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ThisisastoryaboutaboycalledSparky.ForSparky,schoolwasallbutimpossible.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade.Hegotazeroinphysics.Itmadehimtheworstphysicsstudentintheschool’shistory.Hedidn’tdomuchbetterinsports.Althoughhetriedtojointheschool’sgolfteam,hequicklylosttheonlyimportantmatch.
Hedidn’thavefriends,either.Otherkidsdidn’tcareabouthim.Ifaclassmatesaid“Hello”toSparkyoutsideofschool,hewouldfeelverysurprised.
Sparkywasaloser(失败者)andeveryoneknewit.Soheacceptedit.
ButonethingwasimportanttoSparky---drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Inseniorhighschool,hesentsomecartoonstotheeditorsoftheyearbookbuthewasrefused.Sparkywashurt.Buthedidn’tlosehopebecausehebelievedinhisabilityandhestuck__to__drawing.Hedecidedtobecomeaprofessionalartist.
HewrotealettertotheWaltDisneyStudiosaftergraduatingfromhighschool.Thestudioaskedhimtodrawsomecartoonsonacertainsubject.Sparkyspentalotoftimeonthecartoons.Finally,thereplycamefromDisneyStudios:theyaren’tlikecartoons.
Wasittimetostopdrawing?
Sparkydidn’tthinkso.Hestartedtoputhisownlifeinthecartoons.Hecreated hischildhoodself----alittleboyloser:CharlieBrown.Hewasn’tgoodatfootball.ButCharlieBrownwouldsoonbecomefamousworldwide.Sparky,theboywhousedtofailinschoolandwhowasrefusedagainandagain,wasCharlesSchulz.HecreatedthePeanutscomicstripandtheworld-famouscartooncharactersCharlieBrownandSnoopy.
【1】WhichofthefollowingaboutSparkyistrue?
A.Hedidwellinhissubjects.
B.Hegotagoodgradeinphysics.
C.Hedidn’tlosethehopeofdrawing
D.Hedidn’taccepthewasaloser.
【2】WhatwasthemostimportantthingtoSparkyaccordingtothepassage?
A.Physics B.Golfteam
C.Drawing D.Friends
【3】Theunderlinedwords“stucktodrawing”(inparagraph4)mostprobablymean______.
A.stoppeddrawing B.Keptondrawing
C.Gaveupdrawing D.Refusedtodraw
【4】WhoisCharlieSchulzaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theboywhowasgoodateverything
B.Theboywhowasweakineverything
C.Theboywhousedtofailinschool
D.AneditorofWaltDisneystudios
【5】Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SticktoYourDream B.ACartoonCharacter
C.AProfessionalArtist D.HowtoBeanArtist