In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walt Disney. He had unusual voice and he wanted to do work in Disney’s cartoon films for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight-minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audiences liked him because he was lazy and greedy, and because he lost his temper very quickly. And they loved his voice, when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t goody-goody like Mickey.
In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto make hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared—there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice.
小題1:Walt Disney ______.
A．played the part of Donald DuckB．made Donald Duck films
C．had Donald Duck’s voice D．drew cartoons
小題2:Walt Disney chose Clarence Nash ______.
A．because his voice was right for Mickey Mouse
B．because his voice was right for the duck in a new cartoon film
C．because he was fond of playing jokes
D．because he was quite humorous
小題3: The first Donald Duck film ______ .
A．a(chǎn)ppeared in 1934 B．was shown in 1933
C．was greatly appreciated in 1966D．was popular in 1930
小題4:Which of the following in NOT true?
A．Clarence Nash had Donald Duck’s voice.
B．People liked Donald Duck better because he was lazy and greedy and became angry quickly.
C．Donald Duck’s voice disappeared in 1966.
D．Mickey Mouse wasn’t a goody-goody.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：本文介紹了唐老鴨的扮演者Clarence Nash以及這部電影的出名的情況介紹。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the film-maker Walt Disney. He had unusual voice and he wanted to do work in Disney’s cartoon films for children.可知Walt Disney拍攝了這部電影。故B正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said, “Stop! That’s our duck!”可知他認(rèn)為Nash的聲音正是他想要的。故B正確。
小題3:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen.可知第一部唐老鴨的電影出現(xiàn)在1934年。故A正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后2行. Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t goody-goody like Mickey.可知Donald和Mickey Mouse都有很好的goody-goody。故D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容錯(cuò)誤。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文介紹了唐老鴨的扮演者Clarence Nash以及這部電影的出名的情況介紹。本文細(xì)節(jié)題居多，答題時(shí)在文章找到對(duì)應(yīng)的地方，用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記，這有利于后期有時(shí)間檢查時(shí)可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，通過排除法和自己對(duì)全文的把握，選出正確答案。
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