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 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.”
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
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
3.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.
A. 50 B. 53 C. 56 D. 87
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.
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
A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet learned anything about the Chinese culture.
One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was immediately given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not ______ and she also found this type of tea rather ______. However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it ______ so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not ______, she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host insisted on giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had ______, but it seemed to have no_______. Her cup kept being ______, and she kept on drinking.
During the time of her ______, she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just left the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her ______ culture, she felt it too ______ to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests (抗议) that she had had enough!
1.A. tired B. happy C. thirsty D. interested
2.A. bitter B. sweet C. nice D. cold
3.A. in time B. slowly C. gradually D. quickly
4.A. take B. have C. like D. buy
5.A. some B. enough C. all D. a little
6.A. value B. end C. effect D. importance
7.A. filled B. moved C. changed D. emptied
8.A. talk B. visit C. party D. investigation
9.A. modern B. ancient C. Western D. Eastern
10.A. impolite B. polite C. easy D. uneasy
As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, ____they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? _____ you ever try to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart, _____ Australian writer Andrew Matthews, tells us that _____ our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge.
You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you _____ a writer. These kinds of thoughts prevent you from reaching your dream, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make_____ dream come true. _____ first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep ______ yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true _____ because a big dream is made up of many small ______.
There ______ difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest one ______ from yourself. You need to decide ______ the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead ______ better exam results. As you get closer to your dream, it may change ______. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1.A. as. B. but C. for D. or
2.A. Did B. Do C. Have D. Had
3.A. on B. about C. by D. with
4.A. make B. makes C. to make D. making
5.A. becomes B. to become C. becoming D. become
6.A. his B. its C. their D. our
7.A. Some B. A C. The D. /
8.A. to tell B. tells C. telling D. told
9.A. fast B. faster C. fastest D. the fastest
10.A. one B. ones C. the one D. the ones
11.A. will be B. will have C. have D. has
12.A. come B. has come C. came D. comes
13.A. which is B. which are C. is which D. are which
14.A. by B. to C. in D. with
15.A. little B. little C. a few D. few
随着网络的发展，人们消费观念的转变，购物方式也在悄然地发生变化。“网络购物”成为一种时尚，越来越多的学生也开始加入网购群体中。请你根据以下内容，写一篇关于网上购物的文章。
一.内容提示：
优点：1. 足不出户，节约时间，不会拥挤劳累
2. 价格通常比较便宜
3. 可供选择的范围广，品种多
缺点：1. 只看到图片，看不到商品本身
2. 容易购买大量不需要的东西，造成浪费
二.要求：
1. 所表述内容必须包含提示中所有方面。
2. 词数：80词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。
三，提示词汇：网购 shopping online; 商品 goods
With the development of the Internet, many people are used to shopping online.
阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
FAJTHFUL（忠诚的）TO DEATH
Some time ago, a fire broke out(爆发) in a building late at night. Nearly all the families were s1.inside the house. After the firemen came, they rushed into the burning building and saved the people to the safe p2..
The crowds thought a3.the people were safe. But it was not so. Two little orphan （孤儿) girls were still asleep alone at the very top of the building, in a small room. N4.. thought of them. Luckily, they lived with a dog.
The dog tried to wake them up, but f5.. He ran to the window and barked(吠叫) loudly for help. B6.no one noticed him. Then he climbed down the ladder (梯子) and tried to pull a fireman to the ladder. The fireman kicked him away, thinking he was mad. Then the dog ran to a7.fireman, jumped on him, ran to the ladder, barking all the time and looking back as if he was asking the fireman to follow him.
This fireman realized there must be someone in the little room, as the dog was acting so strangely. So he followed the dog u8.the ladder, there he saw the two girls and saved them.
Where was the d9.? A brave fireman rushed into the room to look for him and found him lying near the window, choked (窒息) with smoke. He brought him down with care, but he was already d10.. He had given his life for his friends. What a faithful friend!
Ⅸ．任务型阅读:（本大题共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分）
In 1901, an Austrian scientist discovered that there are four types of blood. He named them A, B, AB, and O. People have one of these four types. Blood type O is the most common around the world. Blood type A is the second most common, and blood type AB is the least common.
In 1927, a Japanese doctor found that people with different blood types have different personalities（性格）, too. He said that people with type A blood are usually calm and serious; people with type B blood are cheerful and outgoing; people with type O blood are generous（慷慨的）and honest; while those with type AB blood are often caring and creative.
More recently, a doctor in the United States wrote a book that connects blood types with what people eat. The book suggests people with type O blood should
eat more meat and less bread, A diet for people with type A blood includes more
vegetables, His book, Eat Right for your type, has been a hit with people who want to lose weight. However, Dr. Peter D’ Adam believes that eating food that matches a person’s blood type will make the person healthier in other ways, too. 根据短文内容，完成下面的思维图, 每空词数不限。
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2.________
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4._________
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