Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips
Speaking & Writing同步练习
根据对话内容, 选择适当的句子补全对话,? 其中有两项多余。
A: Hi, Ann. Where did you go yesterday?
B: I went to the cinema to see a film.
A: ________
B: Turbo. ________
A: No, never. ________??
B: Yes, it's a very wonderful cartoon.
A: What's it about?
B: ________
A: It must be very interesting, right?
B: I think so. By the way, I know you like cartoons, too. ________
A: I like cartoons with happy endings.
B: Another cartoon will be on at the Student Cinema next weekend. Shall we go to see it together?
A: All right. See you next weekend.
B: See you.
A. Is it a cartoon?
B. When shall we meet?
C. Thank you for inviting me to see a film.
D. Have you ever seen it before?
E. What kind of cartoons do you like best?
F. What's the name of the film?
G. It's about how a snail makes his impossible dream come true.
二、短文填空。
?? Walt Disney began to make cartoon movies when he was young. He didn't have________?(more) money so he didn't always have enough food ________??(eat).
??? One day a mouse (老鼠) ran near his desk________?he worked in his small room.
??? "Would you like ________?(be) my pet(宠物)?" Disney decided to make a cartoon about it.
??? "I am making a cartoon about a mouse named Mortimer," he told his wife.
??? "Mortimer Mouse? I think Mickey Mouse would be a ________(good) name," she said.
??? "You are right. It would," Disney agreed and made many Mickey Mouse cartoons.
??? People all over the world saw Mickey and loved ________Mickey Mouse made Disney ________?(famous). Then came Donald Duck, Goofy Dog and others. Disney began to make full-length (长的) cartoons. Millions of children watched the shows every week.
??? In 1955, Disney opened ________?wonderful land of make believe(仿照) in California(加利福尼亚). Real boats, castles (城堡), trams, mountains, rivers, were in the beautiful park. Then more people came to Disneyland.
??? He died in 1966, ________?the world will not forget him. Mickey Mouse and all his cartoons will help us ________(remember) him.
三、阅读。
?Most children like to watch cartoons on TV because of the funny characters and the bright colours. But is it good for children to watch cartoons on TV?
?? ?Some people think it leaves nothing for children to imagine when they are watching cartoons on TV. They can see the different characters so they need not imagine the appearance of a character or any situation in the cartoon. But when reading a book, he has to imagine what the different characters look like. He has to imagine a place or a situation described in the story he is reading, so the imaginative power of the child improves.
? ??Very little children may not be able to read books. But they will be happy to watch TV, especially watch cartoons. Watching cartoons will improve their language ability. As most of the cartoons are in English, watching them will improve their English. They will learn to understand the conversations between others. Their vocabulary will get improved.? They will learn how to pronounce different words. Their spoken English will also get greatly improved. These are the advantages of watching cartoons.
?? ?But there should be a limit to everything. Parents should control their children's time on TV. However, you cannot keep children from watching TV completely. It will only do more harm than good.
（1）Why do most children like to watch cartoons on TV according to the passage?
A.?Because of the funny language and the interesting ads. B.?Because of the meaningful stories and the funny language. C.?Because of the interesting ads and the funny characters. D.?Because of the funny characters and the bright colours.
（2）What's the opinion of the people who are against children's watching cartoons on TV?
A.?They think watching cartoons on TV is not good for children's imagination. B.?They think watching cartoons on TV is not good for children's eyes. C.?They think the cartoons on TV are not interesting at all. D.?They think some cartoons on TV are not healthy.
（3）what does the third paragraph mainly talk about?
A.?How young children learn English. B.?The advantages of watching cartoons. C.?Watching cartoons is the best way to learn English. D.?Children are happy when they are watching cartoons.
（4）What does the underlined word "It" in the last paragraph refer to?
A.?Watching cartoons on TV. B.?A limit to everything. C.?Parents' control over their children's time on TV. D.?Keeping children from watching TV completely.
四、写作??
孩子应该看漫画书吗?请根据以下提示，谈一谈孩子看漫画书的利弊。
内容提示：⑴利：漫画书内容有趣，可以给孩子带来快乐；看漫画书可以提升孩子的看图能力及幽默感(sense of humour)；从漫画中可以学到一些知识；
⑵弊：漫画书字太少，对语言学习没有帮助；有些漫画中含有不健康的内容，不利于孩子的成长；
⑶谈谈你的看法。
要求：⑴条理清晰，意思连贯，语句通顺，标点正确，逻辑严谨；
⑵80词左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数，可适当扩展。
??? Should children read comic strips? …
Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips
Speaking & Writing同步练习答案
FDAGE
二、much；to eat；when；to be；better；it；famous
；a；but；(to)remember
三、（1）D
（2）A
（3）B
（4）D ；
四、? Should children read comic strips? People who are for it think comic strips are interesting and children can get fun from them. They also believe that reading comic strips can improve children's abilities of reading pictures and their sense of burnout. Children can also get some knowledge when reading comic strips. However, other people think there are only a few words in comic strips so children can get little help for their language studies. They also worry that some unhealthy contents in comic strips will do harm to children. In my opinion, children can read comic strips, but have to choose the right ones.
