题型：阅读选择 题类：模拟题 难易度：普通
广东省广州市2017届广州市中考英语模拟试卷（二）
Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.
In 1954, life magazine published a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “I do not write for children. I write for people.”
Anna: I work in a bank on workdays. My home is about twenty kilometers from my office. I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a.m. and take the train at 7:00 a.m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. I am never late for work. |
Joe: I am a student. My home is not far. I can go to school on foot. It takes me about forty minutes. But I often go to school by boat because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes. |
Nancy: I'm a waiter. I work in a restaurant from Monday to Friday. I often go to work by bus. It is about five kilometers from my home to the restaurant. It takes me about twenty-five minutes to go to work. Sometimes, I am late for work because there are too many cars and buses on the street. |
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