Unit 2 Great people 单元话题完形填空练习（原卷版）.docx

Unit2Greatpeople

单元话题完形填空练习

（24-25九年级上·江苏南京·期中）

In1938,whenTomiedePaolawasjustfouryearsold,healreadyknewwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.Hetoldeveryonehisgreatplanstowritestoriesanddrawillustrations(插画)forbooks.

Whenhewaslittle,TomiewouldsitonhisIrish(爱尔兰的)mother’skneeandlistenwith1totraditionalstoriesfromIreland.Shewouldreadtohimeveryday.Besideshismother’sstories,TomiealsolovedthetalesthathisIrishgrandfathertoldhim.TomiewouldlaterusetraditionalIrishstoriesandtalesforsomeofhis2.

Tomielovedlisteningtostories,3whathereallywantedtodowastoreadhimself.Hewasexcitedwhenhestartedthefirstgrade,andhe4learnedtoread.Hehadahugeinterestinstories,andhereadeverythinghecouldfind.

Whenhewasabouttenyearsold,Tomiereceivedsomearttools5presents.Hethoughttheywerethebestgiftsever.Atschool,theartteacher6himbecauseheseemedtobeabornartist.Shewouldmakesurehegotextrapaperforhisdrawings.Tomiewoulddrawpicturesforthechildreninhisclass.Hewould7paperdollsandgivethemtothegirlwhowashisfavoritethatweek.

WhenTomiegrewup,hewenttothesameartschoolashistwincousins.Herememberedwhathiscousinstoldhim.Tobeagoodartist,hewouldneedtopractice,practice,practice!That’sjust8Tomiedid.

WhenTomiefinishedschool,hebecameanartteacher.Hegothisfirstbookjobin1965toillustrateachildren’ssciencebookcalledSoundScience.Notlongafterthat,hewroteandillustratedhisfirstbook.

PeopleloveTomie’sbooks.Hehasreceivedmany9forliterature—someforhisillustrationsandsomeforhisstories.ThefirstmajorawardhereceivedwastheCaldecottHonorBookAwardforhisillustrationsinStregaNona.

TomiedePaola10hisdreamsofbecomingawriterandanillustrator.Todayhe