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【题目】Presents For Children’s Day

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Charles M. Schulz was born in 1922 in Minneapolis, the only child of a housewife and a barber. His father loved the funny pages and encouraged (鼓励) his interest in comics. Charles M. Schulz sold seventeen cartoons to the Saturday Evening Post from 1948 to 1950 and Li’l Folks to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Peanuts debuted(首次露面) on October 2, 1950, and ran without interruption(中止) for the next fifty years. Charles M. Schulz died in 2000.

	It’s a Dog’s Life. Snoopy brings all your familiar friends together for great times and fun.
	Charlie Brown faces some of life’s little challenges with the help of Snoopy, Lucy, Peppermint Patty, Linus, and the rest of the gang (一伙) in It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown.
	The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year’s Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz’s famous farewell strip.

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【1】Why did young Charles become interested in comics?

A. He wanted to sell cartoons.

B. His mother encouraged him.

C. Cartoons brought him great times and fun.

D. His father’s love for the funny pages influenced (影响) him.

【2】Who doesn’t belong to the Peanuts gang?

A. Snoopy. B. Lucy.

C. Charles M. Schulz. D. Peppermint Patty.

【3】Which of the following appeared (出现) last?

A. Peanuts 2000.

B. Li’l Folks.

C. It’s a Dog’s Life, Snoopy.

D. It’s a Big World, Charlie Brown.

【4】What do you think the passage is?

A. A novel. B. A menu.

C. A diary. D. An advertisement(广告).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一则广告，介绍了几个漫画的情况。

【1】D细节理解题。根据His father loved the funny pages and encouraged (鼓励) his interest in comics.可知是他父亲对动漫的喜爱影响了他。故选D。

【2】C细节理解题。根据Charles M. Schulz died in 2000.和The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year’s Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz’s famous farewell strip.

描述可知Charles M. Schulz不属于the Peanuts gang，可知选C。

【3】A细节理解题。根据The last one is the special edition Peanuts 2000, which includes all the last year’s Peanuts comic strip and Charles M. Schulz’s famous farewell strip.可知Peanuts 2000是最后出现的，故选A。

【4】D综合理解题。通读全文，可知这是一则广告。故选D。