Question

This is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky， school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he tried to join the school’s golf team， he quickly lost the only important match.

He didn’t have friends， either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “Hello” to Sparky outside of school， he would feel very surprised.

Sparky was a loser(失敗者） and everyone knew it. So he accepted it.

But one thing was important to Sparky---drawing. He was proud of his artwork. In senior high school， he sent some cartoons to the editors of the yearbook but he was refused. Sparky was hurt. But he didn’t lose hope because he believed in his ability and he stuck to drawing. He decided to become a professional artist.

He wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios after graduating from high school. The studio asked him to draw some cartoons on a certain subject. Sparky spent a lot of time on the cartoons. Finally， the reply came from Disney Studios: they aren’t like cartoons.

Was it time to stop drawing?

Sparky didn’t think so. He started to put his own life in the cartoons. He created his childhood self----a little boy loser: Charlie Brown. He wasn’t good at football.But Charlie Brown would soon become famous worldwide. Sparky， the boy who used to fail in school and who was refused again and again， was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy.

1.Which of the following about Sparky is true?

A. He did well in his subjects.

B. He got a good grade in physics.

C. He didn’t lose the hope of drawing

D. He didn’t accept he was a loser.

2.What was the most important thing to Sparky according to the passage?

A. Physics B. Golf team

C. Drawing D. Friends

3.The underlined words “stuck to drawing”(in paragraph 4) most probably mean ______.

A.stopped drawing B. Kept on drawing

C. Gave up drawing D. Refused to draw

4.Who is Charlie Schulz according to the passage?

A. The boy who was good at everything

B. The boy who was weak in everything

C. The boy who used to fail in school

D. An editor of Walt Disney studios

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Stick to Your Dream B. A Cartoon Character

C. A Professional Artist D. How to Be an Artist

Answer 1