Blair: Blair was the first to appear in movies in history. In 1905, Blair appeared in the movie Rescued by Rover (義犬救主). It is a British film that a baby is kidnapped by an old woman, but the faithful family dog Rover saves the baby at last.
Though Rover is a common name, it became popular because of the dog hero in the movie.
Lassie: lassie used to be the most famous dog in the world. She is a character who has starred (扮演) in many movies, TV shows and books over the years.
Lassie was created by Eric Knight and made her way into a short story in a newspaper in 1913 and into a novel in 1940.
Laika: Laika is the first animal that has orbited the earth. On November  3, 1957, Laika was sent to space in the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 2.(蘇聯(lián)人造地球衛(wèi)星2號). The Soviets admitted soon after the launch that the spacecraft would not return. It meant that the poor animal would die. People argued a lot about Laika’s death. Several countries issued stamps in memory of Laika. She became the first animal to give her life for the exploration of space.
Rin Tin Tin: Rin Tin Tin is the first American dog movie star. He first appeared in WhereThe North Begins in 1925. Rin Tin Tin went on to make 25 movies, he even signed his own contracts with paw prints(爪印). During his best time, he earned about 5 million dollars for those people who worked for him.
Snoopy: snoopy may be the most famous cartoon dog in the world. As a hunting beagle (獵犬) from Charles Schultz’ popular newspaper comic strip (連環(huán)漫畫), Peanuts, snoopy first appeared in 1950. Though snoopy was at first a minor figure, he grew to become the strip’s best-known character. He is famous for always sleeping on top of his doghouse and sometimes dressing up and pretending himself as a World War I airplane pilot. Snoopy appeared in the Peanuts comic strips until Schultz’s retirement ( and death ) in February of 2000.
小題1:According to the passage how many dogs starred in movies?
A.2B.3C.4D.5
小題2:Two dogs created by artists are_.
A.Rin Tin Tin and SnoopyB.Blair and LassieC.Rin Tin Tin and Lassie
D.Snoopy and Lassie
小題3:Which dog is most worth respecting?
A.Laika.B.SnoopyC.Lassie.D.Rin Tin Tin.
小題4: Which of the following is the most reasonable?
A.Blair- the first dog movie star; Laika-the greatest dog; Snoopy-No.1 cartoon dog star.
B.Rin Tin Tin- the first dog movie star; Laika-the most disappointing dog; Snoopy-No.1 cartoon dog star.
C.Rin Tin Tin- a dog millionaire; Blair- the first dog movie star; Laika-the most well-known cartoon dog.
D.Laika-the greatest dog; Rin Tin Tin- the first dog movie star; Laika-the most well-known cartoon dog.

小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:A
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According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a ________ animal.
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When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them _______.
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From the passage we can conclude that ________.
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During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.
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It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.
Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the Games in Berlin.
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Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?
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C.Work at a hospital.D.Take part in the Olympic Games.
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In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?
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小題3:
Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?
A.It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.
B.It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.
C.It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.
D.It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.
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At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?
A.Basketball was already a worldwide game.
B.Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.
C.Basketball was an Olympic sport.
D.Basketball was still played using footballs.

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