country (复数)

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阅读理解

　　People usually don't like mice (老鼠, mouse的复数) , but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world . That is the famous Mickey Mouse .

　　A long time ago most films were silent (no sound ) . A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk in his films. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse. People were very excited with the talking mouse. Soon Mickey became very popular with (受欢迎) both young and old people. Children love to see their lovely friend, because he brought joy and laughter (欢笑) to them. Mickey was a clean mouse after he was born. Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse though they don't like real mice.

　　In his early life, Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said that they didn't want Mickey to do silly things . As there were some silly things Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal Donald Duck. He also made a dog named Pluto. This dog does silly things and makes mistakes wherever he goes . Now our Mickey is not only clean, but more important. He becomes a beautiful and clever star.

　　He has his friends in almost every country.

1．Why were people excited to see Mickey in the films?

[　　]

A．Mickey was a clean mouse .

B．Mickey was able to speak in the film.

C．Mickey was lovely and made them happy.

D．Mickey was a cartoon mouse .

2．People ________ , so they wrote to Walt Disney .

[　　]

A．were happy when they saw the cartoon mouse

B．were angry with Disney

C．didn't like Mickey any more

D．hoped that Mickey was always clever

3．Disney made the new animals because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to make his films more interesting

B．he loved animals

C．Mickey needed a new friend

D．Mickey could not do anything

4．Which sentence below is NOT true?

[　　]

A．People don't like real mice .

B．Mickey was always clever.

C．Mickey is loved by people all over the world .

D．Walt Disney made lovely cartoon animals .

阅读理解

　　People usually don't like mice (老鼠, mouse的复数) , but one mouse has won the hearts of the people all over the world . That is the famous Mickey Mouse .

　　A long time ago most films were silent (no sound ) . A man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse that could talk in his films. He named his mouse Mickey Mouse. People were very excited with the talking mouse. Soon Mickey became very popular with (受欢迎) both young and old people. Children love to see their lovely friend, because he brought joy and laughter (欢笑) to them. Mickey was a clean mouse after he was born. Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse though they don't like real mice.

　　In his early life, Mickey made some mistakes. People were very angry. They wrote to Disney and said that they didn't want Mickey to do silly things . As there were some silly things Mickey could not do, Disney made a new animal Donald Duck. He also made a dog named Pluto. This dog does silly things and makes mistakes wherever he goes . Now our Mickey is not only clean, but more important. He becomes a beautiful and clever star.

　　He has his friends in almost every country.

(1) Why were people excited to see Mickey in the films?

[　　]

A．Mickey was a clean mouse .

B．Mickey was able to speak in the film.

C．Mickey was lovely and made them happy.

D．Mickey was a cartoon mouse .

(2) People ________ , so they wrote to Walt Disney .

[　　]

A．were happy when they saw the cartoon mouse

B．were angry with Disney

C．didn't like Mickey any more

D．hoped that Mickey was always clever

(3) Disney made the new animals because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to make his films more interesting

B．he loved animals

C．Mickey needed a new friend

D．Mickey could not do anything

(4) Which sentence below is NOT true?

[　　]

A．People don't like real mice .

B．Mickey was always clever.

C．Mickey is loved by people all over the world .

D．Walt Disney made lovely cartoon animals .

country (复数) ____________　　　

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　　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop hired（雇佣） me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　1　 　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　2　 　interfered（干涉）with how I spent it, even when I was spending it foolishly. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　3　 , I would become more mature（成熟的） and responsible about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many American parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　4 　　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around Europe. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　5　 　for me. In the end, my father won the argument（争论） on the 　6　 　that I limited（限定）my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins spread out through the country who could 　7　 　shelter（住处）and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　8　 　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not eager to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　9　 　year working his way on trains and ships to 　10 　　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare（稀少的）for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly common. Most parents start 　11　 　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have selected the university they plan to attend and maybe even 　12　 　on their future career, and so on.

1.                A．anxious　　     B．content　　　   C．proud    D．hopeful

 

2.                A．never          B．ever　　　 　   C．always    D．even

 

3.                A．problems       B．mistakes        C．disappointment D．failure

 

4.                A．helped         B．supported       C．shared   D．worried

 

5.                                  A．journey　　 B．experience

C．decision　　　　                  D．possibility

 

6.                A．situation　      B．agreement      C．gesture   D．condition

 

7.                A．promise　　    B．afford          C．provide   D．serve

 

8.                A．set            B．put            C．take D．keep

 

9.                A．unusual        B．hard           C．strange   D．busy

 

10.               A．accept　　     B．earn           C．find  D．search

 

11.               A．bringing　　    B．forcing

　　              C．pushing　　　　　                 D．protecting

 

12.               A．worked　　     B．decided        C．carried    D．tried