Question

【题目】首字母填空

Who is the most famous mouse in motion-picture history? Right, it's none other than Mickey Mouse! After nearly 90 years, Mickey Mouse is still the s【1】 in the world.

Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse while on a train trip b【2】 New York and Los Angeles. Mickey's first movie came out in 1928. Minnie Mouse also appeared in the movie. The movie was called Plane Crazy, but it was a s【3】 movie. Later the same year, another movie called Steamboat Willie was also made. It was Mickey's first "talking" movie and was a rapid s【4】. Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey,and Mickey was a star.

Mickey played the violin and piano well. During his first few years in show business, his roles always s【5】 him as a musician. Later the studio decided to show him in other roles. These i【6】 a soldier, a cowboy, a hunter, and a fire chief.

There is no doubt that Mickey was popular. He was the star of 21 movies in 1930 and 1931. In the years that followed, he became f【7】 around the world. However, stars come and go. Donald Duck rose q【8】 to fame(名声)in the late 1930s, slowly pushing out Mickey. Then. In 1940, Mickey played the role of the sorcerer's(巫师)helper in Fantasia. A【9】 the movie and Mickey's acting were wonderful, Mickey's greatest movie-making days were over.

That did not m【10】, however, that Mickey was not still liked. In 1955 the Mickey Mouse Club came to television. Also, for over 60 years, Mickey has greeted people at many best-known Disneyland parks in the world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】star

【2】between

【3】silent

【4】success

【5】showed

【6】included

【7】famous

【8】quickly

【9】Although

【10】mean

【解析】

短文大意：短文介绍了经典银幕形象米老鼠由创造到成名再到衰落的过程，以及世界各地的人们对米老鼠的喜爱。

【1】句意：近90年后，米老鼠仍然是世界明星。定冠词the后接名词，根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填star。

【2】句意：沃尔特·迪斯尼在纽约和洛杉矶之间的火车旅行中发明了米老鼠。between…and在……之间；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填between。

【3】句意：这部电影叫《疯狂的飞机》，但它是一部无声电影。movie电影，名词需用形容词修饰；根据后文It was Mickey's first "talking" movie和首字母提示，可知这里是“无声电影”，故填silent。

【4】句意：这是米奇的第一部“会说话”的电影，并迅速获得成功。rapid迅速的，形容词修饰名词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填success。

【5】句意：他的角色总是显示出他是个音乐家。本句缺谓语动词，短文时态是一般过去时，动词需用过去式；根据句意结构和首字母提示，可知填showed。

【6】句意：其中包括一名士兵、一名牛仔、一名猎人和一名消防队长。本句缺谓语动词，根据句意时态和首字母提示，可知填included。

【7】句意：在接下来的几年里，他在世界各地都很出名。become变得，表变化系动词后接形容词；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填famous。

【8】句意：唐老鸭在20世纪30年代末迅速成名，慢慢地把米奇挤出了舞台。rise to fame成名，动词短语，需用副词修饰；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填quickly。

【9】句意：虽然电影和米奇的表演都很精彩，但米奇最伟大的电影制作时代已经结束了。句首单词的首字母须大写；本句前后是让步关系，根据句意结构和首字母提示，可知填Although。

【10】句意：然而，这并不意味着米奇仍然不受欢迎。本句缺谓语动词，否定句，动词需用原形；根据句意语境和首字母提示，可知填mean。

短文填空，要求根据句意结构和首字母提示填空，使句意通顺，文意连贯。主要考查单词形式，包括名词的单复数和所有格、动词的三单形式、非谓语动词、基数词或序数词，主格代词/宾格代词和物主代词（形容词性物主代词/名词性物主代词）等。这类题目难度不大，重点是掌握句意，在理解的基础上把握句子时态，从而判断所给单词的正确形式。