Question

Tomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.

Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.

As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.

After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.

He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip. Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.

Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖）and other honors.

1. How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip?

A. 33. B. 26. C. 25. D. 24.

2. Who does the underlined word “He” refer to in the fifth paragraph?

A. Jim. B. Jon. C. Dave. D. Garfield.

3. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jim Davis created Garfield with the help of his brother.

B. Garfield products are available in all countries of the world.

C. The cats his family raised made no contributions to his creation.

D. There were few comic strips about cats until Jim crated Garfield.

4. The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is _________.

A. to tell us to watch more comic strips

B. to show us how to become a cartoonist

C. to introduce some information about Jim Davis

D. to prove Garfield the most popular cartoon character

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Jim Davis的生平事迹，他是加菲猫的创造者，他从小在农场长大，喂养着25只猫，大学毕业后，他在一家广告公司工作，他发现社会上有很少关于猫的连坏画，于是就有了创造连环画的想法。他画的连环画很受人们欢迎，被翻译成26种不同的语言，后来Jim Davis获得了四次艾美奖和其他的奖项。

1.计算题。根据Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978可知他33岁的时候，故选A。

2.2】细节理解题。根据Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters 可知这里叙述的是Garfield的情况，所以下文的it指的是它，故选D。

3.3】细节理解题。根据Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats.可知Jim有很少关于猫的连环画，故选D。

4.4】细节理解题。根据这篇短文主要叙述了Jim Davis 的生平事迹，故选C。

考点：人物类短文阅读。