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Doctor Seuss was the name used by Theodor Seuss Geisel, who was famous because of the books he wrote for children. They combine funny words, funny pictures, and social opinion.

Theodor Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1924, he spent a year studying literature(文學) at Oxford University in England. When he returned to the United States in 1927, he hoped to become a writer of serious literature. But the economic depression(經(jīng)濟蕭條) in the United States delayed his dreams of becoming a serious writer. In 1937, he wrote his first book for children, which is called “And To Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street.” However, a number of publishers refused to accept it. They said it was too different from ordinary books. A friend finally published it. Soon other successful books followed. Over the years he wrote more than forty children’s books, which were fun to read. Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects including equality, responsibility and protecting the environment.

Doctor Seuss 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 were not interesting. Reading the report, Doctor Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. To make his book easy to read, he used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish.

In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote “The Cat in the Hat”, in which he used less than two hundred twenty-five words. This was the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read. The book was an immediate success. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of the book made him want to write more books for children. He started a series called Beginner Books, which remain well liked among children today.

In 1984, Mr. Geisel won a Pulitzer Prize for children’s literature. At that time he had been writing children’s books for almost fifty years. He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents, and his influence remains through the books he wrote. Experts say his books helped change the way American children learned to read.

1.What was Theodor Geisel’s dream when he returned from England?

2.What did Theodor Geisel decide to do after he read the report published in Life magazine?

3.Why did Theodor Geisel finally set his simple writing style?

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1.Mary是一個總是愿意幫助他人的熱心女孩兒。

Mary is a warm-hearted girl ________________.

2.救援人員為那些家園被毀的幸存者蓋起了避難所。

Rescue workers built shelters for survivors ________________.

3.我們老師總是讓我們使用字典。

Our teacher always ________ dictionaries.

4.Tom問這本書是屬于誰的。

Tom asks ________________.

5.我和我的同學們相處得很好，我們已經(jīng)成為好朋友了。

________ and we have become good friends.

6.她下定決心之后會告訴我們她的選擇的。

She will tell us about her choice ________________.

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2. 就她購買紀念品的計劃說說你的看法；

3. 推薦一個你認為最值得參觀的古跡，并說明原因。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)不少于50；

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

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I learned about your plan from your mail. ____________________________________

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Yours，

Li Hua

—Hello! Is Mr. John in the office?

—Yes. But I’m sorry. He is busy _____ and can’t speak to you.

A. at once B. at present C. at the end D. at first

—How's the young man?

— .

A. He's twenty B. He's much better

C. He's a doctor D. He's David

I don’t think she is a nice woman; I am _____ her empty talk.

A. grateful for B. tired of

C. crazy about D. concerned about

We have no them out.

A. difficult in working B. difficulty with working

C. difficulty working D. difficulty to work

People in America speak the same language the British do.

A. which B. what C. like D. as

Visitors not to touch the exhibits.

A. will request B. request

C. are requested D. are requesting

The number of the people who speak English large, and a large number of people native speakers.

A. are; are B. is; are C. is; is D. are; is