Alice Walker makes her living by writing. And her poems, short stories, and novels have won many prizes for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia; she went to public schools there, and then to Spelman College in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College, from which she graduated in 1965.For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and small daughter.
About Langston Hughes: American Poet, her first book for children, she says,“ After my first meeting with Langston Hughes, I promised I would write a book for children someday. Why? Because I, at twenty-two, knew next to nothing of his work, and he didn’t scold me. He just gave me a pile of his books. And he was kind to me. I will always be thankful that in his warmth he fulfilled my deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be.”
“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a full basket of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished (没有减弱) by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”
【小题1】In the passage, Alice Walker is ______.| A．a researcher at Sarah Lawrence College |
| B．a professor at Sarah Lawrence College |
| C．a prize-winning writer |
| D．a writer of plays for children |
| A．she moved to Jackson, Mississippi |
| B．she moved to New York |
| C．she first met with Langston Hughes |
| D．Langston Hughes died |
| A．Langston Hughes’ books about Alice Walker. |
| B．The childhood of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes. |
| C．Langston Hughes, American poet. |
| D．Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes. |
