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 opinion.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published(出版) it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s 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 best-loved and most successful writers of children’s 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 children’s books weren’t 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 six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who 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.
【小題1】What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children. |
| B．What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about? |
| C．Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books. |
| D．Why are Dr Seuss’ books different? |
| A．It was Dr Seuss’ worst book. |
| B．It dealt with a very serious subject. |
| C．Neither children nor adults like it. |
| D．Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first. |
| A．By asking others to help them in magazines. |
| B．By writing interesting and simple books. |
| C．By changing his old books into simpler ones. |
| D．By giving them books for free. |
| A．interesting | B．serious | C．difficult | D．boring |
| A．like very much | B．fall in love with |
| C．bring something together | D．pay attention to |
科目：高中英語 來源：閱讀理解、完形填空、短文改錯專項練習 題型：050
閱讀理解
Galvin Coolidge, thirtieth president of the United States, was a person who hated gossiping(閑聊); he had no time for small talk. The following two incidents clearly show how Coolidge enjoyed silence.
When he was vice-president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to take part in Washington's social life, especially the many dinner parties. Because of his knowing nothing about the art of conversation, he did not exactly endear(使……受喜歡)himself to his hostesses(女主人). One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of former President Theodor Roosevelt. Mrs Longworth, an excellent conversationalist, began to chat in her usual charming(媚人的) manner, but all attempts to arouse(引起)interest on the part of the vice president were fruitless. Finally, she said, “I'm sure that going to as many dinners as you do , you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge answered in a low voice, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and again at a dinner party, Goolidge was seated next to a most clever society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh , Mr President,” she said, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet(打賭) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
The president became angry and then said, “You lose.”
1．Calvin Coolidge was ________.
[ ]
A．president of the U.S.
B．vice-president of the U.S.
C．a man of few words.
D．all of the above
2．His hostesses found him ________ guest.
[ ]
A．an agreeable
B．an easy-going
C．a difficult
D．a boring
3．At one dinner, the hostess placed Calvin Coolidge next to the daughter of former President Roosevelt ________.
[ ]
4．From the story we can see Calvin Coolidge's ________.
[ ]
5．The underlined word“busybodies”in the last paragraph means“________”.
[ ]
A．people who take too much interest in the affairs of others
B．people who enjoy silence
C．people who just mind their own business
D．people who make others angry
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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 children’s 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 best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t 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 six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who 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.
1.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.
B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?
C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.
D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?
2.What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?
A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.
B. It dealt with a very serious subject.
C. Neither children nor adults like it.
D. Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first.
3.How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?
A. By asking others to help them in magazines.
B. By writing interesting and simple books.
C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.
D. By giving them books for free.
4.Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________
A. interesting B. serious C. difficult D. boring
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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 opinion.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different , and it’s not worth publishing. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s 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 best-loved and most successful writers of children’s 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 children’s books weren’t 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 six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who 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.
61. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.
B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?
C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.
D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?
62. What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?
A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book. B. It dealt with a very serious subject.
C. Neither children nor adults like it.
D. Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.
63. How old was Dr Seuss when he wrote his first book ?
A. 30 B. 31 C. 32 D. 33
64. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?
A. By asking others to help them in magazines.
B. By writing interesting and simple books.
C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.
D. By giving them books for free.
65. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________
A. interesting B. serious C. difficult D. boring
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