Choose the words or expressions and complete the
passage. (12分)

People
of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers,
magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero --- Spideman? Wonder
Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even
earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals _____ paper.
Comic
strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today.
These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic
_________. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which often continue
from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front
page.
The
comic books first _____ dur
ing
the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved
reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s,
the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America,
reflected (反映)the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and
Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this _______ time in history.
After
the war, people became __________ interested in old comic book characters, so
new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four,
X-Men, and Spideman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on,
comic books had to _________ TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.
Comic
strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a
place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another
world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad
guys.
1.A.
with B.
on C.
without D.
over
2.A.
story B.
copy C.
collection D.
picture
3.A.
grew B.
knew C.
appeared D.
finished
4.A.
happy B.
alone C.
noisy D.
terrible
5.A.
more B. much C.
less D.
little
6.A.
link wih B.
compete with C. talk with D.
communicate with