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In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter 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 film, The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and worn his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody, like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational film 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 the television and hear that famous voice.
1.
Who made Donald Duck cartoons?
A. Mickey Mouse. B. Clarence Nash.
C. Walter Disney. D. Pluto.
2.
When did the first Donald Duck film appear?
A. In 1933 B. In 1934 C. In 1966 D. In 1965
3.
Who was Clarence Nash?
A. A cartoonist. B. A writer.
C. A film maker. D. The man who made the voice for Donald Duck.
4.
Why did people like Donald better than Mickey Mouse?
A. Probably because he was lazy and greedy. B. Probably because he wasn’t a goody—goody like Mickey.
C. Probably because he lost his temper very easily.
D. Probably because he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews.
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Americans are always in a hurry, they seem to be under permanent pressure to think that there is something more to do the next moment. This fast pace is reflected in the popularity of fast-food restaurants, one-stop stations and micro-ovens. They hate to waste their time and would frown if their time is wasted by interruptions or by poor service. They appreciate the practice of doing things as quickly as possible, as in their eyes,“patience is the virtue of asses.”
In contract, people in Indonesia believe in“rubber time”, to the extent that time can stretch or shrink. In Africa, people who do something in a rush are actually asking for trouble; they'd be suspected of trying to cheat! In their culture, a slow unusual, worth doubt.
Here is a contract between the slow pace people (SPP) and the fast pace people(FPP);
◇SPP－Consider an appointment as a target to achieve, if possible.
FPP－take a promise seriously and try to keep it by all means.
◇SPP－are dedicated to people and human relationship.
FPP－are devoted to work rather than to human relationship.
SPP－change plans easily.
FPP－follow and stick to the plans.
◇SPP－decide to be punctual or not based on human relationship.
FPP－stress punctuality.
◇SPP－show strong tendency to build lifetime friendship.
FPP-are used to short-term relationship.
(1)Which of the following statements indicates that Americans are leading a fast-pace life?
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A．Americans have modern kitchen equipment.
B．Fast-food restaurants are popular with Americans.
C．Almost every American family owns a car.
D．There are a lot of railway stations in the United States.
(2)The underlined phrase“one-stop stations”probably means ________.
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A．A bus stop is not far from one another
B．There are a number of police stations in the United States
C．There are a lot of gas stations here and there, and it is one-stop distance between them.
D．It is a long way from a gas station to the next one
(3)In which country people who do something in a rush are suspected of trying to cheat?
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A．Venezuela B．Italy
C．Vietnam D．Zambia
(4)If a person cares more for human relationship than his job, he must belong to ________.
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A．the fast pace people
B．the slow pace people
C．the lazy people
D．the clever people
查看习题详情和答案>>Qiao is a sixth grader at Yuhui Primary School.He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years.Liu,15，is a Junior 2 student at Chicheng No.2 Middle School.He began smoking four years ago.“Smoking is part of my life，” Liu said.Qiao and Liu are not those boys’ real names.But their problem，smoking，is a very real problem.In many countries，smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people.Most smokers start in their teens (years of a person’s age from 13 to 19) or earlier.
A study of 8,000 Beijing students last May told us that smoking is a problem for many Chinese kids.More than 21% of middle school students and 6% of primary school pupils said they smoked.
“If young people start smoking early，they will probably get addicted to nicotine.And it will be very hard to give up later on，” said a professor.
Every year，about four million people die because of smoking.And if people keep smoking，that number will go up to about 10 million a year by 2030，the World Health Organization (WHO) says.So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.
1.The sentence “Smoking is part of my life.” probably means “ ”.
A.I don’t smoke very often.
B.Smoking is very important to me.
C.I don’t smoke at all.
D.I’m going to give up smoking.
2.What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?
A.He will surely die early.
B.He cannot stop smoking.
C.It will be difficult for him to give up smoking.
D.He will become lazy soon.
3.The study in the passage shows that .
A.smoking is a serious problem among Chinese students
B.there are more and more smokers in China
C.some student smokers have already been seriously addicted
D.most of smokers are young students
4.The main idea of this passage is that .
A.smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people
B.many people die because of smoking every year
C.WHO asks young people to give up smoking
D.nicotine makes people addicted
5.As middle school students，what should we do from now on?
A.We should start smoking after middle school.
B.We should ask others to smoke outside.
C.We should laugh at smokers.
D.We should say no to smoking.
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A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
56．When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.
A. Smith pulled the pilot up B. Smith did so
C. Smith didn't do so D. Smith didn't hear him
57．At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.
A. went to his reward B. passed away
C. went to heaven D. all of the above
58．What do we know about Smith? ______.
A. He was a lazy man
B. He was a lucky man who believed in God
C. He was a poor man
D. He was a silly man who believed in God
59．What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.
A. moving B. humorous C. depressing D. surprising
60．The best title of this passage is" ______" .
A. What Do You Want from Me? B. How Do You Believe in God?
C. How God Loved Smith! D. Smith Obeyed God's Order
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A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith's waist. At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.
A. Smith pulled the pilot up B. Smith did so
C. Smith didn't do so D. Smith didn't hear him
At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.
A. went to his reward B. passed away
C. went to heaven D. all of the above
What do we know about Smith? ______.
A. He was a lazy man
B. He was a lucky man who believed in God
C. He was a poor man
What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.
A. moving B. humorous C. depressing D. surprising
D. He was a silly man who believed in God
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