Question

People usually don't like mice.  one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world. That is the well-known Mickey Mouse. One night a man    Walt Disney was drawing when he heard a strange sound. The sound came      the waste-basket. Walt went over and saw a family of         eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. Walt began to     them. Walt liked one little mouse better than      mice. This little mice gave him some new ideas for his      . He started to draw    . But in the picture, it        more like a funny man than a mouse. Walt wanted to make this little mouse        in his pictures and soon it was able to speak.             he named it Mickey Mouse. People laughed when they saw the film because they        seeing it. Soon Mickey became very popular with  old and young people. Children loved their lovely friend because it brought joy and pleasure to   . Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse though(尽管) they      like real mice.

1.A. BecauseB. And    C. But    D. Or

2.A. calledB. is calledC. calls    D. call

3.A. at    B. toC. into    D. from

4.A.mice    B. mouse  C. dogs    D. cats

5.A. likeB. hate    C. kill    D. catch

6.A. othersB. the othersC. otherD. the other

7.A. singingB. drawingC. swimmingD. driving

8.A. breadB. mice    C. animalsD. ideas

9.A. saw    B. looked   C. look    D. see

10.A. jumpB. danceC. run  D. talk

11.A. LateB. LaterC. BeforeD. After

12.A. hated  B. dislikedC. enjoyedD. enjoys

13.A .alsoB. both    C. all    D. only

14.A. us    B. you  C. him  D. them

15.A. can’tB. don’t  C. /        D. also

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是米老鼠的由来。一天晚上一个叫Walt Disney的男人正在画画，这时他听到一个奇怪的声音。原来是一群老鼠，他喜欢上了它们。他特别喜欢其中的一只小老鼠，给它命名叫米老鼠，这就是米老鼠的来历。

1. 人们通常不喜欢老鼠。但是一只老鼠成为了世界上最著名的电影明星之一。A. Because因为，B. And和，C. But但是，D. Or或者。因为前后两句话之间是转折的关系，据句意，故选C。

2. Disney的男人正在画画，这时他听到一个奇怪的声音。过去分词短语called Walt Disney做定语，修饰名词man，据句意，故选A。

3. from是固定词组，来自，据句意，故选D。

4. A .mice老鼠（复数）， B. mouse老鼠（单数）C. dogs狗，D. cats猫。据句意，故选A。

5. A. like喜欢，B. hate讨厌，C. kill杀死， D. catch捉住。据Walt liked one little mouse better than 6 mice.可知答案，故选A。

6. other+名词，特指其他的……。据句意，故选D。

7. singing唱歌，B. drawing画画，C. swimming游泳，D. driving驾驶。据句意，故选B。

8. bread面包，B. mice老鼠，C. animals动物， D. ideas，主意。据句意，故选B。

9. look，看起来。see看到。因为前句用的是过去时，所以本句话也应该用过去时，据句意，故选B。

10. jump跳，B. dance跳舞，C. run跑，D. talk谈话。据soon it was able to speak.可知答案，故选D。

11. Mouse。A. Late晚，B. Later后来，C. Before在……之前，D. After在……后，据句意，故选B。

12. laughed when they saw the film要用过去时态，据句意，故选C。

13. .also也，B. both两者都，C. all所有，D. only只。both...and...两者都，据句意，故选B。

14. us我们， B. you你们，C. him他，D. them他们。与Children对应的代词是them,故选D。

15. Mouse的原因，尽管他们不喜欢真正的老鼠。据句意，故选B。

考点：社会文化类短文。