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I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. 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 farm is 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 going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. 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, think and act.
【小题1】E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce his new books
B. introduce two funny stories
C. explain why he enjoys writing
D. answer some readers’ questions
【小题2】We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______.
A. writes very fast
B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults
D. writes imaginary tales for children
【小题3】What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?
A. That he wanted children to love animals.
B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.
C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.
D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
【小题4】 E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______.
A. improve his spelling
B. express his thoughts
C. show his sadness
D. make a good living
【小题5】What is probably the last question?

A.Are your stories true?
B.What is the truth in your stories?
C.Will you write more imaginary tales?
D.Do you know a child looking like a mouse?


【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】A

解析试题分析:文章介绍了E.B. White回答读者的来信中的几个问题。
【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一段I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.说明他收到很多来信,但是没有足够的时间一一回复,所以就回复一下共同的问题,故D正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据最后一段2,3行In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web.说明在他的小说里写了一些特殊情况的孩子,故最有可能是写给孩子看的,故D正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据第三段第三行So I started thinking of ways to save his life.说明他写这部小说是为了在小说里用自己的方法来挽救猪的性命。故C正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据第四段2,3行Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures.说明他写作是为了把自己的思想表达出来,故B正确。
【小题5】A 推理题。根据最后一段第一行Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales.中的回答:这些小说都是虚构的。说明对方的问题应该是. Are your stories true?故A正确。
考点:本文介绍了E.B. White回答读者的几个问题
点评:本大题主要还是考查了细节题和推理题,更加注重综合语言能力的运用,需要根上下文,结合语境,做出准确的判断。

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【小题1】The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

A.tell us Ann’s decision to settle in America
B.tell us Ann is accustomed to life in America
C.introduce Ann’s happy study and life in America
D.introduce more about Ann to help her make friends
【小题2】Why did Ann decide to study in America?
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B.She has relatives and best friends here.
C.Her boyfriend was studying here too then.
D.She has dreamed of studying here for long.
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B.that the students in China are becoming richer and richer
C.China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive
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C.the international universities are short of money
D.the Chinese students are richer than the American students
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1.The reason for heating up competition between international universities is __________.

A.that China has become one of the largest exporters of the students aiming to study abroad

B.China’s boom, the students’ desire and foreign universities’ commercial motive

C.that the students in China are becoming richer and richer

D.that the students in foreign countries do not want to go to universities

2.Why are more Chinese students able to study abroad?

A.Because their families have enough money to send them to international universities.

B.Because they can’t go to the best universities at home.

C.Because they want to win the scholarship of foreign universities

D.Because the Chinese students enjoy following others and they want to be independent.

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.In 2011 there will be 200,000 Chinese students studying in the US.

B.Chinese students are able to study abroad for their relatives overseas.

C.In 2011 there will be 200,000 state-funded Chinese students studying overseas.

D.There are fewer family-funded Chinese students studying abroad in 2010 than in 2011.

4.From the passage we can learn that __________.

A.the number of foreign students is becoming smaller and smaller

B.the international universities are short of money

C.there were approximately 81,000 foreign students studying in the US during 2009-2010

D.the Chinese students spend more money than the American students

 

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Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…

1. A. in              B. at             C. for            D. about

2.A. giving           B. taking         C. describing     D. making

3.A. classmate        B. teacher        C. father         D. writer

4.A. front            B. middle         C. back           D. last

5.A. word             B. note           C. paper          D. letter

6.A. What             B. Where          C. Why            D. How

7.A. road             B. way            C. method         D. idea

8.A. Now              B. Although       C. Since          D. If

9. A. work            B. idea           C. grade          D. advice

10.A. thought         B. write          C. spoke          D. read

11.A. new             B. same           C. different      D. second

12. A. never          B. again          C. even           D. still

13. A. arriving       B. leaving        C. moving         D. reaching

14.A. stealer         B. maker          C. lover          D. leader

15. A. take up  B. make up  C. give up  D. break up

 

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