Question

12．Dear Reader：
    I receive many letters from children and can't answer them all．Now，I'll try to answer the questions that are commonly asked．
    Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web？Well，many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car and dreamed about a tiny boy who acted like a mouse．That's how the story of Stuart Little got started．As for Charlotte's Web，one day when I was on my way to feed the pig，I began feeling sorry for the pig because，like most pigs，he has to die．So I started thinking of ways to save a pig's life．I had been watching a big grey spider（蜘蛛） at her work and was impressed by how clever she was．Gradually I worked the spider into the story．Three years after I started writing it，it was published．
    Sometimes I'm asked how old I was when starting to write，and what made me write．I started early-as soon as I could spell．I don't know why I enjoyed writing，but I think children often find pleasure in trying to set their thoughts down on paper，either in words or in pictures，but I was not good at drawing．
    Are my stories true？No，they are made-up．In real life，a family doesn't have a child who looks like a mouse，and a spider doesn't spin （编织） words in her web．But real life is only one kind of life-there is also the life of the imagination．And I like to think there is some truth in my stories-truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act．
    Yours sincerely，
    E．B．White
50．What is E．B．White？B
A．a traveller       B．Writer           C．farmer           D．painter
51．How long did it take the writer to finish Charlotte's Web？C
A.1 year             B.2 years          C.3 years      D.4 years
52．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Stuart Little is about a real mouse seen in a sleeping car．
B．Something in real life can give the writer ideas of writing．
C．Children show interest in writing thoughts down on paper．
D．The writer thinks there is no truth in imaginary stories．
53．What are the readers interested in according to the passage？A
A．when to start writing stories        
B．the spiders in his stories    
C．when to write more stories           
D．the writer's family．

Answer 1

分析 本文讲述作者给读者的一封信，信中阐述了作者的小说《精灵鼠小弟》以及《夏洛特的网》的来源，作者写童话故事的原因以及告诉读者想象出来的故事都是基于真实的生活．

解答 BCBA
50   B   推断题．由第二段最后一句"Three years after I started writing it，it was published．"和信尾署名可推知 E．B．White 是一位作者，所以B项正确．A项"旅行者"，C项"农民"，D项"画家"，均不符合文意，故正确答案为B．
51    C   细节题．由第二段最后一句"Three years after I started writing it，it was published．"可知，作者写作 Charlotte's Web 花了3年，故正确答案为C．
52    B   推断题．由文章第二段可知，作者的许多灵感都来源于生活．再由最后一段最后一句"And I like to think there is some truth in my stories-truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act．"可知作者认为故事中也有生活的真实．B项与原文意思一致，故正确答案为B．
53    A    细节题．由第一段最后一句"Now，I'll try to answer the questions that are commonly asked．"和第二段第一句"Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte's Web？"可知读者问得最多的问题是关于作者何时开始写 Stuart Little 和 Charlotte's Web 的，即作者何时开始写故事，故正确答案为A．

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