Emily Dickinson

林宁

Emily Dickinson was a very famous American poet. She wrote about 2，000 poems， but only four were published in her lifetime. No one wanted to publish her work because it was different from what other poets wrote. After Dickinson died， her poems were finally published， and she became famous.

Some things about Emily Dickinson's life are strange. She was born in 1830 in Amherst， Massachusetts， in a rich and well-known family. She had a brother and a sister. Emily was shy and quiet， but she had many friends. She went to parties like other young girls in her age and met young men. But she did not fall in love with any of them.

After a while， Emily Dickinson did not want to see her friends. She stayed at home. She read， worked in the garden， and wrote poetry. Dickinson wrote her poems everywhere. When she was 28， something happened. Dickinson was very upset. No one knows why.

As she got elder， Dickinson wanted to be alone more often. When someone came to the house， she ran upstairs to hide.

Dickinson died at the age of 55. Her sister found her poems， and they were finally published. Sadly， Emily Dickinson did not live to enjoy her great success.

I. 用短文中的單词或短语完成句子。

1. Emily was sad and angry. She was ________.

2. Emily wanted to ________ from visitors. She didn't want them to see or find her.

II. 判断正（T）误（F）。

1. Emily never married.

2. Emily lives a strange and lonely life.

III. 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1. What did Emily usually do？

A. Visited friends.          B. Worked in her garden.

C. Wrote music.            D. Hid in her room.

2. Emily Dickinson ________.

A. was famous before she died B. was famous after she died

C. lived her life liked others D. lived a happy life