3．Joanna Cole is the author of a wealth of children's books on various subjects．Cole's fertile imagination has provided beginning readers with jokes and puzzles，humorous tales of the Clown-Around family，and books about science．The winner of countless awards，Cole follows her own widespread interests to write．She is credited with introducing the interesting world of science to young readers through her book series such as the hugely popular"Magic School Bus"books，which inspired its own television program．A careful researcher，Cole is praised for her scientific accuracy，but her books gain most of their effectiveness from her humor and easily understood explanations of difficult technical subjects．
Cole first discovered the pleasure of writing when she was in grade school．"I discovered in the fifth grade what I liked to do：write reports and stories，make them interesting and draw pictures to go along with the words．Science was my favorite．Our teacher，Miss Bair，would ask us to read a science book every week．And each week，she would choose one student to do an experiment and report on it to the class．I would have done an experiment every week if she had let me．Grade school was much more influential than my later education．Maybe that's why as an adult I ended up writing books for children．"
After graduating from the City College of New York，Cole pursued （追求） her interest in books．After some graduate education courses，she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school．Cole then became an editor at Scholastic．It was during her first job at the elementary school that she was inspired by an article about cockroaches （蟑螂） in The Wall Street Journal．Realizing that this was a subject she had never read about in school，Cole decided to write about it herself．The first publisher rejected the idea，but Cole had more luck when she sent her book to the publishing house of William Morrow，where Editor Connie C．Epstein helped her improve her skills in science writing．Beginning with that book，Cole has continued to pen both nonfiction and fiction for younger readers．In 1980，after ten years'editing children's books，she became a full-time writer．
45．We can learn from the text that Joanna ColeB．
A．writes various books for adults
B．is good at getting science across to readers
C．is teaching science at an elementary school
D．received many awards for her scientific achievement
46．Joanna Cole's attitude towards scientific experiments can be described asD．
A．uncaring
B．cautious
C．unfavorable
D．enthusiastic
47．Which is the correct order of the following events related to Joanna Cole？B
a．She worked as a librarian．
b．She became a full-time writer．
c．She discovered the pleasure of writing．
d．She studied in the City College of New York．
e．She sent her book to the publishing house of William Morrow．
A．c-d-a-b-e
B．c-d-a-e-b
C．d-c-a-b-e
D．d-a-c-e-b
48．Which of the following best describes Joanna Cole？A
A．Talented and creative．
B．Popular but unhappy．
C．Serious and honest．
D．Friendly but strict．
分析 文章主要介绍了美国童书作家Joanna Cole．
解答 45．B细节理解题．根据第一段中的…"Magic School Bus"books，which inspired its own television program．可知，《神奇的校车》已经被改编成电视节目．故选B．
46．D细节理解题．根据第一段中的but her books gain most of their effectiveness from her humor and easily understood explanations of difficult technical subjects．可知，Joanna Cole能够用易懂的语言来让读者了解科学知识．故选D．
47．B推理判断题．根据第二段中的 I would have done an experiment every week if she had let me．可知Joanna Cole非常喜欢做科学实验．故选B．
48．A推理判断题．文章主要介绍了美国童书作家Joanna Cole，根据文中的描述可知，Joanna Cole是一位有才华并富有创造力的作家．故选A．
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