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Tasha Tudor(August 28，1919 — June 18，2008) was an American illustrator(插画家)and writer of children’s books. She received many awards and honors for her contributions to children’s literature. When people talk about her creativity in artwork，she said,“I do it to support my dogs and my four children.”Her great publishing record, the number of magazine stories that have been written about her over the years, and her admirers have no effects on her at all.

Much of Tasha’s artwork and her reading are done in the wintertime.“I love winter. It’s delightful，”she says.“I don’t have to go anywhere because I work at home. If I’m snowed in，I can stay this way for months.”She hopes for early, deep snow to protect her garden from the hardship of the New England winter，and when it comes she puts on snowshoes when she needs to get down the mile-long dirt path that leads to the road.

Given her enjoyment of winter and her fantasy(梦幻)way of life，it’s not surprising that Tasha’s Christmas is a storybook holiday. She hangs flowers over the front door. Her tree comes from the woods,

and it goes up on Christmas Eve，lit by homemade candles and decorated with her great- grandmother’s collection that dates from 1850. In a place of honor on the tree are large cookies cut into the shapes of her animals.

The grandchildren and friends get presents from Tasha’s old dolls；so do the animals and they

have their own Christmas tree. “Of course，it’s a known fact that all the animals talk on Christmas

Eve,”she has written. Small, handmade gifts fill a big wooden box

At the end 0f each year, Tasha can look back and know that her life is perfect，that she has

again ignored the twentieth century，and that the magic continues. And for the rest of us，here’s

a bit of advice, Tasha style：“Nowadays, people are so restless．If they took some tea anti spent more time rocking on the porch(门廊)in the evening listening to light music，they might enjoy life more.”

1.Tasha loved winter because it allowed her to ____________．

A．read stories to her grandchildren

B．show her DIY snowshoes to kids

C．stay indoors working mid reading

D．enjoy bicycle tiding along the path

2.From the passage, we can learn that Tasha’s life is ____________．

A．modern and fashionableB．simple and fantastic

C．lonely and hardD．adventurous and inspiring

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Tasha?

A．She cared little about fame.

B．She created an animal fund.

C．She wrote many stories for magazines.

D．She bought presents for her relatives.

4.In which section of a paper can you probably read the article?

A．Travel.B．Sports.C．Economy.D．People.

 

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是著名的儿童作家 Tasha Tudor 的人生理念以及她对于生活及工作的看法。属于人物传记类短文。

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考点：考察人物传记类短文

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