One-hundred-and seventh birthdays aren’t usually celebrated for authors who aren’t alive anymore. But Theodor Seuss Geisel---better known as the children’s books author Dr. Seuss ---who came into the world on 2 March, 1904, was an unusual man.

Like generations of children I was raised on his wonderful stories. But when I now read them to my children it’s not just the childhood memories I enjoy. His writing is brilliant and imaginative and flows with a self-confidence as sure as the words of a Shakespeare poem. Readers ride his characteristic rhythm (韻律) with an effortless joy that cannot be matched by any other modern writer:

You have brains in your head

You have feet in your shoes

You can steer yourself any direction you choose

And will you succeed?

Yes indeed, yes indeed!

Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed.

Seuss’s brilliant cartoons and clever words make his books a delight for adults but they attract mostly children of course. His stories teach kids moral lessons but in indirect and entertaining ways.

The first Seuss book I was given was The Lorax, written just as the 60s were becoming the 70s. Seuss was ahead of his time, and in this book the dawn of concern for environmental problems are shown as the Lorax “who speaks for the trees” battles against an evil businessman who wants to destroy the forest and make goods “which everyone needs”.

It’s not only a warning of the heavy price of environmental destruction, written well before most people had thought to worry, but it’s also a smart analysis of consumer societies: “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” This is of course a moral message, but not of the kind designed to persuade the youngsters into behavior that adults want.

I could go on, but hey, it’s a birthday, and I’m sure you folks have some good toasts to raise for the party…

1.What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. To introduce Dr. Seuss’s life.

B. To analyze Dr. Seuss’s books.

C. To describe Dr. Seuss’s writing style.

D. To celebrate Dr. Seuss’s achievements.

2.Why does the author include Dr. Seuss’s poem?

A. To encourage readers to use their brains and choose their own way.

B. To give readers a sample of Seuss’s story The Lorax.

C. To provide readers with an example of Seuss’s writing style.

D. To explain how relevant Seuss’s stories remain today.

3. Why do adults also enjoy Seuss’s books?

A. His words and pictures are imaginative enough to be enjoyed by all.

B. His books give children obvious moral messages to learn from.

C. He writes about adult topics in a way that is understandable to children.

D. He was the first person to write about the environment.

4.When was the book The Lorax written?

A. Early 1960s. B. Early 1970s.

C. Late 1960s. D. Late 1970s.

5. Which of the following is true about Seuss?

A. Many of the issues he discussed attracted greater concern in later years.

B. He is widely considered as the twentieth-century Shakespeare.

C. His books are more popular now than when they were first published.

D. Most readers thought his ideas were difficult to understand.

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇人物傳記，本文講述作者對(duì)著名兒童作家Theodor Seuss Geisel 的文學(xué)作品回憶，關(guān)于其寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格，作品主題思想等，以及對(duì)于兒童的教育功能和社會(huì)影響力。

1.heodor Seuss Geisel, “One-hundred-and seventh birthdays aren’t usually celebrate...”和后面介紹了其寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格，文學(xué)思想等等，可見(jiàn)是對(duì)其文學(xué)成就的贊揚(yáng)，所以D項(xiàng)更具有概括性。

2.His writing is brilliant and imaginative and flows with a self-confidence as sure as the words of a Shakespeare poem可知是對(duì)其寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格的分析，加入這首詩(shī)作為實(shí)例，故選C。

3.Seuss’s brilliant cartoons and clever words make his books a delight for adults but they attract mostly children of course可知Seuss作品語(yǔ)言形象富有想象力，對(duì)于成年人來(lái)說(shuō)也喜歡。即A項(xiàng)更好。

4.The first Seuss book I was given was The Lorax, written just as the 60s were becoming the 70s.可知作品the Lorax寫(xiě)于作者60多歲時(shí)，而作者生于1904年，所以應(yīng)該是60年代后期完成的。

5.Seuss作品主題思想很有社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)意義，而且也引起了廣泛關(guān)注，而B(niǎo)項(xiàng)和C項(xiàng)文章并未提及，而且他的作品簡(jiǎn)潔易懂，故D項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

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