Question

Tomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared(出现) 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 （饲养）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：这篇文章主要介绍了加菲猫的创造者吉姆戴维斯，他的作品获得过许多奖项，他两次被授予年度最佳幽默带漫画家。他已获得四项艾美奖（艾美奖）等荣誉。

1.细节理解题。根据短文He first appeared(出现) in a comic strip on June 19, 1978.和文章Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana.可知Jim是33岁，故选A。

2.词义猜测题。联系上下文可知he在这里指代的是加菲猫。可知应选D。

3.细节理解题。通读整篇文章可知只有D是正确的直到Jim创造了加菲猫，有很少的关于猫的漫画，。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。通读整篇文章作者写这篇文章的主旨是介绍一些关于Jim Davis的信息。故选C。

考点：人物类短文阅读。