Question

Maurice Sendak's children's book，Where the Wild Things Are，published in 1963，has become very successful throughout the years and was made into a movie earlier this year.

The book's main character is a boy named Max who gets into trouble with his mother and is sent to bed without any supper.Before long，Max's room magically becomes a forest，and he sails away to a land where monsters live.Max isn't scared，though，and becomes king of the wild things，but after a while，he begins feeling homesick.Max sails back home and his supper is still hot when he arrives in his bedroom.

Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and imagination. Melina Davis，an education professor，said she likes how the book contains a couple of pages that have only pictures on them. “This allows children to shape the story themselves，” she said.

The book contains a few of larger words that some parents worry may confuse children，but experts say those words help improve children's reading skills and challenge them.

Davis said the book is well written which helps kids get involved in the story. “The book talks about what all children go through，like ‘I was naughty but my mommy still loves me'” Davis said.

The book also encourages children to face their fears.“I think it's really good to show that Max is friends with the monsters，” Davis said.“Kids can find out monsters aren't always the thing under the bed that's going to scare them.I think this is good because it shows that the children can go to scary places but still have a positive experience.”

Since the book has been successful throughout the years，a movie was recently made and many people are excited to see it.Davis said she thinks the movie will be wonderful but it might be a little scary for younger children.“You don't want bad dreams over a book that's extremely wonderful'” Davis said.

1.Teachers and professors like the book Where the Wild Things Are because it helps children ________.

A．learn to draw their own pictures

B．understand their own fear

C．develop more quickly

D．become more imaginative

2.What is the intention of using the larger words in the book?

A．To add to the difficulty while children are reading.

B．To help challenge the children's reading skills.

C．To cause the children some confusion.

D．To help children get involved in the story.

3.Which of the following is TRUE about the book?

A．The character Max is brave enough in the story.

B．Max was sent to the forest as punishment.

C．It is suitable for people of all ages.

D．It is the most popular children's book ever published.

4.What does Davis think of the movie?

A．She thinks children of all ages will love it.

B．She encourages children to see it to fight against their fear.

C．She worries that it might be too frightening for some children.

D．She believes it will be a better choice for children than the book.

5.What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A．To suggest ways to improve children's reading.

B．To comment on a famous children's book.

C．To encourage children to read scary stories.

D．To introduce a movie based on a children's book.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹Maurice Sendak'的兒童讀物Where the Wild Things Are

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句Many teachers and professors like this story and use it to help children develop creativity and imagination.許多老師和教授喜歡這個(gè)故事并且用它來(lái)幫助孩子們發(fā)展創(chuàng)造力和想象力，故選D

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段最后一句those words help improve children's reading skills and challenge them這些詞匯幫助提高孩子們的閱讀技巧并且挑戰(zhàn)他們，故選B

3.推理判斷題。第二段講述了Max走進(jìn)了怪物生活的領(lǐng)域，然而他不害怕，并成為了他們的國(guó)王，這說(shuō)明故事中的Max很勇敢。故選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段倒數(shù)第二句she thinks the movie will be wonderful but it might be a little scary for younger children.她認(rèn)為電影很美妙但對(duì)小孩子來(lái)說(shuō)會(huì)有點(diǎn)可怕，故選C

5.主旨大意題。綜觀全文，評(píng)論的是一本深受老師、教育學(xué)者及孩子們喜愛(ài)的兒童讀物。故選B

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