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  Bill Melendez,91,an Emmy Award-winning animator(动画片制作者)who transformed the two-dimensional drawings of the Peanuts comic strip into some of the most beloved cartoon characters on television and film,died Sept 2 at St.John's Health Center in Santa Monica,Calif.

  The cause of death was not reporteD.

  Mr.Melendez,who began his career at the Hollywood animation stud ios of Walt Disney and Warner Bros,found his greatest fame as the animator of A Charlie Brown Christmas,The Great Pumpkin and dozens of other Peanuts Presentations.

  With producer Lee Mendelson,Mr.Melendez formed a 43-year partnership that has generated more than 70 Peanuts productions,including four feature films He also animated more than 370 commercials using Peanuts characters and remains the only animator Charles M.Schulz trusted to bring his famous comic strip figures to life.

  Success was hardly assured when the first Peanuts special,A Charlie Brown Christmas,was broadcast by CBS in 1965 Network executives feared it would be a colossal flop.with no laugh track,a jazz musical score by pianist Vice Guaraldi and religious message.

  Much to everyone's surprise,the show was a huge hit and got Emmy and Peabody awards Cartoonist Robert Smigel called it“the greatest half-hour American TV has ever produced” In addition to animating every Peanuts film and TV special,Mr.Melendez provided the wordless voice of Snoopy Before his work oil Peanuts,Mr.Melendez drew many of the famous Disney and Warner Bros.animated figures of the 1930s and 40s,including Mickey Mouse,Donald Duck,Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig.The peanuts characters,with their complicated personalities contained in round,childlike figure,proved unexpectedly challenging.

  Mr.Melendez won five Emmy Awards for his work oil Peanuts.He also won Emmys for creating the first animated cartoons of Jim Davis'Garfield and for animating CS Lewis'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

  Melendez was born in 1916 in Hermosillo,Mexico and moved to Douglas,Arizona in 1928, and later to Los Angeles.He began drawing as a child.He studied at what is now the California Institute of the Arts and joined the Disney studio in 1938.

(1)

Who drew the famous“peanuts”comic strip figures?

[  ]

A.

Bill Melendez.

B.

Lee Mendelson.

C.

Robert Smigel.

D.

Charles M.Schulz.

(2)

What does the underlined phrase“a colossal flop”mean?

[  ]

A.

An immediate success.

B.

A great failure.

C.

A huge hit.

D.

Of great popularity.

(3)

Why did the“peanuts”characters prove extremely difficult to Mr Melendez?

[  ]

A.

Because the characters had complicated personalities.

B.

Because the Warner Bros.did not like childlike figures in their animations.

C.

Because the famous animated figures drew by Mr Melendez in the 30s and 40s were already too Successful.

D.

Because the complicated personalities of the characters were contained in childlike figures.

(4)

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

Bill Melendez won five Emmy Awards all together.

B.

Bill Melendez moved to Douglas when he was 12.

C.

Bill Melendez provided the voice of Snoopy in Peanuts.

D.

Bill Melendez died in 2007.

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China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films, so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie, Avatar.

During his 20-hour stay in the city, he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry.

Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10, Cameron said he anticipated the visit to China for some time and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice.

"It is so sad for a director not being able to shout," he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4.

Cameron collected 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998, a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008.

Considering that another computer-generated, live action flick, 2012, has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US, the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China.

"Our partner here, the China Film Group, has given us great confidence," he explained, saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month, a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland.

China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens. Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development.

"I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China. I cannot predict the box office results here, but I look forward to the test results." 

63. Cameron is hopeful about Avatar’s performance in China because ____.

   A. Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie

   B. Transformer held the record of box office in China

   C. Avatar is directed by him alone

   D. 2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US

64. Which of the following has the closest meaning to “anticipated” in Paragraph 3?

   A. participated           B. paid                  C. expected        D. delayed

65. Why did Cameron come to China?

   A. To promote his latest film Avatar.

   B. To test the future development of 3D film in China.

   C. To show his interest in the 3D film market in China.

   D. To make a 20-hour trip in Beijing.

66. The passage is most probably taken from ____.

   A. a science book            B. a newspaper       C. a story book     D. a magazine

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China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films, so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie, Avatar.

During his 20-hour stay in the city, he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry.

Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10, Cameron said he anticipated the visit to China for some time

and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice.

"It is so sad for a director not being able to shout," he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4.

Cameron collected 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998, a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008.

Considering that another computer-generated, live action flick, 2012, has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US, the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China.

"Our partner here, the China Film Group, has given us great confidence," he explained, saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month, a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland.

China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens.Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development.

"I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China.I cannot predict the box office results here, but I look forward to the test results." 

1.Cameron is hopeful about Avatar’s performance in China because ____.

     A.Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie

     B.Transformer held the record of box office in China

     C.Avatar is directed by him alone

     D.2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US

2.Which of the following has the closest meaning to “anticipated” in Paragraph 3?

     A.Participated.        B.Paid.                 C.Expected.        D.Delayed

3.The passage is most probably taken from ____.

     A.a science book       B.a newspaper       C.a story book     D.a magazine

4.Why did Cameron come to China?

     A.To promote his latest film Avatar.

     B.To test the future development of 3D film in China.

     C.To show his interest in the 3D film market in China.

     D.To make a 20-hour trip in Beijing.

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China has become an increasingly appealing market for Hollywood films, so it was inevitable that Academy Award-winning director James Cameron would touch down in Beijing Wednesday to promote his latest big-budget movie, Avatar.

During his 20-hour stay in the city, he shared with local media and some lucky fans details of his new film and shared his insights on China's growing film industry.

Having toured numerous countries for the promotion of Avatar since the film globally premiered on December 10, Cameron said he anticipated the visit to China for some time and apologized for his hoarse and tired voice.

"It is so sad for a director not being able to shout," he joked at the beginning of the press conference Wednesday afternoon, announcing that the 3D science fiction film will open in China on January 4.

Cameron collected 360 million yuan (US$52.7 million) at the box office in China with his blockbuster Titanic in 1998, a record that held for ten years until it was broken by Transformers in 2008.

Considering that another computer-generated, live action flick, 2012, has sold more movie tickets in China than in the US, the director said he is positive about Avatar's performance in China.

"Our partner here, the China Film Group, has given us great confidence," he explained, saying that the number of 3D screens has grown from 500 to 600 in the past month, a never-seen-before growth in Chinese mainland.

China is second only to the US as the country with the most 3D screens. Cameron said the screening of Avatar in China has specific importance as a test of future 3D film development.

"I'm very interested in the 3D film market in China. I cannot predict the box office results here, but I look forward to the test results." 

56. Cameron is hopeful about Avatar’s performance in China because ____.

   A. Avatar is a newly-released 3D movie

   B. Transformer held the record of box office in China

   C. Avatar is directed by him alone

   D. 2012 had a higher box office in China than in the US

57. Which of the following has the closest meaning to “anticipated” in Paragraph 3?

   A. Participated.          B. Paid.                 C. Expected.      D. Delayed

58. The passage is most probably taken from ____.

   A. a science book            B. a newspaper      C. a story book     D. a magazine

59. Why did Cameron come to China?

   A. To promote his latest film Avatar.

   B. To test the future development of 3D film in China.

   C. To show his interest in the 3D film market in China.

   D. To make a 20-hour trip in Beijing.

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