Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips Grammar
阅读短文，然后用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry are two ofthe most popular cartoon 1 (character) in the world. In the short cartoons,Tom is always 2 （try）to catch Jerry,but he never has any 3 (succeed) almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The 4 (story ) are full of fun and have a long history.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss told 5 (they) to make funny cartoons for cinemas. Together they thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse. They thought it would be 6 (fun) to make the mouse clever and always get the cat into trouble.
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon 7 (show) in cinemas in 1904. It was a great success, so their boss told Hanna and Barbera to make more. Over the next seventeen years, Hanna and Barbera make a huge number of Tom and Jerry cottons. Most of the cartoons are about seven 8 (minute) long.
In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons.The cartoons were so 9 (well) that they won a number of 10 (award),The famous cat and mouse are still popular today. The cartoons are still shown on TV now.
1. characters 2. trying 3. success 4. stories 5. them
6. funny 7. was shown 8. minutes 9. good 10. awards
综合阅读
When we draw a cartoon face, some parts of the face should（A)_____ made bigger to make the face look funny. So let’s start to draw a cartoon face for the woman!
A rough circle should be drawn first. (B) Then a nose and big glasses should be added by us. Next, (C) a pair of small eyes and a smiling mouth must be drawn. The mouth can be made larger to make the woman look friendlier. Finally, some hair should be added to the cartoon. The face can be coloured with bright colours.
1. 在(A)处填入适当的单词:________________
2. 写出划线部分（B) 的同义句：Then _____ should _____ a nose and big glasses.
3. 将划线部分(C) 翻译成汉语：_______________________
4. 写出finally 的同义词组: ____________________; _____________________
5. How many steps are there in the text?
答案
1. be 2. we add 3.一双小眼睛 4. At last, In the end 5. Four.
阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。
forecast finally life alive wished safe say row
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Long ago, Jim and Betty were in a small boat. They began a trip around the world. Their friends came to the port,1 ________ them to have a good time and then waved their hands to 2 ________ goodbye. They spent a month travelling at the sea happily. They heard the bad weather 3________ when they were celebrating. It said a storm was coming. Soon the storm arrived. Betty told Jim to put on his 4________ jacket. They thought they were in trouble. Fortunately they were still 5________after the storm. What’s more they found an island in front of them. They tried to 6________ towards it. 7________they made it. They appeared 8________. They were pleased until they saw a fierce dinosaur a few minutes later. Could you guess what happened next ?
1. wished 2. say 3.forecast 4. life 5. alive 6. row 7. Finally 8. safe
综合阅读：
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. In the short cartoons,Tom is always trying to catch Jerry,but he (A)_____ has any success. Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The stories are(B) full of fun and have a long history.
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. (C)Their boss told them to make funny cartoons. Together they (D) thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the cat into trouble.
The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success.over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of them are around seven minutes (E)_____.
In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons. （F）The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards. The famous cat and mouse remain popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world.
1. 在（A）处和（E）处填入适当的短语或单词:__________;__________
2. 写出（B)处和（D）处的同义词组:_______________; _______________
3. 在文中找出（C）处所指代的部分:_______________
4. 将（F）处的句子改写为：The cartoons were _____ _____ _____win a number of awards.
5. 写出本文的中心句：________________________________________
答案：
1. never, long
2. filled with, came up with
3. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s
4. good enough to
5. Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the word.
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