A lot of people wish to be writers some day. They mean that they hope to write stories or books, even novels which many persons will read. But they should know it's impossible that everyone can be a writer. They should understand that they will need to be good readers and to read much in order to be good writers.

Nearly all the great writers read a lot before they started to go to school. And they have kept reading for hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare(空闲) time in reading books.

If you are a good reader, you don't need to spend so long doing the reading homework after school. Then you can read other books for fun. As you read so well, you keep looking for more books.

While making up your mind to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself, "I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer. "

1. A lot of people hope to________according to this passage.

A. borrow a lot of interesting books

B. spend much time in the libraries

C. tell others many interesting stories

D. write some interesting books

2. Nearly all the great writers read a lot

A. after they started to go to school

B. when they are at school

C.  before they started to go to school

D. with the help of their teachers

3. If someone wants to be a good writer, he should

A. spend much time reading books                B. write much

C. watch TV                                 D. do much reading homework

4. Reading the book for fun                .

A. can make your life pleasant                B. is of no use

C. can make a person work hard               D. can help everyone be a writer

5. Which of the following is true?

A. A person who wants to be a writer must be successful.

B. Not all the people will become writers in the future.

C. No people will become writers in the future.

D. A person needn't do well in his lesson first.

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。

　　I took the brass box out of my backpack and opened it. I turned the instruction (说明) book to the section marked“How to Make a Tulpa.” I began to read :

　　“Greetings. So you wish to use special box to make Tulpa. Very nice. But remember: Tulpa is not real person. Tulpa must not vote, or operate(操纵) heavy machinery(机械).

　　Tulpa does not need to eat, except sometimes Kit Kat bars(一种条状糖). Tulpa does not need to bathe. Just wipe it off every few days with a damp cloth. MOST IMPORTANT WARNING: Please never, never never feed Tulpa peanuts(花生). ”OK, all that seemed easy enough. Now go on to make the Tulpa.

　　“You now ready to make Tulpa,” said the book. “Please put a picture of a person you wish to copy in the box. ”

　　I looked around for a picture of myself. The only one I could find was my school picture from last year. It's fuzzy(模糊) and out-of-focus(焦距没对准). My hair is all sticking up(直立). And I have this really silly grin(龇牙咧嘴) on my face. Spencer said. “Zack, it makes you look like Bozo, the Clown(小丑). ”But it was all I had. I put the picture in the brass box. I continued reading.

　　“Now, please shake the box with great gusto. ”

　　I wasn't sure what gusto was, but I picked up the box and shook it pretty hard.

　　Nothing happened. I put the box down. I thought my school picture was too silly to work.

　　Suddenly, I heard something. A very slight noise was coming from inside the brass box. Then the box started moving slightly up and down, a little like Mexican jumping beans (豆子). Then-and this really frightened(使害怕)me-the lid(盖子) of the box raised up about half an inch, and a finger crept(蠕动) out of it.

　　I backed away from the box: Three more fingers crept out of it.

　　By now I was at the opposite end of my bedroom. Dad was still at his computer. But I didn't think he'd like me calling, “Dad, hurry! A hand is creeping out of this brass box I bought! ”I mean, that might break his work.

　　Now an arm followed the hand. Then a second hand slid out of the box . The hands pushed back the lid of the box. And out climbed. . . me! I mean, it was a perfect copy of me, the way I looked in my school picture. The same sticking-up hair, the same silly grin. ...

　　Yikes ! I'd made Bozo the Clone !

1．What was the box for? The box could be used to ________.

[　　]

2．What's the result?

[　　]

A．He got a copy of Bozo, the Clown.

B．He saw fingers coming out of the box.

C．He made a perfect school picture of himself.

D．He saw a Clone of himself coming out of the box.

3．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Zack wanted to copy himself.

B．Zack found some beans in the box.

C．Zack was so frightened that he broke the box.

D．Zack was so frightened that he called to his father for help.

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.
【小题1】Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

A．children wanted to learn to write

B．a report for children was wanted

C．many children's books were interesting

D．some school children were not interested in reading.

【小题2】People like his books because the books ______.

A．are cheap and easy to get	B．were written in different languages
C．are easy and interesting to read	D．were written with invented words

【小题3】He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

A．50

B．53

C．56

D．87

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

【小题5】From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide

C．changed American children's way of reading

D．wrote the largest number of books in the world

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 well. 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. 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.
【小题1】Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

A．some school children could not read well

B．many children's books were interesting

C．children wanted to learn to write

D．a writer for children was wanted

【小题2】 People like his books because the books ______.

A．are cheap and easy to get

B．were written in different languages

C．are easy and interesting to read

D．were written with invented words

【小题3】He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

A．50

B．53

C．56

D．87

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

B．Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

C．The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D．His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

【小题5】 From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

A．won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B．sold millions of his books himself worldwide

C．changed American children's way of reading

D．wrote the largest number of books in the world