Unit 4 Pygmalion Learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. He was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, pictures, and social opinions.

　　Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937. It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years, he wrote more than forty children's books. They were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

　　By the middle 1940s, Dr Seuss had become one of the best­loved and most successful writers of children's books. He had a strong desire to help children. In 1954, Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books weren't interesting. Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

　　In 1957, Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 225 words to write the book. This was about the number of words a six­year­old should be able to read.

　　The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home. The cat is not like normal cats. It talks. The book was an immediate success. It was an interesting story and was easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.

语篇解读：本文为人物传记，主要介绍了著名儿童作家Theodor Seuss Geisel的生平事迹。

　　1．What's the best title for this passage?

　　A．Some of Dr Seuss's books for children

　　B．What are Dr Seuss's books mainly about

　　C．Dr Seuss - a famous writer of children's books

　　D．Why are Dr Seuss's books different

　　解析：选C　标题归纳题。根据文章可知本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了Theodor Seuss Geisel，一位著名的儿童作家，故选C。

　　2．What do we know about Dr Seuss's first book for children?

　　A．It was Dr Seuss's worst book.

　　B．It dealt with a very serious subject.

　　C．Neither children nor adults like it.

　　D．Many publishers didn't take it seriously at first.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段的"A number of publishers refused to publish it. They said it was too different."可知D为正确选项。