【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 e decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passion—telling stories through writing—made the business of the art worthwhile, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose. Starting with her second selfpublished novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has selfpublished six novels, which collectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize. You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think selfpublishing allows that freedom,39。 she says. If you work with traditional publishing, it39。s more about what39。s marketable, There are tradeoffs, which everyone will tell you, but by selfpublishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I39。m cool with that.（1）From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur _______. A.was a parttime writer when she was youngB.didn39。t like teaching dancing in factC.wanted to own a publishing houseD.was interested in running her mother39。s studio（2）What made Laqueur change her attitude to business? A.Her mother39。s persuasion.B.The desire to make money.C.Selfpublishing her novels.D.Her own passion toward art.（3）Which of the following can best replace the phrase stole the show in Paragraph 4? A.became a failure.B.was shown to people.C.got all the attention.D.was accidentally stolen.（4）What can be inferred from what Laqueur39。s said? A.Selfpublishing will replace traditional publishing.B.She will never use traditional publishing.C.Traditional publishing only focuses on the market.D.She enjoys the way of selfpublishing.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，蘇安妮拉克爾大半生教舞蹈，設(shè)計(jì)舞蹈，在舞臺(tái)表演，以舞蹈的形式講述故事。后來(lái)，成為一名自主出版的作家，自費(fèi)出版了自己的小說(shuō)。2016年，她的小說(shuō)《云雀的狂歡》在第25屆《作家文摘》(Writer 39。s Digest)自出版圖書獎(jiǎng)上大出風(fēng)頭。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的“Although Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mother39。s dance studio in CrotononHudson,”可知，跳舞始終是Laqueur的中心。她在阿爾弗雷德大學(xué)主修舞蹈和戲劇，并在她母親的舞蹈工作室任教多年?？芍?，Laqueur是一個(gè)兼職作家。故選A。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Yet Laqueur39。s disinterest in running the studio changed when she became a selfpublished author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue Selfpublishing as a way of sharing her first pleted novel with friends and family.”可知，當(dāng)她成為一名自主出版 的作家，想出版自己的小說(shuō)時(shí)，改變了她對(duì)商業(yè)的態(tài)度。故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writer39。s Digest SelfPublished Book Awards, topping more than 2,300 entries to win the grand prize.”可知“第25屆年度作家文摘出版圖書頒獎(jiǎng)上，2300多篇作品獲得了大獎(jiǎng)”。可知，這是大出風(fēng)頭，吸引了所有人的關(guān)注，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段Laqueur所言“There are tradeoffs, which everyone will tell you, but by selfpublishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and I39。m cool with that.”可知，她認(rèn)為自主出版的方式讓她能出版自己的書，自己要寫的故事。她對(duì)此很滿意。分析選項(xiàng)可知D項(xiàng)符合題意，故選D。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 In the nineteenth century, one of America39。s greatest writers, Walt Whitman, helped people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry. Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was thirtysix years old when he published his first book of poetry in eighteen fiftyfive. He called it Leaves of Grass. It had only twelve poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme. One of America39。s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman39。s work. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman39。s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice. Walt Whitman39。s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventythree, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninetytwo. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.（1）What can we know about Whitman? A.His poems have the same rhyme.B.He is the first great poet in the USAC.He helped people to create new poems.D.His poems show his love for his country.（2）Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first? A.The poems are quite short.B.The form of poetry is special.C.Whitman wasn39。t famous then.D.There are only 12 poems in it.（3）What does the underlined word denounced in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A.Accused.B.Downloaded.C.Published.16