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Young, whose work is often frank and rich with twisted humor, tells NPR"s Renee Montaigne that as he recovers from operation, he"s also slowly returning to his everyday writing habits.
"I"m getting back to it," Young says."Not with the sort of concentration and sort of flame that I look forward to in the future, but I am blackening some pages."
And on those blackened pages you"ll find poems like " How Grasp Green," which carries themes of springtime and rebirth.It"s one of the first poems Young has written since his transplant.
It"s easy to spot clues (线索) to Young"s awful health situation in the lines of his poetry. Fall Higher"s "Vintage" opens with, "Because I will die soon, I fall asleep, during the lecture on the ongoing emergency." And the poem "-The Rhythms Pronounce Themselves Then Vanish—published in The /Vew Barker in February —opens with the CT scan that revealed Young"s heart condition.
Young says "Rhythms" was written about the beginning of his illness.
"I had been having a lot of physical pain so that I could hardly walk a block.I got sent to a gastroenterologist and he did a series of tests, and then the tests came back to me and it was all heart related," he says." And the outlook wasn"t good.
Hearts tend to come up a lot in poetry, and that"s especially true of Young"s work, which has clearly been influenced by the troubles of his own heart,
"A lot of times, it"s not just a metaphor (比喻) ," Young says."For me, it"s an actual concern because I"ve been living with this disease for over 10 years.My father died of heart problems when he was 49, so it"s been a sort of shadowy concern for me my whole life.
But Young"s poems also deal with more abstract matters of the heart.He wrote Fall Higher"s, "Late Valentine" for his wife."We"ve been married since late November and most of it has been spent in the hospital," Young says of his marriage to poet Laurie Saurborn Young, who says " "Late Valentine" is very sweet.
Today, Young says, his friends can"t help but comment on how pink his cheeks have become—the result of a new heart and better circulation (循环).But Young wrote the poems of Fall Higher before the transplant, at a time when, at its weakest point, his old heart was pumping at 8 percent of what it should have been.
He was staring death in the face—but he was still able to look at his life and see art
in it.
Young"s work also touches on themes of randomness and fate —two factors that contributed to him getting a second chance in the form of a new heart from a 22-year-old student.
"Everything in life is molecules (分子) bouncing against molecules," Young says, and having a successful transplant is no different." Somebody had to die; it had to be a fit; my blood and his blood had to not have an argument; the heart had to be transported; I had to get it."
There were, in short, an amazing number of variables (变量) that led to Young
being here today.
"I just feel enormous gratitude," he says of his donor (捐献者)."He gave me a heart so I"m still alive-"I"m sure I"m going to think about this person for the rest of my life."
小题1:The poetry collection Fall Higher _______.
A.was published in February |
B.refers darkness as its main theme |
C.is Young"s latest collection of poetry |
D.was written after Young"s heart transplant |
A.was born with heart disease |
B.received a heart transplant in February |
C.married a female poet after he wrote "Late Valentine" |
D.wrote a poem for his wife in his collection |
A.The writer expected some bright future, but he was disappointed. |
B.The writer had less enthusiasm than before, but he still kept on writing. |
C.The writer devoted more time to poems, so he grasped a good chance. |
D.The writer wrote poems with less enthusiasm, so he quitted for a while. |
A."How Grasp Green" is the first poem in Fall Higher. |
B.Young began all his poems with his illness. |
C.Young"s father died when Young was 49 years old. |
D.Young"s health situation is mentioned in his poetry. |
A.Dean Young and his latest collection. |
B.Dean Young and his heart problems. |
C.The meaning of Fall Higher. |
D.An analysis of Dean Young"s poems. |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段1,2行it"s a particularly strong theme in Young"s latest collection, Fall Higher.说明Fall Higher是Young最近的作品。故C正确。
小题2:D 细节题。根据第十段He wrote Fall Higher"s, "Late Valentine" for his wife.说明D正确。
小题3:B 推理题。根据本段Not with the sort of concentration and sort of flame that I look forward to in the future, but I am blackening some pages说明他还是要继续写作的,但是可能没有以前那么有热情了。故B正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据第六段Young says "Rhythms" was written about the beginning of his illness.说明在这首诗歌里他提及了他的疾病,故D正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Dean Young和他最近的作品Fall Higher。故A正确。
点评:本文主要介绍了Dean Young和他最近的作品Fall Higher。注重考查细节和快速阅读的能力,文章的篇幅很长,但是考查的点很细,要求学生的阅读的速度够快。
核心考点
试题【Poet Dean Young has dealt with impermanence( 无常)a lot in his career, but it"s a 】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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The night before the 49 , we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too 50 for him. In the yard he 51 the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we 52 . It wasn’t in the best 53 and was certainly not new, but the tires were 54 good.
We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was 55 , my friend put it on the sidewalk with a sign that 56 “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was 57 there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was 58 free. She said yes and that he could have it for 59 . He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.
Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very 60 , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering 61 they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him 62 . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had 63 . He was so happy to 64 that someone else would make good 65 of that little bike!
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People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.
Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize (批评) others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.
小题1:What is the author’s attitude towards English politeness?
A.He thinks it is unnecessary. | B.He thinks little of it. |
C.He appreciates it very much. | D.He thinks it goes too far. |
A.German men never treat a woman to dinner. |
B.The author think it’s unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver. |
C.In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job. |
D.Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough. |
A.like to fight with each other |
B.treat women in a polite way |
C.are as generous as English men |
D.are unwilling to spend money for women |
A.making comparisons | B.telling stories |
C.giving reasons | D.giving examples |
Farmers and gardeners have long used greenhouses to extend the growing season in cold weather. Now, hoop houses are gaining popularity. Some hoop houses are rounded; others are shaped more like a traditional house.
A hoop house is basically a metal frame covered with plastic or other all-weather material. A common design looks like a high tunnel. Unlike a greenhouse, which uses a heating system, a hoop house is heated by the warmth of the sun.
Now, the United States Department of Agriculture has announced a program to help farmers who want to build hoop houses. The department has been supporting a project in Michigan. That state has a short growing season. As part of the research project, nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. The results showed that well-managed hoop houses can grow high-quality crops.
However, crops are not the only things that grow well. The research found that weeds grow faster in a hoop house. Weeding (除草), seeding and watering requires at least as much work as crops grown in the open air. The researchers also advise growers to add compost(堆肥) material to the soil in hoop houses to build nutrients.
Eliot Coleman is an organic farmer and a writer in Maine who has helped popularize the idea of four-season farming. His ideas about hoop houses sounded good to John Biernbaum in the Horticulture(园艺)Department at Michigan State University.
Professor Biernbaum tried hoop houses on the Student Organic Farm at Michigan State and had success. Project director David Conner says it was a "test drive(试车)" for the research on private farms. The agricultural economist points to the demand for locally grown crops. "People are hungry for good, fresh vegetables," he says.
Topic | Hoop houses | |
Design | 小题1:_________ | ·Like a high tunnel ·Some round ; others like a 小题2: house. |
Material | ·Metal frame. ·Plastic or other all-weather material. | |
小题3: | The warmth of the sun. | |
Research project in Michigan | The program | ·It is 小题4:_________by the US Department of Agriculture. ·Michigan was chosen due to its short【小5题】_________season. ·Nine farmers were given materials and trained how to build and use a hoop house. ·It is greatly 小题5:_________by the ideas from Eliot Coleman. |
小题6: | ·High-quality crops can grow in well-managed hoop houses. ·Weeds also grow faster in hoop houses. | |
小题7: | ·Weeding, seeding and watering needs as much work as naturally grown crops. 小题8: should be added to the soil. | |
Significance | Demand for locally grown crops 小题9:_________further research on private farms. |
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman 29 the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to 30 . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back, 31 it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a 32 sound.He looked up and there was the 33 , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold 34 it had found in the house.
The old man did not 35 much about money,but his wife was 36 when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. 37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her 38 to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she 39 it to return.
“If you have found 40 __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old 41 with the help of its friends.The basket was 42 but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran, 43 that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所)in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she 44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐)with gold and silver.Instead,out 45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
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It seemed a small 28 compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go 29 right from the beginning , Not having a car or 30 the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. 31 I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was 32 I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the 33 direction.
I 34 the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a 35 , who was trying to get past me. 36 , instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was 37 . After I explained my 38 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my 39 . Sitting there waiting, I felt 40 that someone had been willing to help . 41 , hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend 42 at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a 43 to the hospital.
Such unexpected 44 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 45 , for all things are possible.
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