Question

One day, on a small farm in Maine, a man sat in a barn watching a large spider(蜘蛛) on a web. The man was E.B. White -- or Andy, as he was called -- who thought spiders were wonderful creatures. He thought one day he might like to write a children’s book about a spider.

But writing was hard work for Andy. He had written 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 (編輯) 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 walked slowly 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(孵蛋). But he was going to leave for New York City. So he found a small box and carefully placed the egg sac inside. When he got to his hotel, he put the box on the dresser. The next morning , 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.

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.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.Charlotte’s Web was just a children’s story about animals.

B.Andy had made full preparations for the book Charlotte’s Web .

C.Andy had never tried writing children’s books.

D.The editor had given Andy a lot of useful advice.

Answer 1