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On December 5,1901,Walt Disney, the man who turned a mouse into one of the world’s most beloved characters, was born in Chicago. Always the artist and businessman, he used to sell his drawingsto neighbors to make extra money when growing up.
After serving in France during World WarI, he move to Hollywood and set up a cartoon studio with his brother Roy’s help. But the studio enjoyed little success before 1928—the year Walt created a character called Mickey Mouse, who appeared in the silent cartoon Plane Crazy.
By the late 1920s, sound was revolutionising the movie business, and Walt Disney was one of the first to use this new technology in Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse’s first starring role. Many more Mickey cartoonsfollowed, and the little mouse became so popular throughout America that, in 1932, Walt was presented a special Oscar award for his creation. By 1935, Disney’s cartoon series included other popularcharacters, such as Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy.
In 1937, Disney took a huge risk when he produced Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Previously, cartoonswere usually 5 to 7 minutes long and shown in cinemas before the main movie. Snow White would be the world’s first movie-length cartoon film. Many predicted Walt would lose all his money and studio because audiences would not pay to see a cartoon. But the movie was a huge hit, making an unbelievable$4.2 million (almost $400 million in today’s money) in North America. Walt used this money to build a modern studio where he went on to make even more movie-length cartoonssuch as Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi.
During World WarⅡ, Disney’s studio stopped making cartoons to help with the war effort—mainly by producing army training films. But at the war’s end, the studio was back to action and produced many popular movies including Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. Cinderella hit the theatres in 1948, and was Disney’s most successful movie since Snow White. But Walt Disney was only getting started. In 1955, he opened the first Disneyland and a year later he started making programs for a new industry called television.
By the time he died in 1966, Disney had created an empire that continues to grow today.
49. How did Walt Disney make extra money in his early years?
A. By making movies.
B. By selling his drawings.
C. By designing theme parks.
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.
【回答】
BACA
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