Britney, 21, will never forget the day her grandmother told her she could never be President. Britney was young. She saw the White House on TV. I'm going to be President,” she said.

"You can't do that," her grandmother said. She added that if Britney wanted to work at the White House, she could only do the cleaning.

Britney saw things differently. She didn't give up her dream. Instead, she wrote a poem （诗） .The poem showed that she could realize her dream.

Britney isn't the first person to deal with unfairness or disappointment by writing. Many writers have done the same thing. Reading poems gives Britney ideas for her writing. One of her favorite poets is Langston Hughes. Hughes was one of the first African-Americans to make a living by writing. Hughes published （出版） his first poem in 1921 when he was 19 years old. He wrote many of his works during the 1920s and 1930s. Back then, African-Americans were kept out of many schools, jobs and neighborhoods. Hughes wrote poems about the difficulties African-Americans faced at that time. He also wrote about his hope for a better fairer future.

Many people, not just black people, read Hughes's works. More Americans learned how hard life was for black people. Slowly, things began to change. Today young poets like Britney are sharing their own messages. Britney herself is moving forward. She's now a student at Howard University in Washington, D ． C ． She plans to work in the government and still hopes to become President. "I just want to help people." she says. With her thoughtful words, she already has helped many people.

1 ． What do we know about Britney's grandmother?

A ． She taught Britney to write poems.

B ． She worked as a cleaner in the White House.

C ． She always felt disappointed at Britney's poems.

D ． She didn't believe Britney's dream could come true.

2 ． What made Britney decide to write poems?

A ． Her grandmother's words. B ． Hughes's encouragement

C ． Reading other writers' poems. D ． Studying at Howard University.

3 ． From the passage we can know that Hughes________.

A ． earned his living by teaching poems

B ． didn't publish his first poem until 1920

C ． created many of his works in his forties

D ． influenced many Americans besides Britney

4 ． Which of the following can best describe Britney?

A ． Determined and confident. B ． Selfish and mean.

C ． Patient and careful. D ． Active and easy-going.

答案

1 ． D

2 ． C

3 ． D

4 ． A

【分析】

本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了女孩布兰妮想要未来能当美国总统并为之努力的故事。

1 ．

推理判断题。根据第二段中 ““You can't do that”, her grandmother said. She added that if Britney wanted to work at the White House, she could only do the cleaning. （ “ 你不能那样做， ” 她的祖母说。她补充说，如果布兰妮想在白宫工作，她只能做清洁工作。） ” 可知，奶奶是不相信布兰妮的梦想能够实现的，故选择 D 项。

2 ．

细节理解题。根据第四段中 “Britney isn't the first person to deal with unfairness or disappointment by writing. Many writers have done the same thing. Reading poems gives Britney ideas for her writing. （布兰妮不是第一个通过写作来处理不公平或失望的人。许多作家也做过同样的事情。阅读诗歌给了布兰妮写作的灵感。） ” 可知布兰妮写诗是读了其他作者的诗歌后受到了启发，故选择 C 项。

3 ．

推理判断题。根据最后一段中 “Many people, not just black people, read Hughes's works. More Americans learned how hard life was for black people. Slowly, things began to change. （许多人，不仅仅是黑人，阅读休斯的作品。更多的美国人了解到黑人的生活是多么艰难。慢慢地，情况开始改变。） ” 可知，休斯影响了很多美国人，包括布兰妮，故选择 D 项。

4 ．

推理判断题。根据第三段中 “Britney saw things differently. She didn't give up her dream. （布兰妮的看法不同。她没有放弃她的梦想。） ” 可知是一个 determined“ 意志坚定 ” 的人，根据第三段中 “she wrote a poem （诗） .The poem showed that she could realize her dream. （她写了一首诗。这首诗表明她能实现她的梦想。） ” 可知，她是一个 confident“ 自信的 ” 人，故选择 A 项。