Question

    One day, on a small farm in Maine, a man sat in a barn watching a large spider(蜘蛛) on a web. The man was E.B. White -- or Andy, as he was called -- who thought spiders were wonderful creatures. He thought one day he might like to write a children’s book about a spider.

But writing was hard work for Andy. He had written articles and essays and poems.He had also written one children’s book, Stuart Little. But Andy could never just rush to turn an idea into an article or a book. He told his editor (编辑) that he needed to let his ideas ripen.

So for years, Andy continued to think about writing a children’s book about a spider. He did some of his best thinking while he walked slowly around his farm.

Once while he was cleaning his barn, he found a spider’s egg sac (卵囊). Andy wanted to see the eggs hatch(孵蛋). But he was going to leave for New York City. So he found a small box and carefully placed the egg sac inside. When he got to his hotel, he put the box on the dresser. The next morning , there were hundreds of baby spiders rushing across the dresser!

Years later, Andy finally began writing Charlotte’s Web, the story of a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur.

Sometimes he stopped writing and aimlessly drew pictures of spiders. Andy always said Charlotte’s Web was more than just a children’s story about animals. It was a timeless story about true friendship.

1.What is the main idea of this text?

A.E B White loved spiders. B.E B White liked to live on a farm.

C.Why E B White was called Andy. D.How E B White wrote Charlotte’s Web.

2.What did Andy mean by saying “to let his ideas ripen”?

A.He wanted them to work quickly. B.He wanted to discuss them with others.

C.He wanted them to slowly grow and improve. D.He wanted to save them for future use.

3.Why did Andy bring the spider’s eggs to New York City?

A.He wanted to know more about spiders. B.He didn’t want spiders to live on his farm.

C.He wanted to kill time during the trip. D.He didn’t like to travel alone.

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Charlotte’s Web was just a children’s story about animals.

B.Andy had made full preparations for the book Charlotte’s Web .

C.Andy had never tried writing children’s books.

D.The editor had given Andy a lot of useful advice.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

文章讲述的是E. B. White是如何有了写作Charlotte’s Web这部儿童读物的灵感的，以及对他的写作过程进行了描述。

1.主旨大意题。根据文中One day, on a small farm in Maine, a man sat in a barn watching a large spider(蜘蛛) on a web. The man was E.B. White— or Andy, as he was called —who thought spiders were wonderful creatures. He thought one day he might like to write a children’s book about a spider. 一天，在缅因州的一个小农场里，一个人坐在谷仓里看着一只大蜘蛛在网上。那个人是E.B.怀特，或者叫安迪，他认为蜘蛛是奇妙的生物。他想有一天他可能会喜欢写一本关于蜘蛛的儿童读物。可知文章主要讲述的是E. B. White是如何有了写作Charlotte’s Web这部儿童读物的灵感，以及他的写作过程进行了描述，故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文中But Andy could never just rush to turn an idea into an article or a book. He told his editor (编辑) that he needed to let his ideas ripen. 但是安迪决不能急于把一个想法变成一篇文章或一本书。他告诉编辑，他需要让自己的想法成熟起来。可知他需要慢慢使得这个故事的构思变得更加饱满，慢慢地进行修正和提高，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据文中Andy wanted to see the eggs hatch(孵蛋). But he was going to leave for New York City. So he found a small box and carefully placed the egg sac inside. When he got to his hotel, he put the box on the dresser. The next morning , there were hundreds of baby spiders rushing across the dresser! 安迪想看蜘蛛蛋孵化。但他已经计划要去纽约。于是他找到一个小盒子，小心地把蛋卵放在里面。当他到旅馆时，他把盒子放在梳妆台上。第二天早上，成百上千的蜘蛛宝宝冲过梳妆台！可知，他把蜘蛛带去纽约是为了观察蜘蛛，了解更多关于蜘蛛的事情，故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据文中Andy always said Charlotte’s Web was more than just a children’s story about animals. It was a timeless story about true friendship. 安迪总是说这个不仅仅是孩子们关于动物的故事。这是一个关于真正友谊的永恒故事。可知A选项是错误的；根据文中So for years, Andy continued to think about writing a children’s book about a spider. 所以多年来，安迪一直在考虑写一本关于蜘蛛的儿童读物。以及Years later, Andy finally began writing Charlotte’s Web, the story of a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur. 几年后，安迪终于开始写夏洛特的网，一只名叫夏洛特的蜘蛛和一只名叫威尔伯的猪的故事。可知，B选项是正确的；根据文中He thought one day he might like to write a children’s book about a spider. 他想有一天他可能会喜欢写一本关于蜘蛛的儿童读物。可知C选项错误；根据文中He told his editor (编辑) that he needed to let his ideas ripen. 他告诉编辑，他需要让自己的想法成熟起来。以及文章的理解可知，并没有提到编辑有没有给他建议，所以D项错误；故选B。