Question

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 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.

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.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.

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

A. interesting    B. serious

C. difficult    D. boring

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文属于说明文，Seuss Geisel出生在麻省的斯普林菲尔德，他因著作儿童书籍而出名。他的书中结合了幽默的语言、图片和社会观点。

1.主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了Seuss Geisel的成长之路，他1937年写了第一本儿童书籍，到二十世纪四十年代中期，已经成为最成功的儿童作家之一。Dr Seuss—a famous writer of children’s books.一个著名的儿童作家，概括的最全面。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read”可知，他开始通过写有趣、易懂的书籍，来帮助儿童。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.”可知，许多成年人也喜欢这本书。故选A。