When Walt Disney was drawing one night, he suddenly heard a strange sound. The sound came

across the sun, Walt, a small boy, looked up. "I smell a storm (暴风雨) ," he thought.

Shorty, a man of forty, had gone into town. He had said he would be back before two. He had told Walt to watch the boats and the shop. There were no people around. They had all gone out on the lake to fish.

So Walt went to work on one of the boats. From there he could hear the telephone if it rang. And he could watch the door.

It was a little after two when the stranger came. Walt saw him stop by the shop. The stranger looked in for a minute. Then he went down to the boats. He was a big man in a coat.

Walt called to him, "Do you want something, sir？"

The stranger looked at Walt and said, "No, thanks." Then the stranger moved slowly away. As he went on, he looked at the boats one by one.

Walt sat there with his eyes on the back of the stranger's coat. He thought, "I can smell something as I smell that storm. I hope Shorty comes back soon."

The story happened ______.

A．on the lake at night

B．by the lake in the afternoon

C．along the river in spring

D．near the river in summer

istorians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's "Disney era". Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modem America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.

The reasons for Disney's success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today.

But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films portrayed the "little boy". He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people.

Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company -- unlike other big corporations had a human face. His Hollywood studio -- the public heard -- operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first-name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.

The reality, of course, was not so perfect. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he agreed to work for the FBI secretly, identifying and spying on colleagues who he suspected were anti-government.

But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary people. In the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a leader of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat.

By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as famous as Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public, he was "Uncle Walt" -- the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.

Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPT

A．painting.

B．creativity.

C．management.

D．merchandising.

istorians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's "Disney era". Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modem America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.

The reasons for Disney's success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today.

But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films portrayed the "little boy". He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people.

Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company -- unlike other big corporations had a human face. His Hollywood studio -- the public heard -- operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first-name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.

The reality, of course, was not so perfect. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he agreed to work for the FBI secretly, identifying and spying on colleagues who he suspected were anti-government.

But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary people. In the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a leader of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat.

By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as famous as Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public, he was "Uncle Walt" -- the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.

Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPT

A．painting.

B．creativity.

C．management.

D．merchandising.

The writer's attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described as

A．sympathetic.

B．objective.

C．critical.

D．skeptical.

TEXT B

Predicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at

least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's “

Disney era ” . Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single

thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created

Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more

widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same

way as Disney.

The reasons for Disney's success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the

credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the

company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly

well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest

skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in

Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and

merchandising — something his company still does brilliantly today.

But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his

audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “ little guy ” , and

made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that

reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some celebrated American

achievements — Disney's very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent

Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic.

Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed

how, through hard work and helping one's fellow man, or Americans could survive

social and economic crises like the Great Depression.

Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company — unlike other big

corporations — had a human face. His Hollywood studio — the public heard —

operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on firstname terms and had a

say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because

not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios

made training films for American soldiers.

The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn,

Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in

1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists. He

agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom

he suspected were subversives.

But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the

genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Way

of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of

ordinary Americans — in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt,

believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist

for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large,

bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in

which he portrayed FBI agents as bungling incompetents.

By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and

the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to

the public at large, he was “ Uncle Walt ”— the man who had entertained them all

their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who

represented all that was good about America.

86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPT

A. painting.

B. creativity

C. management.

D. merchandising.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： Mice in general are not well-liked, but a mouse named Mickey has won the hearts of millions. Movies about Mickey Mouse have been popular with audiences almost everywhere for more than seventy years.

Walt Disney, who created this lovable cartoon character, was born in Chicago in 1901. Later his family moved to a farm near Kansas City, where Walt worked for a time as a newsboy. But what he really enjoyed was drawing pictures.

When Walt went back to Chicago, he studied cartooning at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. His education was interrupted when World War I began in 1914. Though he was not yet old enough to join the army, he wanted to help in some way. He joined the Red Cross and went to France, where he stayed until the war was over.

After the war, Disney returned to Kansas City to work for a company that made fairy story cartoons. This was the kind of work he liked best. He made up his mind to find better ways of making the cartoons move, so that the cartoon characters would seem alive. He bought an old movie camera and made a few films in his garage. In 1923 he joined his older brother, Roy, in Hollywood, California, where they soon set up their own company.

Sound was just starting to be used in movies, and Disney believed it had great possibilities. He quickly added sound to his cartoons. When he made Mickey Mouse talk on the movie screen, audiences were delighted. Mickey became a great success with both young and old.

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A．Telling stories.

B．Drawing pictures.

C．Delivering newspapers.

D．Joining the army.