【TheodorSeussGeiselwasborninSpringfieldMassachusettsin1904.Hewasfamousbecauseofthebookshewroteforchildren.Theycombinefunnywordspicturesandsocialopinion.DrSeusswrotehisfirstbookforchildrenin1937.Itisca】

　　TheodorSeussGeiselwasborninSpringfieldMassachusettsin1904.Hewasfamousbecauseofthebookshewroteforchildren.Theycombinefunnywordspicturesandsocialopinion.

　　DrSeusswrotehisfirstbookforchildrenin1937.ItiscalledAndtoThinkISawItonMulberryStreet.Anumberofpublishersrefusedtopublishit.Theysaiditwastoodifferentandit’snotworthpublishing.Afriendfinallypublishedit.Soonothersuccessfulbooksfollowed.Overtheyearshewrotemorethanfortychildren’sbooks.Theywerefuntoread.Yethisbookssometimesdealtwithserioussubjects.

　　Bythemiddle1940sDrSeusshadbecomeoneofthebest-lovedandmostsuccessfulwritersofchildren’sbooks.Hehadastrongdesiretohelpchildren.In1954Lifemagazinepublishedareportaboutschoolchildrenwhocouldnotread.Thereportsaidmanychildren’sbooksweren’tinteresting.DrSeussdecidedtowritebooksthatwereinterestingandeasytoread.

　　In1957DrSeusswroteTheCatintheHat.Heusedlessthan225wordstowritethebook.Thiswasaboutthenumberofwordsasix-year-oldshouldbeabletoread.

　　Thestoryisaboutacatwhotriestoentertaintwochildrenonarainydaywhiletheirmotherisawayfromhome.Thecatisnotlikenormalcats.Ittalks.Thebookwasanimmediatesuccess.Itwasaninterestingstoryandwaseasytoread.Childrenlovedit.Theirparentslovedittoo.Todaymanyadultssayitisstilloneofthestoriestheylikebest.

　　【小题1】What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

　　A．SomeofDrSeuss’booksforchildren.B．WhatareDrSeuss’sbooksmainlyabout?C．DrSeuss—afamouswriterofchildren’sbooks.D．WhyareDrSeuss’booksdifferent?【小题2】WhatdoweknowaboutDrSeuss’sfirstbookforchildren?A．ItwasDrSeuss’worstbook.B．Itdealtwithaveryserioussubject.C．Neitherchildrennoradultslikeit.D．Manypublishersdidn’ttakeitseriouslyatfirst.【小题3】HowoldwasDrSeusswhenhewrotehisfirstbook?A．30B．31C．32D．33【小题4】HowdidDrSeusshelpchildrenacc