Dou Kou, a Chinese boy, is called “the youngest writer in the world”. He has written three books till now. Dou Kou was born in Jiangsu 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 he was 9 months old, he could speak and at the age of one, he could say five to six hundred words. At three, he could look up words in the dictionary. At four, his father taught him how to learn by himself. His parents like reading very much. So does he. At the age of 5, he began writing fairy tales. At the age of 6, he wrote a novel about his life in different cities with his parents. His fairy tales are all from his life. One day, he found many mice in the house. They only ate their food but also hurt his mother’s hand. So he thought, “If we give mice the stomach of cows, they will eat grass and they will be helpful to people.” This was his first fairy tales Change Stomach for Mice. Now he studies well in a middle school. He has written his third book, the novel called Eyes of Children. He says, “I am not different from other children. I just wrote several books.
1.How many books has Dou Kou written?
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A．Three. |
B．Four. |
C．Five |
D．Six |
2.Thanks to his _____, Dou Kou could write his books.
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A．mother |
B．father |
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C．school life |
D．life in different cities |
3.Dou Kou began to use a dictionary _____.
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A．when he wrote fairy tales |
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B．before his father taught him how to learn something |
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C．after he went to school |
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D．after his mother taught him how to learn something |
4.The underlined(划线的) sentences show us that Dou Kou _____.
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A．is different from other children |
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B．doesn’t tell the truth. |
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C．is the same as other children |
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D．likes his books |
5.Which is the best title?
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A．Three Books by a child |
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B．How to Write a Fairy Tales |
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C．How Clever the Boy is |
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D．Dou Kou, the Youngest Writer |
With a determined(坚定的) look on his face, Chicago’s Michael McCarthy held on to the banister(扶手) and climbed to the top of the Willis Tower not long ago. The Tower stands 1,451 feet(442 meters) tall, the 21 building in the US.
As he got to the last step, McCarthy 22 fell down, but that didn’t stop him. The 14-year-old boy finally finished climbing the 2,109 steps and arrived at the top, where he 23 cheers from many people.
“I just want to show people that 24 a kid with no legs can do it, anyone can do it,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who was born without legs, has to wear prosthetic legs(假肢) and use a stick to walk. But McCarthy has a strong 25 . He believes having a disability(残疾) shouldn’t stop anyone 26 achieving his or her success.
He has been in a special school 27 he was four. When he decided to climb the Willis Tower, his teacher, Jeff Kohn, was 28 by his determination(决心) and offered to help train him. They 29 more than ten hours practicing climbing stairs and keeping balance with the prosthetics and sticks on the steps every day. “ 30 seems that he never knows how difficult it is. 31 I was so tired that I asked him to rest for a day,”said Kohn. “But he said he was still full of energy and wanted more 32 .”
Kohn always walked with McCarthy for the climb. “I 33 the last 10 floors, he went faster,” said Kohn. “He’s the most craven sportsman I’ve ever trained.”
McCarthy said he was 34 of himself and that the tower now holds special meaning. “When I’m older, I’ll 35 to the building and say ‘Look at this building I climbed’,” he said.
1.A. largest B. highest C. earliest
2.A. seldom B. hardly C. almost
3.A. enjoyed B. needed C. made
4.A. while B. though C. if
5.A. heart B. hope C. body
6.A. by B. for C. from
7.A. as B. since C. until
8.A. pleased B. beaten C. moved
9.A. used B. spent C. took
10.A. Here B. There C. It
11.A. However B. Sometimes C. Then
12.A. friends B. helpers C. exercise
13.A. tried B. saw C. did
14.A. thinking B. talking C. proud
15.A. point B. go C. turn
–How about going to the Disneyland together?
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A. Enjoy yourself!
B. Good luck!
C. Sounds like a good idea!
– Which movies do you prefer, comedies or action movies?
– I watch action movies see comedies.
A. would rather; than
B. like; better
C. prefer; to
John is the boy legs were badly hurt in the accident.
A. whose B. that C. who
–Were you at school when he came to see you?
–Yes, I ______ a math class.
A. was having B. had C. am having
