Question

    When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in _______ culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first _______ in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.When this cartoon came out in New York in November, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The _______ behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he _______ 87 cartoons with Mickey.

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so _______. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was _______ and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the _______ to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.

In November, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,_______ everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?

1.A.Canadian B.American C.Japanese

2.A.married B.smiled C.appeared

3.A.man B.actor C.animal

4.A.made B.watched C.invented

5.A.smart B.kind C.popular

6.A.unlucky B.dishonest C.impolite

7.A.cinema B.library C.museum

8.A.and B.but C.or

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.A

8.B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。当人们说“文化”我们想到的是艺术和历史。但美国文化中一个非常著名的象征就是卡通。我们都知道并喜欢有两只大圆耳米老鼠的黑老鼠。本文讲述的就是关于卡通形象米老鼠的诞生。

1.句意：但美国文化中一个非常著名的象征就是卡通。

考查形容词辨析。Canadian加拿大的；American美国的； Japanese日本的。根据“We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse,”可知我们都知道并喜欢有两只大圆耳米老鼠的黑老鼠，米老鼠来自美国，代表美国文化，故选B。

2.句意：80多年前，他第一次出现在卡通汽船威利上。

考查动词辨析。married结婚；smiled微笑；appeared出现。根据“When this cartoon came out in New York in November, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music.”可知当这部卡通于1928年11月在纽约上映时，是第一部有声音和音乐的动画片。结合语境，卡通是第一次出现是在卡通汽船上。故选C。

3.句意：米奇背后的人是Walt Disney。

考查名词辨析。 Man男人；actor演员；animal动物。根据“ He became very rich and successful.”可知他变得非常富有和成功，可推出是男人。故选A。

4.句意：在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片。

考查动词。Made制作；watched看；invented发明。根据句意，可知在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片。故选A。

5.句意：有人可能会问这个卡通动物是如何变得如此受欢迎的。

考查形容词辨析。smart聪明的； kind友好的；popular受欢迎的。根据“In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.”可知在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片，可见米老鼠很受欢迎。故选C。

6.句意：在他早期的电影中，米奇是不走运的，有很多问题，如失去了他的房子或女朋友米妮。

考查形容词辨析。unlucky不幸运的；dishonest不诚实的；impolite没礼貌的。根据“had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie.”可知有很多问题，如失去了他的房子或女朋友米妮。故选A。

7.句意：人们去电影院看“小人物”获胜。

考查名词辨析。cinema电影院；library图书馆；museum博物馆。根据句意，人们去电影院看“小人物”。故选A。

8.句意：今天的卡通通常不像小米奇老鼠那么简单，但每个人仍然知道和爱他。谁的耳朵比米奇的更有名？

考查并列连词辨析。and和；but但是；o r或者。根据Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,...”可知今天的卡通通常不像小米奇老鼠那么简单，但每个人仍然知道和爱他。but表示转折。故选B。