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One day, on a small farm in Maine, a man
sat in a barn watching a large grey spider spin a web. The man was E.B. White — or
Andy, as he was called — who thought spiders were
wonderful creatures. He thought that one day he might like to write a children's
book about a spider.
But writing was hard work for
Andy. He had written many articles and essays and poems. He had also written
one children's book, Stuart Little. But Andy could never just rush to turn an
idea into an article or a book. He told his editor (编辑) that
he needed to let his ideas ripen.
So for years, Andy continued to
think about writing a children's book about a spider. He did some of his best
thinking while he wandered around his farm.
Once while he was cleaning his
barn, he found a spider's egg sac (卵囊). Andy wanted to see the eggs
hatch. But he was scheduled to leave for a trip to New York City. So he found a
small box and carefully placed the egg sacinside. When he got to his hotel, he
put the box on the dresser. One morning he woke up, and there were hundreds of
baby spiders rushing across the dresser!
Years later, Andy finally began
writing Charlotte's Web, the story of a spider named Charlotte and a pig named
Wilbur. Andy created most of the book sitting by himself in the tiny boathouse
of his farm.
Sometimes he stopped writing
and aimlessly drew pictures of spiders. Andy always said Charlotte's Web was
more than just a children's story about animals. It was a timeless story about
true friendship.
(1)
What is the main idea of this text?
A . E. B. White loved spiders.
B . E. B. White liked to live on a farm.
C . Why E. B. White was called Andy.
D . How E. B. White wrote Charlotte's Web.
(2)
What did Andy mean by saying "to let his ideas ripen"?
A . He wanted them to work quickly.
B . He wanted to discuss them with others.
C . He wanted them to slowly grow and improve.
D . He wanted to save them for future use.
(3)
Why did Andy bring the spider's eggs to New York City?
A . He wanted to know more about spiders.
B . He didn't want spiders to live on his farm.
C . He wanted to kill time during the trip.
D . He didn't like to travel alone.
(4)
What had happened before Andy put his idea into practice according to the text?
A . Children's books had sold well.
B . Andy had made full preparations.
C . Andy had never tried writing children's books.
D . The editor had given Andy some advice.
答案: D
C
A
B