语言等，由此可知此段主要讲述了其诗歌的风格。

　　3. From the passage, we know that Lucille is ________.

　　 A．funny B．creative

　　C．selfish D．beautiful

　　解析：B　推理判断题。根据最后一段的"Lucille Clifton's poetry is anything but traditional...Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art."可知，她在诗歌创作方面不传统，独创自己的风格，由此可推出她是一个有创造力的人。

　　4. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A．Lucille Clifton was the first African­American poet laureate of America.

　　B．Lucille Clifton was born in Africa.

　　C．Lucille Clifton began writing poetry from about 1956.

　　D．Unlike Lucille Clifton，her mother's poetry is traditional.

　　解析：D　细节理解题。根据第一段第一句话可知，A项错误；由第二段第一句话可知，B项错误；由第二段第二句可知，C项错误；由第五段第一句可知，露西尔·克利夫顿的诗与母亲的诗不同，不属于传统类型，由此可知露西尔·克利夫顿母亲的诗较传统。因此D项正确。

Ⅲ.完形填空

　　 I was a slow learner when I was young. Before five, I couldn't even speak in full __1__. Unlike most other children, I seldom __2__ with others. My extreme quietness made my parents __3__ if I was mentally(智力上) slow, but they were not sure.

My learning problems were the __4__ of my mother taking abortion(流产) medicine. When she became pregnant(怀孕的) with me, she didn't want to have any more __5__， so she took medicine to __6__ her pregnancy. The medicine didn't work, __7__ it did affect my early intellectual development. When I was in primary school, I learned very __8__ and was as quiet as a doll. When I was in the fifth grade,