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I am eighty-eight years old now and sometimes people ask me a question, "As a mother of eight children, which one do you love most?" My1is the same now as always: "Love is not divided; it is equal(平等的), but the one that is 2 or sick is thought of the most. "

In 1965, as a farm wife and the mother of eight children, I was busy and 3 when night came. I had never been a good 4, especially when the Vietnam War(越南战争) broke out and my second son5 the army. My thoughts and prayers (祈祷) were always6 him.

One night, I was awakened by his voice—I clearly heard him 7 for me." Mama! Mama!" I8there on the bed full of fear. I didn't want to make the family 9, so I kept my secret from my husband and children.

10, I called my best friend and told her all about it. "But it wasn't a 11, "l insisted(坚持认为), "I heard his voice calling for me. "She believed me.

Three days 12, about midnight, I was awakened again13a telegram(电报)came. My son was badly injured on the 14day I'd heard him in the night.

Later, my son came back to life and his friends came to15 him. They told him. "When we picked you up, you kept calling out 'Mama! Mama!'"

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People all over the world don't like mice, but they like Mickey Mouse.

More than fifty years ago, most films were silent(无声的). An American man called Walt Disney made a cartoon mouse. The mouse could talk in his films. He called his mouse Mickey Mouse. People were excited at Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse became very successful and popular.

Both young men and old people enjoyed Mickey Mouse. They loved to see their lovely friend because he brought joy and laughter to them. Mickey was a clean mouse from the beginning. So people hated real mice, but loved Mickey Mouse. In his early life, Mickey Mouse made some mistakes. People were very angry, and they wrote to Disney. They said they did not want Mickey to do silly things, because Mickey could not do all of the things. Disney made a new cartoon character called Donald Duck. He also made a dog Pluto. This dog always does stupid(蠢的) things and makes mistakes.

Now Mickey is more important. He is a star of beauty and wisdom (智慧). He has friends in almost every country.

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Tomorrow is Garfield's birthday. He first appeared in a cornice strip (连载漫画) on the 19th June, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.

Jim Davis is Garfield's creator(创造者). Jim was born on 28th July, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their mum always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.

As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.

After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.

He remembered the 25 cats with him when he was growing up. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip, Garfield became the central character in difficult daily experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.

Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year A ward. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖) and other honours (荣誉).

1. 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Walt Disney was born in 1901. He (创造)the Mickey Mouse in 1927 and it made him very famous. Now people all over the world enjoy his Mickey Mouse and other (动画片). Walt Disney was not a man giving up (轻易地). One summer in 1916, Walt Disney wanted a job in a post office, but they told him that he was too young. He went home, (画)some lines on his face and put on his father's suit and hat. Then he went back to the same office and told them he was 18. He got the job (最后). Later in his life, Mr Disney had a (梦想), that is, to build a new kind of amusement park(游乐园). It would be fun for people of all (年龄). Engineers told him it was an (不可能的)dream. His family and friends thought he was mad. But Mr Disney did not give up his (想法). In 1955, Disneyland (开放) to the public and became the most successful amusement park in the USA. Walt Disney's dream came true.

1. 《大闹天宫》是中国家喻户晓的一部卡通电影，其中唐僧和他的三个徒弟人物栩栩如生。请你根据以下提示，以"Havoc in Heaven"为题写一篇英语短文，简单介绍该电影，并谈谈你的观后感，可适当发挥。(30词左右)

提示:1）What's the movie about?

2）Who's your favourite character? Why?

3）What do you learn from the movie?

参考词汇: adventurous有冒险精神的, disciple徒弟, disaster灾难, monster怪物

Havoc in Heaven

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Animals United is a 3-D German cartoon and it is directed (导演)by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe. It is a story about animals getting together to find water. Along their journey, lots of funny things happen, and of course, they have a lot of adventures.

The animals in the grasslands in Africa are waiting for the coming flood(洪水). However, this year's flood seems to come later than in other years. The animals become upset(心烦的；沮丧的)and worried. At the same time, some animals from other places come to the grasslands to look for peace. However, the situation seems worse because the water is becoming less and less. So they decide to look for the river.

Finally, they find the reason for lack(缺乏) of water to drink. A dam(水坝)has been set up so that humans can have a better life. After a long fight with humans, they let the world know that animals are in danger.

This film is about environmental matters. The humans are bad and the animals are good. This film is to give humans a warning that they must not destroy the homes of animals or damage nature in order to improve their own life. Humans should know that animals also have their own world.

1. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容补全文后表格中缺失的信息。每空不得超过三词。

If you were born in any year from 2000 to 2009, the documentary (纪录片) Post-2000 s may bring you special feelings. It shows the story of growing up of people born in the 2000s.

It took 12 years to make the documentary. It mainly tells the stories of two people—a boy named Chi Yiyang and a girl named Rourou. Both were born in 2001. The documentary is only 89 minutes long, but it shows their life from 5 to 17 years old.

The documentary gives an interesting look at the growth of these two kids. As a child, Chi was quite difficult and often fought with other kids. These kids' parents didn't want him to go to school. But the head teacher didn't lose hope and cheered him and made him become a better boy. Rourou loved ballet (芭蕾) as a child. But when she reached Junior 3, her father wanted her to stop going to ballet classes and spend most of her time on study. Rourou didn't want to do so. Luckily, her mother helped her and she could keep learning ballet. In the end, ballet helped Rourou make many friends while she was studying in the US.

Post-2000s— a Hot Documentary
Length	89 minutes
Characters	Chi Yiyang and Rourou are of the same .
Stories	It shows two children's from 5 to 17 years old.
	Chi: The other students' parents didn't like him because he often with others. But his head teacher helped him become a better boy.
	Rourou: She loved ballet. Thanks to her , she had the chance to keep learning it. This hobby helped her make many friends when she was studying in the .

1. 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

My Favourite Cartoon

Watching cartoons is one of the most (relax) activities. Which is your favourite cartoon? For me, Calabash Brothers(《葫芦兄弟》)is (exciting) of all. It is about the seven calabash brothers fighting a scorpion (蝎子) and a snake. They are brave cool. Among the seven brothers, I like the (six) one best. I think he is my hero. He is the smartest and he can make (him) unseen by others. l also like the second brother. The cartoon really (satisfy) me and I can't help (laugh) as I watch it. So I often put some pictures of the heroes in my schoolbag and share them my classmates. The cartoon came out in the late 1980s and ever since then it (win) the hearts of adults as well as children. In the future, I expect artists to create more great cartoons like Calabash Brothers.

1. 用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空。每个词或短语限用一次。

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Harry wants to be a superhero, but he knows that's impossible. So Harry invents things to help him be more like a superhero. However, Harry's inventions usually don't work. But Harry never gives up, because he knows that superheroes never give up.

On Harry's first day of Grade 2, his teacher gives students a superhero assignment (任务) and says there will be a prize for the best one. The assignment includes(包括) things like helping a friend reach his or her goal(目标), cleaning up a park, helping Grandma clean her house, and collecting socks for poor people.

At first, Harry is really excited because he knows everything about being a superhero. But he does not like doing any of those everyday life things. In his mind a superhero must have super powers. Even his parents cannot change his mind. They think it is a good time for their son to learn from his mistake. In the end, Harry learns that it is he himself that misunderstands (误解)the assignment. He also learns the real meaning of being an everyday superhero.