SAT语法模拟练习:诗歌作为一种职业

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　　Poetry as a Profession

　　In an increasingly streamlined, technological, and competitive world of professional employment, a career in writing

　　poetry may seem like an impractical choice. While the challenge of developing a professional writing career cannot

　　be denied, 1 perspiring poets can look to their successful twentieth and twenty-first century counterparts for models

　　of sustainable career paths. These examples demonstrate that one of the best ways to "be" a poet 2 are to be many

　　other things as well: 3 when writing computer code, an individual is cultivating the same precision and attention to

　　detail that is required to write poetry.

　　Many successful contemporary poets pursue other forms of employment, considering these jobs not as

　　obstacles 4 but instead of sources of inspiration. W. S. Di Piero, an Italian-American poet, also works as a translator;

　　when discussing the relationship between translation and poetry, he identified them both as a “quest for recognitions,”

　　noting that 5 “a translation needs a cultural entourage.” The supplemental career does not even need to be directly

　　related to writing in order to provide valuable inspiration. Consider, 6 for example, William Carlos Williams who

　　worked as a physician for over forty years. Some of his most poignant poems were inspired by his patients. In his

　　own words, a medical career was “the very thing which made it possible for me to write.”

　　7 Although they provide varying levels of financial support, supplemental careers also broaden the experience of

　　individuals—and this breadth inevitably shapes their work. For instance, the famous poet Maya Angelou pursued

　　diverse career paths as 8 a prose writer, producing, civil rights activist, and more. From “Caged Bird” to “On the

　　Pulse of Morning,” some of her greatest poems are grounded by her own experience in the civil rights struggle. A

　　poet’s experience, though, can also influence his or her writing in more subtle ways. Luci Tapahonso, the current

　　poet laureate of the Navajo nation, is committed to serving her community on local, 9 state, and national levels, a

　　strong sense of cultural identity pervades her work.

　　Poetry composition is neither an easy nor an impossible career—it simply requires hard work, dedication, and the

　　commitment to writing above all else. 10 Yet of all possible careers, perhaps writing poetry is one of the most

　　necessary in our contemporary context. While coding languages and technology turn over with 11 ever-increasing,

　　greater frequency, the words of Homer and Shakespeare remain; even when an entire culture disappears, writing is

　　one of the few things that persists.

　　1

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. respiring

　　C. inspiring

　　D. aspiring

　　2

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. is

　　C. were

　　D. have been

　　3 Which choice best helps establish the reasons provided in support of the passage’s main argument?

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. a supplemental career provides the necessary financial support for poets to support themselves in today’s

　　competitive economy.

　　C. in addition to offering financial support, supplemental careers can provide artistic inspiration and a valuable

　　breadth of experience.

　　D. by focusing on an alternative career instead of writing, individuals can learn that poetry is better considered a

　　hobby than a career.

　　4

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. instead as

　　C. but rather as

　　D. and

　　5 The writer wants to emphasize the usefulness of translation to the process of writing poetry. Which choice of the

　　following quotations from Di Piero best accomplishes this goal?

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. “a writer always has to deal with difficult people, but the translator encounters the worst ones.”

　　C. “I was trying to earn my living as a writer and translator.”

　　D. “the process of translation has helped me immensely.”

　　6

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. for example, William Carlos Williams;

　　C. for example William Carlos Williams

　　D. for example, William Carlos Williams,

　　7 Which choice provides the best transition from the previous paragraph to this one?

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. In addition to providing a source of inspiration,

　　C. Considering the time constraints they impose on a poet,

　　D. Regardless of the relationship between translation and poetry,

　　8

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. prose-writing, producing, a civil rights activist,

　　C. a prose writer, producer, civil rights activist, D. writing prose, a producer, civil rights activist,

　　9

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. state and national levels,

　　C. state; and national levels;

　　D. state, and national levels;

　　10 The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer make this deletion?

　　A. Yes, because the sentence states an argument about the importance of writing poetry that is irrelevant to the

　　writer’s main point.

　　B. Yes, because the sentence gives a description of our contemporary context that repeats information from the

　　introduction.

　　C. No, because the sentence provides a smooth transition that sets up the author’s concluding point about the

　　unique nature of poetry.

　　D. No, because the sentence provides evidence for the passage’s central claim about why writing poetry is so

　　important.

　　11

　　A. NO CHANGE

　　B. ever-increasing frequency,

　　C. ever-increasing frequency and greater prevalence,

　　D. frequency and greater prevalence

　　DBCCD DBCDC B

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