UNIT 6 课时跟踪检测(四) 阅读写作融会练（word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修2 （北师大版）

UNIT 6 课时跟踪检测(四) 阅读写作融会练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A cartoon cat, sick of the annoying mouse living in his home, plots to take him out with a trap loaded with cheese. The mouse, wise to his plan, safely removes the snack and walks away with a full belly. You can probably guess what happens next. The story ends as it almost always does: with the cat yelling out in pain as yet another plan backfires. The duo (搭档) was dreamt up from a place of desperation. MGM's animation department, where creators William and Joseph Barbera worked, had struggled to compete with other studios who had hit characters like Porky Pig and Mickey Mouse. Out of boredom, the animators began thinking up their own ideas. Barbera said he loved the simple concept of a cat and mouse cartoon, with conflict and chase, even though it had been done countless times before. Puss (猫咪) Gets the Boot was the first they released, in 1940. It was a hit and won the studio an Oscar nomination for best animated short. Jasper and Jinx, as they were first known, became Tom and Jerry. According to Barbera, there was no real discussion about the characters not speaking, but having grown up with silent films starring Charlie Chaplin, the creators knew they could be funny without dialogue. Tom and Jerry, with its slapstick (闹剧) violence and dark comedy, remains extremely popular around the world today. In the 80 years since their creation, the cat and mouse have appeared in everything from a “kids” version to a 1992 musical movie where they sang and spoke. Warner Brothers, who now own the rights to Tom and Jerry, released a new live-action film. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了猫和老鼠这两个经典动画角色的诞生和发展。 1．What are the first two paragraphs used as? A．A hook.　　　　　 B．The background. C．An example. D．The proof. 解析：选A　推理判断题。根据前两段的内容，特别是第二段第一句“You can probably guess what happens next.”可知，前两段通过讲述猫和老鼠的小故事，旨在吸引读者继续读下去。hook意为“吸引人的事物”。 2．Why was the mouse and cat duo made up? A．Because they were the creators' favourite. B．Because of Porky Pig and Mickey Mouse. C