Module 9 Cartoon stories
Unit 1
I. Listen to Activity 2 and fill in the blanks.
Questions Betty Tony
What kind of story
do they like? Cartoon stories with a hero. _________ cartoons, like Tom
and Jerry
Why? Because it always has a_________
_________
Because the stories can make
him _________
What do the stories
like?
There’s always a person
_____________ and the hero
arrives and saves him.
There’re some serious cartoons
with one or two _________.
II. Listen to Activity 3 and choose the correct answers.
1. What is Tony doing?
A. He is looking for a photo. B. He is looking for the camera.
C. He is taking a photo.
2. What does Betty think the ending will be?
A. She thinks it will be happy. B. She thinks it will be sad.
C. She thinks it will be serious.
3. How do you think Superman can save Tony?
A. He will take Tony away.
B. He will give the camera back to Tony.
C. He will buy another camera for Tony.
4. Who does Mr Jackson give the camera to?
A. Betty. B. Lingling. C. Daming.
5. When will Tony possibly find out that his friends have got the camera?
A. When he hears his friends calling him.
B. When he sees the flash.
C. When Mr Jackson tells him.
6. Can you guess what happen next?
A. They call Tony and give it back to him.
B. They tell Tony’s father and give it back to him.
C. They take a photo to let Tony see the flash.
III. Try to recite the dialogue.
Daming: Oh dear! Where’ the camera? What’s Tony’s dad going to say?
Betty: This is like a cartoon story.
Lingling: Why?
Betty: I can imagine every drawing in the cartoon, and ____________________________.
Daming: _______________________________.
Lingling: But_______________________________. This is serious.
Betty: This isn't one of those cartoons ____________________________.
Daming: And _______________________________ like Superman or Batman.
Lingling: We need someone like Superman ________________________…
Mr Jackson: Hello, I’m looking for Tony.
Daming: He’s over there!
Mr Jackson: Could you tell Tony __________________________________________?
I’ve got a camera _______________________________. It was upstairs.
Daming: That’s good news. Shall I give it to him?
Mr Jackson: OK. Here you are.
Betty: Oh, Tony;s dad is going over to speak to him.
Daming: If Tony tells his dad ____________________________, he’ll be in deep trouble.
Lingling: How can we let Tony know _______________________________?
Daming: I know! Let’s take a photo. He’ll see the flash.
Betty: That’s a smart idea! Give it to me!
Lingling: Well, it may not be very funny, but perhaps it’ll be a cartoon _______________.
Betty: And I’ll be Superman!
IV. Complete the sentences.
1. 但这可不是什么可笑的事情。这很严肃。
But ____________________________. This is serious.
2. 你能告诉他我想和他说句话吗?
Could you tell him ________________________________________?
3. 如果托尼告诉他爸爸把借来的照相机给弄丢了,他就有大麻烦了。
If Tony tells his dad __________________________, he’ll _____________________.
4. 汤姆,过来。我想和你说几句话。
Come on, Tom. I would like to ___________________________.
5. 这就是毛主席曾经住过的地方。
This is the place ____________________Chairman Mao once __________________.
6. 你打碎了妈妈的眼镜,现在你有大麻烦了。
You broke mom’s glasses. Now you are ________________________.
7. 她看起来很像她母亲。
She ________________________very much ________________________.
8. 那个穿黑色夹克的男孩非常聪明。
The boy ______________________________ the black jacket is very clever.
Unit 2
I. Read the passage in Activity 3 and choose the correct answers.
1. “…have won the hearts of young people...” has the same meaning of __________.
A. have killed many young people
B. have been forgotten by young people
C. have been welcomed and popular by young people
2. “Havoc in heaven” is commonly used by a parent or a boss when ___________.
A. they go out and find the world is untidy
B. they go back home or office and find everything is tidy
C. they return to the house or office and find it’s rather untidy.
3. People in Tintin’s fan clubs hold parties __________.
A. on their own B. all together C. with one or two people they like
4. According to the passage, which one of the following is not so lovely?
A. Nemo B. Monkey King C. Snoopy
II. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.
Nemo, a (1)c_________ orange-and-white fish, and Shrek are cartoon heroes which have
won the (2)h_________ of young people around the world. We can see the heroes
(3)e_________, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.
But there are some cartoon favourites which are older, like Monkey King. The story called
Havoc in (4)H_________ tells about a monkey who (5)l_________ a group of monkey
against the (7)r_________ of the Emperor in heaven. He makes a (8)m_________ in each
room in heaven. But “Havoc in Heaven” has become a (9)c_________ expression used by
a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.
Another (10)f_________ who has celebrated his 75th birthday in China is a reporter with
red hair and a small white dog. Tintin has travelled to the jungles, the backstreets of
Shanghai and the (11)s_________ of the moon. Ever since Belgian cartoonist Herge
invented the character in 1929, his books have been translated into more than 50
languages, and about 200 million copies have been sold. In 1984 the whole
(12)s_________ of Tintin began to be published in China.
Finally, the (13)l_________ dog Snoopy also had his “50th birthday”celebrated by China’s
Snoopy fans in 2000.
“ I didn't draw the cartoons only for children. Adults who have (14)e____________ life
understand them better,” said the late Charles Schultz, (15)c_________ of Snoopy and the
Peanuts cartoons.
III. Complete the sentences.
1. 他们赢得了全世界人的心。
They have __________________________________ people all over the world.
2. 不是所有这些歌曲都让孩子们喜欢。
__________________________________ the songs are liked by children.
3. 我的车有些毛病,下午我要去修一下。
Something’s wrong with my car and I’m going to ______________it _____________
this afternoon.
4. 他自从去年就去了美国。He _______________ American ______________ last year.
5. 在西方创作的许多卡通片在中国已很受欢迎。
Many cartoons ___________________in the west have become very popular in China.
6. 他的书将被译成多种不同的语言。
His book _____________________________ many different languages.
7. 看,你的房间又脏又乱,赶快收拾下。
Look,your room is _____________________. Please tidy it up.
Unit 3
Complete the sentences.
1. 我喜欢的卡通都有许多笑话。
____________________________________.
2. 我刚得到了一部相机,上面有他的名字。
I’ve got a camera ____________________________________.
3. 可能这将是一部有美好结局的卡通片吧。
Perhaps it’ll be a cartoon ___________________________________.
4. 中国有数个已经为 Tintin 举行过生日聚会的俱乐部。
There are several fan clubs in China ___________________________________.
5. 它述说了一个领导一群猴子的猴子的故事。
It tells the story of a monkey ___________________________________.
6. 他们一起工作多年,最后相爱了。
After working together for many years, they _____________________each other.
7. 对不起,我一直没能给您回信。
I’m sorry I haven’t ____________________________answer your letter.
8. 她是位好女孩,我们一定要向她学习。
She is a good girl. We must ____________________________.
9. 有时,他在一小时就能画出多达 5 幅漂亮的图画。
Sometimes he draws ____________________________five nice pictures in an hour.
10. 她详尽地把旅途见闻告诉我们。
She told us about her trip ____________________________.
11. 这就是我昨天到处找的那本书。
This is the book ____________________________yesterday.
12. 你认识那个站在树下的女孩吗?
Do you know the girl ________________________ under the tree?
13. 哈利波特赢得了全球青少年的心。
Harry Potter has ________________________________.
14. 到我办公室来,我想和你说几句话。
Come into my office, I want to ________________________ you.
15. 机器坏了。为什么不请人修一修?
The machine has broken down. Why not ________________ it ________________?
16. 老师要求我们在下周之前把这文章翻译成中文。
The teacher asked us to ________________ the article ________________ Chinese
till next week.