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Doctor Seuss was the name used by Theodor Seuss Geisel, who was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, funny pictures, and social opinion.

Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1924, he spent a year studying literature(文学) at Oxford University in England. When he returned to the United States in 1927, he hoped to become a writer of serious literature. But the economic depression(经济萧条) in the United States delayed his dreams of becoming a serious writer. In 1937, he wrote his first book for children, which is called “And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.” However, a number of publishers refused to accept it. They said it was too different from ordinary books. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years he wrote more than forty children’s books, which were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects including equality, responsibility and protecting the environment.

Doctor Seuss 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 were not interesting. Reading the report, Doctor Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. To make his book easy to read, he used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish.

In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote “The Cat in the Hat”, in which he used less than two hundred twenty-five words. This was the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The book was an immediate success. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of the book made him want to write more books for children. He started a series called Beginner Books, which remain well liked among children today.

In 1984, Mr. Geisel won a Pulitzer Prize for children’s literature. At that time he had been writing children’s books for almost fifty years. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents, and his influence remains through the books he wrote. Experts say his books helped change the way American children learned to read.

【1】What was Theodor Geisel’s dream when he returned from England?

2What did Theodor Geisel decide to do after he read the report published in Life magazine?

3Why did Theodor Geisel finally set his simple writing style?

【答案】

【1】He hoped to become a writer of serious literature./Being a writer of serious literature.

【2】He decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

【3】Because he had a strong desire to help children./Because he was concerned about children.

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要介绍了作家Theodor Geisel形成简单写作风格的一段历史

【1】He hoped to become a writer of serious literature./Being a writer of serious literature.考查上下文联系。题干问的是当Theodor Geisel从英国回来他的梦想是什么根据文中When he returned to the United States in 1927, he hoped to become a writer of serious literature可知是当一名文学家故填He hoped to become a writer of serious literature./Being a writer of serious literature

【2】He decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.考查上下文联系题干问的是当他看了在生活杂志上发表的文章后他决定去做什么根据文中Doctor Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read故填He decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read

【3】Because he had a strong desire to help children./Because he was concerned about children.考查上下文联系题干问的是为什么他最终形成了他的简单的写作风格根据文中Experts say his books helped change the way American children learned to read可知他是想要去帮助孩子所以最后形成了简单的写作风格故填Because he had a strong desire to help children./Because he was concerned about children.

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