The History of Cartoon Film
There are very few limits (限制) about cartoon films. If you can draw something, you can make it 1 on the cinema screen (银幕). The use of new ideas and modern computer programs means that cartoons are becoming exciting again for people of 2ages.
By 1970, the cinema world had decided that3 were only for children.
But soon after that, one or two 4had some new ideas. They proved (证明) that it was5to make films which both grown-ups（成年人）and children could enjoy.
However, not every cartoon film was successful. The Black Cauldron, for failed mainly because it was too6for children and too childish.（幼稚的）for grown-ups. Film makers7from this mistake, and then cartoons were8by both children9grown-ups. And the film companies could make much 10.
Do you like watching cartoon films?
In Canada, you can find dogs, cats and horses in almost every family. These are their pets.
People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections (针剂) so that they won't carry diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store.
Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people's houses, they can be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder (喂食器) in their garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go. Nobody can kill animals in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you kill an animal，the law will punish you. If they hurt animals carelessly，they must be very sad about it.
People in Canada have many reasons to like animals. One of them may be their family ties (关系). When children grow up, they have to leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. But pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.
Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of McDull (麦兜) tells you that this is not true. He is famous for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, but he has a heart of gold. He is also happy, with lots of dreams. McDull wanted to visit the Maldives (马尔代夫). But his mother didn't have enough money for a trip there. So she lied to him and took him to a place called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that says, “Go to the Maldives.” It made McDull very happy. He thought he was really excited in the Maldives!
McDull is just a common pig. He has many dreams, but they never come true. That doesn't stop him trying. McDull lives his life in a simple and happy way. His idea towards life is “Never give up”.
The cartoon pig character was created in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. McDull first showed up as a character in the McMug comics. McMug is another cartoon pig. But McDull is more popular with a huge number of fans everywhere!
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A. What's it about? B. What are you doing? C. I think it's very funny. D. I don't think I agree. E. What's the name of the cartoon? F. Can I watch it with you? G. I don't like humorous cartoons. |
A：Hi! David!
B：I'm watching a cartoon.
A：
B：Tom and Jerry.
A：What do you think about it?
B： I like it very much.
A：
B：It's about a cat called Tom and a mouse called Jerry.
A：That sounds interesting.
B：Of course.
Our world has all kinds of colours. They make the world so colourful. What's your favourite colour? Here are some answers from four students:
David: I like winter, because it often snows in winter. When it snows, everything is white. It's beautiful and I can go skiing. I like the colour best.
Betty: My favourite colour is green. Green is the colour of the world. When I see green thing, I always think of my favourite sport, soccer. The soccer field(场地) is green, too!
Kate: Strawberries and cherries are my favourite fruit. What colour are they? They are red! The setting sun is red. Our national flag (国旗) is red. Red is also the color of fire. It always make us warm and excited.
Jack: The sky and sea have the same colour—blue. That's my favourite colour. Blue makes me calm (平静).When I'm unhappy because of a bad school grade, I just lie on the grass and look up at the beautiful blue sky.
Name | David | Betty | Kate | Jack |
Favourite colour |
A. red B. green C. blue D. white
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Dear Jack，
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Yours，
LiMing
