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  As a young artist, Walt Disney often worked late in his workroom. One night he heard some mice in his wastebasket. He caught them and kept them in small cages on his desk. One of these little creatures became his particular friend and gave him the idea for the famous cartoon character Mickey Mouse. In 1928 Mickey Mouse first appeared in a cartoon film. When sound was starting to be used in movies, Disney immediately made his Mickey Mouse take on the movie screen. Spectators(观众) ,old and young, were delighted. Mickey is a wonderful clean mouse in a cleaned up world created by Walt Disney. Movies about Mickey Mouse had been popular with spectators everywhere around the world ever since it was created.

  Mickey Mouse was followed by Donald Duck, Pluto the Dog, the three Little Pigs, and then the Seven Dwarfs(侏儒)and Snow White. Everyone of these Disney characters had brought great amusement and laughter to children and adults alike. Walt founded his Disney Empire on his popular cartoon characters.

  One of Disney s favorite dreams was to create a new kind of amusement park-a place where parents and children could all go and have fun together. In 1955 his first amusement park, Disneyland opened in California. In late 1971 a bigger amusement park, Disney World, was completed in Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney himself did not live long enough to visit his Florida park, though. He died in December 1966. However, death brought only his life to an end, but not his dream. His empire is growing. It has expanded(扩 展) to Japan in Asia and France in Europe.

  Will it come to China tomorrow? We’ll wait and see.

1.What is Mickey Mouse?

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A.Mickey Mouse is a little mouse once kept in a small cage by Walt Disney.

B.Mickey Mouse is a famous cartoon character.

C.Mickey Mouse is the mouse living in Disney’s workroom.

D.Mickey Mouse is a cartoon film.

2.The underlined word“alike”in the second paragraph probably means ________.

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A.in the same way

B.at once

C.like one another

D.as they like

3.Florida park was ________.

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A.an amusement park larger than Disneyland

B.a kind of park for children to play in

C.called Disneyland

D.first completed in 1955

4.Which of the following statements is true?

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A.Walt Disney lived to see Disney World.

B.Walt Disney lived up to his name.

C.Disney Empire is sure to be found in China tomorrow.

D.Mickey Mouse is the only Disney character that has brought great fun to people.


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Astronomy (天文学) is the oldest science known to man. Thousands of years ago man looked at the stars and wondered about heavens (天堂). But the six planets that he could see with his eyes alone limited man.
The Greeks studied astronomy over 2,000 years ago. They could see the size, color, and brightness of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help themselves study the heavens.
Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. Until there were telescopes (望远镜), man did not know much about the moon. He did not know that the planet called Saturn (土星) had rings around it. His sight was so limited that he could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Pluto (冥王星), the last of the nine planets to be discovered was seen until 1930.
Before the spectroscopes (分光镜), man didn’t know what kind of gas was in the sun or other stars, without radio telescopes (射电望远镜), we did not know that radio noise came from far in space.
Today, astronomy is a growing science. We have learned more in the past fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy.
1Thousands of years ago, man watched ____ with his eyes.
A. the moon       B. the stars         C. the universe    D. all the planets
2 When the Greeks watched the stars, they could ____ .
A. know what the stars were made of     B. not see their places in the sky
C. help themselves study the heavens     D. watch the stars move as the seasons changed
3Until there were ____ , man knew very little about the moon.
A. telescopes      B. spectroscopes C. radio telescopes   D. spaceships
3People didn’t know about Pluto until ____ .
A. the 1700s      B. 2,000 years ago   C. 1930             D. thousands of years ago
5____ people began to do research on astronomy.
A. 50 years ago  B. 90 years ago  C. In the early 1700s      D. Over 2,000 years ago

阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。(如果【【答案】】是E请同时涂黑AB, 如果【【答案】】是F请同时涂黑CD),
首先,请阅读下列调查问卷:
A
Dear Sir/Madame
I think robots can do such dangerous jobs as skyscraper builders, bridge builders and so on .If injured or broken, they can be fixed easily. They can also work in unfavorable conditions such as in the dark, extreme heat, extreme  cold, etc.
B
Dear Sir/Madame
I suppose small man—controlled robots could be used as sea rescuing workers to look for people in the sea. When defusing (拆除引信) bombs, robots could also be used to reduce the risk of losing a human life.
C
Dear Sir/Madame
I suppose robots could be used as dustmen during night time, as they don’t need to sleep and they are safe in polluted environment.
D
Dear Sir/Madame
I suppose robots could be used as chemical researchers. At least they can help us keep away from harmful materials or help to go into small areas which are hard to reach for us. It can be used to examine the inside of a nuclear reactor (核反应堆).
E
Dear Sir/Madame
I suppose robots could be astronauts and they could travel very far away,like Pluto.If so,we don’t need to train human beings to be astronauts as it costs quite a lot and it also takes many years to make a professional astronaut.
F
Dear Sir/Madame
I suppose robots could be used as car assembly (装配) workers ,in parts of the production line. Robots can make the process move faster, get more work done and cost less.
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46.Jaime is a professor in the field of biochemistry (生物化学).He is worried about his health situation as he keeps so close to harmful elements year in and year out.
47.Bradley works in the International Security Association.He is sad to think of the fact that there were so many people who couldn’t be saved or found at last in disasters such as in lakes,rivers,seas and so on.
48.Carrie is a young man who has a job in construction company in the city.He is afraid of climbing up laders and carrying the iron bars and other things onto higher places.So he wants to give up the job and find a better one.
49.Josh is a general manager of the National Bluebird Bureau,which is short of excellent astronauts.He has spent lots of his time and money on training them.
50.Alan,who is in his thirties,is a worker in an auto factory.He is thinking of changing his job for shooter which is more interesting and creative.
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46.Jaime                             

A.Skyscraper builders
47.Bradley
B.Sea rescuing workers
48.Carrie
C.Dustmen
49.Josh
D.Chemical researchers
50.Alan                             E.Astronauts
F.Car assembly workers

I might be letting my young son watch too much television. I am certainly watching too much many of his programs. They can really be puzzling as they force you to ponder the mysteries of life.

For example, when Franklin (the turtle) wanted a pet, his parents did not want it to be a frog. They felt that frogs belong in a pond. Isn’t that where turtles belong? And why is it that Little Bear’s animal friends can all talk and behave like people, but his friend Emily has a dog that can only bark and fetch? Tell me that isn’t a mystery!

Dog lovers can be reassured (less worried or frightened) by Kipper and his friends. These dogs are very human. However, the only time they wear clothes is when they put on bathing suits to go swimming. I am confused! Speaking of dogs, could Pluto ever be Goofy’s pet? I don’t get it! What did the great Mr. Disney have in mind?

And this is unfair! The other day we watched a very nice little pig setting up a picnic. One of the foods was a big ham. Could it have been a soybeam ham? Is there such a thing? I hope so! Another thing that really bothers me: what if Elmo(one of my son’s favorite cartoon stars) isn’t real? He can’t be a mere puppet(木偶)! He’s got a better attitude than most people. I just keep wondering.

I think we will turn off the TV and go out for a walk. Maybe we will run into that mouse who dresses well but certainly doesn’t speak as clearly as the average bear.

1. The underline sentence “ponder the mysteries of life” in the first paragraph means         ____.

A. avoid the mysteries of living things.

B. remember the mysteries of all kinds of life style.

C. consider the mysteries of living things. 

D. discover the mysteries of all kinds of life style.

2. The author thinks it is “unfair” when      ____.

A. a pig has a picnic because pigs are dirty animals

B. a pig eats soy beans because soy beans give pigs gas

C. a pig eats ham because ham is too expensive for farmer animals

D. a pig eats ham because ham is made from pigs.

3. The author probably      ____.

A. believes that Elmo is a real creature

B. wishes that Elmo were a real live creature

C. feels that Elmo is very annoying creature

D. won’t let is son watch Sesame Street

4. The author is implying that      ____.

A. there is a TV mouse that should speak more clearly

B. TV mice should not wear good clothes

C. bears can really speak more clearly than mice

D. watching television isn’t better than playing outdoors    

 

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