For hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or landowners. As early as the 19th century, people produced and read books of drawings. In many ways, they were similar to modern comics（漫画）. They contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. The owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. The lion and tiger were brave. The fox and wolf were cunning, greedy and dangerous.
A century ago, an American newspaper published the first-color comic strip. It was so popular that sales of the newspaper, Morning Journal, increased quickly. Since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips.
In modern time, comics are popular in China, Japan, the USA and almost everywhere. Not even video games or CD-ROMs have reduced their popularity. Names such as Snoopy, Woodstock and Garfield are well known in dozens of countries. The Peanuts comic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages.
Perhaps one day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. First, you must think of a good plot. It should be funny, exciting or interesting in some way. It should have plenty of action. Moreover, the language must be realistic and simple. The words should suit the characters in your story.
Furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. They should be obviously good or bad. In many comic strips—especially those showing crime of adventure—there should also be a hero or heroine. This will attract the reader to keep on reading the story.
1. Which of the following is NOT the name of a cartoon character?
A. Snoopy B. Garfield C. Peanuts D. Woodstock
2. We can know from the first paraphaph that rulers ________.
A. asked the artists to draw cartoons B. probably did not like cartoons about them.
C. often drew cartoons many years ago. D. used cartoons to give people advice.
3. According to the passage, what makes a popular and successful comic strip?
A. Good plot B. suitable language C. clear characters D. All of above
4. The underlined word “plot” is similar in meaning to ______.
A. places B. stories C. events D. characters
______ two exams to worry about,I have to work really hard this weekend.
| A．With | B．Besides | C．As for | D．Because of |
—Do you ______ modern music?
—No,I prefer classical music ______ modern music.
| A．care about;than | B．care for;to |
| C．care about;to | D．care for;than |
5.Your performance in the driving test didn’t reach the required standard－______,you failed.
| A．in the end | B．after all |
| C．in other words | D．at the same time |
I can’t hardly get interested in anything about music,so I don’t ______ jazz.
| A．agree with | B．care for | C．keep up with | D．agree with |
－I wonder if she will show up at the concert.
－She will.She is only too ______ to watch the famous director.
| A．anxious | B．proud | C．interested | D．satisfied |
This sentence is difficult to understand.Can you make of it?
| A．idea | B．knowledge | C．sense | D．understanding |
The children have been playing with my hat －they’ve knocked it out of ______.
| A．shape | B．size | C．control | D．line |
Please______the numbers and I’m sure they will ______more than 2000.
| A．add;add up | B．add up;add up |
| C．add up;add up to | D．add;add up |
.—I can’t understand him well.
—He’s not very good at getting his meaning ______.
| A．off | B．across | C．up | D．down |
1. he has ___that nothing shall prevent him ___to work in the countryside.
a. determined; going b. determined; to go
c. decided; going d. decided; to go
5. ______animals like wolves and bears usually hunt for small animals for food．
| A．Meat-eaten | B．Meat-eating |
| C．Eating—meat | D．Eaten-meat |
6. He _____ to lend me his bicycle but I refused．for I didn’t
want to trouble him．
| A．failed | B．offered | C．considered | D．insisted |
7. Everything changes _____.What was not accepted in the past may be very popular with people now.
| A．in time | B．on time | C．for time | D．over time |
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