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Spinach Power

It’s the spinach (菠菜)! The sailor opens the can and eats it. Then things change very quickly!

He grows very tall and strong. His muscles (肌肉) come out. No one can beat him now. This is Popeye the sailor. Now the cartoons of the sailor and his spinach are on show in the Museum of Television and Radio in New York. It’s for Popeye’s seventy?fifth birthday.

“There are few characters (角色) that are so old and still loved by people,” said Barry Monush, from the show. Popeye loves a very thin and tall girl, Olive Oyl. She often gets into trouble. But Popeye is the one to save her!

Most kids have watched this cartoon on TV. Mum says spinach is good, but kids only begin to like it because of the sailor! Who can forget his face with its large chin (下巴) and almost closed right eye? Popeye always wins. He’s simple, but he knows how to stop the strong Bluto’s bad plans. In 1929, Popeye was first in the comic strip (连环画) “Thimble Theatre” (《顶针剧院》) by E.C. Segar in the US. He only had a small part. But two years later he had his own comic strip. Americans ate 33 percent more spinach in the 1930s! “He shows anybody can be great,” said Wang Di, 14, from Beijing. “He gets angry, but I still love him and his spinach.”

(1)

According to this passage, we know that Popeye is _______ .

A. a doctor  

B. an engineer

C. a sailor

D. a soldier

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(2)

How old is Popeye?

A. 74  B. 75  C. 76  D. 73

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(3)

People like Popeye very much because of _______ .

A. his appearance

B. spinach

C. brave  

D. both A and C

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(4)

Popeye was first in the comic strip (连环画) “Thimble Theatre” (《顶针剧院》) by _______ .

A. Americans  

B. Popeye  

C. E.C. Segar  

D. Wang Di

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(5)

From this passage, we can know _______ .

A. anyone can be great

B. after eating spinach, we can grow large and strong

C. wang Di doesn’t like Popeye

D. Popeye is only the character in cartoons

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First, welcome to West Lake! I am glad to serve all of you.

Today you come here, you are sure to be attracted by its beauty. Hangzhou is famous for West Lake which is a famous fresh water lake, It lies in central Hangzhou, in Zhejiang Province of eastern China.

Traditionally, there are ten best-known spots on the West Lake. They are called Ten Scenes of West Lake by Qianlong Emperor. The West Lake is divided by three causeways called Su Di, Bai Di, and Yanggong Di. First I want to tell you the history of Bai Di.

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, Zhen yuan era785-804, poet Bai Juyi came to Hangzhou as a governor(官员,总督). He realized that the farmland nearby depended on the water of West Lake, but the old dyke(堤防)had collapsed(倒塌), the water of West Lake had dried out, and the local farmers suffered drought. He ordered the construction(修建)of a causeway of a stronger and taller dyke to solve the drought problem. The lives of local people improved over the following years. Then Bai Juyi had more free time to enjoy the beauty of West Lake. He visited West Lake almost every day. This causeway was later named after Bai Di in Bai Juyi's honor.

Next is Su Di. Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is considered as the first of ten scenes. It was built by Su Dongpo, the great poet, during the Noah Song Dynasty. It is very beautiful in spring.

1.West Lake lies ????? .

A. in central Hangzhou????????? B. in eastern Hangzhou

C. in northern Hangzhou???????? D. in western Hangzhou

2.The West Lake has?????? causeways.

A. two??????? ????????????? B. three????????? ????????????? C. five????? ????????????? ????????????? D. ten

3.Spring Dawn on the Su Causeway is listed as the?????? of Ten Scenes of West Lake.

A. first?????? ????????????? B. second??????? ????????????? ????????????? C. third??????? ????????????? D. fourth

4.The above words are probably for ?????? .

A. students??? ????????????? B. teachers?????? ????????????? ????????????? C. singers???? ????????????? D. tourists

 

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