The word “cartoon” came form Italian. It first referred to the picture before an actual(真实的）drawing on the wall. __1.__ Since the 1840s, it has also come to mean any drawing that is humorous, satirical（讽刺的）or showing an opinion. It usually appears in a newspaper and magazine, with or without a short test.

_2.___ People of all ages, especially young children enjoy all kinds of cartoons in newspapers and magazines, or television and at the movies. Cartoons not only show their life, but help form it. 3._They have supplied ideas to plays, movies and television series and so on. Names or words form cartoon series have also come into modern languages.

    Many cartoonists (漫画家）draw with special pens._ 4.__Surely, computers are especially effective for the making of animated cartoons. This helps us to enjoy more lively cartoons.

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5.Form the passage, we know that ______________.

A. few young children like cartoons

B. the word “cartoon” came form English.

C. all cartoonists use pencils to draw cartoons nowadays.

D. people like cartoons because they show and help form the life.

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。
Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago, the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from one place to another. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.
No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed. They did not have to look for food any longer. They could stay in one place and grow it.
People began to live near one another, so the first village was established (建立). Many people came to live in the villages, and these villages became even larger.
When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again. People built factories. More and more people lived near the factories. The cities began.
Today, it’s strange that some people are moving back to small villages. Can you tell me why?
【小题1】People moved from place to place to hunt animals.
【小题2】The story says,“No one knows how or when these people learned about growing food. But when they did, their life changed.” In this sentence, the word “they” means people.
【小题3】When machines appeared, life in the villages changed again.
【小题4】All people like to live only in big cities.
【小题5】People built factories after the cities grew big.

Everyone has got two personalities (性格) —the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control yourself, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, you often change your sleeping positions. The important position that best shows your secret personality is the one that you go to sleep.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by new ideas. You don’t like to make people unhappy, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a person who likes to keep secrets. You worry a lot and you’re always easily becoming sad. You never want to change your ideas, but you are satisfied with your life the way it is. You usually live for today not for tomorrow.
If you sleep on curled up (蜷缩), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and often protect yourself from being hurt, so you are very defensive. You’re shy and you don’t usually like meeting people. You like to be on your own.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced (平衡的) personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get unhappy. You always say what you think, even if it makes people angry.
【小题1】You may find the passage in_____.