Teddy' s Bear

The story of how the teddy bear was invented is an interesting one. In 1902, American president Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt was hunting (打猎) in the forest with several of his friends. Almost everyone had successfully shot (射中) an animal, but the president 　56 not. Nobody wanted to make the president look 　57 , so they tied an American black bear to a 　58　 . They wanted the president to shoot (射中) it.

The president was very surprised to see the bear tied to a tree. He felt it was 　59 to shoot the bear, because it couldn't run away. He 　60 to shoot it, and the story of his decision went all over the country. Everybody was moved by the president's beliefs (信念). There was 　61 a cartoon showing the president refusing to shoot a cute bear.

It was this cartoon and the story behind the president's hunting trip that gave Morris an idea to make a new 　62 . He made a small, soft bear and showed it in his shop window. Next to the bear he made a sign that read, "Teddy's Bear". The new toy was a big success and it 　63 Morris with the money to create a toy company.

Teddy bears have been 　64 since they were first made. A teddy bear would be the first choice when people think about children's toys. Theodore Roosevelt's famous 　65 on a hunting trip in 1902 brought millions of soft, stuffed (填满填充物的) bears. They are being loved by people across the world.

56. A. did　　　　 B. should　　　　　 C. would　　　 　D. had

57. A. sad　　　　 B. happy　　　　　 C. friendly　　 　D. fine

58. A. wall　　　　 B. chair　　　　　 C. rock　　　 　 D. tree

59. A. difficult　　 B. unfair　　　　　 C. dangerous　 　　D. exciting

60. A. wanted　　　 B. decided　　　　 C. refused　　 　 D. went

61. A. only　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　 C. even　　　 　　D. still

62. A. company　　 B. toy　　　　　　 C. shop　　　 　 D. present

63. A. gave　　　　 B. filled　　　　　 C. met　 　　　 D. provided

64. A. colorful　　 B. expensive　　　 C. popular　　 　　D. boring

65. A. decision　 　B. speech　　　　 C. sign　　　　 　 D. skill

My school is not big but beautiful. There is a garden in the school. There are many flowers in the garden. The flowers are colorful, they are all kinds of colours. In the center（中心） of the garden, there is a pool. The fish are swimming in it. They look very happy and free.

　 There are two teaching buildings around the garden. There are 18 classrooms in it. And there are also many other rooms in it -- music room, reading room, language lab and library. There are all kinds of books in the library, such as storybooks, cartoon books and magazines. You can read them after class.

　 The playground is behind the teaching building. We do morning exercises on the playground every day. On the playground, you can play sports--running, playing basketball and playing badminton.

　 I like my school very much.

( ) 61. How is the school?

A. Big and beautiful.　　　　 　　　 B. Big but not beautiful.

C. Very beautiful.　　　　 　　　　　 D. Not big but beautiful.

( ) 62. What colours are the flowers?

A. They are all kinds of colours. 　 B. They are red, yellow and green.

C. They are beautiful. D. They are sweet-smelling(香的).

( ) 63. Where are the two buildings?

　 A. They're in the garden.　　　 　 B. They're behind the school.

　 C. They're around the garden.　　 　　　 D. They're near the library.

( )64. When can the students go to the library?

　 A. After class.　 　 B. In class.　 C. Before class. D. After school

( )65. What is not mentioned(没有被提及) in the text?

　 A. Students.　　　 B. Teachers. C. Sports.　　　 D. Buildings.

　 was born in Brussels, on June 25^th, 1928. His real name was Pierre Culliford. At first, he almost became a dentist’s assistant. Luckily, he got a job in a cartoon studio. There he met and worked with some of Europe’s most famous comic book artists such as Franquin and Morris. Unfortunately the studio closed down and Peyo decided to become a full-time comic artist. He found himself a pen name from his childhood nickname ‘Pe- yot’.

　 Peyo became successful as a comic (连环画) artist. He decided to draw what he really loved,

stories based in the Middle Ages. He created the character Johan and drew some Johan strips (漫画) for the Belgian daily newspaper ‘Le Soir’ and then for ‘Spirou’ magazine. Johan soon became a huge success and one of the magazine’s main characters.

For Johan’s ninth book of adventures, Peyo needed a group of imps (小精灵) to build a magic flute. At a meal with his friend Andre Franquin. he asked Franquin to pass him the salt. But he couldn’t remember the word so he said, “Pass me the … um… the smurf!”. Franquin handed it over and answered, “Here’s the smurf. Onee you’ve smurfed with it you can smurf it back to me!” And so the name and language of the little imps were invented. The readers soon fell in love with these little smurfs, who love having fun, live in mushroom-shaped houses and speak a strange and wonderful language.

The Smurfs films were first seen on Belgian television and then in France and the Netherlands. In 1981. The Smurfs was on the American NBC TV Channel for the first time, but the success didn’t stop there. The success of the Smurfs became planetary in the 80’s because of the cartoons. There are few regions left where people don’t know smurfs, but their name changes in every county; the Smurfs, die Schlümpfe, Los Pitufos, I Puffi. de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… and 蓝精灵 in Chinese.

In August 2011, the Smurfs make their return to the big screen again, this time in 3D! Peyo left us on December 24, 1992, but the Smurfs have continued their many adventures and are today looking forward to a bright and even more exciting future.

50. Peyo’s real name was　　　 .

A. Pierre　　　　　　　 B. Franquin

C. Morris　　　　　　　　　　 D. Johan

51. Peyo tried many different jobs except　　　 .

A. as a dentist’s assistant　　　　　　 B. the one in a cartoon studio

C. as a full-time comic artist　　　　 D. as a newsagent

52. The Smurfs　　　 .

A. are a group of blue imps from Peyo’s book

B. are serious and hate having fun

C. soon became one of the ‘Spirou’ magazine’s main characters

D. will be in the movie on December 24^th, 2011

53. The last paragraph tells us　　　 .

A. The Smurfs have come back to their big screen home.

B. Peyo has left for another country.

C. The Smurfs’ story stops after Peyo left us.

D. There might be more works about Smurfs in the future.

Read the following and tell right or wrong (阅读下文，判断正误).

　　A small boy sat in his Dad's garage(车库), working hard on the pictures he was doing. He taught himself drawing. His father, a farmer, was very angry because his son's drawing could not make money for his family, or could help with his own school lessons. So he took away ail his son's drawing pens, brushes and paper, but the boy went on drawing and taught himself in the small garage day after day until one day he made a cartoon character(形象)Mickey Mouse that all the people, old and young, like very much.

　　The little boy was Walt Disney. He was born in Chicago in 1901. As one of the five children in Disney's family, he enjoyed a free childhood on the farm. He loved nature and wildlife that made him interested in a dream----to be an artist.

　　One day when he was sitting in the garage, drawing pictures, he found a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor. The little boy stopped drawing and watched the little thing carefully. The mouse came towards him slowly, and Walt gave the little mouse some bread to eat on his desk. In this way over several days the boy and the mouse became good friends.

　　Early in 1928, Walt was on a train from Manhattan to Hollywood. He tried time and again to be an artist, but he was still unlucky. One day he remembered the mouse in his Dad's garage and picked up his pen to started to draw a funny mouse with red pants, a black suit and white gloves. From then on, his first cartoon film became successful.

　　Later on, he made other cartoon characters like Donald Duck, Snow White and Three Little Pigs that people enjoy watching very much indeed. Walt Disney passed away in 1966, leaving us very interesting cartoon films, Disneylands and his rich imaginations.

Right or wrong?

1．Walt's Dad was a rich farmer with five children.

2．Walt learnt drawing with the help of his art teacher in his school.

3．When he was 25, he came to Hollywood to try his luck.

4．His old “friend” in the garage helped him to be successful in his art life.

5．Walt Disney lived for 65 years old.