The answer to why so many characters wear gloves is that animation is a very hard process. It takes time and precision(精确）to create the characters you know and love. Animators wanted to make their job a little easier and faster with a few methods and skills. One of these methods and skills was using round edges(边缘）instead of angles(棱角）. So this also meant keeping features(特征）simpler, such as hands, to make the animation process quicker.

In the age of black and white cartoons, separating characters' round-edge hands from their black bodies was hard. Gloves were an easy way to make their hands stand out. In fact, Walt Disney might have been the first one to put gloves on his characters. Once animation moved away from black and white, Mickey and his friends kept their features, white gloves.

Besides keeping the animation simple, Walt Disney told the New York Times that the gloves exist(存在）for another reason: to humanize the mouse. "We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human, we gave him gloves. But five fingers seemed like too much on such a little character, so we took away one. That was just one less finger to animate"—this nostalgic Disney talk makes us want to go back and look at these wonderful photos of Mickey Mouse.

【1】According to Paragraph 2, which statement is wrong?

A.Animators prefer angles to round edges.

B.With the help of methods and skills, the animators may work faster.

C.The simpler features are, the quicker the animation process will be.

【2】What does the underlined word nostalgic mean?

A.可爱的B.怀旧的C.生动的

【3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The mouse in the animation only has four fingers a hand.

B.Most Disney characters have one thing in common-gloves.

C.In the color cartoons, Mickey and his friends no longer wore white gloves.

【4】How many reasons of wearing gloves are mentioned in the passage?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.Four

【5】What's the best title of the passage?

A.How Were Animation Characters Created?

B.Why Do Most Disney Characters Wear Gloves?

C.What Are the Disney's Most Famous Characters?

What do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colourful plants and wild flowers?

The forest is a whole world of its own. It is ______ many different living things. But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on.

The trees feed the forest "people" by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and prevents it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.

Human beings ______ the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mail men, telephone operators, and many ______.

We need other human beings in another way. We need people for ______, to talk over our problems, or exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.

Life is a matter of ______ and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have ______ you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer（志愿者）is so great!

【1】A.covered withB.full ofC.made ofD.used to

【2】A.are fond ofB.dream ofC.are likeD.worry about

【3】A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.people

【4】A.peaceB.competitionC.studyD.friendship

【5】A.bringingB.givingC.borrowingD.returning

【6】A.whenB.whereC.whyD.how

No matter whether you have a sweet tooth or not, you can’t miss tasting Swiss chocolate. In Switzerland, you can taste as much chocolate as you like, also you may visit many chocolate museums. You will【1】about the history of chocolate, explore the traditions of Swiss chocolate making, and even watch the chocolate production process.

If you have a lot of money, taking a chocolate train can be a good【2】. It will be a【3】journey to sit on a first-class seat, taste yummy chocolate, and visit the chocolate factory.

You show no【4】in chocolate museums and chocolate trains? Well, a chocolate spa will meet your needs. You can give your whole body a chocolate treat! How sweet it is!

Harry James Hamilton

Wanted for questioning on a bag robbery in West St. on June 21.

Age:42

Build: Not fat but a bit thin

Color of eyes: Green

Hair: Short, light in color, grey at sides

Clothes: Last seen wearing black leather jacket, white T-shirt, blue trousers, black sports shoes and large dark glasses

Other information: Brown beard(胡须）and moustache(小胡子）neatly cut.

【1】When and where did the robbery happen?

A.Near a police station on June 21.

B.Somewhere on June 22.

C.In West St. on June 21.

【2】Which part of Harry is(are)brown?

A.His eyes.B.His hair.C.His beard.

【3】How did the police know that Harry wore leather jacket?

A.The police got the information from the description of the three people who saw him.

B.Some of the policemen saw the whole robbery and wrote down what Harry wore.

C.The police got the information from studying the records of those past robberies.

While we were walking towards the scene (现场）, Tenyson became very, worried about what had happened to the elderly couple. He said to me,“Mom, it's not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”Seeing that there was a flower stall (摊位)at the front of the supermarket, he added, "Why shouldn't we _________ the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was amazed that he came up with this _________ idea. So we went over and told the flower seller what we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. "I _________ take your money for such a wonderful action.”

Soon the medical staff _________ and operated on the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman's husband and I told him it was _________ my son. At that moment, the old man started crying and said, "Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, "You have a _________ son. Happy Mother's Day to you.”

The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. In spite of(尽管)being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with _________ in her eyes and gave him a little smile.

【1】A.walked aroundB.passed byC.fallen over

【2】A.sonB.friendC.husband

【3】A.LuckilyB.SurprisinglyC.Suddenly

【4】A.leaveB.buyC.show

【5】A.crazyB.newC.sweet

【6】A.mustn'tB.can'tC.needn't

【7】A.partedB.leftC.arrived

【8】A.forB.withC.from

【9】A.carefulB.successfulC.wonderful

【10】A.painB.hopeC.love

【1】San Francisco is full of ________ in summer.（tour）

【2】Detective novels used to hold a special ________ for me.（attract）

【3】The ________ children went to bed quickly.（exhaust）

【4】Heath row, London's international airport, is the ________ airport in Britain.（busy）

【5】Nowadays, even many middle school students can't look after ________.（they）

【6】We walked on down to the Bund, the old part of the city with lots of ________ style buildings.（Europe）

【7】The more ________ you do your homework, the fewer mistakes you'll make.（care）

【8】My brother said goodbye to me and ________ in the darkness.（appear）

【1】There was a nice atmosphere.（改为一般疑问句）

________ ________ a nice atmosphere?

【2】Lucy bought a new computer last week.（改为反意疑问句）

Lucy bought a new computer last week, ________ ________?

【3】The students have worked on the survey since yesterday morning.（对画线部分提问）

________ ________ have the students worked on the survey?

【4】We were so excited that we couldn't say a word when we got the prize.（保持句意基本不变）

We were ________ excited ________ say a word when we got the prize.

【5】Can you tell me what I should do next? （改为简单句）

Can you tell me ________ ________ do next?

【6】"Will you come to play with me his weekend?" Tom asked Jack.（改为复合句）

Tom asked Jack ________ he ________ come to play with him this weekend.

【7】singing, is, the, baby, her, son, to, young mother, softly, now（连词成句）

___________________________________________________________________．

—________！

A.That's very kind of youB.Congratulations

C.Have a good timeD.What a shame

A.someB.coupleC.kindD.much