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1.The information above is probably taken from                   .

A．a sports report                         B．a story book

C．a fashion magazine                      D．an advertisement poster

2.If the price of the book is 40 yuan, you need to pay                   .

A．4 yuan            B．36 yuan           C．40 yuan           D．44 yuan

3.You can get another tie for free                    at LOTTE-Mart’s Menswear.

A．on November 9                         B．on November 11

C．on December 10                        D．on Christmas Day

4.How long can you park your car for free at most after spending 108 yuan in RT-Mart?

A．1 hour.           B．5 hours.           C．6 hours.           D．7 hours.

5.What can Tom get for free after he has spent 7 yuan at Mike’s Café?

A．A soft drink.                           B．The best hamburgers.

C．The best snacks.                        D．A delicious meal

 

Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

     In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

     In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.

     He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.

1. Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

      A. some school children could not read

      B. many children's books were interesting

      C. children wanted to learn to read

      D. a writer for children was wanted

2.People like his books because the books ______.

     A. are cheap and easy to get

      B. were written in different languages

      C. are easy and interesting to read

      D. were written with invented words

3.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

     A. 50          B. 53            C. 56        D. 87

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

     B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

     C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

     D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

5.From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

     A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide

     C. changed American children's way of reading

D. wrote the largest number of books in the world

 

Smiles and tears are part of life. But do you find enough time for smiling? I’m not asking if you experience lots of good times. Of course, we should smile during the happy times. But do you also smile during the difficult times.

Erma Bombeck is famous for her funny books. But she wrote one about a more serious subject –cancer in children. The book is titled, I WANT TO GROW HAIR,ＩWANT TO GROW UP. Erma talks with many children who have cancer and learns important lessons from them. She learns, for example, that cancer survivors know how they should smile at life, though they are receiving chemotherapy.

She tells about the experience of 15-year-old Jessica. Jessica’s leg was cut off at the knee because of cancer. She was learning to wear a prosthesis(假肢). Jessica told about playing soccer. She hit the ball hard with her foot. The ball flew off in one direction while her man-made leg flew another way. Then the brave girl lay on the floor, laughing happily.

As the saying goes, “There’s a time to cry and a time to laugh.” Do you find plenty of time to laugh.

You can smile if you find reasons to smile during the difficult times. Only survivors know how to smile. If you can smile even when you’re in trouble, you will make it. Remember to smile and the whole world will smile with you.

根据短文内容从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳

Our English teacher was like a friend to us, and we all liked her. One day she came into the classroom and shouted,“Who did this?”She held up a piece of broken glass and asked,“Who ____16____ the window?”She seldom became angry.__17__ this time she was.
I broke the window. I had done __18__ by throwing a baseball. I didn’t want to admit (承认) it __19__ I didn’t have enough money to pay for a big window like that.“My father will be __20__,”I thought. At first I didn’t __21__ my hand, but later something strong in my heart suddenly made me stand up.“I did it,”I said __22__ .How difficult it was for me to say that!
My teacher __23__ a book from one of our book shelves and then began walking __24__ my desk. I was afraid that she was going to punish(惩罚) me.
“I know you like collecting __25__ very much,”she said, looking down at my __26__ face.“Here is the book about collecting stamps that you are looking for. Now, the book is __27__ and I shall not punish you. Remember, it’s because you __28__ the truth.”
I couldn’t believe it! My teacher wasn’t punishing me. I didn’t __29__ to pay for the broken window. And I got my favourite book!
As time goes, the book is __30__,so is my wonderful teacher. But I will never forget the lesson the teacher gave me that day.

【小题1】

A．cleaned B．climbed C．broke D．mended

【小题2】

A．and B．but C．so D．or

【小题3】

A．them B．one C．that D．those

【小题4】

A．because B．if C．when D．though

【小题5】

A．pleased B．excited C．frightened D．angry

【小题6】

A．put on B．put up C．put out D．put away

【小题7】

A．terribly B．honestly C．easily D．hardly

【小题8】

A．read B．wrote C．took D．bought

【小题9】A. towards            B. opposite                C, against            D. behind

【小题10】

A．books B．desks C．stamps D．windows

【小题11】

A．nervous B．pretty C．happy D．square

【小题12】

A．you B．your C．yours D．yourself

【小题13】

A．talked B．spoke C．said D．told

【小题14】

A．like B．want C．use D．need

【小题15】

A．opened B．gone C．left D．closed

The book is _______.I wrote____ name on its cover _____.

      A. my; my; myself      B. mine; my; myself

      C. mine; myself; my    D. myself; mine; my