When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears ―Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
On November 18, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame（星光大道）. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?
【小题1】 Is Mickey Mouse a famous symbol in Amerian culture?
【小题2】Who created Mickey Mouse?
【小题3】 Why is Mickey Mouse so popular?
【小题4】When did Mickey get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
【小题5】What’s the passage mainly about?

Do you know why different animals or pests have their special colours? Colours in them seem to be mainly used to protect themselves.

Some birds like eating locusts（蝗虫）, but birds cannot easily catch them. Why? It is because locusts change their colurs with the changes of the colours of crops .When crops are green, locusts look green .But as the harvest time comes, locusts change into the same brown colour as crops have .Some other pests whose colours are different from plants are easily found and eaten by others .So they have to hide themselves for lives and appear only at night.

If you study the animals’ life, you’ll find the main use of colours is to protect themselves .Bears, lions and other animals move quietly through forests .They cannot be easily seen by hunters because their colours are much like the trees.

Colours are useful not only on the land , but also in the sea .A kind of fish in the sea can give out a kind of black liquid（液体）when the fish face danger. The liquid spreads over quickly, so they cannot be found by their enemies and can quickly swim away. That is why they can live safely though they are not strong at all.

1.From the passage, we can know that .

A．locusts are big animals

B．locusts are easily found by birds

C．locusts are dangerous to their enemies

D．locusts can change their colours to protect themselves

2.Those pests with different colours from plants have to to keep out of danger.

A．change their colours

B．hide in the day time and appear at night

C．move quietly

D．hide at night and appear in the day time

3.Bears and lions can keep safe because .

A．their colours are much like the trees

B．they move quickly

C．they are very strong

D．they live in forests

4.According to the passage, the fish can keep safe because .

A．they can change their colours

B．they can give out a kind of black liquid

C．they are strong enough

D．they swim faster than any other fish

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A．The colours of the seasons

B．Animals on the land and in the sea

C．The main use of colours for animals and pests

D．How to keep safe in the sea

It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. In other words, they have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t. It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs. But this isn’t accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life to get education only for a way of living. This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education. In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school. People can get education for a living in a short time. Subjects like history and geography need not be taught to everyone. Even language and maths need not be taught in detail, either. Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man. It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities. After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human. Educationis to make a man lead a better life. Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.
I would agree that making a good living is an important reason for education, but certainly not the most important or the main reason.

【小题1】People with little education usually         .

There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural features related to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program. Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society.
On the other hand, the documentary also stimulates(刺激)Chinese people’s consumption. Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines, but also learn Chinese customs.”
【小题1】A Bite of China is a     .
A. film                  B. TV show           C. book
【小题2】This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of     .
A. culture                 B. cuisine             C. news
【小题3】The main idea of the 3^rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on      .
A. Internet communication  
B. film making       
C. food business
【小题4】It took the production team about     to complete the whole program.
A. 3 months               
B. six months                 
C. a year
【小题5】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
A. Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook.
B. There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”.
C.You can buy some food that is more delious and cheaper through the program.

In America, when people say“man's best friend”, they don't mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship(友谊) between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people's lives. Some people think of their pets as their children. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. Dogs can be taught to be the“eyes”for a blind person (盲人) or“ears”for a deaf(耳聋) person. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for“visits”.
Americans hold“Be Kind to Animals Week”in the first week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don't live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food.
If you don't have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to speak up. As people, we must protect(保护) animals who can't speak for themselves.
【小题1】“Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!”is used to prove(证明) that        .