【全程方略外研版】2014年春高中英语必修三：语篇训练卷(十二)Module5IntroductionReadingandVocabulary.doc

第  PAGE 14 页 共  NUMPAGES 14 页 温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。 语篇训练卷(十二) Module 5　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary 阅读理解 A (2013·庆安高一检测) One of the best-known American writers of children’s books is Theodore Seuss Geisel, or Doctor Seuss, as he is better known to readers everywhere. Now, an art show called “Doctor Seuss from Then to Now” is travelling around the United States. The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Seuss. [来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K] Doctor Seuss first became famous almost 76 years ago when his first children’s book was published. Since then, he has written forty-five books that have sold almost three hundred million copies around the world. Doctor Seuss’ books are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bring life to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds of others. The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It included about three hundred Doctor Seuss’ original(最早的)drawings and some of his writings. Most of Doctor Seuss’ books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot’s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race in The Butter Battle Book, written in 1984. Doctor Seuss died in 1991 when he was 87 years old. He said he never planned to write stories just for children. He said he wrote stories that interested people of all ages. He said he used easy words so that everyone, even a child, could understand. 1. Doctor Seuss was a famous　　　in the United States. A. doctor　　 B. artist　 　C. writer 　　D. reader 2. Doctor Seuss first became famous　　　. A. in his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United States B. in his fifties when his drawings and writings were published C. in 1984 when his book McElligot’s Pool was published D. in his thirties when his first