Doctor Seuss was born in 1904.By the middle 1950s，he had become one of the most successful writers of children's books in the world.His books are very popular with young readers.They enjoy the new words and the pictures of unusual animals and plants.
    In 1954，life magazine published a report about school children who couldn't 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 in his books.He didn't 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 kid could read it.It was funny 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 used less than fifty words to write a book called Green Eggs and Ham.
   In 1984，Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize because his books provided American children and their parents with knowledge and enjoyment.
   He died at the age of 87.But millions of his books are still sold worldwide.His books helped change the way that American children learnt 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."

（1）Why do young readers like reading Doctor Seuss' books？

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A．Because he was good at describing stories.
B．Because his books are for young readers.
C．Because he was one of the most successful writers in the world.
D．Because there are new words and the pictures of unusual animals and plants.
（2）How were children's books before Doctor Seuss wrote his books？

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A．Difficult.
B．Boring.
C．Easy.
D．Expensive.
（3）What's the correct order about Doctor Seuss？

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①He wrote The Cat in the Hat.
②He won a Pulitzer Prize.
③He decided to write interesting and easy books.
④He wrote Green Eggs and Ham.
A． ①③②④
B． ③②①④
C． ③①④②
D． ①③④②
（4）What does the underlined word it （in Paragraph 3）refer to？ （原創(chuàng)題）

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A．Green eggs and Ham
B．Pulitzer Prize
C．Tom and Jerry
D．The Cat in the Hat
（5）What's the best title for this passage？

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A．Some popular children books.
B．Doctor Seuss and his works.
C．American children's life.
D．The most successful writer in America.