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Dear Reader:
I receive many letters from children and can"t answer them all -- there wouldn"t be time enough in a day. That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter. I"ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte"s Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That"s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte"s Web, I like animals and my barn(谷仓) is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours. One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save a pig"s life. I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving. Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation(拯救) on a farm. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I"m asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early -- as soon as I could spell. In fact, I can"t remember any time in my life when I wasn"t busy writing. I don"t know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction is trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
Some of my readers want me to visit their school. Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book. And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets. Much as I"d like to, I can"t go visiting. I can"t send books, either -- you can find them in a bookstore or a library. Many children assume that a writer owns (or even makes) his own books. This is not true -- books are made by the publisher. If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it. That"s why I can"t send books. And I do not send autographs(亲笔签名,手稿) -- I leave that to the movie stars. I live most of the year in the country, in New England. From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains. I live near my married son and three grandchildren.
Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events. In real life, a family doesn"t have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn"t spin words in her web. In real life, a swan doesn"t blow a trumpet(喇叭,小号) . But real life is only one kind of life -- there is also the life of the imagination. And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too -- truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.
Yours sincerely,
E.B. White
小题1:What does the author do?
A. a writer | B.a reporter | C.a doctor | D.a teacher |
A.His parents’ encuoragement |
B.His talent in writing |
C.Not mentioned in the passage |
D.A writer in the early time |
A.Because he thinks it should be dong by movie stars. |
B.Because he thinks his writing is not good enough |
C.Because he has no much time |
D.Because he hates writing |
A.3 minths | B.2 years | C.3 years | D.5 years |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
小题1:推理判断题。根据回信的内容可知,作者是一个作家,这是给他的读者的一封公开回信。
小题2:实施细节题,通读文章可知,作者并没有讲到他开始写作的原因,只是说了I don"t know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it。
小题3:实施细节题,根据倒数第二段And I do not send autographs(亲笔签名,手稿) -- I leave that to the movie stars可知,作者认为那是电影明星做的事情。
小题4:实施细节题,根据第四段Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)可知,是作者写了三年。
核心考点
试题【This is the letter that Mr. White wrote before his death about his three books f】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Reining(勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing.” Seeing the old man unable to 41 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse and took him to his 42 . On the way, the horseman said: “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders pass by. I"m 43 why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.”
The old man looked at the rider and replied, “I know people pretty good. When I 44 the eyes of the other riders, I immediately saw there was no 45 for my situation. But when I looked into yours, kindness and compassion(同情) were obvious. I knew that your gentle spirit would give me help in my time of 46 .”
Those heart-warming comments 47 the horseman deeply. “I"m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
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Then he said, "I am going to give this bill to one of you, but first, let me do this." He then made this bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it?" Hands went into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this?" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it?" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "You"ve learned a valued lesson today. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it didn"t go down in value. It was still worth £100.
Many times in our lives, we"re dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those who love you. Your value doesn"t come from what you drop or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE .
You are special and valuable. Don"t ever forget it!
小题1:The story happened ______.
A.when the teacher gave the students some advice on how to learn English |
B.when the students were having a meeting |
C.when the teacher gave the students a speech |
D.when the students were discussing something interesting with their teachers |
A.went up in value | B.was worth much |
C.didn"t reduce in value | D.was still ours |
means_______.
A.the students put up their hands again |
B.the students put down their hands |
C.the students agreed to what the teacher said |
D.the students put their hands in front of them |
A.Because he wanted to give a lecture about money. |
B.Because he was used to dropping a bill on the floor and stepping on it. |
C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students. |
D.Because he wanted to make the students know what the value was. |
A.£100 bill is worth the same no matter what you do with it. |
B.All people love money most. |
C.Your value doesn"t change no matter what happens to you. |
D.The value of money changes when it is made dirty. |
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees" concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
小题1:All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer"s purchase of Norand except .
A.Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture |
B.Pioneer"s sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals |
C.some of Norand"s employees joined the Pioneer |
D.it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer"s original employees |
A.the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say |
B.the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO |
C.the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say |
D.the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO |
A.He felt hot in the room. |
B.He wanted to look cool by doing this. |
C.He was too excited. |
D.He wanted to be close and frank with his employees. |
A.They felt he was a stupid CEO. |
B.They felt he did not deserve their loyalty |
C.They felt he was more trustworthy. |
D.They didn"t want to take risks with him. |
Several yards away, Frank, 43, and his girlfriend, Jennifer, found a spot close to where the front of the train would stop.They were deep in discussion about a house they were thinking of buying.
But when he heard the scream, followed by someone yelling, "Oh, my God, she fell in!" Frank didn"t hesitate.He jumped down to the tracks and ran some 40 feet toward the body lying on the rails."No! Not you! his girlfriend screamed after him.
She was right to be alarmed.By the time Frank reached Lisa, he could feel the tracks shaking and see the light coming.The train was about 20 seconds from the station.
It was hard to lift her.She was just out.But he managed to raise her four feet to the platform so that bystanders could hold her by the arms and drag her away from the edge.That was where Lisa briefly re-gained consciousness, felt herself being pulled along the ground, and saw someone else holding her purse.
Lisa thought she" d been robbed.A woman held her hand and a man gave his shirt to help stop the blood pouring from her head.And she tried to talk but she couldn"t, and that was when she realized how much pain she was in.
Police and fire officials soon arrived, and Frank told the story to an officer.Jennifer said her boyfriend was calm on their 40 - minute train ride downtown - just as he had been seconds after the rescue, which made her think about her reaction at the time."I saw the train coming and I was thinking he was going to die."she explained.
小题1:What was the most probable cause for Lisa" s weakness?
A.She had run a long way. |
B.She felt hot in the subway. |
C.She had done a lot of work. |
D.She had donated blood the night before. |
A.Because they would miss their train. |
B.Because he didn"t see the train coming. |
C.Because she was sure Lisa was hard to lift. |
D.Because she was afraid the train would kill him. |
A.By lifting her to the platform. |
B.By helping her rise to her feet. |
C.By pulling her along the ground. |
D.By dragging her away from the edge. |
A.warn us of the danger in the subway |
B.show us how to save people in the subway |
C.tell us about a subway rescue |
D.report a traffic accident |
Food production will ___42___, but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985, __43___ most of the increase would be in countries that ___44___ produce enough food for their people. Little increase is ___45___ in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Poor farming ways are ___46___ large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts. More farmland is ___47___ as cities become larger and more houses are built. ___48___ will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Many of the world’s ___49___ could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a serious problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 ___50___. They only carried out the situation that ___51___ today. By changing the situation, by ___52___ the problems, the picture can be changed. There is ___53___ time for the nations of the world to work ___54___ a plan of action. But they warned that ___55___ too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
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