it in her poem called Lucy.

　　 Lucille often talked about her love for words. She loved the sound of words and the way the words felt in her mouth. She loved finding interesting ways to use words to express what was happening in the world.

　　 Unlike her mother, Lucille Clifton's poetry is anything but traditional. Her poems do not rhyme or follow a special kind of pattern. They do not use fancy words. Her poetry is known for being simple, truthful and direct. It is written the way people speak, in a casual, relaxed language. There is very little punctuation and even less capitalization. Many of the poems are uncomfortably honest. Lucille Clifton often said that she tried to comfort the afflicted(折磨) and afflict the comfortable. Over the years, she seems to have perfected that art.

　　【文章大意】　本文主要介绍了马里兰州第一位女性黑人桂冠诗人获奖者露西尔·克利夫顿。

　　1. What can be learned from the passage?

　　A．Lucille's parents influenced her a lot.

　　B．Lucille's father often read poems to her.

　　C．Lucille's mother published some poems.

　　D．Lucille's parents taught her to love words.

　　解析：A　推理判断题。根据第二段第三句的"She had developed an interest in poetry because of her mother..."及第三段首句的"While her mother taught her to love poetry, her father gave her the gift of storytelling."可推出她的父母对她影响很大。

　　2. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

　　A．Lucille's great works.

　　B．Words that Lucille used.

　　C．Lucille's writing style

　　D．Background of Lucille's poems.

解析：C　主旨大意题。最后一段提到露西尔·克利夫顿的诗歌不传统，不押韵，没有特别的句式，没有虚幻的词汇，简单、真实、直接，采用了随意放松