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As a young man, Walt Disney was eager to be an artist.One day he took along some of his pictures and went to a newspaper office in order to find a job there.But they showed no interest in his pictures.His friends tried to encourage him.Disney did not lose heart.He kept on drawing pictures.His family was poor and he used to sit in the family garage and drew pictures there.One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor.Disney stopped drawing and watched the mouse.The mouse came towards him, so he gave it a piece of bread.Then the mouse came and sat on the table.Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread.In this way, the artist and the mouse became good friends.

(1)

When Disney was a young man, he wanted to be ________ very much.

[  ]

A.

a pop star

B.

a writer

C.

an artist

D.

a dancer

(2)

________, Disney went to a newspaper office with some of his pictures.

[  ]

A.

To see a friend

B.

To sell pictures

C.

To hope to get a job

D.

To earn some money

(3)

Disneyand ________ went on drawing.

[  ]

A.

wasn’t afraid

B.

wasn’t disappointed

C.

was glad

D.

was sorry

(4)

Disney used to draw his pictures in the garage because ________.

[  ]

A.

his family was poor

B.

it was silent there

C.

he liked the place

D.

there were many mice there

(5)

When he failed to get a job from the newspaper office,his friends ________ him.

[  ]

A.

laughed at

B.

left

C.

said sorry to

D.

encouraged

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  16  to where he was going. Pretty soon he  17_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to re-find his way or to  18  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  19  .
It was a long 20 road. For many __21__ he kept on driving. When it was almostdark ,he saw in a field a tall  22  ploughing(犁地) the land. He stopped his   23 team of horses near the fence and called out,“Hello,farmer.”
“Hello,yourself,”the farmer___24____,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   25  stays right where it is,”said the farmer,withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more   26  .
“Don’t know. I never    27 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 28 .“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  29  at the city man. Then he said,“Maybe I don’t know much.   30  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!” 

【小题1】
A.signsB.ordersC.attentionD.direction
【小题2】
A.realizedB.recognizedC.acceptedD.received
【小题3】
A.missB.meetC.lookD.lose
【小题4】
A.townB.countryC.capitalD.village
【小题5】
A.lonelyB.busyC.dirtyD.crowded
【小题6】A seconds     B. minutes     C hours          D years
【小题7】
A.driver B.policemanC.farmerD.worker
【小题8】
A.strongB.tiredC.weakD.tiring
【小题9】
A.askedB.demandedC.repliedD.ordered
【小题10】
A.alwaysB.oftenC.sometimesD.seldom
【小题11】
A.politelyB.friendly C.loudlyD.angrily
【小题12】
A.judgedB.measuredC.sawD.studied
【小题13】
A.sadB.lovelyC.friendlyD.angry
【小题14】
A.gladlyB.immediatelyC.silentlyD.excitedly
【小题15】
A.GenerallyB.FortunatelyC.CertainlyD.Perhaps

It was a sunny day. A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon(马车)and a beautiful pair of horses. He didn’t pay a lot of  11  to where he was going. Pretty soon  12_ that he was lost, but he continued to drive, expecting to refind his way or to 13  someone who could tell him how to get back to the  14  .
It was a long 15 road. For many __16__ he kept on driving. When it was almost dark ,he saw in a field a tall  17  ploughing(犁地) the land. He stopped his   18 team of horses near the fence and called out,“Hello,farmer.”
“Hello,yourself,”the farmer___19____,still ploughing .
“Where does the horse go?”he asked without knowing his language mistakes.
“I haven’t seen it go anywhere. It   20  stays right where it is,”said the farmer,withoutstopping his work.
“How far is it to the next town?” said the city man,speaking a little more   21  .
“Don’t know. I never  22 it,” replied the farmer. By this time the city man was getting 23 .“What do you know?You’re the biggest fool I ever saw.”
Finally stopping, the farmer turned and looked for a long time  24  at the city man. Then he said,“Maybe I don’t know much.   25  I am a fool. But at least I’m not lost!” 

【小题1】
A.signsB.ordersC.attentionD.direction
【小题2】
A.realizedB.recognizedC.acceptedD.received
【小题3】
A.missB.meetC.lookD.lose
【小题4】
A.townB.countryC.capitalD.village
【小题5】
A.lonelyB.busyC.dirtyD.crowded
【小题6】A seconds     B. minutes           C. hours              D years
【小题7】
A.driverB.policemanC.farmerD.worker
【小题8】
A.strongB.tiredC.weakD.tiring
【小题9】
A.askedB.demandedC.repliedD.ordered
【小题10】
A.always B.oftenC.sometimesD.seldom
【小题11】
A.politelyB.friendly C.loudlyD.angrily
【小题12】
A.judged B.measuredC.sawD.studied
【小题13】
A.sadB.lovelyC.friendlyD.angry
【小题14】
A.gladly B.immediatelyC.silentlyD.excitedly
【小题15】
A.GenerallyB.FortunatelyC.CertainlyD.Perhaps

As far back as he could remember,Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star.The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again,however.Hollywood just did not seem interesting.When he first came to California,Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success.Therefore,he kept on trying.Someday,he told himself,his big opportunity would come.

         Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants.His pay was elementary,but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money,he managed to make a living.One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot (停车场) and getting out of his car.Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture.

         Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it.Then he stopped,jumped out,and ran over to the director.“Excuse me,sir,but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture.A lot of big companies are after me.”

         Instead of pushing away the boy,the director laughed,then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man.“Come and see me tomorrow.”

Larry got a small part in the director’s next film.He was on his way!

1.Which of the following was Larry interested in?

A.Working as a waiter.              B.Becoming a film star.

C.Parking cars for film stars.         D.Owing a big company.

2.Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A.Because he liked the job.

B.Because the parking lot was near Hollywood.

C.To make a living and wait for the opportunity.

D.To see a lot of film stars and work for them.

3.After reading the story what can we infer (推断) about the film director ?

A.He wanted to laugh at Larry.

B.He recognized Larry at first sight.

C.He was kind and gave Larry a try.

D.He thought Larry would become a star.

4.what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?

A.基本的        B.充足的          C.较高的          D.不达标的

5.“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________.

A.he gave up and returned home

B.he began to work towards success

C.he took a journey to Hollywood

D.he had difficulty in playing the small part

 

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