Question

Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read well. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
小题1:Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

A．some school children could not read well

B．many children's books were interesting

C．children wanted to learn to write

D．a writer for children was wanted

小题2: People like his books because the books ______.

A．are cheap and easy to get

B．were written in different languages

C．are easy and interesting to read

D．were written with invented words

小题3:He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

A．50

B．53

C．56

D．87

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

小题5: From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide

C．changed American children's way of reading

D．wrote the largest number of books in the world

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:C

本文讲述了Doctor Seuss 获知一些美国孩子不能很好阅读之后，写了一些简单易懂而有趣的书，这些书图文并茂，深受孩子和家长的喜爱，改变了美国孩子的阅读方式。
试题分析：
小题1:通过life magazine published a report about school children who could not read well.可知，他从杂志中知道，一些孩子不能很好阅读。所以本题选A。
小题2:通过that were interesting and easy to read可知，他的书很有趣，也很容易读。所以本题选C。
小题3:我们通过文章知道瑟斯出生于1904年，写这篇文章是在1957年，所以应该是53岁。所以本题选B。
小题4:通过he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.可知A是错误的；通过 his books are loved by people of all ages可知，B是错误的，而D是正确的；通过 Their parents loved it, too可知，C是错误的；所以本题选D。
小题5:通过阅读，我们发现ABD中的内容并没有在文中出现，而根据上下文我们可知，瑟斯的书改变了美国孩子的阅读方式。所以本题选C。
点评：阅读时，要注意细节的描述，特别是瑟斯的生平。做题时，可以根据文章中的句子，与选项加以比较，注意应该根据已有信息加以合理推测。