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(C) Linda Pastan is an American poet of Jewish background. From 1991 to 1995,she served as the Poet Laureate of Maryland and had published at least twelve booksof poetry 36 2012. She is known for writing short poems that 37 topicslike family life, domesticity, motherhood, the female experience, aging, death, lossand the fear of loss, as well as the fragility of life and relationships. With deceptivelysimple style, rarely 38 in her poems. Instead, she likes understatement, oftenspeaking in a soft voice, as if she 39 to an intimate friend.    In “To a Daughter Leaving Home,” Linda Pastan sensitively 40 a mother’semotional state when her grown-up daughter is about to leave home and move on intoa bigger world. 41 dealing with the parting directly, Linda Pastan probes themother’s state of mind through reminiscence about her daughter’s learning to ride abike, a symbol of independence. The mother’s anxiety about her daughter possiblyfalling off the bike is contrasted sharply 42 the little girl’s excitement about hernewly acquired skill. And the mother’s sense of loss is highlighted as the little girl isshown “pumping” for her life with all her energy, pedaling gradually away from herloving and 43 guardian.    The poem’s emotional tension 44 exemplifies a paradox. Although parentsare willing to bear the burden of educating their children to become independent, theyare often reluctant to give their children free rein 45 they should end up hurtingthemselves while venturing out into the real world. The parents’ concern and worryare clearly revealed in these 46 lines: “you grew/smaller, more breakable/withdistance.”      At the end of the poem, Linda Pastan uses a simile, “like a handkerchief wavinggoodbye” to finish the story, leaving a melancholy atmosphere or mood to the readersand keeping them 47 of what they may experience, or what they haveexperienced.
36.
(A) as
(B) as for
(C) as to
(D) as of

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答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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