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Charles M. Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, the only child of a housewife and a barber. His interest in comics was encouraged by his father, who loved the funny pages. Charles M. Schulz sold seventeen cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and Li’l Folks to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Peanuts debuted(首次露面) on October 2, 1950, and ran without interruption(中止) for the next fifty years. Charles M. Schulz died in 2000.

It’s a Dog’s Life. Snoopy brings all your familiar friends together for great times and fun.

Charlie Brown faces some of life’s little challenges with the help of Snoopy, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Linus, and the rest of the gang (一伙) in It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown.

The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year’s Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz’s famous farewell strip.

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1.Why did young Charles become interested in comics?

A. He wanted to sell cartoons.

B. His mother encouraged him.

C. Cartoons brought him great times and fun.

D. His father’s love for the funny pages influenced him.

2.When did Peanuts first appear in public?

A. In 1922. B. In 1948. C. In 1950. D. In 2000.

3.Who doesn’t belong to the Peanuts gang?

A. Snoopy. B. Lucy.

C. Charles M. Schulz. D. Peppermint Patty.

4.Which of the following appeared last?

A. Peanuts 2000. B. Li’l Folks.

C. It’s a Dog’s Life, Snoopy. D. It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown.

5.What do you think the passage is?

A. A novel. B. A menu.

C. A diary. D. An advertisement.

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home.But he would come back to help to harvest(收割)rice every year.

One autumn,he promised to help our neighbor,who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999,to harvest his rice.After Father harvested our own。his little rice picker broke.What’s worse,he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital.It meant that Father wouldn’t be back in a few days.It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor.

Father told us that he wouldn’t let the neighbor’s rice rot(糜烂)in the field.He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine.“If tonight’s weather is clear.I think I can do it,”added my father.In fact,he was rather tired after a day’s harvest work.

After dinner。Father had a short rest and made his way to the field.A full moon was glowing(发光)in the sky and the weather was cold but clear.He spent the whole night keeping his word.

I would never forget the image(画面):Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon.Behind him,row after row of rice stocks(秸秆)stood at attention,showing respect for a man who kept his word.

阅读短文,回答问题。

1.Did Father always stay with the family?

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2.What happened to the neighbor in 1999?

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3.Why was Father required to return to work?

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4.How did Father help the neighbor harvest rice in the field?

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5.How long did Father spend in harvesting the neighbor’s rice?

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