Question

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.Doctor Seuss_________ to make his book interesting and easy to read.

A.sold his books in large outdoor theme parks

B.used words with the same ending sound and drew pictures

C.sold his books with some free toys to the children

D.used as many simple words and sentences as possible

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

B.Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with more than 230 words.

C.The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D.His books provided education and enjoyment for children and parents.

4.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

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

本文介绍了苏斯博士的生平以及他的书。人们喜欢他的书，是因为他的书有趣而且浅显易读。他之所以受到尊敬是因为他的书给美国的孩子们和他们的父母带来了教育和快乐。他的书在世界各地销售。人们说他的书改变了孩子们读书的方法。

1.

细节理解题。根据文中In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read.可知Doctor Seuss从杂志得知孩子不能读这件事，故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据文中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.可知，苏斯博士强烈希望能帮助孩子们，并决定写一些有趣、易读的书。他用了同样结尾音的词，像鱼和愿望。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据文中Millions of his books have been sold worldwide.可知，他的书在全世界都有销售，不仅仅是为美国孩子而写的，A选项错误；根据文中In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.可知《绿鸡蛋和火腿》这本书不到50词，B选项错误；C选项文中并未提到；根据文中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.他的书为美国儿童和他们的父母提供了教育和享受，他为此而感到荣幸。D选项正确，故选D。

4.

主旨大意题。根据整个文章的理解及文中People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read可知Doctor Seuss改变了美国孩子学习阅读的方式，故选C。