had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney"s cartoon films for children. When Walter Disney
heard Nash"s voice, he said, 16Stopl That"s our duck!"
The duck was now the famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film the Wise Little
Hen, Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a
star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and
greedy (贪婪), and because he lost his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became
angry with Mickey"s eight nephews (侄儿). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse
himself, probably because he wasn"t goody-goody ( 伪善者) like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of
Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the places of the USA in the world, and safety in
the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today"s children can still see the old cartoons on TV and
hear that famous voice.
1. The first Donald Duck film appeared in _____.
A. 1933
B. 1934
C. 1966
D. 1965
2. Clarence Nash was _____.
A. a cartoon film
B. a writer of the film Donald Duck
C. a film maker
D. the man who made the voice for Donald Duck
3. Walter Disney hired (雇佣) Clarence Nash because _____.
A. his voice sounded like a duck
B. he looked just like a duck
C. he was Walter Disney"s good friend
D. people loved his voice
4. From the passage we know that _____ made Donald Duck cartoons.
A. Mickey Mouse
B. Clarence Nash
C. Walter Disney
D. Pluto
5. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Clarence Nash was very famous before he went to see Walter Disney.
B. Mickey Mouse was lazy and greedy, and more popular than Donald Duck.
C. Because Clarence Nash died, no one could hear the famous voice.
D. People liked Donald Duck better than Mickey Mouse because he wasn"t goody-goody.
Ted Robinson has been worried all the week. Last Tuesday he
received a letter from the local police station. In the letter he was asked
to call at the station. Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police,
but he went to the station yesterday and he is not worried any more.
At the station, he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle
had been found. Five days ago, the policeman told him, the bicycle was
picked up in a small village four hundred miles away. It is now being sent to his home by train.
Ted was most surprised when he heard the news. He was happy, too, because he never expected the bicycle to be found. It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.
2. What was he told at the station?
3. What are the police doing with the bicycle?
4. Why was he surprised and happy?
5. How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen?
comes out. He buys a second ticket and goes in again. After a few minutes he comes out again and
buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that he comes out a third time and asks for another ticket.
But the girl says to him, “Why are you buying all these? Are you meeting friends in the cinema all the
time?”“No, I"m not doing that.” the small man says, “But a big woman always stops me at the
door and tears( 撕掉 ) my tickets up.”
B. watch TV
C. meet his friends
D. have a rest
B. buys
C. brings
D tears
B. tears up.
C. comes out
D goes in
B. He isn"t meeting his friend
C. He wants to buy the tickets for the big woman
D. the big woman doesn"t let him in
B. the big woman at the door doesn"t like him.
C. the small man is afraid of（害怕） the big woman.
D. the small man doesn"t want the big woman to tear his ticket up.
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George is a young man. He has a very big dog and a very small car. He likes playing volleyball. One
day, after he plays volleyball for an hour at his club, he runs out and jumps into a car. His dog comes after
him, but it doesn"t jump into the same car, it jumps into the next one.
"Come here, silly dog!"George cries at it, but the dog still stays in the other car.
George puts his key into the lock of the car, but the key doesn"t turn. Then he looks at the car again. It"s
not his! He is in a wrong car. But the dog is in the right one.
1. George likes _____ .
A. playing basketball
B. playing volleyball
C. playing with his dog
D. driving his car
2. George _____, so he jumps into a wrong car.
A. is careful (细心的)
B. plays volleyball
C. is careless
D. runs out
3. The dog _____ .
A. doesn"t like George
B. cries at George
C. doesn"t jump into a car
D. is clever
4. Why doesn"t George open the door? Because _____ .
A. it isn"t his car
B. something is wrong with the door
C. something is wrong with the key
D. George is silly (愚蠢)
5. Which of the following is the best title (题目)? _____.
A. George
B. George and his dog
C. George and his car
D. George likes playing
A mother and her young son get on a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to
them for their money. The mother says, "I want a ticket to Oxford."And gives her a shilling.
The conductor looks at the small boy and says to him, "How old are you, young man? "The mother
begins speaking, but the conductor stops her and the boy says, "I"m four years old at home, and two and
a half on buses."
The mother takes six penny out of her bag and gives to the conductor. The conductor gives her one and
a half tickets.
| 小字典：conductor 售票员 shilling 先令 （1971年前的英国货币单位） penny 便士（1便士=12便士) stop 阻拦 pay 付钱 ticket 票 altogether 总共 |
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| It was Mother"s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn"t go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, "I"ll send Mum some roses. "While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. "How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?" he asked. The assistant was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen( 一捆). Maybe he would be happy with carnations "No, I have to have red roses," he said. "My mum was badly ill last year and I didn"t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be rose as rose is her favorite. " After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, "Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you. " Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother. As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, "Mum, oh, Mum, why didn"t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her. " Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself. |
| 1. The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because |
| A. carnations were nicer than roses B. roses were saved for John C. roses were more expensive than carnations D. carnations were special flowers for Mother"s Day |
| 2. John spent altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day. |
| A. $5 B. $ 25 C. $ 30 D. $ 65 |
| 3. The young man cried at the cemetery because he . |
| A. had spent all his money on the roses B. wasn"t able to tell his mother he loved her himself C. felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers D. hadn"t got enough money for his sick mother |
| 4. At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to . |
| A. tell his mother he loved her himself B. ask his mother for more money C. tell his mother the young man"s story D. ask his mother if she likes roses |
| 5. The writer writes the passage in order to tell us " . |
| A. Buy roses for your mother when she is ill B. Let your mother know how much you love her C. Work hard to get more money for your mother D. Send your mother flowers on Mother"s Day |