Interview with Andy Griffiths
Andy Griffiths is well known as a writer of children's books. Here are some interesting things, you might not know about him!
What do you like to do after a long day of writing?
I go for long runs and bike rides beside the beach. An hour of exercise after a long day of writing gives me energy. Then I'm ready to write some more.
Do you write using a computer or by hand?
At first I write the stories by hand, and then I transfer(转录)them onto a computer. I like to write by hand when T travel. T find it very easy to lose myself in my diary when I am away from my usual activities.
What super power would you like to have?
X﹣ray vision(影像)if I can control it.
What is your favourite food?
Fro never happier than when I'm drinking banana milkshakes. And I love fish. But I don't like drinking fish milkshakes ﹣ they are just terrible!
What is your favourite book?
Alice in Wonderland. It has so many surprises and such silliness in it.
Do you write for adults too?
Only if I really have to. T much prefer the freedom and fun of writing for children.
What do you say to kids who say, "Why should I read?"
As Dr. Seuss says. "The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go."
(1)What is Andy's job?
(2)What do you think of Andy?
(3)Do you want to be a person like Andy? Why or why not?
Many people do not like to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something exciting. So people from the country come to the city and people from the city go to the country for holidays. During the holidays,trains,buses and planes are all very busy. It is a little hard to buy train tickets, bus tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars for traveling.
Last May Day my family went to the country by car for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road,so We had to move very slowly. It took us about an hour to get out of the town. After some time,we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were very cute. We thought it was a nice place for a picnic,so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the car. We sat down under a big green tree. Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to our car and have our picnic in the car. Then we drove back home. What a bad trip!Many people don’t like to stay at home on holidays because __________.
A.they have much money |
B.the weather is pretty cool |
C.they want to see different people |
D.they want to see something different |
The family went to ______ for holidays last May Day.
A.the beach | B.the country |
C.the city | D.the park |
The writer and his/her family went on their holiday _______ last May Day.
A.by train | B.by plane |
C.by bus | D.by car |
Last May Day the family trip was ______.
A.interesting | B.relaxing |
C.awful | D.exciting |
What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“blew”?
A.蓝色 | B.吹;刮 | C.吹气 | D.卷起 |
Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food.Japanese like to eat fish. Often they don’t cook it.
In England,one of the most popular kinds of food is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags,and take it home,or to their work- place. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. The world's favorite food is American fast food. If you go to some important cities in the world,you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips,and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA,they eat take—away food,too,like chicken. But the most popular kind of take—away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham(火腿)is a kind of pork,but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The beef is inside a kind of cake hamburgers are delicious. They are also popular in England and Australia.Italians like to eat _________.
A.dumplings | B.pizza | C.hot food | D.fish |
Fish and chips are very popular in _______.
A.England | B.Australia |
C.the USA | D.Canada |
Ham is a kind of _______.
A.pork | B.beef | C.fruit | D.vegetable |
The hamburger does not have any ______ in it.
A.beef | B.pork | C.fish | D.vegetable |
Hamburger is a kind of ________.
A.meat | B.drink | C.food | D.vegetable |
To Jim, Hi, Jim. Nice to meet you! I’m a girl. My name is Alice Green. My favorite (最喜爱的)color is red. My telephone number is 873-3516. |
To Alice, Hi, Alice. Nice to meet you, too! I’m a boy. My name is Jim Hand. My favorite color is blue. And my telephone number is 894-2015. |
请根据上面两位网友第一次上网聊天的记录,选择最佳答案。Alice is a _________.
A.son | B.teacher | C.girl | D.boy |
Alice’s family name is _______.
A.Alice | B.Jim | C.Green | D.Hand |
Alice likes (喜欢)__________.
A.yellow | B.red | C.blue | D.green |
Jim’s last name is _______.
A.Green | B.Jim | C.Hand | D.Alice |
Jim’s telephone number is _______.
A.873-3516 | B.873-5316 | C.894-2051 | D.894-2015 |
Hello! I’m Jim Green. Here is a photo of my family. I’m English. This is my mother. Her first name is Mary. This is my father. His first name is Steve. My telephone number is seven-six-o, nine-one-seven-six. My friend is Li Lei. His English name is Paul. He is in China. His telephone number is 281-5248. Who’s that in the photo? It’s my Chinese teacher. His name is Liu Yong. He is a good teacher.
根据短文内容,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。My first name is _______.
A.Jim | B.Green | C.Jim Green | D.Green Jim |
My father’s last name is _______.
A.Jim | B.Steve | C.Green | D.Tom |
My telephone number is __________.
A.760-9176 | B.687-9716 | C.281-5248 | D.706-9671 |
What’s Li Lei’s English name?
A.Mary. | B.Paul. | C.Jim. | D.Lei. |
_________ is in the photo, too.
A.Liu Lei | B.My cousin |
C.My uncle | D.My Chinese teacher |
Hello! My name is Xiaoyu. I’m 12 years old. I have a brother. His name is Liu Xing. Xiaoxue is my sister. I have a ruler. It’s yellow. My pen is black. What color is my jacket? Oh, it’s blue and white.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正(T)、误(F)Xiaoyu is 10 years old.
Liu Xing is Xiaoyu’s brother.
Xiaoyu’s ruler is blue.
Xiaoyu’s pen is black.
Xiaoyu’s jacket is green and white.