Question

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (12分)

People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers, magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero --- Spideman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals _____ paper.
Comic strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic _________. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which often continue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.
The comic books first _____ during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected （反映）the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this _______ time in history.
After the war, people became __________ interested in old comic book characters, so new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spideman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, comic books had to _________ TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.
Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.

小題1:	A．with B．on C．without D．over

小題2:	A．story B．copy C．collection D．picture

小題3:	A．grew B．knew C．appeared D．finished

小題4:	A．happy B．alone C．noisy D．terrible

小題5:	A．more B．much C．less D．little

小題6:	A．link wih B．compete with C．talk with D．communicate with

Answer 1

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:A

試題解析:本文大意：各年齡段的人們，尤其是年輕人，追隨著報紙上、雜志上有電影上的連環漫畫。在古代，人們在紙上畫有趣的動物。連環漫畫最先出現在19世紀初。漫畫畫在相連的盒子上，通常這些盒子講一個戲劇性的故事。漫畫書最先出現在20世紀30年代。兔八哥和達菲鴨，使人們在戰爭時期里大笑。戰后，人們對老的漫畫人物不那么感興趣了，所以新的超級英雄誕生了。隨著時間的流逝，漫畫書不得不與電視競爭，因為電視為人們提供很多快樂。
小題1:考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：在古代，人們在紙上畫有趣的動物。with用， on在……上，without沒有，over在……上方。根據語境在在紙上畫，故答案選B.
小題2:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：通常這些盒子講一個戲劇性的故事。story 故事，copy復印件，collection收集，picture圖畫。一段連環漫畫通常講一個故事，故答案選A.
小題3:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：漫畫書最先出現在20世紀30年代。grew成長，knew知道，appeared，出現 finished完成。根據 first最先，可知是出現，故答案選C.
小題4:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：其他的，像免八哥和達菲鴨，使人們在歷史上這段可怕的時期里大笑。 happy開心， alone   孤獨，noisy吵鬧，terrible可怕。根據During the 1940s, the nation was at war在20世紀40年代，國家處于戰爭中，可知答案選D
小題5:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：戰后，人們對老的漫畫人物不那么感興趣了，所以新的超級英雄誕生了。more更多， much很多的，less 更少的，little少的。根據so new superheroes had to be made.所以新的超級英雄誕生了，可知是對老的漫畫興趣減少了，故答案選C.
小題6:考查動詞短語及語境的理解。句意：隨著時間的流逝，漫畫書不得不與電視競爭，因為電視為人們提供很多快樂。 link with與……相連，compete with與……競爭， talk with與……談話，communicate with與……交流。根據because TV has offered a lot of fun to people. 因為電視為人們提供很多快樂，可知電視把原本喜歡漫畫的人吸引過去，故答案選B,