高中英语外研版选修6 Module 2 Fantasy Literature – Philip Pullman单元测试题 2

Module 2 单元检测题 2 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Beverly Cleary has sold 85 million copies of 41 books and — if those numbers weren't impressive enough — she turned 100 on April 12. Though the world was a very different place when Cleary was a child, she has always believed that kids pretty much stay the same — which explains the ongoing popularity of her beloved characters, like Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins and Ralph S. Mouse. Cleary was in her early thirties and working part-time in a bookstore when she sat down at a typewriter to see if just maybe she could write a book for kids. She had worked as a librarian before World War II, and she wished she'd had books for young readers about children living everyday lives. “I think children want to read about normal, everyday kids,” she said. “That's what I wanted to read about when I was growing up. I wanted to read about the sort of boys and girls that I knew in my neighborhood and in my school. I think children like to find themselves in books.” Her first book,?Henry Huggins,?came out in 1950. Henry had a friend named Beezus, and Beezus had a mischievous (爱恶作剧的)?? but lovable little sister named Ramona. Over the next 50 years, Cleary took Ramona all the way from nursery school (托儿所) to the fourth grade. Cleary says when she was writing Ramona, she took inspiration (灵感) from a little girl who lived in the house behind hers as a child. Her books have?hooked?generations (几代) of children, including a young Jeff Kinney, who grew up to become the author of the?“Diary of a Wimpy Kid”?series. “I must have been about 8 or 9 years old when I first read Beverly Cleary,” Kinney recalled. “The book that really interested me was?Ramona Quimby, Age 8.” “Most kids have parents, teachers, bullies (欺凌)?—?we all experience these things,”?Kinney said.?“And Beverly Cleary understood that. Her work is still as closely connected with the subject today as when it first came out.” Now, generations of children have been fortunate enough to enjoy her stories of?Klickitat Street. 21. What can we infer about Beverly Cleary's works? A. They are about adults' ordinary lives. B. They interest and delight young readers. C. They receive much criticism from other writers. D. They are based on Cleary's childhood experiences. 22. What gave Cleary inspiration for Ramona's stories? A. A neighborhood girl. B. Her work as a librarian. C. Her fourth-grade daughter. D. Her work experience in a bookstore. 23. What does the underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Described. B. Praised. C. Surprised. D. Attracted. 24. Which of the following can best describe Beverly Cleary? A. Brave and patient. B. Generous and honest. C. Productive and influential. D. Considerate and optimistic. B Volume One's first-ever poetry contest underway Volume One, the Chippewa Valley's biweekly arts and cu ... ...