Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips
课时 6 More practice ~ Culture corner
一、根据句意和汉语提示完成句子。
1. A huge_______________(海浪)came towards people on the beach.
2. Coconuts(椰子)are everywhere on Hainan_______________(岛).
3. Take care when you are driving, especially in a summer_______________(暴风雨)like this.
4. He wore a pair of dark glasses and a_______________(夹克衫) yesterday.
二、从方框中选短语并用其适当形式填空。
weather forecast, end with, laugh at, a number of, in total
5. It cost Tom nearly 20,000 yuan_______________to travel in Europe last week.
6. The film_______________a beautiful ancient poem.
7. It is very rude to_______________others.
8. Although he has won_______________awards, he is still modest(谦虚的).
9. The_______________reports there will be heavy rain tomorrow morning.
三、根据汉语意思完成句子。
10. 难是难些,不过他还是成功了。
It was hard,but he_______________.
11.当你坐木筏漂流时,如果不会游泳一定要穿救生衣。
When you go rafting, you have to wear_______________, if you can’t swim.
12. 谢天谢地!一年只有一次。
_______________! It’s only once a year.
13. 当我有困难时,她会站在我这边。
She will stand by me when I am_______________.
四、短文填空。
day, tie, easy, own, he, enjoy, cartoon, a, let, attract
Here is the story about how the teddy bear was born. Nearly 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt went on a bear hunt. He 14._____________hunting in the forest. Because he was the president of the USA, the people who organized the hunt wanted to make it a little 15._____________for him.
But after three 16._____________of walking and climbing and riding, no bears were found! The next day, the hunt guide and his hunting dogs finally found 17._____________old bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked and hurt the old bear.
Then, the bear 18._____________to a tree for the president to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor old bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be 19._____________go.
Mr. Berryman,a cartoonist,heard of this story. He drew a 20._____________showing how the president refused to shoot the bear while hunting. Mr. Michtom, a toy store 21._____________came up with an idea. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his toy store window.
Next to it was a copy of the cartoon. To their surprise, the toy bear 22._____________many people’s interest, and they all hoped to own one. He asked for and received the president’s permission to use 23._____________name for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!
五、阅读还原。(有一项多余)
Cartoons are not simply drawings. 15._____________Working as a cartoonist(漫画家)can be a very interesting job. You will get to tell stories through drawings while you grow as a cartoonist. 16._____________Most cartoonists work as freelancers(自由职业者)or they have a full-time job that allows them to draw cartoons as a part-time job. With some planning and dedication(奉献), you can make cartooning part of your professional life.
If you like drawing pictures to express your ideas or you are always praised by your teachers or friends for your artistic abilities, you may have a gift for being a cartoonist. It is better for you to prepare to go to art school in high school. 17._____________ Instead, learn more drawing skills or take some art courses, which may help you build up the drawing ability. At the same time, draw for your high school newspaper or magazine to get a sense of whether you like working as a cartoonist. It is also a great chance to get into the practice of creating your own cartoons.
Creating an online space for your works is a good idea if you want others to know about your cartoons. 18._____________ It is an excellent platform(平台)where you can communicate with your viewers as well.
If you have produced many cartoons for the top projects or have shared your works online, you should also think about getting some valuable experience of working for some cartoon companies. 19._____________
A. An online space can be attractive to people who like cartoons.
B. In high school, don’t just keep your art in your notebooks.
C. But it can be a very precarious (不稳定的) career.
D. This experience can be a starting point for your job in that field.
E. They may show people a world which is full of wonder.
F. Cartoons are much more popular than any other jobs.
参考答案:
一、1.wave 2.Island 3.storm 4.jacket
二、5.in total 6.ends with 7.laugh at 8.a number of9.weather forecast
三、10.made it 11.a life jacket 12.Thank goodness13.in trouble
四、14.enjoyed 15.easier 16.days 17.an 18.was tied19.let 20.cartoon 21.owner 22.attracted 23.his
五、ECBAD