初中英语牛津版（深圳·广州）八年级下学期Module 2 Arts and crafts Unit 4 达标测试卷（含小段音频）

Garfield is well known all over the world. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Lots of Garfield books have been turned1different languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries. Garfield2by Jim Davis who was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. Jim grew up on a farm. He and his brother Dave3with the farm work. They had 25 cats.

As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time4, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them5.

After college Jim worked a few years at an advertisement company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed6there were many comic strips about dogs.7there were few about cats. He thought that was strange because the world was full of cat lovers. He remembered his 25 cats. They gave8ideas for the comic strip about a cat. In the comic strip, Garfield became the main character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and9characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.

Jim Davis has received many awards(奖) for his work. He10the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award twice. So far, he has won four Emmys(艾美奖).

Cartoon films have very1limits(限制). If you can draw something, you can make it on the cinema screen(屏幕). The use of new ideas and2computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of3ages.

By 1970, the cinema world had decided that cartoons were4for children.

But soon after that, one or two film makers had some new ideas. They proved(证明) that it was5to make cartoon films that both grown­ups and children could enjoy.

6, not every cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for example,7, mainly because it was too8for children and too childish for grown­ups. Film makers learnt from this mistake, and then cartoons were9by both children and grown­ups and10the film companies began to make large amounts of money.

Wu Di, 36, now works in the Changping District of Beijing.

Ten years ago, her father had Alzheimer(阿尔兹海默症). As his illness became worse, she was worried and searched for information about it.

In 2014, Wu's mother fell and broke her legs. Facing such difficult condition, she decided to resign and return home.

From the end of 2015, Wu looked after her father. Wu had to do many small things every day and couldn't sleep enough. What's more, she found her life boring at that time.

In order to make her life more interesting, she began to teach her father to draw and play games and tried many ways to make him happy. She also started to paint snippets(片段) from her life into comics. In two years, she painted over 100 comics.

Earlier this year, the general manager of a private nursing home was interested in Wu's comics and asked her to work for them. Wu accepted because she knew that her parents might need to live in a nursing home a few years later. She paid a carer to look after her father and she still went back to stay at home for some days every few weeks.

Wu said the work in the nursing home made her grow up again. She feels happy to have a new life now.

Comic books are not just easy books for kids. In both the East and the West, they are now a part of our culture.

In Japan, primary schools use manga(日本漫画)to help teach lessons. What's more, a university in Kyoto has a Manga Department. Students who take a class there will have Astro Boy on their reading list. The cute robot with big eyes and black hair is still popular across the world. The artist behind Astro Boy is Osamu Tezuka, who is known as the God of manga. He also made Black Jack, one of the first medical(医学的)comic books. Tezuka was a doctor himself, so he had the ability to make the stories lively.

Astro Boy and Black Jack started a new type for comic books in Japan. Tezuka once said that the comics were able to be more than just making people laugh.

Five years after Tezuka's death, a museum to celebrate his life and his comic art opened in his hometown. There, visitors can watch Tezuka's short films, view his art, and learn about his life. You can also see his drawings, human­sized models as well. A visit there is like watching through the pages of his comic books.

The world of comic books and manga cannot be kept in pages. It is on movie screens, at schools, and in museums. Although you may have never opened a comic book, you may already be a comic lover.

From a children's cartoon character to a top cultural symbol, Peppa Pig has an amazing journey in adapting to (适应)Chinese culture and the Chinese market. . It was produced by the studio Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One. It was shown on TV for the first time on May 31st, 2004.

. Peppa Pig has received about 9 points, ranking the highest among preschool cartoons on Douban in China.

In June 2015, Peppa Pig was introduced to the Chinese market. . The phrase "Peppa Pig Girl" became one of the hottest words on the Internet in 2017. . Even though sometimes she was lazy in her daily life, she might look a bit silly and often made tasty food as the top thing in her mind.

. When the Year of the Pig came, more companies in China added Peppa­themed elements (元素)to their products.

The cartoon "I will come back" every time.

She very happy when she heard the news.

If you are , we will help you out.

Water is the for people to stay alive.

What do you need to do ？

You have seen him all over the world, and there are of his fans. When you feel sad, see his warm smile and you'll be . It is Doraemon, a robot cat from the 22nd century.

Secret 1: Why does Doraemon always help Daxiong?

Doraemon helps Daxiong he is the great­great­great­great grandfather of Doraemon's in the 22nd century. Doraemon wants to help him become a man in the 21st century so that Doraemon's owner can have a life in the next century. To help him get the job done, Doraemon has a magic pocket filled with tools.

Secret 2: Why does Doraemon have blue skin?

It is a long story. In the , Doraemon's skin was yellow. One day, he lost his ears by accident and his girlfriend laughed at him. Doraemon felt and cried for a long time. When he stopped , he found that his yellow skin had turned blue.

Most children like to watch cartoons on TV because of the funny characters and the bright colors. But is it good for children to watch cartoons on TV?

Some people think it leaves nothing for children to imagine when they watch cartoons on TV. They can see the different characters so they need not imagine the appearance of a character or any situation in the cartoon.

But when reading a book, the child has to imagine what the different characters look like. He has to imagine a place or a situation described in the story he is reading, so the imaginative power of the child improves.

Very little children may not be able to read books. But they will be happy to watch TV, especially cartoons.

Watching cartoons will improve their language ability. As most of the cartoons are in English, watching them will improve their English. They will learn to understand the conversations. Their vocabulary will get improved. They will learn how to pronounce different words. Their spoken English will also get greatly improved. These are the advantages(好处) of watching cartoons.

But there should be a limit(限制) to everything. Parents should control their children's time on TV. However, you cannot keep children from watching TV completely. It will only do more harm than good.

A: Hey, Wang Li. ?

B: I'm reading a book called Journey to the West.

A: Really? ?

B: It's about a team fighting against many difficulties during the journey to the west.

A: What do you think of it?

B: . I love it.

A: Which character (人物) do you like best?

B: . He is great! He can make 72 changes to his shape and size. By the way, would you like to read the book?

A: .

B: OK. Let's share our opinions after you read it.

A: Sure.

One day, an old man and his little grandson rode a donkey to the market. On the way,