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People of all ages, especially young children, follow comic strips in newspapers, magazines and the movies. Who is your favourite superhero --- Spideman? Wonder Woman? These heroes have been around for a long time. Comics came out even earlier. In ancient times, people made funny drawings of animals _____ paper.
Comic strips first came out during the 1800s and remain much the same style today. These comics are drawn in connected boxes. The boxes usually show a dramatic _________. Some comic strips are printed in newspapers, which often continue from day to day. Some people even read the comics before they read the front page.
The comic books first _____ during the 1930s. It seemed that everyone wanted to read comic books. They loved reading about the adventures of The Man of Steel and Batman. During the 1940s, the nation was at war and some comic book characters, such as Captain America, reflected (反映)the times. Others, such as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, made people laugh during this _______ time in history.
After the war, people became __________ interested in old comic book characters, so new superheroes had to be made. The new superheroes, such as Fantastic Four, X-Men, and Spideman, talked and acted more like real people. As time went on, comic books had to _________ TV because TV has offered a lot of fun to people.
Comic strips are usually good for a laugh or at least a smile. But they have held a place in history. They take people away from their daily lives into another world. In this world, the hero always wins, and failure only comes to the bad guys.

【小题1】
A.withB.onC.withoutD.over
【小题2】
A.storyB.copyC.collectionD.picture
【小题3】
A.grewB.knewC.appearedD.finished
【小题4】
A.happyB.aloneC.noisyD.terrible
【小题5】
A.moreB.muchC.lessD.little
【小题6】
A.link wihB.compete withC.talk withD.communicate with


【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
【小题6】A

解析试题解析:本文大意:各年龄段的人们,尤其是年轻人,追随着报纸上、杂志上有电影上的连环漫画。在古代,人们在纸上画有趣的动物。连环漫画最先出现在19世纪初。漫画画在相连的盒子上,通常这些盒子讲一个戏剧性的故事。漫画书最先出现在20世纪30年代。兔八哥和达菲鸭,使人们在战争时期里大笑。战后,人们对老的漫画人物不那么感兴趣了,所以新的超级英雄诞生了。随着时间的流逝,漫画书不得不与电视竞争,因为电视为人们提供很多快乐。
【小题1】考查介词及语境的理解。句意:在古代,人们在纸上画有趣的动物。with用, on在……上,without没有,over在……上方。根据语境在在纸上画,故答案选B.
【小题2】考查名词及语境的理解。句意:通常这些盒子讲一个戏剧性的故事。story 故事,copy复印件,collection收集,picture图画。一段连环漫画通常讲一个故事,故答案选A.
【小题3】考查动词及语境的理解。句意:漫画书最先出现在20世纪30年代。grew成长,knew知道,appeared,出现 finished完成。根据 first最先,可知是出现,故答案选C.
【小题4】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:其他的,像免八哥和达菲鸭,使人们在历史上这段可怕的时期里大笑。 happy开心, alone   孤独,noisy吵闹,terrible可怕。根据During the 1940s, the nation was at war在20世纪40年代,国家处于战争中,可知答案选D
【小题5】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:战后,人们对老的漫画人物不那么感兴趣了,所以新的超级英雄诞生了。more更多, much很多的,less 更少的,little少的。根据so new superheroes had to be made.所以新的超级英雄诞生了,可知是对老的漫画兴趣减少了,故答案选C.
【小题6】考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意:随着时间的流逝,漫画书不得不与电视竞争,因为电视为人们提供很多快乐。 link with与……相连,compete with与……竞争, talk with与……谈话,communicate with与……交流。根据because TV has offered a lot of fun to people. 因为电视为人们提供很多快乐,可知电视把原本喜欢漫画的人吸引过去,故答案选B,
考点:政治经济文化类短文阅读。

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