Roald Dahl was a great children's writer. His...

Roald Dahl was a great children's writer. His dark past helped him paint a picture 　　　　 was different to most other writers.

A.that B.who C./ D.whom

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Roald Dahl was a great children's writer. His dark past helped him paint a picture 　　　　 was different to most other writers.

A. that　　 B. who　　 C. /　　 D. whom

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Roald Dahl（罗尔德 达尔，英国作家） was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.

In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.

Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, 　　　　 : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.

Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.

“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”

In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.

After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.

1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) 　　　　 .

A. doctor　　 B. teacher　　 C. actor　　 D. writer

2.After Roald went to America, he 　　　　 .

A. lost his parents in a plane accident

B. wrote a story about his pilot experience

C. got married with an English film star

D. won a big prize for his book Matilda

3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?

A. they lived a happy life

B. three terrible things happened

C. he went on writing books

D. he created some unlucky characters

4.What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that 　　　　 .

A. being a writer was a popular job at that time

B. one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer

C. Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it

D. though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life

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Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.

In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.

Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ： Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.

Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.

“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”

In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.

After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.

1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an)__________ ___.

A. doctor　　　　 B. teacher　　　　 C. actor　　　　　　 D. writer

2.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4 ____________.

A. they lived a happy life　　

B. three terrible things happened

C. he went on writing books　　

D. he created some unlucky characters

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Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.

Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.

In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.

Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, 　　　　 : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.

Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.

“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”

In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.

After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.

1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) 　　　　 .

A. doctor　　 B. teacher　　 C. actor　　 D. writer

2.After Roald went to America, he 　　　　 .

A. lost his parents in a plane accident

B. wrote a story about his pilot experience

C. got married with an English film star

D. won a big prize for his book Matilda

3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?

A. they lived a happy life

B. three terrible things happened

C. he went on writing books

D. he created some unlucky characters

4.What Roald said in Paragraph 6 mainly shows that 　　　　 .

A. being a writer was a popular job at that time

B. one needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer

C. Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it

D. though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life

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Roald Dahl was a British short-story writer and poet. He was born 1. September 13th, 19l6 in South Wales. When Dahl was 2., one of his hobbies was reading.

Dahl first attended school in England, but he didn’t enjoy school b3. many teachers were very strict. When Dahl was thirteen, his family moved house and he was 4. (send) to Repton Public School. Sadly, the teachers there were even 5. (bad) than those at his old school. However, there was one good thing about the school. Every few months, a chocolate company, Cadburys, gave 6. (box) of chocolate to Repton for the students to test. This happy memory gave Dahl the idea for his most famous novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In 1939, when the Second World War started, Dahl 7. (join) the Air Force and learned to fly warplanes. 8. (unlucky), on his 9. (one) flight, the warplane ran out of fuel (燃料) and crashed in a desert. He almost died in the burning plane.

Dahl started writing in the 1940s. In 1945 he moved to America. He lived happily during

the last years of his l10., and he wrote his best books during the period.

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Hans Christian Andersen was a great writer. He wrote many popular stories for children all over the world. April 2 is his birthday and it is also Children’s Book Day.

Andersen was born in 1805. When he was a little boy, his father read him a story every day. He felt very happy at that time. But his father died when he was 11 years old. Then he had to leave school. Andersen started working as an actor and singer. He loved reading books so much that he went back to school at 17. His first book came out in 1835. From then on, he wrote about one book a year for 37 years.

There is a park about Andersen’s fairy tales(童话故事) and life in Shanghai. If you like Anderson, you can go there to learn about his stories and life, and you can play games, too.

1.Hans Christian Andersen wrote many _____ ______ for children all over the world.

2.When he was very young, his father read him _____ ______ every day.

3.Andersen’s father　 _____ when he was 11 years old.

4.His first book came out _____ ______.

5.If you like Anderson, you can go _____ to learn about his stories and life.

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For the past five years, 44-year-old Rami Adham has spent much of his time helping children in Syria(叙利亚). He keeps sending ____ to them.

Rami Adhman was ____ in Syria, but moved to Finland with his family in 1989. When the Syrian civil war(内战) took place in 2012, he ____ to help the children in his hometown. In the beginning, he ____ planned on sending toys. He thought food, medicine, and drinking water were more ____. Once his daughter asked him to send her toys to the children in Syria. When Adham gave the toys to those poor children, he saw the ____on their faces. From then on, he made toys on the top of his gift list.

Adham soon became known ____ the Father Christmas of Syria. He has travelled from Finland to Syria 28 times, and won’t stop ____ the war ends. Every time he goes to Syria, he carries a heavy bag of toys on his back all the way. It’s a trip full of ____. He might get hurt or be killed at any time, ____ he never gives up. “Now children in Syria are facing death and many ____ possible threats(威胁). I think the toys are really ____ for the children,” he said. “No matter what they ____, they are always happy to share it with others.”

Adham is having a campaign(活动) ____. He wants to raise 100,000 dollars. If it is ____, he plans to use the money to build schools in Syria. The work of Adham is a light among the darkness for many children in Syria.

1.A. books B. food C. money D. toys

2.A. born B. grown C. learned D. left

3.A. forgot B. regretted C. decided D. refused

4.A. usually B. never C. sometimes D. often

5.A. romantic B. amazing C. important D. complete

6.A. joy B. sadness C. anger D. fear

7.A. as B. for C. with D. after

8.A. because B. though C. after D. until

9.A. danger B. happiness C. safety D. patience

10.A. and B. if C. so D. but

11.A. another B. other C. others D. the other

12.A. unknown B. valuable C. expensive D. useless

13.A. remember B. record C. receive D. remind

14.A. just now B. for a moment C. at that time D. at present

15.A. interesting B. necessary C. powerful D. difficult

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Kwame Alexander is an American writer of children's fiction. His novel The Crossover was written in poetic (诗歌的) form and won several awards in 2015. Alexander's most recent novel Booked is about a middle school student Nick Hall, whose love for soccer helps him deal with the challenges of growing up. Recently, a reporter had an interview with Alexander about his books.

(R=Reporter, A= Alexander)

R: 1.

A: It has to do with my love of sports. As a kid, I loved to play sports. I was a tennis player. I love to watch sports and to get excited about what happens on the field. Why not use sports as a way to tell these stories? I know kids are going to get into it. What kid doesn't love tennis or swimming or soccer?

R: 2.

A: I've always been interested in the power of poetry. I've been trying to write my feelings and ideas about the world we live in and poetry allows me to talk about some heavy and deep things in a pleasant way. I love poetry and for me, it's so cool.

R: 3.

A: Video games and television mostly offer fantasy (幻想). They offer interesting and unrealistic fantasy. Literature (文学) opens up a world of possibility to readers. As a writer for kids, I want to help readers imagine what's possible in the world — how to make it better and how to make themselves better in it.

R: 4.

A: Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, E. E. Cummings — those are the main ones. It's the things they wrote about, the way they played with language and held the readers' attention.

R: Are you planning a new novel?  5.

A: It will be. I'm writing a prequel (前传) to The Crossover. It's about the father, Chuck Bell, when he was 12 years old.

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

A. Will it be in poetic form?

B. What can literature offer young people that video games and television cannot?

C. Why are both of your recent novels about sports?

D. Do you write from your experience or imagination?

E. Why did you write these two novels in poetic form?

F. Which writers have had the greatest influence on your writing?

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The great US writer, J. D. Salinger was one of the most influential writers of the last century. His writing interests all age groups, but young people are especially big fans of his.

He is famous for his novel The Catcher in the Rye. The hero of this story is named Holden Caulfield. Holden is a troublemaker at school and has difficulty getting along with others.

And yet Holden has a heart of gold. Many readers have been moved by the attitude (态度) he has toward young children, especially to his little sister Phoebe. He always tries his best to protect the young. Millions of people all over the world have taken the troubled 17-year-old Holden into their hearts.

In fact, Salinger didn't write all that much over the course of his life. Besides The Catcher in the Rye, he published (出版) a few other shorter works, and then, after 1965, nothing at all. The reason for this seems to be that he hated public attention. He had become famous with the success of his novel and didn't care about what people thought of him. He refused to give interviews and did not allow anyone to write about him.

But Salinger still kept on writing. It's said that he wrote eight other novels. Fans of his work hope that one day they will be able to read these "lost" Salinger books.

1.Holden Caulfield was ________.

A.a fan of Salinger B.an American writer

C.difficult at school D.famous for his novel

2.Which of the following words best describes Holden's attitude toward the young?

A.Kind. B.Serious. C.Humorous. D.Worried.

3.Salinger didn't publish any works after 1965 probably because he ________.

A.was busy with interviews B.thought people didn't like him

C.wanted to protect his sister D.had little interest in being famous

4.From the last paragraph we may know ________.

A.Salinger wrote eight novels in all B.some of Salinger's works hasn't come out

C.Salinger has lost his way since 1965 D.fans of Salinger will find all the lost books

5.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?

A.Holden's golden heart B.Salinger and his works

C.Salinger's favourite novel D.A troublemaker at school

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