Question

【题目】 When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in _______ culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears—Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first _______ in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.When this cartoon came out in New York in November, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The _______ behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he _______ 87 cartoons with Mickey.

Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so _______. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was _______ and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the _______ to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.

In November, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,_______ everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?

【1】A.CanadianB.AmericanC.Japanese

【2】A.marriedB.smiledC.appeared

【3】A.manB.actorC.animal

【4】A.madeB.watchedC.invented

【5】A.smartB.kindC.popular

【6】A.unluckyB.dishonestC.impolite

【7】A.cinemaB.libraryC.museum

【8】A.andB.butC.or

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】C

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。当人们说“文化”我们想到的是艺术和历史。但美国文化中一个非常著名的象征就是卡通。我们都知道并喜欢有两只大圆耳米老鼠的黑老鼠。本文讲述的就是关于卡通形象米老鼠的诞生。

【1】句意：但美国文化中一个非常著名的象征就是卡通。

考查形容词辨析。Canadian加拿大的；American美国的； Japanese日本的。根据“We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse,”可知我们都知道并喜欢有两只大圆耳米老鼠的黑老鼠，米老鼠来自美国，代表美国文化，故选B。

【2】句意：80多年前，他第一次出现在卡通汽船威利上。

考查动词辨析。married结婚；smiled微笑；appeared出现。根据“When this cartoon came out in New York in November, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music.”可知当这部卡通于1928年11月在纽约上映时，是第一部有声音和音乐的动画片。结合语境，卡通是第一次出现是在卡通汽船上。故选C。

【3】句意：米奇背后的人是Walt Disney。

考查名词辨析。 Man男人；actor演员；animal动物。根据“ He became very rich and successful.”可知他变得非常富有和成功，可推出是男人。故选A。

【4】句意：在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片。

考查动词。Made制作；watched看；invented发明。根据句意，可知在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片。故选A。

【5】句意：有人可能会问这个卡通动物是如何变得如此受欢迎的。

考查形容词辨析。smart聪明的； kind友好的；popular受欢迎的。根据“In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.”可知在20世纪30年代，他和米奇制作了87部动画片，可见米老鼠很受欢迎。故选C。

【6】句意：在他早期的电影中，米奇是不走运的，有很多问题，如失去了他的房子或女朋友米妮。

考查形容词辨析。unlucky不幸运的；dishonest不诚实的；impolite没礼貌的。根据“had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie.”可知有很多问题，如失去了他的房子或女朋友米妮。故选A。

【7】句意：人们去电影院看“小人物”获胜。

考查名词辨析。cinema电影院；library图书馆；museum博物馆。根据句意，人们去电影院看“小人物”。故选A。

【8】句意：今天的卡通通常不像小米奇老鼠那么简单，但每个人仍然知道和爱他。谁的耳朵比米奇的更有名？

考查并列连词辨析。and和；but但是；o r或者。根据Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse,...”可知今天的卡通通常不像小米奇老鼠那么简单，但每个人仍然知道和爱他。but表示转折。故选B。