Question

A.They have set the style for clothing, food, manners and many other things.

B.In the mid-19th century, it came into England.

C.Some use the computer.

D.Today cartoons are a part of the daily life of most people.

The word “cartoon” came from Italy. It first referred to the picture before an actual(真实的）drawing on the wall. 1  Since the 1840s, it has also come to mean any drawing that is humorous, satirical(讽刺性的）or showing an opinion. It usually appears in a newspaper or a magazine, with or without a short text.

   2   People of all ages, especially children enjoy all kinds of cartoons in newspapers and magazines, on TV and at the movies. Cartoons not only show their life, but help form it.   3   They have supplied ideas to plays，movies and television series and so on. Names or words from cartoon series have also come into modern languages.

Many cartoonists (漫画家）draw with special pens.  4  Surely, computers are especially effective for the making of animated cartoons. This helps us to enjoy more lively cartoons.

1.______

2.________

3.________

4.________

5.From the passage, we know that_______________.

A. few children like cartoons

B. the word “cartoon” came from England

C. all cartoonists use pencils to draw cartoons nowadays

D. people like cartoons because they show and help form the life.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

【解析】本文介绍了漫画的历史，以及漫画在人们生活中的作用。

1.句意：19世纪中叶，它传入英国。考查细节理解。根据下文Since the 1840s, it has also come to mean any drawing that is humorous, satirical(讽刺性的）or showing an opinion.（自19世纪40年代，这也意味着任何绘图，幽默，讽刺（讽刺性的）或表示意见。）结合句意，我们能从时间逻辑关系上可知选B。

2.句意：今天卡通片成为大多数人日常生活的一部分。考查细节理解。根据下文People of all ages, especially children enjoy all kinds of cartoons in newspapers and magazines, on TV and at the movies. Cartoons not only show their life, but help form it.（各个年龄段的人，尤其是孩子们，喜欢在报纸杂志上、电视上和电影里看到各种各样的卡通片。）我们可以知道“今天卡通片成为大多数人日常生活的一部分。”结合句意和语境可知选D。

3.句意：他们已经为服装、食物、礼仪和其他许多东西起到了示范作用。考查细节理解。根据上文people like cartoons because they show and help form the life. （人们喜欢卡通是因为他们展示并有助于引领了他们的生活。）可知动画在生活中起了示范作用，结合句意和语境可知选A。

4.句意：一些漫画家使用计算机。考查细节理解。根据下文Surely, computers are especially effective for the making of animated cartoons.（毫无疑问，电脑对于制作动画片来说特别有效。）可以知道一些漫画家使用计算机。结合句意和语境可知选C。

5.题意：从文章中，我们知道________________________。考查细节理解。A. few children like cartoons很少 孩子喜欢卡通片；根据第二段第二句People of all ages, especially children enjoy all kinds of cartoons in newspapers and magazines, on TV and at the movies.可知A错误；B. the word “cartoon” came from England“卡通”一词来自英国；根据第一段第一句The word “cartoon” came from Italy.可知B错误；C. all cartoonists use pencils to draw cartoons nowadays目前所有的漫画家用铅笔画漫画；根据第三段第一句Many cartoonists (漫画家）draw with special pens.可知C错误；D. people like cartoons because they show and help form the life. 人们喜欢卡通是因为他们展示并有助于引领了他们的生活。根据第二段第三句Cartoons not only show their life, but help form it.可知第正确。所以选D。

点睛：英语任务型阅读是英语阅读理解和完形填空的结合体,在掌握篇章表层含义的基础之上,还要求对文章结构框架的把握。考生不但要具备基本的英语词汇知识,而且要能够依据上下文的内容,运用逻辑判断。首先通读短文，然后正确理解题意，再带着问题去阅读短文，初中任务型阅读相对较容易，一般考查细节理解能力，可以从文中找出答案，根据要求，做出人称等转化，或简单的推理。然后再阅读一遍短文，从整体上理解，检验答案是否合适，提高准确率。例如，第1题，先通读短文，下文Since the 1840s, it has also come to mean any drawing that is humorous, satirical(讽刺性的）or showing an opinion.（自19世纪40年代，这也意味着任何绘图，幽默，讽刺（讽刺性的）或表示意见。）句意：19世纪中叶，它传入英国。结合句意，我们能从时间逻辑关系上及语境可知选B。