I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are monly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
【小题1】E.B. White wrote this passage to .
A. introduce his new books
B. introduce two funny stories
C. explain why he enjoys writing
D. answer some readers’ questions
【小题2】We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who .
A. writes very fast
B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults
D. writes imaginary tales for children
【小题3】What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?
A. That he wanted children to love animals.
B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.
C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.
D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
【小题4】 E.B. White started to write because he wanted to .
A. improve his spelling
B. express his thoughts
C. show his sadness
D. make a good living
【小题5】What is probably the last question?A．Are your stories true?B．What is the truth in your stories?C．Will you write more imaginary tales?D．Do you know a child looking like a mouse?D
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(答案→)D
解析：文章介绍了E.B. White回答读者的来信中的几个问题。
【小题1】D 细节题。根据第一段I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are monly asked.说明他收到很多来信，但是没有足够的时间一一回复，所以就回复一下共同的问题，故D正确。
【小题2】D 推理题。根据最后一段2,3行In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web.说明在他的小说里写了一些特殊情况的孩子，故最有可能是写给孩子看的，故D正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据第三段第三行So I started thinking of ways to save his life.说明他写这部小说是为了在小说里用自己的方法来挽救猪的性命。故C正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据第四段2,3行Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures.说明他写作是为了把自己的思想表达出来，故B正确。
【小题5】A 推理题。根据最后一段第一行Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales.中的回答：这些小说都是虚构的。说明对方的问题应该是. Are your stories true?故A正确。