Ⅱ. 语言知识及应用(共两节。满分35分)
第一节 完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walter Disney. He had a(n) 21 voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon film for children. When Walter Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our 22 .”
Disney declared Nash perfect for the role of a talking duck in their upcoming animated short, The Wise Little Hen. The duck, of course, was Donald Duck, which 23 his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a 24 after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema 25 liked him because he was lazy and 26 , and because he 27 his temper very easily. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, 28 because he wasn’t a goody-goody (伪善的人), like Mickey.
Donald Duck went on to become one of the most famous cartoon characters in the world, and a great part of this was due to Nash's distinctive voice. The last film to 29 Nash's famous voice was Mickey's Christmas Carol, released in 1983. And then Donald Duck and his voice 30 — there were no more new cartoons.
21. A. sweet B. terrible C. unusual D. familiar
22. A. film-maker B. dresser C. Mickey D. duck
23. A. dressed B. wore C. sold D. took
24. A. star B. journalist C. sailor D. cartoon-maker
25. A. audiences B. performers C. directors D. photographers
26. A. nice B. greedy C. helpful D. sincere
27. A. controlled B. stood C. lost D. mastered
28. A. formally B. merely C. probably D. scarcely
29. A. ignore B. feature C. imitate D. follow
30. A. changed B. formed C. trembled D. Disappeared