One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Strong From Then to Now” is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.
Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.
Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.
The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.
Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.
Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.
【小题1】Alfred Strong is a famous _______ in the United States.

书面表达

　　我的父母都是美术老师．他们经常去艺术馆，而且带着我，因此我也对艺术产生了兴趣．

　　在中国画家中，我最喜欢齐白石．他遵循传统的中国绘画风格，也就是以黑线条和自然色彩为主的毛笔画作．他绘画了一系列栩栩如生的有关虾的作品．他仔细观察大自然，模仿得惟妙惟肖．

　　我们全家人都非常喜欢他的作品．

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　 Ji Xianlin, a famous paleographer(古文书学家), historian, and writer, was born in 1911. In 1930, Ji was admitted to Tsinghua University as a major in Western literature. In 1935, he went to Germany as an exchange student to study ancient languages, receiving his PhD degree in 1941.

Ji returned to China in 1946, and in the autumn of the same year, became a professor in Peking University.

Ji Xianlin believes, “Cultural exchange is the main drive for humankind’s progress. Only by learning from each other’s strong points to make up for shortcomings can people constantly progress, the ultimate（最终的）target of which is to achieve a kind of Great Harmony. ” Over the past ten years, Ji has actively participated in discussions on the cultural problems between the East and the West, based on the same ideology. According to him, human culture is divided into four parts: Chinese culture, Indian culture, Arabic-Islamic culture and European-American culture, with the former three making up the Eastern cultural system and the last the Western one.

With his achievements in the history of Sino-Indian cultural relations, Buddhism history, Indian literature, and comparative literature, Ji Xianlin is known as a master of Eastern studies both at home and abroad.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. The brief introduction of Ji Xianlin.

B. Ji Xianlin’s ideology.

C. Ji Xianlin’s achievements.

D. Ji Xianlin’s discussions on the cultural problems between the East and the West.

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. In 1930, Ji was admitted to Tsinghua University as a major in Eastern literature.

B. The ultimate target of cultural exchange is to achieve a kind of Great Harmony.

C. Ji Xianlin is a master of Western studies both at home and abroad.

D. Ji Xianlin received his PhD degree in 1935.

3. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?

A. Decision. B. Measure. C. Support.　 D. Aim.

4. Which of the following is different from the others according to Ji Xianlin?

A. Chinese culture.

B. Indian culture.

C. Arabic-Islamic culture.

D. European-American culture.

One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Strong From Then to Now” is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.

Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children’s book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.

Doctor Strong’s books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others.

The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Strong’s original(最早的) drawings and some of his writings.

Most of Doctor Strong’s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984.

Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He says he writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.

1.Alfred Strong is a famous _______ in the United States.

A. doctor 　　　　B. artist 　　　　C. writer 　　　　D. reader

2.Doctor Strong first became famous in __________.

A. his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States

B. his fifties when his drawings and writings were published

C. 1984 when his book Mc Elligot’s Pool was published

D. his thirties when his first book was published

3.Doctor Strong’s books are very popular in America because __________.

A. they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so on

B. they are written in easy words with colorful pictures

C. he organized the art show in California

D. they are written in a funny way

4.His purpose in writing many such books is __________.

A. to show his original pictures and drawings

B. to organize a special art show of his own

C. to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his books

D. not only to interest people but also to uncover some serious social problems

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