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1、期末试卷所有答案必须填写在后面的答案纸否则试卷无效LReadingcomprehensionPassage1Stripcartoonsinnewspapersareimmenselypopular.Somepeopleonlybuycertainnewspapersinordertofollowtheadventuresoftheirfavoritecartooncharacters.Generallyspeaking,stripcartoonsareneithersubtlenorunkind・Theirappealrest
2、slargelyonthefactthatordinarypeoplecanidentifywiththem一the"littleman9intheoffice,theupsanddownsofsuburbanmarriedlife,thedomineeringbehaviorofneighbors,children,relationsandhouseholdpets,tosaynothingofcars,washingmachines,vacuumcleanersandsimilarcontraptions(奇妙的装置)wh
3、ichfrequentlyseemtohaveawilloftheirown.Wearycommutersbattlingwithpublictransport,harassedhousewivesunderpaidsecretariesandclerks一hardworkingpeoplewhodorTtliveglamorousandexcitinglives—anlaughatthemselvesinthesecartoons.Sometimesastripcartoonrepresentsaworldofpurefan
4、tasyinwhichSupermanorWomanalwaysemergestriumphantinspiteofthemosthair-raisingadventures.Weknowwearen?treallylikethat,butit,sfuntothinkwecouldbeifwehadthechance.Politicalcartoonsareessentiallytopicalandpullnopunches.Theirwitmirrorstheabsurdities,prejudicesandblunders
5、inlawandorderandcurrentaffairs.ThephysicalcharacteristicsofprominentmenandwomeninGovernmentorStatearemercilesslycaricatured(讽朿U).SincetheEnglish,withtheinbornindependenceofanislandrace,haveahealthycontemptforbureaucracyandarecheerfullycriticalofwhatevergovernmenthap
6、penstobeinoffice,politicalcartoonsprovideanendlesssourceofamusemen匸Afterall,asafamouspoliticianisreportedtohavesaid,"...politicsaretooseriousamattertobelefttopoliticians;1.Stripcartoonsgenerally.A)representpeopleweknowpersonallyB)areameansofidentificationC)arenotint
7、endedtobeoffensiveD)bearlittlerelationtoordinarylife2.Intheopinionofthewritersomehouseholdappliances.A)behaveasiftheywerehumanB)arealwaysfallingtopiecesC)arefittedwithoncontrolsD)arenotdesignedtoworkefficiently3.Cartoonsofofficeordomesticlifehaveaparticularappealfor
8、peoplewhoA)haveplentyofself-confidenceB)liketoindulgetheirfantasiesC)haveroutinejobsA)envytheirsuperiors1.Politicalcartoonistsarenotafraid
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