“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 36 wrapped in brown paper. 37 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside—a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. 38 he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 39 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 40 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat. Impressed by its 41 Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 42 .
Oscar 43 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a man matched the seat 44 Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs. Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs. O’Brien 45 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I 46 you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, 47 the umbrella as if presenting a 48 that had long been wished for.
“ Why, yes ! It’s mine,” replied Mrs. O’Brien with a 49 smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 50 ?
“No, ma’ma, ”he said , “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.”
“Well, that’s 51 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs. O’ Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 52 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if 53 , a note fell from the paper. It read：Mrs. O’Brien wanted you to 54 this umbrella as a present for a kind, 55 gesture long ago.
| 小题1: | | A．strictly | B．carefully | C．roughly | D．casually |
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| 小题2: | | A．Opening | B．Seizing | C．Observing | D．Searching |
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| 小题3: | | A．After | B．When | C．Since | D．Although |
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| 小题4: | | A．clearly | B．fully | C．immediately | D．suddenly |
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| 小题5: | | A．average | B．unusual | C．plain | D．typical |
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| 小题6: | | A．beauty | B．shape | C．origin | D．history |
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| 小题7: | | A．designer | B．seller | C．user | D．owner |
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| 小题8: | | A．convinced | B．forced | C．encouraged | D．advised |
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| 小题9: | | A．until | B．before | C．which | D．where |
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| 小题10: | | A．family | B．theatre | C．house | D．neighborhood |
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| 小题11: | | A．invite | B．help | C．bother | D．know |
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| 小题12: | | A．putting up | B．turning out | C．picking up | D．holding out |
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| 小题13: | | A．chance | B．fact | C．gift | D．result |
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| 小题14: | | A．wide | B．confident | C．proud | D．shy |
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| 小题15: | | A．patience | B．kindness | C．courage | D．determination |
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| 小题16: | | A．obviously | B．naturally | C．exactly | D．probably |
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| 小题17: | | A．old | B．rare | C．precious | D．nice |
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| 小题18: | | A．in contrast | B．in return | C．in exchange | D．in answer |
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| 小题19: | | A．possess | B．accept | C．carry | D．value |
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| 小题20: | | A．attractive | B．significant | C．unselfish | D．sympathetic |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
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试题分析：本文记叙了一个人拾金不昧，捡到别人的伞之后专程还给失主，很多年之后又收到的失主赠送伞的故事，启迪我们：善有善报这样一个朴实的真理和美德。
小题1:.副词词义辨析与a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.相呼应，可知答案Ｂ，仔细地，符合文意。
小题2:动词词义辨析与之后the box ，Oscar saw an umbrella inside相呼应，可知答案Ａ，打开，符合文意。
小题3:连词词义辨析根据had not seen it和recognize的对比关系，可知答案D，尽管，表示让步关系，符合文意。
小题4:动词词义辨析前的impressed by相呼应，可知答案C，立刻、马上，符合文意。
小题5:形容词词义辨析与前的impressed by相呼应，可知这边伞很是不寻常（unusual），故答案B符合文意。Average普通的；plain平凡的；typical典型的，均不符合语境，故排除。
小题6:名词词义辨析与上文23 空a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle.和下句Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella相呼应，可知答案A，对伞的美印象深刻，符合文意。
小题7:名词词义辨析与前"I"d like to return it if it"s yours,"相呼应，可知Oscar特别想找到伞的主人，故答案Ｄ符合文意。
小题8:动词词义辨析 根据句意：Oscar使经理确信（convince），符合文意。Force强迫；encourage鼓励；advise建议，均不符合语境，故排除。
小题9:连词词义辨析where引导定义从句，在从句中做地点状语，修饰先行词the seat.
小题10:名词词义辨析 与下句He rang the bell, the door opened,相呼应，可知答案C符合文意。
小题11:动词词义辨析 根据常识，可知本句的意思是：我可以帮你吗？故答案B符合文意。
小题12:动词词义辨析 与之后的as if presenting相呼应，故答案D，提供，符合文意。 Put up张贴；turn out结果证明是；pick up捡起、接人，均不符合语境，故排除。
小题13:名词词义辨析与之后的that had long been wished for相呼应，可知答案C，礼物，符合文意。
小题14:形容词词义辨析与and shinning eyes相呼应，可知答案A，灿烂的微笑，符合文意。
小题15:名词词义辨析与40空前的for a kind…相呼应，可知此处答案B符合文意。
小题16:副词词义辨析根据句意：哦，这也是（exactly，确切地）我父亲过去经常这样讲的。 Obviously明显地；naturally自然地；probably可能地，均不符合语境，故排除。
小题17:形容词词义辨析根据前an elderly woman和37空前years later提示，可知此处Oscar在纳闷这把伞究竟有多少年的历史，故答案A符合文意。
小题18:介词短语词义辨析根据37空及之后的Why had it arrived here today?这两个问题困扰着Oscar，由此可以推断答案D，好像是为了回答（in answer）这些疑问，符合文意。 in contrast对比；in return作为回报；in exchange作为交换，均不符合语境，故排除。
小题19:动词词义辨析根据句意：Mrs O’Brien想让你接受（accept，乐意接受）这把伞。 Possess拥有；carry 携带；value珍视，均不符合文意，故排除。
小题20:形容词词义辨析与前"I"d like to return it if it"s yours," Oscar said,相呼应，可知多年前Oscar把伞物归原主是一种无私的行为，故答案C符合文意。
点评：本文运用一个小故事启迪我们：善有善报这样一个朴实的真理和美德。从本文来看，考生应该从时态、语态、语气、名词的数等各个角度分析所填内容是否与上下文一致，从而排除一些备选答案，缩小选择范围；分析空白处与前后词之间的语义关联、搭配关系，从而排除一些选项；弄清楚该题的句法关系，分析一下它是简单句、并列句，还是复合句；判断所填的内容在句中充当什么成分，应是什么词性，并分析备选答案之间的异同，从而排除干扰项选出正确答案。 |
核心考点
试题【“ Just sign here, sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a packet.T】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ___36___his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ___37___his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, ___38___to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the ___39___made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the ___40___customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for ___41___. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ___42___for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ___43___fake（假货）. When he was ___44___of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, ___45___cost nearly 100,000 into pieces ___46___hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ___47___. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ___48___. For many times of entry-exit ___49___he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and ___50___him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if __51___reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be ___52 __according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ___53___on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ___54__, which he would remember as the ___55___of his success forever.
| 小题1: | | A．set up | B．took up | C．went up | D．picked up |
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| 小题2: | | A．honors | B．mentions | C．brings | D．owes |
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| 小题3: | | A．decided | B．refused | C．objected | D．asked |
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| 小题4: | | A．books | B．things | C．savings | D．pounds |
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| 小题5: | | A．ordinary | B．routine | C．regular | D．common |
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| 小题6: | | A．look | B．inspection | C．test | D．experiment |
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| 小题8: | | A．priceless | B．useful | C．worthless | D．valuable |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．proud | C．ashamed | D．hard |
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| 小题12: | | A．Disappointed | B．delighted | C．shocked | D．satisfied |
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| 小题13: | | A．strictly | B．quietly | C．quickly | D．curiously |
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| 小题14: | | A．conditions | B．experiences | C．experiments | D．chances |
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| 小题15: | | A．stopped | B．hoped | C．warned | D．urged |
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| 小题16: | | A．came out | B．found out | C．sent out | D．set out |
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| 小题17: | | A．hit | B．blamed | C．praised | D．charged |
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| 小题18: | | A．expression | B．idea | C．thought | D．impression |
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| 小题19: | | A．honesty | B．lies | C．goods | D．bravery |
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| 小题20: | | A．secret | B．lesson | C．choice | D．belief |
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French novelist Jules Verne (1828—1905) is often called the father of science fiction. Although he was not a great traveler himself, his characters travelled to the moon (in From the Earth to the Moon), under the sea (in Twenty thousand leagues under the sea), into a volcano (in A journey to the centre of the earth), around the world (in Around the World in Eighty Days) and to many other places.
Jules Verne was born in the French city of Nantes in 1828. When he was a boy he ran away from home to work on a ship. However, his father soon found him and brought him home. After that he decided that any future travel he did would be in books. In 1847 his father sent Jules to Paris to study to be a lawyer. Even though he was busy writing, Verne passed his exams in 1849 with high marks.
When Jules told his father he did not want to be a lawyer, his father was very angry. He stopped sending his son any money, so Jules had to earn a living by his writing. Over the next few years he wrote many stories and plays, which brought him only a little money. Then, in 1856, he met Honorine de Viane, a rich, young widow with two children. The couple married the next year.
After his marriage, Verne worked as a businessman in Paris. However, he was not very successful at his job and spent most of his time writing books and doing research for the next one. In 1863 he published his novel Five Weeks in a balloon and the following year he published A Journey to the centre of the earth which made him famous. His books became so popular and earned him so much money that he was able to leave his job and work full time on his writing.
In his Lifetime, Jules Verne wrote more than 50 books and he became a rich man. Many of this imaginative novels have been turned into films.
小题1:When Jules Verne was brought home by his father, he decided that ________.| A．he would devote himself to writing | | B．he would go on more travels in the future | | C．he would stop writing about future travels | | D．he would do what his father required |
小题2:Which of the following is true according to the passage?| A．He was not good at his schoolwork. | | B．He went to Paris because he wanted to be a lawyer. | | C．His early stories and plays didn’t bring in much money. | | D．He got married in 1856. |
小题3:Jules Verne became rich mainly because of his ________.| A．family | B．marriage | C．business | D．writing |
小题4:Which book can be considered as a turning point in Jules Verne’s life?
A. From the Earth to the Moon.
B. Five Weeks in a Balloon.
C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth.
D. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
小题5:Which can we infer from the passage?| A．Jules Verne’s stories and plays were liked by film makers. | | B．Jules Verne was not clever enough to learn law. | | C．Jules Verne’s wife helped him a lot in his writing career. | | D．Jules Verne’s stories and plays made him famous in the 1850s. |
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I stood there outside of the classroom with the other students，waiting for the supervisor（监考老师）to open the door，and 1 filled the heart.
When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how 2 it was. The heater hadn"t been on and the _3___ were as cold as ice. Alright then, the supervisor started to walk around，____4___everyone"s calculator to make sure they were "approved devices"（允许使用的工具）．
At around 8：25，the test started. I was___5____my way through word problems， grammar sections，and reading and 6 sections. The supervisor kept walking around the room, 7 each student"s extra pencils and 8 sharpening them for us.I turned the___9___when instructed to，___10____it wasn"t another math section and it wasn"t. It was a reading section —— ___11____！I started reading the excerpt（片段）given and was 12 to discover that it wasn"t a boring piece about astrology （星象）or biological science. ____13____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel. I became little____14____with reading it and at times I wanted to say "Awww！”aloud. My heart was 15 swooning（沉醉）and I think I was 16 . Hopefully I got the questiotions from that section____17__because I actually had fun answering them. Who knew the SAT could actually bring 18 ？
It was about 1 p. m. when the test was over. I got out of the classroom with____19____．As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter____20____for the first time in my life.
| 小题1: | | A． happiness | B． nervousness | C． calmness | D． sadness |
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| 小题2: | | A． amazing | B． disappointing | C． tiring | D． freezing |
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| 小题3: | | A． seats | B． walls | C． floors | D．hearts |
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| 小题4: | | A． seeing | B． taking | C． checking | D．preparing |
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| 小题5: | | A． looking | B． pacing | C． making | D． showing |
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| 小题6: | | A． comprehension | B． thinking | C． guessing | D． recitation |
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| 小题7: | | A． bringing in | B． putting down | C． picking up | D． showing off |
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| 小题8: | | A． kindly | B． slightly | C． directly | D． slowly |
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| 小题9: | | A． door | B． direction | C． pencil | D． page |
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小题10:A. finding B. praying C. deciding D, imagining
| 小题11: | | A． terrible | B． great | C． sure | D． no |
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| 小题12: | | A． frightened | B． worried | C． shocked | D． regretted |
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| 小题13: | | A． However | B． Therefore | C． Also | D． Rather |
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| 小题14: | | A． carried away | B． worn out | C． tired | D． confused |
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| 小题15: | | A． suddenly | B． totally | C． over | D． again |
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| 小题16: | | A． reading | B． sleeping | C． smiling | D． whispering |
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| 小题17: | | A． right | B． ready | C． clear | D． possible |
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| 小题18: | | A． hope | B．joy | C．interest | D． trouble |
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| 小题19: | | A．relief | B．hunger | C．strength | D．courage |
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| 小题20: | | A．attempt | B．fact | C．process | D．experience |
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Once upon a time, there lived many doves in the jungle. One day they went out in search of food. They flew long distances 41 did not get anything to eat. All of them were now completely 42.
A young dove asked the King Dove, “Your Majesty, please 43 us to take some rest.” The king replied, “Be 44 , my dear young fellow. We shall 45 get something to eat very soon.”
The young dove started flapping his wings with 46 and soon left everyone else behind. After some time, he 47 and spoke to others, “Hey, I see lots of 48 down there.”
Hearing this, all the doves started 49 the scattered grains under a banyan tree. 50 the King Dove said, “It is too good to be true. There is something wrong. Don’t rush towards the grains. It may be a 51 .Some hunter must have laid a trap.”
But the doves were extremely hungry. The 52 of the grains was too tempting (诱惑人的). Without giving a(n) 53 to the king’s advice, they swooped down and started eating the grains. After having a big 54 , they tried to fly away only to 55 that they were caught in a net.
The King Dove said, “I told you before that it is a trick of some hunter.”
All of them felt ashamed and 56 . One of them said to the King Dove, “Oh, Your Majesty, please save us.”
So the King Dove said, “All of you must try to fly with the 57 at the same time and in the same 58, all of you.”
Just then they saw a(n) 59 show up. The King Dove said, “Now all of you, fly together.”
So all the doves flapped their wings together and flew with the net. The hunter stood dazed. He couldn’t 60 what he had just seen.
| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．tired | D．embarrassed |
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| 小题3: | | A．permit | B．leave | C．let | D．accept |
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| 小题4: | | A．happy | B．tough | C．ashamed | D．cool |
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| 小题5: | | A．slowly | B．perhaps | C．possibly | D．surely |
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| 小题6: | | A．surprise | B．pleasure | C．force | D．anger |
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| 小题7: | | A．turned down | B．turned back | C．held back | D．held down |
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| 小题8: | | A．persons | B．hunters | C．grains | D．plants |
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| 小题9: | | A．rushing towards | B．looking for | C．picking up | D．dropping down |
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| 小题10: | | A．Gladly | B．Amazedly | C．Hardly | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题11: | | A．magic | B．trick | C．dream | D．mistake |
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| 小题12: | | A．color | B．smell | C．view | D．sight |
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| 小题13: | | A．sound | B．thought | C．idea | D．care |
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| 小题14: | | A．meeting | B．discussion | C．meal | D．break |
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| 小题15: | | A．appreciate | B．realize | C．understand | D．concern |
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| 小题16: | | A．pleased | B．scared | C．full | D．sick |
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| 小题18: | | A．way | B．place | C．direction | D．circle |
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| 小题19: | | A．hunter | B．guide | C．adult | D．child |
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| 小题20: | | A．believe | B．remember | C．tell | D．catch |
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In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film, The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and worn his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences (观众) liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody, 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 film about the place 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 the television and hear that famous voice.
小题1:Who made Donald Duck cartoons? | A．Mickey Mouse. | B．Clarence Nash. | C．Walter Disney. | D．Pluto. |
小题2:When did the first Donald Duck film appear? | A．In 1933 | B．In 1934 | C．In 1966 | D．In 1965 |
小题3:Who was Clarence Nash? | A．A cartoonist. | | B．A writer. | | C．A film maker. | | D．The man who made the voice for Donald Duck. |
小题4:Where do today’s children see Donald Duck cartoons? | A．In new cartoons. | B．At the cinema. | C．On television. | D．In the theatre. |
小题5:Why did people like Donald better than Mickey Mouse? | A．Probably because he was lazy and greedy. | | B．Probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody like Mickey. | | C．Probably because he lost his temper very easily. | | D．Probably because he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. |
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