Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. But he didn’t have much money and he didn’t always have enough to eat. One day a mouse ran near his desk when he worked in his small office.

“Would you like to be my pet? ”Disney asked the mouse. He caught the mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Disney decided to make a cartoon about it. “I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer,” he told his wife. “Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a better name.” She said. “You are right!”  Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.

People all over the world saw Mickey and loved it. Mickey Mouse made Disney famous. Then come Donald Duck, and Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full length (长) cartoons. Then he made cartoon movies for television. Millions of children watched the shows every week.

In California, real boats, castles (城堡), trains, mountains, rivers, all in one beautiful park. Millions of people came to Disneyland. He died in 1966, but the world will not forget him quickly. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us to remember him.

1.When Disney began making cartoon movies,          .

A．he was very poor                       B．the mouse helped him

C．his wife knew nothing about it              D．People didn’t like Cartoons at all

2.This passage mainly tells us       .

A．how Disney make Cartoon movies           B．how Disney built Disneyland

C．something about Disney’s childhood        D．something about Disney’s life

3.Which of the flowing sentences is true?

A．Disney’s wife asked him to make a cartoon about the mouse.

B．Mickey Mouse was the name suggested by Disney’s wife.

C．Disney caught a mouse and made a cartoon about it at once.

D．People will remember Disney because of the Disneyland.

　　Everybody in the world has one name at least. And to each person his name is important because it is his own.

　　Remember how you don't like it very much if people can't remember your name, or pronounce it wrong? Remember how you like to see it printed in the newspaper or even on the blackboard at school? That's because it is your own and only you can have it.

　　Of course, names aren't important in themselves. There are no “good” names or “bad” names. But they are useful in our life. You don't have to go around shouting!

　　“Hey, You!”or “Hello. Girl-with-the-red-hair.”or “Thank you, Man-who-lives-at-the-end-of-the-street.” Wouldn't it be foolish?

　　A person's name means something. For example. John or Nathan means “present”. James or Jacob means “he follows after.” Frank means “free”. Charles has “strong” in meaning. Thomas is a word for “twin”. Girls'names mean something, too. If you know a Mary or a Miriam, her name means “star of the sea.” Helen means “light”. Rebecca, “very beautiful”. Rhoda is a “rose”.

　　Now first names are all we need when we've at home. For it isn't very often that two sisters or two brothers have the same first name. But it's different when you go out to play or go to school. You may have a lot of Johns and Davids and Sues. You could get all mixed up and not know who was who. That's why last names started. And last names are really nicknames(绰号).

　　It happened like this: There was a certain Richard. Since his father's name was James, he was called “Richard, son of James.” And later just Richard Jameson.

　　The place where they lived gave some people their last names. For example, Mr Short was talking about Joseph.

　　“Which Joseph?” someone might ask.

　　“Why, the Joseph who lives in the field.”

　　And right then that Joseph had a last name: Joseph Field. You can think of many more last names that started that way.

1．You like your name ________.

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A．because people can't remember it

B．because it is important

C．when others give the wrong pronunciation

D．when it is printed in the newspaper or written ca the blackboard

2．Names are ________.

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A．important in themselves

B．useful in our life

C．good or bad

D．foolish

3．Sometimes a person's name means something, for example, ________.

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A．John is “strong”

B．Mary means “star of the sea”

C．Charles is a “present”

D．Helen is a word of “happiness”

4．Last names started because ________.

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A．two brothers or two sisters have the same first names

B．you often go out to play or go to school

C．if you aren't at home, you may meet a lot of Johns, Davids or Sues

D．you don't know everybody outside

5．How does a last name come from?

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A．The Joseph lives in the field. He is called Joseph Field.

B．His father is called Jameson so his son becomes Jameson.

C．The place where Mr Short lives often gives people the same name.

D．People like to give others nickname.

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　　It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That's 1 all doctors thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be 2 ? The doctors decided to see this 3 man themselves. AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for 4 that he got some sleep of some 5 . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行为) he 6 . But they were 7 . 8 they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw Herpin 9 . In fact, he did not even 10 a bed. He never needed one.

　　The only 11 that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were 12 by this strange continuous(不断) sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 13 to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解释) his condition(状况). Herpin 14 some talk about his mother having been ill several days before he was born. Was this the 15 reason? No one could be sure.

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