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1、课时跟踪练(一)Welcometotheunit&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AWillaSibertCather,Nebraska'smostfamousnovelist,wasbornin1873inVirginia.Attheageoften,shemovedwithherfamilytoWebsterCounty,Nebraska,andlivedonafarmtherefortwoyearsbeforemovingintothetownofRedCloud.ManyofCather'schara
2、ctersandRedCloudareascenescanberecognizedinherwritings.CathergraduatedfromtheUniversityofNebraskain1895.SheworkedforHomeMonthlyandtheDailyLeaderinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,andlatertaughtEnglishandLatinatAllegheny,Pennsylvania.ShemovedtoNewYorkandservedasmanagingedito
3、rofMcClure'sMagazinefrom1906to1912.CathercontinuedhereducationandreceivedadoctorateoflettersattheUniversityofNebraskain1917.ShealsoreceivedhonorarydegreesfromtheUniversityofMichigan,theUniversityofCalifornia,andfromColumbia,Yale,andPrinceton.Catherwrotepoetry,short
4、stories,essays,andnovels,winningmanyawardsincludingtheGoldMedaloftheNationalInstituteofArtsandLetters.In1922shewonthePulitzerPrize(普利策奖)forhernovel,OneofOurs,aboutaNebraskafarmboywhowentofftoWorldWarⅠ.Hernovel,ALostLady,wasmadeintoasilentmoviein1925.OtherwellknownC
5、ather'snovelsincludeMyAntonia,OPioneers！，DeathComesfortheArchbishop,andTheProfessor'sHouse.CatherdiedonApril24,1947inNewYork.TheWillaCatherPioneerMemorialandEducationalFoundationatRedCloud,Nebraskapreservedherchildhoodhomeandotherbuildingsconnectedwithherwritings.I
6、n1961CatherwasthefirstwomanvotedintotheNebraskaHallofFame(群英殿).ShewasintroducedintotheHallofGreatWesternersinOklahomaCity,Oklahomain1974andintotheNationalWomen'sHallofFameatSeneca,NewYorkin1988.语篇解读：WillaSibertCather是美国著名女作家，擅长诗歌、散文、小说和短篇故事等的研究与创作。本文重点介绍了她的文学作品及文学成
7、就。1．Catherexperiencedthelifeonthefarm________.A．inVirginia B．inWebsterCountyC．inRedCloudD．inNewYork解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，她是在WebsterCounty体验了两年的农场生活。故选B。2．IfyouwanttolearnaboutRedCloud,you'dbetter________.A．gettoknowCatherB．talkwiththosewholikeitC．readCather's
8、worksD．payavisittoWebsterCounty解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段倒数第二句可知，Cather的作品中有很多关于RedCloud地区的景象的描写。故选C。3．CatherreceivedherPulitzerPrizewhenshewas______.A．35
