Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called "the youngest writer in the world" .He has written 3 books now.
Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu Province in 1994. When he was 7 months old, his parents started working in over 30 different cities, such as Xi'an and Shenzhen .This kind of life gave him things to think
and write about.
When Dou Kou was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one he could say five to six hundred words. At 3, he could look up words in the dictionary. At 4, his father taught him to learn something. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales
(童话).
His fairy tales are all from his life. One day ,he found many mice in the house. They not only ate their food but also hurt his mother's hand. So he thought, "lf we give mice the stomachs (胃)of cows, they'll eat grass and it'll be helpful to people. " This was his first fairy tale Change, Stomach for Mice.
At 6, he wrote a novel about his own life in different cities with his parents.
Now, he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel- called Eyes of Childhood .He says ,"l am not different from other children .I just wrote several books. "
1.How many books has Dou Kou written?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six
2.Because of _____ Dou Kou could write his books.
A. his mother B. his father
C. school life D. life in different cities
3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____
A. when he wrote fairy tales
B. before his father taught him to study
C. after he went to school
D. after his mother taught him how to learn something
4.The underlined (画线的) sentences at the end of the passage show us that _____ .
A. Dou Kou is different from other children
B. Dou Kou doesn't tell the truth
C. Dou Kou is the same as other children
D. Dou Kou likes his books
5.Which is the best title (标题) of this passage?
A. Three Books by a Child
B. How to Write Fairy Tales
C. How Clever the Boy is
D. Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer
A hot dog is one of the most popular American food. It was named after frankfurter, a German food. You may hear “hot dog” ___16___ in other ways. People sometimes __17___ “hot dog” to express pleasure(快乐). For example, a friend may ask ___18___ you would like to go to the cinema. You might say, “Great. I’d love to. ” Or, you could say,”__19____! I’d love to go.” People ___20__ use the expression to describe someone who is a “show-off”, who tries to show everyone else how ___21__ he is. You often hear such a(n) ___22__ called a “hot dog”. He may be a basketball player, for example, who __23____ the ball with one hand making a(n) __24__ catch seem more difficult. You know he is a “hot dog” because when he makes such a catch, he bows(鞠躬) to crowd, hoping to __25___ their cheers.
1.A. cooked B. eaten C. picked D. used
2.A. speak B. tell C. talk D. say
3.A. where B. how C. if D. when
4.A. Excuse me B. Don’t worry C. Never mind D. Hot dog
5.A. ever B. yet C. also D. still
6.A. kind B. hopeful C. great D. careful
7.A. person B. dog C. hand D. action
8.A. catches B. plays C. throws D. passes
9.A. funny B. easy C. exciting D. good
10.A. lose B. win C. avoid D. explain
I don’t know if he _______here. If he comes, he _______ me.
A. will come; will call B. will come; calls
C. comes; will call D. comes’ calls
We _______ them by three to two yesterday.
A.beat B.won C.will beat D.will win
---Peter, I will visit our teacher this Sunday.\
----_______. Let’s go together.
A. Nor do I B. I will do C. So will I D. So can I
----Time to go to bed, Mary.
----Oh, mum. I won’t go to bed _______ I finishes my composition.
A. after B. since C. until D. as soon as
