Ⅴ.完形填空 (10分)

Mr Lee had never been in an airplane before and he had read a lot about accidents.So one day when a friend came to his house and 　26　 to take him for a ride in his own small plane, Mr Lee was very 　27　.He thought to himself, “If I don't agree, my friend may not be happy.　28　 if I agree, I am really afraid that there might be some danger.” 　29　，however, his friend made him believe that it was 　30　，and Mr Lee got on the plane.

His friend 　31　 the engine (发动机) and the plane began to move along on the ground of the 　32　.Mr Lee was very frightened and closed his eyes.After a minute or two, he opened them 　33　，looking out of the window of the plane, and said to his friend, “Look 　34　 those people down there.They look as 　35　 as ants (蚂蚁) ,  don't they?

“Those are ants，” answered his friends, “we're still on the ground.”

26.A.offered  B.allowed   C.agreed   D.afford

27.A.excited  B.grateful   C.worried  D.glad

28.A.As      B.For      C.So    D.B ut

29.A.Finally  B.First      C.Last  D.But

30.A.interesting   B.safe   C.comfortable   D.enjoyable

31.A.began  B.carried     C.moved    D.started

32.A.airport  B.town     C.station   D.yard

33.A.again  B.once      C.quick    D.easily

34.A.up    B.at     C.over    D.after

35.A.show   B.big    C.strange    D.small

Ⅵ.阅读理解 (30分)

A

In 1933 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney.He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work on Disney's cartoon (动画片) film for children.When Walt Disney heard Nash's voice, he said “Stop!That's our duck!”

The duck was the now­famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the film The Wise Little Hen.Donald lived in an old houseboat (水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat.Later that year，he became a star after an eight­minute Mickey Mouse film.The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy (贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly.And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey's eight nephews (侄子).Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn't a goody­goody like Mickey.

In the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made 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.