurbanpoetryisthecondemnationofsocialinjustice”可知，城市诗歌最重要的主题之一是抨击社会不公。3．Whydomanyurbanpoemstellstoriesinsteadofexpressingopinions?A．Toreducetheaudience'sstrongfeelings.B．Togivecommonreadersaccesstourbanpoems.C．Tohelpreadersbetterunderstandurbanproblems.D．Tomakestorytellers'experiencesseemmorepersonal.解析：选C细节理解题。由第三段可知，城市诗歌往往采用讲述故事的写作手法，目2的是让读者更好地理解城市问题。4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Whatisurbanpoetry?B．Howdoesurbanpoetrydevelop?C．Whymighturbanpoetrybeunreal?D．Inwhatformsdoesurbanpoetryappear?解析：选A标题归纳题。综合全文可知，文章主要介绍了城市诗歌的概念、常见主题、写作方式和表现形式等，故A项最为全面。BGwendolynBrookswasbornonJune17,1917inTopeka,Kansas.HerfamilymovedtoChicagowhenBrookswasfour.Attheageofseven,Brooksbeganlearninghowtowritepoems,andbytheyoungageofthirteenshehadherfirstpoempublished.Shewrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.Shehadmorethantwentybookspublished.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.GwendolynBrookswrotemanypoemsaboutblackpeopleduringthe1940sand1950s.Herpoemsdescribedlivingconditionsofthepoor,racialinequality(种族不平等)anddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShemixedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Sheoncesaidthatshewroteaboutwhatshesawandheardinthestreet.ShesaidshefoundmostofhermateriallookingoutofthewindowofhersecondfloorapartmenthouseinChicago,Illinois.Inherearlypoetry,shewroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanyblackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Theypraisedherpoeticskillsandherpowerfuldescriptionsabouttheblackexperienceduringthetime.GwendolynBrookswonherfirstmajorawardin1943attheMidwesternWriters'Conference.BrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericanwritertowinthePulitzerPrizeandtobegivenajobintheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.语篇解读：本文主要介绍的是关注黑人生活的大诗人温多琳·布鲁克斯。5．GwendolynBrookspaidmoreattentioninherpoemsto________.A．culturedifferencesB．druguseinAfricancountriesC．thelifeoftheblackinAmericaD．thelifeofherownfamily解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段第三句话可判断出，布鲁克斯的很多诗歌描述的是黑人生活。6．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．atseven,Brooks'parentsfoundthatshehadagiftforwritingpoemsB．Brooks'poemsmadeblackpeoplegainfreedomC．someofBrooks'earlypoemsweresetintheSouthSideofChicagoD．thepoemAStreetinBronzevillemadeBrooksbecomerich解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第六句话可知，布鲁克斯早期的诗歌主要描写芝加哥南部的生活。7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBrooksisNOTtrue?A．SheisanAfricanAmericanwriter.3B．Herfirstpoemwaspublishedin1930.C．Shewasgoodatthelanguageofpoetry.D．ShewasthefirstAmericanwritertowinthePulitzerPrize.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句话可知，布鲁克斯是第一位获得普利策文学奖的美国非洲裔作家。D项说法与原文不一致。8．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．BrooksspentherchildhoodinapoorblackcommunityB．mostofBrooks'writingwasbasedonwhatshesawandheardC．allofBrooks'bookshavebeenpublishedD．