Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
【小题1】 Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

A.some school children could not read
B.many children’s books were interesting
C.children wanted to learn to read
D.a writer for children was wanted
【小题2】People like his books because the books ______.
A.are cheap and easy to get
B.were written in different languages
C.are easy and interesting to read
D.were written with invented words
【小题3】He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
A.50B.53C.56D.87
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.
B.Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.
C.The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.
D.His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.
【小题5】From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.
A.won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death
B.sold millions of his books himself worldwide
C.changed American children’s way of reading
D.wrote the largest number of books in the world

  October 21st,2011
Dear Vincent,
I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.
English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.
In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.
How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!
Yours,
Zhao Gang
【小题1】Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can              .

A.improve his writingB.practise English
C.know more historical storiesD.make Ms.Li happy
【小题2】What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?
A.P.E.B.EnglishC.HistoryD.Art
【小题3】Who is Vincent?
A.Zhao Gang’s classmateB.A middle school student in Zhejiang.
C.An American studentD.Ms Li’s student
【小题4】What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?
A.He played computer gamesB.He wrote a letter to Vincent
C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friendD.He went to the cinema.
【小题5】What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?
A.He plays computer games and watches filmsB.He does sports
C.He reads booksD.He sings and dances

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.

As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.

“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.

“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”

“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”

Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.

Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”

1.What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?

A.A worker.         B.An assistant.        C.A manager.        D.The second board chairman.

2.Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?

A.He liked to have a nickname.               B.It could make his workmates happy.

C.He could become famous.                 D.It was a free advertisement for his company.

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

B.It’s very important to do small things well.

C.You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.

D.You should make more advertisements for your company.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.I Believe in You                         B.Albert and Rockefeller

C.Four Dollars a Bucket                    D.The Second Board Chairman

 

  October 21st,2011

Dear Vincent,

I’m a middle school student in Zhejiang , China. My English teacher , Ms.Li gave me your name and address. I want to be your pen friend.

 English is my favourite subject.That’s why I want to practise English with an American student. I also like art. It’s so interesting and useful.I like history, too. Our history teacher always tells us a lot of interesting historical stories. We all have a good time in history classes.

In my free time, I enjoy playing computer games . It’s exciting and fun. Do you like it ? I also like to go to the movies. I saw Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows:Part 1 yesterday. It was a great film.But I don’t like sports, so I never enjoy P.E.classes.

How about you? What subjects do you like? What do you look like? What do you want to do when you get older? I hope I can get your letter soon!

Yours,

Zhao Gang

1.Zhao Gang wants to have a pen friend , so he can               .

A.improve his writing                   B.practise English        

C.know more historical stories          D.make Ms.Li happy

2.What subject doesn’t Zhao Gang like?

    A.P.E.              B.English        C. History         D.Art

3.Who is Vincent?

A.Zhao Gang’s classmate             B.A middle school student in Zhejiang.

C. An American student                  D.Ms Li’s student

4.What did Zhao Gang do on October 20 ,2011?

A.He played computer games                  B.He wrote a letter to Vincent   

C.He talked to Ms. Li about his pen friend      D.He went to the cinema.

5.What does Zhao Gang do in his free time?

A. He plays computer games and watches films    B.He does sports

C. He reads books                             D.He sings and dances

 

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