1. 任务型阅读

    Do you remember the funny cartoon Popeye the Sailor Man(《大力水手》)? Popeye wears the sailor's uniform, takes a pipe(烟斗)in the mouth and loves to ①__________ spinach(菠菜).

    Of all the famous cartoon characters, Popeye is at the top. The cartoon encourages lots of young people to eat spinach to become as strong as Popeye.

    1929年，大力水手这个卡通人物第一次出现在报纸中。And in 1933 it appeared on the big screen. A survey(调查)in 1938 showed that Popeye was the ②_________ popular Hollywood cartoon character. Almost everyone loves this superhero. Kids love him because he is strong and brave. Young people love him ③__________ he loves his girlfriend Olive. For old people, Popeye is a kind man, and he always helps the poor people.

1. （1） What does Popeye look like?
3. （2） Why do old people love Popeye?
5. （3） Which of the following is TRUE?

   A . Popeye is a serious character. B . Popeye might work at sea(海). C . Olive is Popeye's younger sister. D . In 1938, Popeye appeared in a movie.
7. （4） Fill in the blanks with proper words.

   ①②③

9. （5） The underlined word "encourages" means "___________" in Chinese.

   A . 改进 B . 预言 C . 鼓励
11. （6） Translate the underlined sentence into English. (将划线句子译成英语)