河南省陕州中学高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.pdfVIP

上期高三第一次月考 英 语 试 卷 时间：120分钟 总分值：150分 第I卷 （选择题 共70分） 第二局部 阅读理解 （共两节，总分值40） 第一节 （共 15小题；每题2分；总分值30分）A Comic Strips （连环漫画） For hundreds of years, artists have used cartoons to criticize bad rulers or th landowners. As early as the 19 century, people produced and read books of drawing. In many ways, they were similar to modern comics. They contained stories of naughty children and playful animals. The owl and the elephant were usually wise animals, ready to give advice. The lion and the tiger were brave. The fox and the wolf were cunning （狡猾的）greedy and dangerous. A century ago, an American newspaper published the first full-color comic strip. It was so popular that sales of the newspaper, Morning Journal, increased quickly. Since then, newspapers throughout the world have included comic strips. Inmoderntimes,comicsarepopular inChina,Japan,theUSAandalmosteverywhere. Not even video games or CD-ROMshave reduced their popularity.Names such as Snoopy, Woodstock andGarfieldarewellknown in dozensof countries.ThePeanutscomic strip appears in over 2,000 newspapers and in more than 25 languages. People believe that its creator, Charles M. Schultz, earned US$60 million a year. Perhaps one day, you may like to create your own comic strip and become a millionaire. First, you must think of a good plot. It should be funny, exciting or interesting in someway. It shouldhaveplenty of action.Moreover, the languagemust berealistic and simple.Thewords should suit the characters in your story.One type ofpersonmight say, “Pleasebequietand listen towhatwehaveto say.”Butanother type of character might simply say, “Shut up and listen!” Furthermore, the characters in your story must be clear to readers. They should