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高二英语 第一学期期末试题 姓名： 班级： 座位号： 一阅读理解 第一节（每小题2分，共30分） A The Poetry Foundation recently named American poet Jack Prelutsky as the nations first childrens poet laureate(桂冠诗人).??The group created the award as a way to??increase childrens love of poetry. ??????As childrens poet laureate, Jack Prelutsky will give two public readings in the next two years.??He will also advise the Poetry Foundation about childrens literature and take part in projects concerning children and poetry. ?????Jack Prelutsky has been writing poetry for children for almost forty years.??He has written more than thirty-five books of poems.??His first book was called A Gopher in the Garden. It was published in 1967. His latest is called Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant and Other Poems. ?????Jack Prelutsky is well known for creating new words by combining two words to create a new kind of creature. For example, he combined radish with shark to get radish ark. Lion and broccoli became broccoli on. He also created umbrellaphant, a mixture of the words umbrella and elephant. ?????Jack Prelutsky says that children like his poems because he writes about things they care about. Poetry researchers say that Jack Prelutskys poems recognize childrens feelings. An example of this is the poem My Sister Is a Werewolf which is about how it feels to be different. Jack Prelutsky also writes poems about American holidays. His poem Its Halloween is a very famous one about the holiday celebrated at the end of October. ? 1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage? ?????A. Poems with New Words Grow Popular????????????B. First Childrens Poet Laureate Named ?????C. Childrens Love for Poetry Increased????????????? ??D. Jack Prelutsky Awarded Nationwide 2. What is Jack Prelutsky famous for? ?????A. Creating new words in his poems.????????? ??????????B. His productivity. ?????C. His long time of writing.??????????????????????????????? ??D. His poems about American holidays. 3. Children