The beloved childrens author Tomie depaola, w...

The beloved childrens author Tomie depaola, who was born in Connecticut on September15, 1934 and whose imaginative and warm-hearted works crossed generations and continents died Monday at age 85. His death was announced, without details, on social media by his assistant. Bob Hechtel.

Depaola’s works covered many areas of his imagination, from a magical tale centered on a kind and caring Calabrian grandmother--strega Nona, which won the Caldecott Honor Award in 1976--to retelling the inspiring Comanche story of The Legend of the Bluebonnet. In 2000 he won a Newbery Honor for his book 26 Fairmount Avenue, which described his early childhood. Quiet, published in 1980s, is one of his bestselling books. By dePaola’s own count, he worked on some 270 books--the first in 1965, and the most recent published last year.

In 2011, he won a lifetime prize, the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, which praised his “considerable and lasting contribution to literature for children.” In all, nearly 25 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.

Along with his work as an author, dePaola taught art and theater at various colleges in California, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. For many years, he made his home in New London. N H.

In 1998, dePaola told a radio reporter that he hoped to recognize children for all their natural abilities. “As a grown-up,” he said, “I want to give children the credit for everything I can: their courage, their humor, their love, their intellectual abilities, their abilities to be fair, their abilities to be unfair. But I do wish that we grown-ups would give children lots of credit for these temporary kinds of qualities that they have.”

1.Which of the following best describes all dePaola’s works?

A.Inspiring. B.Magic.

C.Adventurous. D.Imaginative

2.Which of the following books reflects dePaola’s own life?

A.Quiet. B.Strega Nona.

C.26 Fairmount Avenue. D.The Legend of the Bluebonnet.

3.What did dePaola think children needed?

A.Adults approval. B.Various abilities.

C.Major improvement. D.Superior qualities.

4.What’s the purpose of writing the text?

A.To announce bad news. B.To praise a great artist.

C.To introduce some books. D.To mourn a distinguished man.

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_____ born in Chicago, the author was famous for his stories about New York.

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The novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, born 200 years ago, was a poor housewife with six children, who suffered from various illnesses. And yet, driven by a passionate hatred of slavery, she found time to write “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which became the most influential novel in American history and aroused radical change both at home and abroad.

Today, however, the book has a different reputation, owing to the popular image of its character, Uncle Tom-whose name has become a saying for a cowardly black man who betrays his race.

But this view is wrong: The original Uncle Tom was physically and morally strong, an inspiration for blacks and other oppressed people worldwide.

Indeed, that’s why in the mid-19th century Southerners attacked “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as a dangerously destructive book, while Northern reformers-especially blacks-often praised it.

The book was influential overseas, too.In Russia it inspired Vladimir Lenin, who recalled it as his favorite book in childhood. It was the first American novel to be translated and published in China, and it fueled antislavery causes in Cuba and Brazil.

The book’s progressive appeal was the character of Uncle Tom himself: a strong man who is notable because he does not betray his race; one reason he gave up escaping from his plantation is that he doesn’t want to put his fellow slaves in danger. And he is finally killed because he refuses to tell his master where two runaway slaves are hiding.

Unfortunately, these themes were lost in many of the stage versions of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.

The play, seen by more people than those who read the book, remained popular up to the`1950s and still appears occasionally. But in the play Stowe’s revolutionary themes were drowned.

But it doesn’t have to be that way; indeed, during the civil rights era it was those who most closely resembled Uncle Tom-Stowe’s Tom, not the sheepish one of popular myth-who proved most effective in promoting progress. Both Stowe and Tom deserve our reconsideration and our respect.

1.Harriet Beecher Stowe managed to write “Uncle Tom’s Cabin because __________.

A.she wanted to earn money to support her family

B.she hated slavery from the bottom of her heart

C.she tried to set an example to her six children

D.she had the similar life experiences with Tom

2. As for the influence of the book, __________.

A.it was the first American novel to be translated into Russian

B.it was the most influential book for Vladimir Lenin in his life

C.it also gave rise to the causes of anti-slavery in the distant Africa

D.its character Tom inspired the blacks and other oppressed people in the world

3.What is true of the character Uncle Tom in the book?

A.He is a black man who betrays his race.

B.He manages to escape from the plantation.

C.He doesn’t put his fellow slaves in danger.

D.He kills himself instead of giving away the slaves.

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A.The theme on revolution and progress in the book were lost in the play.

B.The book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”　 has more readers than the stage versions.

C.The play was very popular and nowadays it is still put on now and then.

D.It is the Uncle Tom in the book that promotes the progress of mankind.

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The beloved and longtime host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers was born on march20, 1928, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

After graduating from Latrobe High school, Rogers was admitted to Dartmouth College, where he studied for a year before transferring(转学) to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Rogers, who’d begun playing the piano at a young age, graduated with high honour in 1951 with a degree in music composition.

During his senior year of college he visited his parents and was amazed by the family’s newest household addition: a television set. He could see a bright future for the medium and, as he’d later remembered, Rogers immediately decided he wanted to be a part of it.

Rogers’ first job in television came in 1953 when he was employed to work in programming by WQED in Pittsburgh, a recently launched community TV station that was the first of its kind in the country.

In the following year, he was co-producing a new program, The Children’s Corner. This allowed Rogers, who’d fallen in love with puppetry(木偶戏) as a child, to introduce some of his favourite puppets from his home to his young audience.

As his experience grew, so did his aspirations(抱负). He earned his divinity(神学) degree in 1962. After that Presbyterian Church asked him to serve children and families through television. Rogers made his first appearance the following year as Mister Rogers on a Canadian Broadcast System show called Misterogers. The program helped lay the foundation in its look and approach for Rogers’ later show.

Canada, however, was not where Rogers or his wife, Joanne, whom he’d met at Rollins, wanted to raise their two young sons. Soon, the Rogers family was back in Pittsburgh, where Rogers launched Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in 1996.

1.What inspired Fred Rogers’ decision to enter a career in television?

A. His parents’ encouragement.　　 B. His major at college.

C. A television set in his home.　　 D. His deep love in music.

2.Which one mainly influenced Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?

A. Misterogers in Canada.　　 B. The Children’s Corner

C. Rogers’ divinity degree.　　 D. Rogers’ first job.

3.Why did the couple move back to Pittsburgh?

A. Rogers planned to launch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood there.

B. They thought Canada was unfit for bringing up their children.

C. They wanted to look after their parents back in America.

D. Presbyterian Church invited them back in America.

4.What does the whole text mainly talk about?

A. Rogers’ interests in music and puppets.

B. Early education Fred Rogers received.

C. Fred Rogers’ family and his experiences.

D. Fred Rogers’ early life and early career.

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Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Germany.He was the fifth of six children.In 1845，his father died.All six children decided 1.________(go) to the United States.Strauss went to the southeastern part of the US.For eight years，he walked along the country roads 2.________(sell) dry goods from door to door—just like his father in Germany.

In 1853，Strauss decided to move to San Francisco，3.______thousands of people were looking for gold. 4._______his way to California，Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods.He had only one thing5.________(leave)some canvas (帆布)．

In California，Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners.He said they could make tents from the canvas.But they weren’t 6._______(interest) in canvas for tents.Strauss didn’t know 7._______to do with the canvas.Before long Strauss found the miners needed new pants.There were holes in their pants　 8.______the cloth wasn’t strong.He decided to make the canvas 9._______pants.They called them “Levi’s”．Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different cloth.It was a heavy cotton cloth—the same kind people wear today.

Levi Strauss died in 1902.He never married and left money to his nephews.He left the world much more—the jeans 10.________so many people wear.

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You probably know the name Christopher Robin from one of the most beloved children's books in history. But Christopher Robin Milne was a real person-the only child of Winnie the Pooh author A.A.Milne. It was his playtime in the woods with his parents and his favorite stuffed animal that inspired the series. However, the little boy would soon be thrust into the spotlight before he was even old enough for kindergarten, much less equipped to handle worldwide fame and recognition. Here's what Christopher Robin really thought of Winnie the Pooh and his own reluctant legacy(遗留下来的东西) as the hero of these stories.

Christopher Robin was born on August 21,1920.His father, Alan Alexander Milne, kept a home in London for the family, but they would often spend weekends at a country home called Cotchford Farm in East Sussex.That's the location that inspired many of the locales(故事发生的现场) in the books, including the Hundred Acre Wood. As for Winnie the Pooh, he was inspired by a real-life character, too. Well, sort of. A. A. Milne bought Christopher Robin a teddy bear named Edward Bear from Harrods of London for his first birthday, according to the New York Public Library. Christopher Robin renamed the bear Winnie after a real bear he saw at the London Zoo. Here's more about the real-life toys that inspired the other Winnie the Pooh characters.

The creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories was a family affair. In fact, A.A.Milne often credited his wife, Daphne, as a collaborator on the books because he was inspired by watching how she played with Christopher Robin, helping him bring the stuffed animals to life with different voices and personalities to suit each one.

The Winnie the Pooh sensation started with a short story that A.A.Milne wrote for the London Evening News. It was called “The Wrong Sort of Bees,” and it included Christopher Robin and his bear, Winnie the Pooh. But, according to the Smithsonian, the boy and his bear really rose to fame with the publication of A.A.Milne' s 1926 book that was illustrated by E.H. Shepard.

Fan mail poured in when people learned that there was a “real” Christopher Robin. The author would give his son those fan letters, introducing the little boy to his new, widespread fame. Christopher Robin was expected to respond to each fan letter with his nanny's help. He also appeared in a pageant(露天演出的历史剧）based on the Pooh characters and would participate in audio recordings of the books when he was only 7,which his cousin would later refer to as exploitation, according to the BBC.

Christopher Robin liked the Winnie the Pooh books at first, and he even enjoyed the fame. However, after a few years, those books that were so beloved to readers around the world became a burden to him. Christopher Robin went away to boarding school around the age of 9,at the height of Winnie the Pooch’s popularity, and he was bullied there. The other kids would play that record of Christopher Robin reading the poems about Winnie the Pooh and tease him mercilessly.

Plus, the real-life Christopher Robin was very different from the fictional character who shared his name, but people made the false assumption that he was truly like the character in the books. As a result, Christopher Robin felt very misunderstood. Here are more fictional characters you never knew were based on real people.

By 1929,A.A.Milne told reporters that he was “amazed and disgusted” by Christopher Robin's fame. Although he didn't go into detail about the problems that his son faced, the author felt that his son had already experienced more fame than he had intended or wanted for him. Realizing that his young son might be damaged by this, A.A.Milne swore never to write another children's book after the fourth Pooh book was published.

Still, as with most family situations, things were complicated. The Guardian reports that A.A. Milne was a bit in denial about the grave impact the fame had on his son, telling reporters on another occasion that Christopher Robin referred to himself as “Billy Moon” at home and claiming that the fame didn't impact them personally. That would prove to be untrue.

1.What happened to Christopher Robin after the series succeeded?

A.He stopped playing in the woods with his toys.

B.He became the center of worldwide attention.

C.He prepared himself for kindergarten education.

D.He refused to admit being the hero of these stories.

2.How did the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories take place?

A.It resulted from Milne' s family cooperation.

B.It was inspired by Robin's first birthday party.

C.It was assisted by the real-life stuffed animals.

D.It began with a casual visit to a country home.

3.What do we know about the book The Wrong Sort of Bees by

A.It was cowritten by E.H.Shepard and A.A.Milne.

B.It helped the boy and his bear to achieve great fame.

C.It laid the base for the boy and his bear rising to fame.

D.It was published in 1926 according to the Smithsonian.

4.What was his cousin's attitude to Robin's participation in these activities?

A.Supporting. B.Aggressive.

C.Objective. D.Disapproving.

5.Why did Christopher Robin become tired of the fame after a few years?

A.Because he began to study in a boarding school.

B.Because he disliked the fictional character any more.

C.Because he shamed his name with the fictional character.

D.Because he suffered from the bullies and misunderstandings.

6.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A.People might mask their true feelings for certain reasons.

B.People are likely to make family situations more complex.

C.People should be encouraged to tell the truth to reporters.

D.People can be influenced by complicated family situations.

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Jean Little who was born in Taiwan, China, has been living in Canada since the age of seven. In spit of the challenge of1.(she) blindness. Jean began writing as a child and has never stopped. despite2.(limit) vision, she attended regular school 3.graduated in 1955 from the University of Toronto with an Honors Degree in English. She taught special need children until 1962. That year, her first book, Mine for Keeps, 4.(win)the Little Brown Children’s Book Award and since then Jean has written 50 books,　 5. (include)novels, picture books, autobiography, poetry and short stories, among 6.are some of Canada’s best-loved works for children, such as Dancing Through the Snow, Mama’s Going to Buy You a Mockingbird, Listen for the Singing. Her books　　 7.(translate) into a dozen languages so far and have won many awards.

In addition 8.all her awards, she has received six honorary degrees and is a member of the Order of Canada for her outstanding 9.(contribute) Canadian children’s literature, and 10.(recent) she won the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal.

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Donald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire， England , in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.

When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat .Twenty years later he decided that he wouldn’t eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan.

Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.

People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.

Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources， including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.

Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.

1. At first, Watson refused to eat meat____________.

A. because of his love for animals

B. because he has a lot of health problems.

C. because of environmental reasons

D. because keeping animals needed lots of resources

2.The underlined word “vegan” in paragraph 2 refers to a person_________.

A. likes keeping animals

B. protect animals

C. doesn’t kill any animals

D. doesn’t eat any product from animals

3. At first, most people think eating food from animals is_______.

A. hard　　　　 　　　　　　 　 B. reasonable

C. ridiculous　　　　　 　　 D. unhealthy

4.The best title for the text is :___________.

A. Donald Watson : a new way to eat

B. Animal protection in England

C. The Vegan Society：a special group

D. Healthy eating habits

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36．Valli, who was born in Pula, in_______is now Croatio, made her film debut in Italy in the mid-1930s.

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The high school grades of Tom Monaghan, who was born in 1937, were so low that he graduated at the bottom of his class. The local university turned down his application, but he managed to enter the University of Michigan. A few weeks later, he dropped out because he lacked money for school fees. In 1960, Monaghan agreed to buy a pizza store with his brother, who gave up a year later.

For the first year, Monaghan worked all the time but hardly made any money. He soon found himself deep in debt. He began making the business simpler, selling only three sizes of pizza, instead of five. This change helped Monaghan make a profit, which allowed him to expand his three stores under a new name, Domino’s.

However, during the following years Monaghan experienced a series of setbacks. In 1967, a fire destroyed his store in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which served as the company’s offices. Most of the damage was not covered by insurance. In an effort to recover his losses, Monaghan continued to expand his franchise, but was unable to keep up with the growth. Without Monaghan’s guidance, many of the new stores closed down. By 1970, Monaghan was $1.5 million in debt and facing lawsuits from nearly 150 debtors. In the following financial settlement, Monaghan lost 51 percent of his company to the bank.

But Monaghan concentrated on building the 49 percent of the business he still owned. Slowly, he began to work his way out of his financial difficulties. He defended himself in court since he could not afford a lawyer. He sold his furniture and his car. In about a year, he managed to pay off all his debts.

These hard times taught him a valuable lesson in how to run a business. By 1978, two hundred Domino’s stores had opened. Five years later, the number of stores was over a thousand; by 1989, the chain had more than five thousand stores. The company had more than six thousand pizza delivery stores when Monaghan sold it for $1 billion in 1998.

1.What seemed to be the reason why the local university turned down Monaghan’s application? (No more than 10 words)

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2.How did Monaghan expand his three stores under a new name, Domino’s according to the second paragraph? (No more than 15 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

3.What does the underlined word “setbacks” mean in the third paragraph? (Only one word)

____________________________________________________________________________

4.How did Monaghan finally succeed after he lost 51 percent of his company?

(No more than 15 words)

____________________________________________________________________________

5.What do you think of Monaghan? Give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)

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