Dear Mrs. Smith,

I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me. It made a great contribution(贡献) to my life.

I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first years in schools. I hated to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. Your voice seemed to change with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day, I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.

During the summer after my year in your class, I missed hearing the stories you would read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words interesting, too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.

Yours,

Linda

1.This letter is about a girl saying “      ” to a teacher.

A. Happy Teachers’ Day                                 B. Thank you

C. Goodbye                             D. Sorry

2.Linda was not sure if Mrs. Smith could remember her because     at school

A. she wasn’t a good student.                B. she wasn’t good at all her lessons

C. she had few words             D. she liked reading

3.Mrs. Smith got Linda        .

A. to enjoy reading     B. to enjoy drawing pictures

C. to write books       D. to read aloud

4.Which is not true in the story?

A. The teacher often said much to Linda.

B. The teacher did something important in Linda’s life.

C. The teacher opened the world of books for Linda.

D. The teacher read them all kinds of wonderful books.

Dear Mrs. Smith,
I was a student of yours in Grade Six, and I hope you still remember me. I’m writing this letter because I want to let you know that the school year with you was important and special to me. It made a great contribution(贡献) to my life.
I know I was very quiet in your class, and you never said much to me. But you did something that made a big difference in my life. You see, all through my first years in schools. I hated to read. Books were just words that had very little to do with me, and I was bored by them. I’ll never forget the first day of Grade Six when you took out a thick book and began to read the story to our class. Your voice seemed to change with the people in the story, and you drew pictures in my mind as you read aloud. Since that day, I couldn’t wait until after lunch when you would read to the class. You read us all kinds of wonderful books.
During the summer after my year in your class, I missed hearing the stories you would read. So one day I picked up a book and read it all on my own. I found out that I could make the words interesting, too. Now, I love to read! Thank you for opening the world of books for me.
Yours,
Linda
【小题1】This letter is about a girl saying “     ” to a teacher.

Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.

1. 1.

   Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.

   1. A.
      southeast
   2. B.
      northwest
   3. C.
      northeast
   4. D.
      southwest
2. 2.

   “One of America’s best loved children’s books” refers to (指的是) the book____.

   1. A.
      Little Women
   2. B.
      Flower Fables
   3. C.
      An Old-Fashioned Girl
   4. D.
      Eight Cousins
3. 3.

   The first paragraph tells us that the article is about ______.

   1. A.
      a famous children’s book
   2. B.
      a famous writer
   3. C.
      how a book came out
   4. D.
      why a book is so loved
4. 4.

   Alcott wrote her first book in ______. 

   1. A.
      1832
   2. B.
      1848
   3. C.
      1850
   4. D.
      1868
5. 5.

   From the article, we can learn ______.

   1. A.
      Alcott was born into a rich family
   2. B.
      Alcott had a happy childhood
   3. C.
      Alcott didn’t live with her family
   4. D.
      Alcott never married all her life