Ⅰ.完形填空
A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets by Ralph Fletcher is an unusual book.On one hand, it is an__1.C__collection of poems written in the__2.D__of a boy in middle school who enjoys writing__3.B__.On the other hand, it is a book of poetry for teens about the creative process of writing poetry.
While the book can be__4.B__just as an interesting book of poetry, it also provides a lot of information and inspiration that will be helpful to young__5.A__.Fletcher's poems about writing show the boy's great__6.D__in writing, his__7.A__of words, and his constant search for ideas.In the poem, “Poetry Recipe”， the boy writes about trying to write a poem using the__8.B__， suggested by his friend and finding that it doesn't__9.A__for him; he needs his own ingredients.
A Writing Kind of Day is__10.C__for young teens who enjoy reading poetry or who want to write poetry.It__11.D__a lot of things, such as homework, interpersonal relationships, tests, which middle schoolers deal with.And it would be an excellent__12.C__to use in a middle school language arts classroom to show how__13.D__poetry can be reached.Finally, middle school boys who are__14.B__readers might enjoy reading it because the book is far shorter than a__15.A__novel.
文章大意：本文介绍由年轻诗人Ralph Fletcher所写的诗集A Writing Kind of Day。
1．A．surprising B．exciting
C．interesting D．despairing
解析：根据第二段首句“While the book can be enjoyed just as an interesting book of poetry”可知答案选C。
2．A．rhyme B．character
C．emotion D．voice
解析：此处in the voice of意为“以……声音/名义”。
3．A．rhyme B．poetry
C．novel D．story
解析：根据空后“On the other hand, it is a book of poetry for teens about the creative process of writing poetry.”可知选B。
4．A．transformed B．enjoyed
C．translated D．repeated
解析：句意：虽然这本书可以作为一本有趣的诗集来欣赏，但它也提供了许多对年轻诗人有用的信息和灵感。此处enjoy意为“欣赏”。
5．A．poets B．founders
C．sponsors D．scholars
解析：根据下一段首句“for young teens who enjoy reading poetry or who want to write poetry”可知，此处young poet指的是想学习写诗歌的青少年。故选A适合。
6．A．load B．pride
C．freedom D．interest
解析：根据空前的“Fletcher's poems about writing show the boy's great”可知Fletcher是个孩子就能够写出一本诗集，由此推断他对写作很有兴趣。故选D合适。
7．A．love B．contradiction
C．hate D．pattern
解析：根据前面的“Fletcher's poems about writing show the boy's great__6__in writing”可知，既然Fletcher对写诗充满兴趣，那么他对文字肯定是热爱的。故答案选A合适。
8．A．branch B．recipe
C．rule D．rhythm
解析：根据前面的“In the poem, ‘Poetry Recipe’”可知选B。属于原词复现。
9．A．work B．mean
C．await D．search
解析：根据空后“he needs his own ingredients”可知，Fletcher的朋友推荐给他的写诗的方式(write a poem using the recipe)对他(Fletcher)没用。表“对……没作用/无效”常用it doesn't work for sb.表达。
10．A．flexible B．endless
C．suitable D．unforgettable
解析：根据空后的“who enjoy reading poetry or who want to write poetry”可知选C。
11．A．completes B．divides
C．recognizes D．mentions
解析：由空后的“such as homework, interpersonal relationships, tests”等可知，A Writing Kind of Day这本书提到了很多东西。故选D。
12．A．object B．model
C．book D．phrase
解析：根据空前“And it would be an excellent”中的it指代的是A Writing Kind of Day这本书。
13．A．barely B．appropriately
C．endlessly D．easily
解析：根据空前和空后的信息可知，只有答案D才符合前后语境逻辑。
14．A．perfect B．reluctant
C．super D．devoted
解析：斟酌四个选项，B项reluctant与readers构成reluctant readers意为“不愿读书者”，与后面的“enjoy reading it”构成结果，because后是原因。
15．A．traditional B．moving
C．appropriate D．concrete
解析：整个句子句意：最后，学校里不愿读书的孩子们可能会喜爱读它，因为这本书比传统的小说要短得多。斟酌此题的四个选项，选A最符合语境。
