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Dear Reader,

I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all—there wouldn’t be time enough in a day.That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter.I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.

Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse.That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.

As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my barn(谷仓)is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours.One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die.This made me sad.So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life.I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving.Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation(拯救)on a farm.Three years after I started writing it, it was published.(I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)

Sometimes I’m asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write.I started early—as soon as I could spell.In fact, I can’t remember any time in my life when I wasn’t busy writing.I don’t know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction in trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures.I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead.As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.

Some of my readers want me to visit their school.Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book.And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets.Much as I’d like to, I can’t go visiting.I can’t send books, either—you can find them in a bookstore or a library.Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books.This is not true—books are made by the publisher.If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it.That’s why I can’t send books.And I do not send signatures—I leave that to the movie stars.I live most of the year in the country, in New England.From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains.I live near my married son and three grandchildren.

Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events.In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn’t spin words in her web.In real life, a swan doesn’t blow a trumpet.But real life is only one kind of life—there is also the life of the imagination.And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too—truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.

Yours sincerely:E.B.White

1.The author wrote the letter because _________.

A.he is not a fast worker

B.he was invited to answer the questions

C.he didn’t have enough time to answer all the letters

D.he felt sorry for not being able to send books to his readers

2.What probably caused the writer to get interested in writing children’s book?

A.Writing can be a way to earn his living.

B.The fact that he was not good at drawing.

C.His mother influence on his childhood.

D.The instinct of children.

3.From Para.5, we can learn that ____.

A.many famous people like to visit schools

B.movie stars will send autographs to readers

C.many people think authors have copies of their own books

D.the author lives with his married son and three grandchildren

4.In the last paragraph, the author is trying to tell us ____ .

A.we only have one kind of life

B.there is no truth in imaginary tales

C.imaginary tales are based on our true life

D.fantastic characters and events only exist in imaginary tales

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1.“__________________ and get good grades, and you will find a high-paying job with great benefits,” my parents used to say.(study)

我的父母过去常说:“如果努力学习,取得好成绩,你就能找到高薪福利又好的工作。”

2.I _________________________ all the data yesterday but I was invited to the ball by my friends.(go)

我昨天就该检查所有的数据,但是我应朋友的邀请去参加舞会了。

3.With ______________________, the famous woman writer is determined to produce more excellent works to satisfy the needs of readers.(think)

这位知名女作家的作品得到了高度评价,她决心创作出更优秀的作品来满足读者的需求。

4.It is reported that the United States uses __________________as the whole of Europe.(as)

据报道,美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍。

5.So______________________ his work that the old scientist always forgets to rest and eat.(absorb)

这位老科学家非常专注于自己的工作,以至于常常废寝忘食。

6.I don’t mind her criticizing me, but it is how she does it ________________.(object)

我不介意她批评我,我反对的是她批评我的方式。

7.When I came into the classroom, all the students were laughing.It was several minutes ___________________________ what was happening.(aware)

当我进入教室时,所有的学生都在笑。几分钟之后我才意识到所发生的一切。

8.Life is like a long race,________________________ others to go beyond ourselves.(compete)

生活就像一场长跑比赛,在比赛中,我们与别人竞争来超越自我。

9.The young man, who by then ____________________university decided to do some part-time jobs to pay for his education.(admit)

这个年轻人那时被大学录取了,为了交学费决定做兼职。

10.So much time and money _____________________, the project is only half done.(spend)

已经花费了这么多的时间和金钱,工程却只完成了一半。

Many years ago,my dad was facing a serious heart condition.He was unable to do a steady job.He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children’s hospital.My dad loved kids.It was the perfect job for him.He ended up working with the seriously ill children.He would talk,play, and do arts with them.

One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed(瘫痪)her from the neck down.She couldn’t do anything,and she was very depressed.My dad decided to try to help her.He started visiting her in her room,bringing paints,brushes and paper.He stood the paper up,put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint.He didn’t use his hands at a11.All the while he would tell her, “See,you can do anything you set your mind to.’’

At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth,and she and my dad became friends.Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her.My dad also left the children’s hospital for a little while because he became i11.Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work,in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking.She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight.She gave him a picture she had done using her hands.At the bottom it read:“Thank you for helping me walk.’’

My dad would cry every time he told US this story and SO would we.He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor, and my dad—who died just a few months after the little girl gave the picture--loved every single child in that hospital.

1.The author’s father worked at the local hospital to .

A.realize his childhood dream

B.ease his serious heart condition

C.earn money to pay for treatment

D.keep himself occupied and happy

2.How did the author’s father help the paralyzed little girl?

A.He helped her practice walking.

B.He visited her and made a toy for her.

C.He showed her she could still do things.

D.He painted special pictures for her.

3.According to paragraph 4.the paralyzed girl

A.gradually recovered and walked

B.eventually became a unique painter

C.was sent home and never seen again

D.sent him a picture painted with her mouth

4.What message does the passage mainly convey?

A.It’s better to give than to receive.

B.Love can sometimes bring great results.

C.Volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do.

D.A sick person should not focus on his disease.

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