Unit 5 Theme parks language points课时作业

一、阅读理解

文体 记叙文 题材 人物故事 　　Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2,1904 in Springfield，Massachusetts.He entered Springfield Central High School in 1917 and graduated in 1921.While still being a freshman in Dartmouth College，Dr.Seuss joined the"Dartmouth Jack－o－Lantern"， which was the humor magazine.However，he was caught by the school administration while throwing a drinking party for his friends.This was during the time of Prohibition，and thus，the school wanted him to resign from his extracurricular activities.So，he began to sign his work with the pen name"Seuss"and continued to work with the Jack－o－Lantern without the knowledge of the administration.

　　He then entered Lincoln College in Oxford to study for a PhD in literature.In 1936，while returning from Europe in an ocean voyage，the ship's rhythm inspired him to write his first poem，which also became his first book，titled"And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street"．According to the records，it was rejected by around 20－40 publishers，and he was going home to burn the manuscript when he met an old classmate of Dartmouth，who led him to its publication Vanguard Press.He wrote four more books before World War Ⅱ.When World War Ⅱ started，he began to draw political cartoons for the New York newspaper"PM"．He joined the army in 1943 and worked as the commander of the Animation Department of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces，where he wrote many films.

　　After the war，Dr.Seuss and his wife moved to La Jolla，California.He began writing children's books.The favorites among those were"If I Ran The Zoo"in 1950，"Scrambled Eggs Super！"in 1953，and"On Beyond Zebra"in 1955.And in 1956，he was awarded with an honorary doctorate.Then he won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his contribution to the education of the children of America for over half a century.On September 24,1991，following many years of illness，Dr.Seuss passed away.

　　[语篇解读]　本文主要介绍了苏斯博士所受的教育、事业及其在儿童教育上所做出的贡献。

　　1．Why was Dr.Seuss punished in Dartmouth College?

　　A．He worked for a magazine.

　　B．He held a party without permission.

　　C．He consumed alcohol with his friends.

　　D．He performed badly in after－class activities.

解析：细节理解题。根据第一段的However, he was caught by the school administration