was born in Brussels, on June 25^th, 1928. His real name was Pierre Culliford. At first, he almost became a dentist’s assistant. Luckily, he got a job in a cartoon studio. There he met and worked with some of Europe’s most famous comic book artists such as Franquin and Morris. Unfortunately the studio closed down and Peyo decided to become a full-time comic artist. He found himself a pen name from his childhood nickname ‘Pe- yot’.

　 Peyo became successful as a comic (连环画) artist. He decided to draw what he really loved,

stories based in the Middle Ages. He created the character Johan and drew some Johan strips (漫画) for the Belgian daily newspaper ‘Le Soir’ and then for ‘Spirou’ magazine. Johan soon became a huge success and one of the magazine’s main characters.

For Johan’s ninth book of adventures, Peyo needed a group of imps (小精灵) to build a magic flute. At a meal with his friend Andre Franquin. he asked Franquin to pass him the salt. But he couldn’t remember the word so he said, “Pass me the … um… the smurf!”. Franquin handed it over and answered, “Here’s the smurf. Onee you’ve smurfed with it you can smurf it back to me!” And so the name and language of the little imps were invented. The readers soon fell in love with these little smurfs, who love having fun, live in mushroom-shaped houses and speak a strange and wonderful language.

The Smurfs films were first seen on Belgian television and then in France and the Netherlands. In 1981. The Smurfs was on the American NBC TV Channel for the first time, but the success didn’t stop there. The success of the Smurfs became planetary in the 80’s because of the cartoons. There are few regions left where people don’t know smurfs, but their name changes in every county; the Smurfs, die Schlümpfe, Los Pitufos, I Puffi. de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… and 蓝精灵 in Chinese.

In August 2011, the Smurfs make their return to the big screen again, this time in 3D! Peyo left us on December 24, 1992, but the Smurfs have continued their many adventures and are today looking forward to a bright and even more exciting future.

50. Peyo’s real name was　　　 .

A. Pierre　　　　　　　 B. Franquin

C. Morris　　　　　　　　　　 D. Johan

51. Peyo tried many different jobs except　　　 .

A. as a dentist’s assistant　　　　　　 B. the one in a cartoon studio

C. as a full-time comic artist　　　　 D. as a newsagent

52. The Smurfs　　　 .

A. are a group of blue imps from Peyo’s book

B. are serious and hate having fun

C. soon became one of the ‘Spirou’ magazine’s main characters

D. will be in the movie on December 24^th, 2011

53. The last paragraph tells us　　　 .

A. The Smurfs have come back to their big screen home.

B. Peyo has left for another country.

C. The Smurfs’ story stops after Peyo left us.

D. There might be more works about Smurfs in the future.

The largest animal ever to live on earth is the blue whale. It weighs about 80 tons—more than 24 elephants. It is more than 30 meters long. A new-born baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant.
　 Cats can survive falls from very high place because they can turn themselves up the right way so as to keep their body safe. One cat fell 32 floors on to the street, but was just hurt a little.
　 A bear can run as fast as a horse.
　 A new-born panda is smaller than a mouse, and weighs about 100 grams.
　 Elephants are the most careful animals in their love. A male elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the lady takes his love. They often show their love by touching each other’s body.
　 Usually, wolves do not attack(袭击) people, for years a Canadian newspaper says that they show that a wolf had attacked a person. But nobody could do that. Wolves do not usually go together though they may do this in winter.

51. Which animal is the largest animal on earth?

A: The blue whale　 B: The elephant　　 C: The pandas　　 D: The tiger

52. Cats can survive when they fall from vey high place because __________.

A: they are small　　　　　　　　　　　　

B: they can keep themselves safe

C: they can keep themselves away

D: they can put something under their bodies

53. Elephants show their love by __________ each other.

A: looking at　　　 B: touching　　　　 C: courting　　 D: moving

54. A male elephant won’t stop following a lady elephant to 　　　 until the lady elephant takes his love.

A. fight with the baby elephant　　 　　　　B. ask the baby elephant to help him

C. show his love for a long time　　 　　　　D. find food together with him

55. A wolf won’t hurt people except __________.

A: in a special case（情况）　 B: in winter C: in packs D: that they have babies

A man got a new car and he was very proud 　26　 it. One day, when he 　27　 back home, he saw his three-year-old son 　28　 hitting the new car with a toy hammer. The man was 　29　 angry that he ran to his son, grabbed the hammer from 　30　, and used the hammer to hit the little boy’s hands too hard. The 　31　 boy cried out but his father didn’t care.

　　When the father 　32　, he took his son to the 　33　 as fast as he could. Although the doctor tried his best to save the 　34　 bones（骨头）, he had to cut the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.

　　When the boy 　35　 in the hospital and saw his hands, he innocently(天真) said, “Dady, I’m sorry about your car.” Then he asked, “but 　36　 are my fingers going to grow back?” The father 　37　 very sad.

　　Think about the story when 　38　 steps on your feet or when you wish to take revenge(报复). Think first before you lose your patience with someone. Cars can 　39　, but broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.

　　People often make mistakes. But we should remember that forgiveness is greater than revenge. 　40　 before act!

1.A．to　　　　 B．of　　　　　 C．in　　　　　 D．from

2.A．comes　       B．came　　　   C．has come　   D．is

3.A．happy　　  B．unhappy　　  C．happily　　　    D．luckily

4.A．too　　　  B．very　　　　 C．so　　　　   D．such

5.A．it　　　　 B．her　　　　  C．he　　　　　 D．him

6.A．poor　　　 B．lucky　　　  C．bad　　　　  D．small

7.A．came out　 B．came down　  C．calmed down  D．calmed out

8.A．school　　 B．hospital　　　   C．shop　　　　 D．home

9.A．break　　　    B．breaking　　 C．broken　　　 D．broke

10.A．stood up　    B．got up　　　 C．woke up　　  D．put up

11.A．how　　　 B．where　　　　C．why　　　    D．when

12.A．felt　　　　  B．fell　　　　　   C．sounded　　  D．looks

13.A．anyone　　    B．everyone　　 C．no one　　　 D．someone

14.A．repair　　　  B．repaired　　　   C．be repaired　    D．be repairing

15.A．To think　    B．Thinking　　 C．Think　　　  D．Be thought