Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinion.
Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published(出版) it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.
The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.
【小题1】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．interesting

B．serious

C．difficult

D．boring

Can you imagine being savagely attacked by a dog? What if the attack was so severe that your nose, lips and chin were completely destroyed? How would you feel about yourself? Would you be able to look at yourself in the mirror? And how do you think other people would treat you?

    Isabelle Dinoire is someone who can answer all of these questions honestly and openly.

Last November Isabelle was attacked and mauled by her own dog. The attack was so severe that her lower face was damaged; it seemed, almost beyond repair. She was rushed to hospital and became the first person ever to have a face transplant.

With such severe injuries doctors offered Isabelle little hope that they would be able to repair the damage to her face using conventional surgery.

Shortly after being admitted, she came to the attention of Dr Bernard Devauchelle who, unlike other surgeons, believed there was an alternative: "We found ourselves saying, yes, it's clear this woman needs a transplant," he said.

Two days after the operation she saw her face in the mirror for the first time. She said "I was scared to look at myself, but when I did it was already marvelous and I couldn't believe it. I thought it would be blue and swollen but it was already beautiful."

Now, less than a year after her 15 hour operation, she’s trying to rebuild her life and there is no doubt how she feels about her new face: "I have been saved. Lots of people write saying that I need to go on, that it's wonderful. It's a miracle somehow."

    Although there were ethical questions raised about their decision to carry out the procedure, the doctors who operated on Isabelle are quick to defend their decision.

One of them said "Was it possible for her to live without a face? It's easy to say we shouldn't have done the operation, but her life has changed, she goes shopping, goes on holiday, she lives again."

What would be the best title of the passage?

A. The first face transplant                   B. A successful face operation

C. The most severe damaged face             D. The breakthrough of surgery

The writer uses the five questions at the beginning of the passage to ___________________.

A. tell the story about Isabelle Dinoire           B. show a severe face damage event

C. draw the readers’ attention to the topic         D. invite the readers to answer them

It can be concluded from Isabelle Dinoire’s remarks that___________________.

A. she was too shocked to see herself in the mirror

B. she was satisfied with the result of the operation

C. she thought her damaged face couldn’t be repaired

D.she looked more beautiful than before

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. It seemed that it was impossible to recover Isabelle’s face using face transplant

B. After operation Isabelle thought she looked beautiful and rebuilt her life again

C. Some doctors had no better idea to repair the damage to Isabelle’s face

D. It was Dr Bernard Devauchelle who came up with the idea of face transplant

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.

Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He liked helping children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said that many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.

The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.

1.What’s the best title for this passage?

A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children.

B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?

C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.

D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?

2.What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?

A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.

B. It dealt with a very serious subject.

C. Neither children nor adults like it.

D. Many publishers didn’t accept his book at first.

3.How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?

A. By asking others to help them in magazines.

B. By writing interesting and simple books.

C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D. By giving them books for free.

4.Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________

A. interesting        B. serious       C. difficult       D. boring

When he came secretly to Europe with a historical mission（使命）, Kissinger was made to stay with Walters, the military atache （大使馆武官） of the American Embassy in this European country. Walters was in charge of the communication work between Kissinger and the Chinese ambassador there. There was a garage in Walters’ basement. Walters would drive the car directly into the garage. And then he would try to avoid his housekeeper and lead Kissinger upstairs without being seen. Walters told her that his guest was General Gilshiman. She had taken Kissinger for General Gilshiman since then till one day when she saw on TV Kissinger talking to a newspaper man that she began to doubt the whole thing. She then told Walters she knew who he was. It was Dr. Kissinger himself. “How can that be possible?” Walters said. “Kissinger is a big shot, special adviser to the president. If he comes to this capital he is sure to stay in the ambassador’s luxurious residence, but not in a small place like mine. If you look at them separately my friend General Gilshiman is truly very much like Dr. Kissinger; but if you compare them when they are standing side by side you’ll find they are not at all alike.” So the housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.?

1．Dr. Kissinger was ___________ at that time.

A．General Gilshiman                    B．the biggest shot of the U.S.

C．an American military attaché         D．a special adviser to the president

2．Why did Kissinger stay with Walters rather than in the ambassador’s luxurious residence?

A．He was in great need of Walters’ help.   B．He was one of Walters’ close friends.

C．He wanted to keep his work secret.     D．He preferred to stay in the small place.

3．This story was probably set in ___________.

A．Vietnam        B．Paris              C．Beijing             D．Pakistan

4．What, do you infer, may be the result of the event?

A．Dr. Kissinger had a talk with the Chinese ambassador.

B．Walters was highly thought of for his kind help to Dr. Kissinger.

C．The newspaper man did cover Dr. Kissinger successfully.

D．The housekeeper accepted what Walters said as true.

     Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinion.
     Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different , and it’s not worth publishing. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children’s books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.
      By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children’s books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.
       In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.
      The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.
61. What’s the best title for this passage?
   A. Some of Dr Seuss’ books for children. 

 B. What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about?
   C. Dr Seuss — a famous writer of children’s books.
   D. Why are Dr Seuss’ books different?
62. What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for children?
   A. It was Dr Seuss’ worst book.            B. It dealt with a very serious subject.
   C. Neither children nor adults like it.   

D. Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.

63. How old was Dr Seuss when he wrote his first book ?

A. 30           B. 31               C. 32         D. 33
64. How did Dr Seuss help children according to Paragraph 3?
   A. By asking others to help them in magazines.
   B. By writing interesting and simple books.
   C. By changing his old books into simpler ones.
   D. By giving them books for free.
65. Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat is _________
   A. interesting         B. serious          C. difficult         D. boring