The greatest cartoon-maker in cinema history was Walt Disney, who has often been quoted as saying, “…… it was all started by a mouse.” It was, and Mickey Mouse has gone on to become an international cartoon superstar. Without him, Disney could not have made his own dreams come true.
Mickey was created in 1928. It’s not clear if it was Disney or his business and animation（动画片制作）partner Ub Iwerks who designed the original mouse. But many credit(相信是) Iwerks, who animated all of the earliest cartoons.
The mouse’s original name was Mortimer but was changed to Mickey on the advice of Walt Disney’s wife Lillian. The first and second Mickey Mouse Cartoons were not a success with the public. It was only with the third cartoon, titled Steamboat Willy, that Mickey began to achieve wide recognition(认可). Since then, Mickey’s appearance and personality have changed. His body was changed a few times until they found the best shape for his head, body and ears. Until 1946, Walt Disney provided Mickey’s voice himself.
Mickey has starred in more than a hundred cartoons. He’s often joined by four other famous Disney characters, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and Pluto, who have also become children’s favourite cartoon characters all over the world
1.According to the passage, Disney’s early dream may probably be ________.
A. to create Mickey Mouse B. to marry his wife Lillian
C. to become a cartoon maker D. to become a superstar
2.Which of the following about Mickey Mouse is true?
A. Mickey became famous in his first cartoon.
B. The original mouse was designed by Disney’s wife.
C. Cartoons starred by Mickey are always very successful.
D. There have been some changes in Mickey’s name and body.
3.From the passage we know that ________.
A. Walt Disney was known as a great cartoon maker
B. less than 100 cartoons have been starred by Mickey
C. there are four Disney characters in Disney’s cartoons
D. Mickey’s voice has been provided by Walt Disney since 1946
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Mickey Mouse — A Cartoon Hero B. Walt Disney — A Famous Cartoon Maker
C. Walt Disney and His Wife D. How Mickey Mouse Got His Name
It was reported today that in China, 56% of people who write blogs(博客) do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It was also found that there is a strong East- West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT(信息技术) bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media（媒体） bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people now have had over a million people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writers or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday bloggers lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written words.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not.
1. From the passage we know that________.
A.56% of the Chinese write blogs
B. people in US like to read blogs for news
C. the Chinese share feelings with each other mainly through blogs
D. the way that Chinese use blogs is not different from the West
2. ________wrote more blogs at the very beginning and now have more readers than others.
A.IT bloggers B. Media bloggers C. Normal bloggers D. US bloggers
3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. There will be more and more normal bloggers.
B. Only bloggers express their feelings through the Internet.
C. All people in the world are listening to the bloggers’ voice.
D. Media bloggers have more readers because of their popularity.
4.The underlined expression in the passage can be best replaced by “________”.
A. increased. B. appeared . C. arrived. D. grew.
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to carry too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk（服务员） to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe(保险箱) for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof that I had given the man the money. There was nothing I could do but go to the nearest lawyer.
The lawyer advised me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. This I did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money. Since I had the lawyer as an eyewitness（证人） to the second hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not say he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel. I asked for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and when the clerk insisted he had already given it to me, I didn’t admit it. The lawyer said to him, “I saw this gentleman give you a hundred dollars. If you don’t hand it over immediately, I’ll be forced to call the police.”
The clerk realized he had been tricked, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know how to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered?
He said, “Oh, don’t thank me. That will be a hundred dollars, please.”
1. The writer went to a Detroit hotel one day in order to_______.
A. get his money back B. stay for the night
C. ask the lawyer for help D. put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe
2. The hotel clerk at last returned the first hundred-dollar bill to the writer because _______.
A. he was afraid of the writer very much
B. he found the lawyer tricking him
C. he didn’t want to get into trouble with the police
D. he wanted to give the writer a surprise
3. It is clear that the hotel clerk was________.
A. dishonest B. helpful
C. careless D. foolish
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer didn’t get his 200 dollars back..
B. The lawyer asked for 100 dollars as his pay.
C. The writer was so grateful as to offer the lawyer some money.
D. The lawyer was disappointed that the writer got both his bills back.
第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
At the end of a party，he invited her to have coffee with him．In a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable，thinking, “Please let me go home.’’
Suddenly he asked the 36 ,“Would you please give me some 37 ? I'd like to put it in my coffee．’’
Everybody stared at him—so 38! His face turned red，but when the waiter brought some salt for him, he still put it in his coffee and drank it．
She asked him 39，“Why do you have this hobby(嗜好)?”
He 40，“When I was a little boy，I was living 41 the sea．I liked playing in the sea，and I could 42 the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee，I always think of my 43．I miss my hometown and my parents so much．’’
She was 44 touched(感动)! A man who can tell out his homesickness must be a man who loves home，45 about home，and has responsibility for home．
They continued to date（约会）… Then they got married. And，every time she 46 coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．
After 40 years，he died，leaving her a 47 which said，“My dearest，please forgive(宽恕) my whole life lie．This was the 48 lie I told to you— the salty coffee．
“Remember the 49 we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said “salt” instead．It was hard for me to correct the mistake，so I just went 50．
“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，51 I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for 52．
“Now I'm 53，I'm afraid of nothing ,so I tell you the truth：I 54 the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee in my whole life!…”
Her tears made the letter totally wet．
Someday，someone asked her，“What’s the taste of salty coffee?” “It’s 55!” she replied．
36．A．friend B．manager C．waiter D．customer
37．A．sugar B．salt C．water D．tea
38．A．smart B．strange C．serious D．important
39．A．curiously B．patiently C．bravely D．happily
40．A．wrote B．added C．agreed D．replied
41．A．in B．over C．near D．above
42．A．consider B．feel C．observe D．compare
43．A．childhood B．teachers C．friends D．future
44．A．hardly B．nearly C．possibly D．deeply
45．A．thinks B．talks C．cares D．comes
46．A．made B．drank C．finished D．bought
47．A．telephone B．word C．notice D．letter
48．A．only B．first C．last D．best
49．A．last time B．first time C．second time D．many times
50．A．away B．off C．ahead D．around
51．A．and B．so C．or D．but
52．A．anything B．nothing C．somebody D．anybody
53．A．dead B．married C．dying D．boring
54．A．like B．hate C．remember D．forget
55．A．terrible B．strange C．delicious D．sweet
. —Shall I give you a ride as you live so far away?
—Thank you. _______.
A. It couldn’t be better B. Of course you can
C. If you like D. It’s up to you
If I _______ you, I would go with him to the party.
A. am B. had been C. will be D. were
