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 _____ during 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

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）

1.Food          has been a serious problem in China in recent years such as fake milk　powder（劣质奶粉）, Toxic Capsules（问题胶囊）. (safe)

2.These comic books ________ (it) are more or less worth reading.

3.----Is London the first European city         the Olympic Games?

  ----No, it has been held in many other places in Europe.  (hold)

4.More than one person ________(clean) the classroom at 6 o’clock yesterday.

5.It’s said that the price of food in China __________ ( rise ) quickly recently.

6.The fish is ___________ ( terrible) bad, why not throw it away?

7.The famous writer always spends as much time as he can        to his fans’ e-mails. (reply)

8.The suspect ___________(see) running along the street at that time.

9._______ ( take ) more exercise and you’ll become healthier.

10.Though the hike is far ___________ ( tough), I’ll try to finish it.

据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。（10分）

Reading is an activity, people enjoy a lot in their free time.

Some like reading newspapers and?? o?? 1. enjoy novels or comic books. My? f?? 2. books are those about the lives of great people. Reading them always gives me a lot of ideas on how to make my o? 3.? life better.

Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful, but because they did not give up w? 4.?? their lives were difficult. They tried to use? e? 5.?? chance to change their lives and make the world better.

One good example is Orville and Wilbur Wright, the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has c? 6.?? the world into a small village. Hard work, not good luck, is the r? 7.?? why they become great people. Today we will remember them when we see planes i? 8.? the sky. Whenever I r?? 9.? stories about great people, I always learn a lot? f___10.__ them.

This is why I enjoy reading about great people’s lives.

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