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Roald Dahl was a successful writer of children's books. He sold millions of books all over the world.He's so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.Many of his books have been made into films.
Roald was born in 1916 in Wales.His father was rich but he died when Roald was young. Roald's mother brought him up.He left school early. Roald went to Africa to look for his fortune(财富),and he spent two years working for an oil company. In 1939, Roald joined the Air Force as a pilot, but he had a bad accident in the desert. This made him limp(跛脚的)for the rest of his life.After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his adventures as a pilot. It was good and was published in a magazine.
Roald met and married an American film star named Patricia Neal. They bought a house in England and had five children.
Between 1960 and 1965, three terrible things happened. Then, one of his children, was hit by a taxi in New York and was badly hurt. Luckily, he got well soon. However, Olivia, one of Roald's daughters, died of an illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her two years to get completely better.
Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old room at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair.“One of the nice things about being a writer,”he once said,“is that you just need what you've got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”
In 1983, Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG(The Big Friendly Giant). During his life, Roald wrote many famous books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr.Fox,and James and the Giant Peach.
After his death in 1990, Roald left money to help children and adults with serious illnesses or with problems with reading and writing.
1.The writer of this passage introduces Roald Dahl to the readers mainly by
A.following the time order
B.keeping to the change of places
C.interviewing his family members
D.describing an unusual happening
2.What is the right order of the following happenings?
① Roald married an American film star.
② Roald received a big prize for his book.
③ Roald wrote his adventures as a pilot in the USA.
④ Roald went to Africa, working for an oil company.
⑤ Roald's father died and his mother brought him up.
A.④⑤③①② B.④⑤①③②
C.⑤④③①② D.⑤④③②①
3.Which book made Roald win a big prize?
A.The BFG.
B.Fantastic Mr.Fox.
C.James and the Giant Peach.
D.Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 4.Which word can best describe Roald Dahl according to the passage?
A.Humorous. B.Creative.
C.Honest. D.Traditional.
1.A 【解析】篇章结构题。根据第二段Roald was born in 1916 in Wales及In 1939, Roald joined the Air Force as a pilot,第二段Between 1960 and 1965,倒数第二段In 1983, Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG(The Big Friendly Giant).及最后 一段After his death in 1990,可知，本文是按照时间先后顺序来描述的，故选A。
2.C【解析】细节排序题。根据第二段His father was rich but he died when Roald was young. Roald's mother brought him up可知Roald的爸爸在他小的时候去世了，他的爸爸把他养大，所以⑤排在第一位。根据第二段Roald went to Africa to look for his fortune(财富),and he spent two years working for an oil company.可知，他很早就辍学了，去非洲寻找财富，他花了两年时间在一家石油公司工作，所以④排在第二位。根据第二段最后After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his adventures as a pilot.可知，Roald去了美国，在那他写了一本关于他当飞行员的故事书，所以③排在第三位。根据第三段Roald met and married an American film star named Patricia Neal可知，Roald跟一位美国明星结婚了，所以①排在第四位。 根据倒数第二段In 1983, Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG可知，在1983 年，Roald获得了一个大奖，所以②排在最后一位。故正确的排序是⑤④③①②, 故选C。
3.A 【解析】细节理解题。根据In 1983, Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant).可知， Roald因为The BFG这本书获得了大奖，故选A。
4.B【解析】概括归纳题。根据倒数第二段During his life, Roald wrote many famous books such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic M. Fox, and James and the Giant Peach.可知， Roald在一生中写了许多著名的书，可见，他是很有创造力的，故选B。
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