10.Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield,Massachusetts in 1904.He was famous because of the books he wrote for children.They have funny words,pictures,and social opinion(观点).Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937.It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.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 gave 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 225words to write the book.This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read.The story was about a cat who tried to play with two children on a rainy day while their mother was away from home.The cat was very special and it could talk.The book was a great success.It was an interesting story and was easy to read.Children loved it.Their parents loved it,too.Today many adults(成年人) say it is still one of the stories they like best.
80.Theodor Seuss Geisel was famous forD.
A.his funny words and pictures
B.his social opinion
C.his ideas on serious subjects
D.his books written for children
81.The underlined word desire in the passage probably means"B."
A.问题
B.愿望
C.感激
D.标准
82.According to the passage we know thatA.
A.Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children at the age of 33
B.Dr Seuss wrote less than forty children's books over the years
C.Life magazine gave a report about adults who could not read in 1954
D.And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street was loved by children and parents
83.Why do many adults like reading The Cat in the Hat today?C
A.Because Dr Seuss used 225words to write the book.
B.Because it was about a cat trying to play with two children.
C.Because it was an interesting story and was easy to read.
D.Because the cat was very special and it could talk with children.
分析 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.
解答 80.D细节理解题.根据He was famous because of the books he wrote for children可知他出名是因为他为孩子们写的书,故选D.
81.B词义猜测题.根据Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield,Massachusetts in 1904和Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937可知他33岁时写了第一本儿童书,故选B.
82.A细节理解题.根据上一句:到1940年代中期,苏斯博士已成为最受喜爱和最成功的儿童书作家,可以推断出此处句意:他有强烈的愿望来帮助孩子们,故选A.
83.C细节理解题.根据It was an interesting story and was easy to read.Children loved it.Their parents loved it,too可知这本书受欢迎的原因是有趣易懂,故选C.
点评 做题时首先要仔细阅读短文,掌握大意,然后结合具体的题目,找出相关信息,就可以确定正确答案.