D. By drawing his neighbors.

50. Why was Walt Disney presented a special Oscar award?

A. For the creation of Mickey Mouse.

B. For the production of cartoon movies.

C. For using advanced technology in his movies.

D. For making the most successful movie in history.

51. Why did many people think the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs would fail?

A. The story was not very interesting.

B. The quality of the drawing was poor.

C. People would not pay to watch a cartoon.

D. Children would not sit in the cinema for so long.

52. In what order did the following events happen in the story?

a. Walt Disney started making TV programs.

b. Walt Disney built a modern cartoon studio.

c. Walt Disney served in France during the war.

d. Walt Disney made training films for the army.

e. Walt Disney opened a theme park for business.

f. Walt Disney went to Hollywood and set up a studio.

A. c, f, b, d, e, a. B. b, f, c, e, d, a. C. b, c, d, e, a, f. D. c, d, f, b, a, e.

历年高考英语真题卷及答案精选2

第一部分 知识运用(共两节，30分)

第一节(共15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was always timid(羞怯的). Being new to the school made me even ____1____ , so it was surprising I’d ____2____ to anyone around me. Now I was paying the price﹣to write a five﹣page essay on “Why I Should Not Talk in Class”. That would take all night!

After I got home, though. I took my time petting the cat﹣postponing the pain.

When I finally sat down to ____3____, I began with the reasons Ms Black would want to hear.

Talking kept me and my neighbours from ____4____. One paragraph down; now what? I chewed on my pencil. Aha! What if talking were the first step towards life as a criminal? Without the education I was throwing away, I’d turn to theft and go to prison. When I got out, people would say, “She used to talk in class.” The pages began ____5____.

But when mum got home from work, I was still ____6____, “Five pages! That’s impossible!”

“Well, you’d better get back to work,” she said. “and I want to read it when you’re through.”

Soon after dinner, I handed the essay to mum. I half expected a____7____﹣at least an “I hope you’ve learned your lesson”. ____8____, mum laughed and laughed as she read.

The next day, when Ms Black read the essay to the class, everyone laughed. I could ____9____ they weren’t making fun of me: they laughed because I had the power to tell a funny story. My____10____ still needed some nudging(激发), but I did learn I wasn’t shy in print.

1. A. freer B. shyer C. calmer D. happier

2. A. nod B. point C. listen D. chat

3. A. weep B. rest C. write D. read

4. A. learning B. playing C. planning D. laughing

5. A. standing out B. flying by C. breaking up D. checking in

6. A. celebrating B. longing C. complaining D. warning

7. A. lecture B. reason C. reward D. solution

8. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Meanwhile D. Instead

9. A. hope B. imagine C. tell D. predict