語 篇 提 能.閱讀理解Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures and social opinions.Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty childrens books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the bestloved and most successful writers of childrens books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many childrens books werent interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a sixyearold should be able to read.The story is about a cat that tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.1Whats the best title of this passage? ASome of Dr Seusss books for children BWhat are Dr Seusss books mainly about CDr Seuss a famous writer of childrens books DWhy are Dr Seusss books different2What do we know about Dr Seusss first book for children? AIt was Dr Seusss worst book. BIt dealt with a very serious subject. CNeither children nor adults like it. DMany publishers didnt take it seriously at first.3How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3? ABy asking others to help them in magazines. BBy writing interesting and simple books. CBy changing his old books into simpler ones. DBy giving them books for free.4Adults most probably think that Dr Seusss The Cat in the Hat is _.AinterestingBserious Cdifficult Dboring5We can most probably hear this passage on a radio program called “_” ATravel in America BThis is America CPeople in America DAmerican Stories答案與解析：1解析：主旨大意題。本文主要介紹一位兒童圖書作家。答案：C2解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段第三、四句“大部分出版商拒絕出版這部作品。因為他們認為他的作品太特別了”可知答案為D。答案：D3解析：細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段最后一句可知，Seuss博士通過寫一些有趣且容易理解的書來幫助讀書有困難的孩子們。答案：B4解析：推理判斷題。根據第四、五兩段內容可知，這本書六歲的孩子都能讀懂，并且很有趣，很多成年人也喜歡。答案：A5解析：推理判斷題。本文主要介紹美國的一位兒童圖書作家。因此本文會出現(xiàn)在介紹美國人物的廣播節(jié)目中。答案：C.書面表達最近，某報社正在舉行英文幻想故事大賽。請你根據所給故事的開頭，續(xù)寫一篇幻想小故事參賽：A young man was walking through a wood when he saw a ring lying on the ground. He discovered that when he put the ring on his finger, he disappeared. When he took the ring off, you could see him .注意： 1.詞數：120左右； 2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。_范文：A_young_man_was_walking_through_a_wood_when_he_saw_a_ring_lying_on_the_ground._He_discovered_that_when_he_put_the_ring_on_his_finger,_he_disappeared._When_he_took_the_ring_off,_you_could_see_him_again.He put the ring into his pocket and continued walking, when suddenly he saw a beautiful girl crying under a big tree. He approached the girl and asked, “Why are you crying so sadly？” The girl told him that she used to be a princess. A witch put a spell on her, so she was homeless. The kind man decided to help her. He learned that the witch had a magical club. Only when he got rid of it could he defeat the witch.Having entered the castle, he put the ring on his finger. He walked freely, but nobody could see him. He looked around for the club and finally found it in a golden box and took it away in secret. On his way back the magical ring suddenly began to speak and told him, “Bury it under