Disney’s cartoon, Finding Nemo, tells a touching story of a father called Martin and his son Nemo.

Martin loses his wife and an entire family of unhatched eggs to a huge shark. Only one fish egg remains, Nemo. Martin promises his dead wife that he will protect his young son at any cost. So, Martin becomes fearful of almost everything in the ocean. That makes him over protective-he hopes to keep his kid safe from the challenges that life presents. Martin’s nagging（唠叨）makes Nemo feel that he doesn’t need his dad telling him what to do.

 So on his first day of school, Nemo and some friends swim to the edge of their coral reef, a place Martin always thinks is very dangerous. When Martin shouts at Nemo come back, Nemo refuses to listen to him and swim out to a boat in the distance. Suddenly, he gets caught by some divers. So begins Martin’s journey to find Nemo, who ends up in an aquarium in an office in Australia. Soon the worried father runs into Dory, a forgetful blue fish, who helps Martin find his son. Meanwhile, Nemo misses his father terribly. He soon hears that he will be given to an eight-year-old girl who likes to kill fish.

Can Martin find his son before it is too late?

Finding Nemo is a physical and mental journey. Martin overcomes his shyness and anxieties and Nemo discovers his own and his father’s hidden strengths. It celebrates the relationship between fathers and their sons.

The cartoon paints a sea world that is alive with color. All the characters are very human-like and have their own personalities.

Finding Nemo was released in the US on may 30, earning about US $70.6 million in just three days, it has set a new opening records for a cartoon.

11. What is the passage mainly about?

How a father finds his son.

How to get home when getting lost.

A brief introduction to a cartoon film.

The love between a father and his son.

12. Which of the following statements is True according to the second paragraph?

Martin’s wife and most of his children died because of disease.

Martin is a coward（胆小鬼）that he is afraid of everything.

Nemo has grown up and doesn’t need his father’s protection any longer.

Martin loves his son so much that he becomes so protective.

13. It can be concluded according to the cartoon that ________.

Nemo has a wonderful journey after leaving his father.

Martin has met a lot of difficulties finding his son.

Nemo is really independent after leaving his father.

Nemo never needs any protection from his father.

14. What is the theme of the cartoon?

We should always listen to our parents.

Parents should let their children have an independent life.

Parent should take care of their children in case they get lost.

Parental love is the greatest love in the world.

15. In which section of a newspaper can you probably find this article?

A. Entertainment    B. News     C. Society       D. Advertisement 

      I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse, After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a 1  tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw2_ and now his ancient pickup truck refused to 3   . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. 4  arriving, he habited me in to meet his family.

      As we walked toward the front door. he paused  5_ at a small tree, touching tips of the 6_ with his hands.

      When opening the door, he  7 an amusing transformation. His brown fade was covered with 8 and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

      After leaving the   9 family. I passed the tree and my curiosity got the 10_ of me. I asked him, who 11  me to the car, "Before we went in, 12  did you stop by the tree earlier"

      "Oh, that's my trouble tree," he replied, "I know I can't help having  13  on the job and in my life, but those troubles don't  14  in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for  15  . I can hang them up on the tree every night   16  I come home. Then in the morning 1 pick them up again before I 17   for work .”'

      "18 thing is," he smiled, "when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren't nearly as  19  as I remember 20 up the night before. "

1. A. broken               B. terrible          C. flat          D. fantastic

2. A. quit                    B. deleted          C. declined      D. reduced

3. A. ride                   B. increase         C. perform       D. start

4. A. Before               B. On             C. Immediately   D. Directly

5. A. shortly              B. briefly          C. quietly        D. straight

6. A. trunks                B. leaves           C. branches      D. shoots

7. A. went by              B. went over       C. went off       D. went through

8. A. smiles                B. sorrow          C. confidence     D. doubts

9. A. happy                B. large            C. complex      D. modern

10. A. worse              B. better            C. more         D. less

11. A. drove               B. sent             C. instructed     D. walked

12. A. how                B. who             C. why          D. where

13. A. matters             B. troubles          C. questions      D. worries

14. A. belong                      B. insert            C. include        D. provide                 

15. A. instance            B. ages             C. purpose       D. sure

16. A. when               B. since             C. because       D. if

17. A. ask                B. come            C. leave         D. look

18. A. Frightful            B. Funny            C. Strange       D. Accessible

19. A. much              B. few              C. little         D. many

20. A. picking            B. holding           C. hanging       D. giving

I hired a carpenter to help me restore an old farmhouse. After he had just finished a rough first day on the job, a   1   tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw   2   and now his ancient pickup truck refused to   3  . While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence.   4  arriving, he invited me in to meet his family.

As we walked toward the front door, he paused   5   at a small tree, touching tips of the  6   with his hands.

When opening the door, he   7  an amusing transformation. His brown face was covered with   8   and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.

After leaving the   9   family, I passed the tree and my curiosity got the  10   of me. I asked him, who  11   me to the car, “Before we went in,  12   did you stop by the tree earlier”

“Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied, “I know I can’t help having   13   on the job and in my life, but those troubles don’t   14   in the house with my wife and children. I know I can control one thing for   15  . I can hang them up on the tree every night  16   I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again before I   17   for work.”

“  18   thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as   19   as I remember   20   up the night before.”

1．A．broken                  B．terrible                C．flat                     D．fantastic

2．A．quit                      B．deleted                C．declined              D．reduced

3．A．ride                      B．increase               C．perform              D．start

4．A．Before                  B．On                      C．Immediately         D．Directly

6．A．trucks                   B．leaves                  C．branches             D．shoots

7．A．went by                B．went over            C．went off              D．went through

8．A．smiles                   B．sorrow                C．confidence          D．doubts

9．A．happy                   B．large                   C．complex              D．modern

10．A．worse                 B．better                  C．more                   D．less

11．A．drove                  B．sent                    C．instructed            D．walked

12．A．how                    B．who                    C．why                    D．where

13．A．matters               B．troubles               C．questions             D．worries

14．A．belong                 B．insert                  C．include                D．provide

15．A．instance              B．ages                    C．purpose               D．sure

16．A．when                  B．since                   C．because               D．if

17．A．ask                     B．come                  C．leave                   D．look

18．A．Frightful              B．Funny                 C．Strange               D．Accessible

19．A．much                  B．few                     C．little                    D．many

20．A．picking                B．holding                C．hanging               D．giving