In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt 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 firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.

In the 1930S, ‘ 40s and ‘ 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films 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 television and hear that famous voice.

1.Who made Donald Duck film? ______

2. When was the first Donald Duck film made? ______

3.Who was Clarence Nash? ______

4.Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ? ______

5. The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______ .

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket ... Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. “You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you,” said the woman. “It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now.”

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

1.When did the story probably happen?

A．On Christmas Day.                       B．Before Christmas Day.

C．On New Year’s Day.                     D．After New Year’s Day.

2.When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in ________.

A．by himself                             B．with the writer

C．with the woman                        D．with his friends

3.In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?

A．His gifts were stolen                     B．His basket was broken.

C．He lost his money.                       D．He lost his way.

4.In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless people. B．Helping others.

C．Enjoying gifts                           D．Saying thank you.

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．A broken pocket                        B．A kind woman

C．A happy family                         D．A wonderful gift

Wang Fei went to YuCai Middle School two years ago, and he worked hard and did very well in his lessons. He was also 1._______in sports. He ran to school every day to build up his 2._______.His parents were very 3.______with him and bought him a computer4._______a birthday present. However, something began to change. He 5.________getting up early and 6._________ran to school any more. He lost his interest7.________studying.

One day in the middle of the night, WangFei’s mother discovered the 8.________for the change. WangFei was playing computer games till 9._______. It had a bad effect on him and had to be stopped.

The next day his mother had a 10.______talk with WangFei instead of taking the computer away. She told him he was old enough to control himself. WangFei was happy he had such a wonderful mother and promised not to do that again.

Jack is an English student. He always stays at home for his holidays. But last winter he thought, “I have never left the country. All my friends have been to Germany. They like it very much. So this year I’m going there for my holiday.”

    First he went to Berlin and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. One morning he went out for a walk. In his country people drive on the left, but in Germany they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and while he came to a busy street, a bike knocked him down.

    Jack lay on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”  An old man was selling maps at the side of the street. He quickly came to Jack and said, “Maps of the city, Sir? “

1.Jack is a(n) _____________.

A. German student  B. American student 

C. English student  D. French student

2.Jack went to Germany ____.

A. to visit his friends    B. to see his parents       

C. to drive a car          D. to spend his holidays

3.In Germany people drive ____.

A. on the right  B. on the left   C. in the middle  D. in the air

4. What happened to Jack one morning?

A. He lost his way.         B. A bike knocked him down. 

C. His car broke down.     D. He didn’t find his hotel.

5. When Jack said “Where am I ? “ What did the old man think?

A. He thought Jack was hurt.   

B. He thought Jack wanted to go home. 

    C. He thought Jack wanted something to eat.

D. He thought Jack wanted a map.

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