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语篇提能Ⅰ.阅读理解TheodorSeussGeiselwasborninSpringfield,Massachusettsin1904.Hewasfamousbecauseofthebookshewroteforchildren.Theycombinefunnywords,picturesandsocialopinions.DrSeusswrotehisfirstbookforchildrenin1937.ItiscalledAndtoThinkThatISawItonMulberryStreet.Anumberofpublishersrefusedtopublishit.Theysaiditwastoodifferent.Afriendfinallypublishedit.Soonothersuccessfulbooksfollowed.Overtheyears,hewrotemorethanfortychildren'sbooks.Theywerefuntoread.Yethisbookssometimesdealtwithserioussubjects.Bythemiddle1940s,DrSeusshadbecomeoneofthebest－lovedandmostsuccessfulwritersofchildren'sbooks.Hehadastrongdesiretohelpchildren.In1954,Lifemagazinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren'sbooksweren'tinteresting.DrSeussdecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.In1957,DrSeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan225wordstowritethebook.Thiswasaboutthenumberofwordsasix－year－oldshouldbeabletoread.Thestoryisaboutacatthattriestoentertaintwochildrenonarainydaywhiletheirmotherisawayfromhome.Thecatisnotlikenormalcats.Ittalks.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.Itwasaninterestingstoryandwaseasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedit,too.Todaymanyadultssayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.1．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SomeofDrSeuss'sbooksforchildrenB．WhatareDrSeuss'sbooksmainlyaboutC．DrSeuss—afamouswriterofchildren'sbooksD．WhyareDrSeuss'sbooksdifferent2．WhatdoweknowaboutDrSeuss'sfirstbookforchildren?A．ItwasDrSeuss'sworstbook.B．Itdealtwithaveryserioussubject.C．Neitherchildrennoradultslikeit.D．Manypublishersdidn'ttakeitseriouslyatfirst.3．HowdidDrSeusshelpchildrenaccordingtoParagraph3?A．Byaskingotherstohelptheminmagazines.B．Bywritinginterestingandsimplebooks.C．Bychanginghisoldbooksintosimplerones.D．Bygivingthembooksforfree.4．AdultsmostprobablythinkthatDrSeuss'sTheCatintheHatis______.A．interestingB．seriousC．difficultD．boring5．Wecanmostprobablyhearthispassageonaradioprogramcalled“______”．A．TravelinAmericaB．ThisisAmericaC．PeopleinAmericaD．AmericanStories答案与解析：1．解析：主旨大意题。本文主要介绍一位儿童图书作家。答案：C2．解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句“大部分出版商拒绝出版这部作品。因为他们认为他的作品太特别了”可知答案为D。答案：D3．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Seuss博士通过写一些有趣且容易理解的书来帮助读书有困难的孩子们。答案：B4．解析：推理判断题。根据第四、五两段内容可知，这本书六岁的孩子都能读懂，并且很有趣，很多成年人也喜欢。答案：A5．解析：推理判断题。本文主要介绍美国的一位儿童图书作家。因此本文会出现在介绍美国人物的广播节目中。答案：CⅡ.书面表达最近，某报社正在举行英文幻想故事大赛。请你根据所给故事的开头，续写一篇幻想小故事参赛：Ayoungmanwaswalkingthroughawoodwhenhesawaringlyingontheground.Hediscoveredthatwhenheputtheringonhisfinger,hedisappeared.Whenhetooktheringoff,youcouldseehim...注意：1.词数：120左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________范文：A_young_man_was_walking_through_a_wood_when_he_saw_a_ring_lying_on_the_ground._He_discovered_that_when_he_put_the_ring_on_his_finger,_he_disappeared._When_he_took_the_ring_off,_you_could_see_him_again.Heputtheringintohispocketandcontinuedwalking,whensuddenlyhesawabeautifulgirlcryingunderabigtree.Heapproachedthegirlandasked,“Whyareyoucryingsosadly？”Thegirltoldhimthatsheusedtobeaprincess.Awitchputaspellonher,soshewashomeless.Thekindmandecidedtohelpher.Helearnedthatthewitchhadamagicalclub.Onlywhenhegotridofitcouldhedefeatthewitch.Havingenteredthecastle,heputtheringonhisfinger.Hewalkedfreely,butnobodycouldseehim.Helookedaroundfortheclubandfinallyfounditinagoldenboxandtookitawayinsecret.Onhiswaybackthemagicalringsuddenlybegantospeakandtoldhim,“BuryitunderabigstoneonthetopoftheEastMountain.”Themandidasitsaid.Theman,togetherwiththeprincess,wenttothecastleandcontrolledthewitch.Theygotmarriedandledahappylife.