Question

    Huang Qingyun spent her life telling stories to children. Now though she is 97 years old she has no plans to stop.

I did this for children, from the first day I started to write stories. I am old now, but I still want to go on telling stories to children, Huang said.

Born in Guangzhou in 1920, Huang spent her childhood in Hong Kong and her favorite hobby was making up stories for her elder sister.

In 1935, Huang went to university and studied Chinese. During this period, she was greatly influenced by well-known Chinese educator Tao Xingzhi and decided to become a primary school teacher. However, instead of being a teacher, Huang found another way to educate children. During World War II, Huang often told stories to homeless children at the Little Children Society, a charity（慈善机构）set up by a professor from the University of Hong Kong.

Huang also started a column（专栏）called “Sister Yun’s Mail Box” in Xin Er Tong, a children’s magazine set up in Hong Kong in 1941. From then, Huang officially started writing and created a large number of stories for children. Huang spent about 30 years at the magazine working as chief editor(主编）in Guangzhou.

Huang retired（退休）in1987. She moved to Hong Kong and went on creating stories for children, including! Love Hong Kong, Children from Hong Kong and Shoes Brothers.

“What I wrote were all for children, and for me, writing fairy tales is my favorite,” Huang said.

1.When Huang Qingyun was a child, she liked ____________.

A.writing fairy tales B.reading story books

C.making fun of her elder sister D.making up stories for her elder sister

2.At first, Huang Qingyun decided to become a school teacher because of ________.

A.her parents B.a great educator

C.her elder sister D.her Chinese teacher

3.The Little Children Society is the name of a __________.

A.book B.film C.magazine D.organization

4.We can learn from the passage that Xin Er Tong __________.

A.was set up in Hong Kong B.often helped homeless children

C.was set up by Huang Qingyun D.had many good columns

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文主要向我们介绍了著名的作家黄庆云。

1.细节理解题。根据“Born in Guangzhou in 1920, Huang spent her childhood in Hong Kong and her favorite hobby was making up stories for her elder sister.”可知，黄庆云小时候喜欢编故事给她的姐姐。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据“she was greatly influenced by well-known Chinese educator Tao Xingzhi and decided to become a primary school teacher.”可知，她深受中国著名教育家陶行知的影响，决定成为一名小学教师。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“Huang often told stories to homeless children at the Little Children Society, a charity（慈善机构）set up by a professor from the University of Hong Kong.”可知，The Little Children Society是一个慈善机构。故选D。

4.推理判断题。A项：是在香港成立的；B项：经常帮助无家可归的孩子；C项：是黄庆云建立的；D项：有很多好专栏。根据“Huang also started a column（专栏）called “Sister Yun’s Mail Box” in Xin Er Tong, a children’s magazine set up in Hong Kong in 1941.”可知，Xin Er Tong是在香港成立的。故选A。