Unit 2 Reading A

A3 Li jie is asking Sun Fei questions about the story of Tom and Jerry. Read the article again and help Sun Fei answer the questions.
Li Jie
Who made the Tom and Jerry cartoons? Barbera. _________________
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It's important to know another language! ( )1.How many bodies did Mrs. Mouse have? A One B Two C Four D Five ( )2. How did they live together? A happy B happily C hard D hardly ( )3. What happened when she was taking her babies for a walk? A they felt horribly scared. B.They looked very terrifying. C.They ran away. D. They met a large cat
Tom and Jerry
• 《猫和老鼠》（又译《汤姆和杰利》 Tom&Jerry）是当今举世闻名的动画片，它的 创造者威廉· 汉纳（William Hanna）及约瑟夫· 巴 伯拉（Joseph Barbera）是美国好莱坞动画界 的“传奇人物”。威廉· 汉纳出生于新墨西哥梅尔 罗斯，七岁时随父母迁居加利福尼亚，长大后， 曾先后学习过工程学、新闻学和音乐。20世纪 30年代美国经济大萧条时期，他在一家动画工作 室打零工，担任故事编辑工作，雇主很快发现了 他的才华，因而他不断地得到提拔，直至成为独 立的动画片导演。
Interesting cartoon facts
Discussion: 1.Do you know Mickey Mouse ? Cartoon fan mail — Mickey Mouse In 1933 Mickey Mouse is believed to have received 800,000 fan letters.Most comic readers — Japan In Japan manga means comic. At first manga magazines were written for children (one example with worldwide success is Pokémon 《神奇宝贝》), but about half of all manga material is now aimed at adults. Manga culture is very important in Japanese society, today.
It's important to know another language!
Long long ago, there was a lovely mouse. Everyone called her Mrs.Mouse.Mrs.Mouse had five sweet babies. She loved them very much. She fed them, and played with them. Each day she was taking her babies for a walk. They lived together happily. But one day, they met a large cat when she was taking her babies for a walk. “Miaow- miaow” Shouted the large cat, who looked very terrifying.
卡通画家约瑟夫· 巴伯拉出生于纽约，自幼就有绘 画天赋，起初他在一家银行工作，业余时间入迷地 从事动画创作。他不同寻常的天赋与勤奋使他很快 在一家动画工作室找到了自己喜爱的工作。1937 年汉纳和巴伯拉第一次在米高梅电影公司动画工作 室相遇。1938年汉纳从事动画片《乐一通》 （Looney Tunes）与《梅里小旋律》（Merrie Melodies）的创作，巴伯拉在绘制动画片《特里 通》（Terrytoons）。汉纳具有喜剧天赋和著名导 演的组织才能，巴伯拉具有卓越的绘画天才，他们 都认识到应该结成合作关系，从此开始了几十年的 成功合作。
3. in the late 1930s 在20世纪30年代末 5. get ... into trouble 使……陷入麻烦 7. get in trouble with (sb.) 犯事而落到(某人)手里
10. from all over the world 来自世界各地的
根据中文意思完成句子 1. 我试图逃走，但没有成功。 tried to I _____ _____ escape, but I failed. 2. 来自世界各地的游客每年都会来参观
Do you know who is Tom and who is Jerry?
Tom is a cat.
Jerry is a mouse.
Do you know more about the two cartoon characters? *Are they friends or enemies?
got into trouble
A1.Before you read the article, discuss the following questions with your partner.
1.Have you ever seen any Tom and Jerry cartoons? Yes.
It's important to know another language! ( )5. What can we learn from the story? A It's important to know language! B. It's important to know another language! C. It's important to know how to bark like a dog.! D. It's important to be brave like Mrs Mouse.
《猫和老鼠》完全以闹剧为特色，情节十分热
烈。汤姆是一只常见的家猫，它有一种强烈的
欲望，总想抓住与它同居一室却难以抓住的老
鼠杰瑞，它不断地努力驱赶这些讨厌的房客，
但总是遭到失败。而实际上它在追逐中得到的
乐趣远远超过了捉住老鼠杰瑞，即使
偶尔捉住了杰瑞，结果也不知究竟该
怎么处置这只老鼠！
Have you ever seen any Tom and Jerry cartoons?
长城。 from all over the world Visitors _____ _____ _____ _____ ______
come to visit the Great Wall every year.
3. 几乎在每集动画片里，汤姆都会犯事而 落到主人的手里。 gets ____ _____ In almost every cartoon, Tom ____in trouble with _____ his owner. 4. 这种引擎是在十九世纪晚期的欧洲被创造出来的。 This kind of engine was first made ______ ______ in the late 1800s _____ _____ in Europe. 5. 这个问题让他陷入困境。 The problem _____ him _____ ______.
2.Who is Tom and who is Jerry? Are they friends or enemies? Tom is a cat and Jerry is a mouse.
They are enemies.
3.Do Tom and Jerry speak in the cartoons? No, they don’t. 4.Which character do you like better, Tom and Jerry? Why? I like Jerry better because he is very clever.
*Do Tom and Jerry speak in the cartoons?
1. be full of ... 2. try to do ... 4. think of 6. run around 8. laugh at 9. be popular
充满…… 尽力做…… 想到 到处跑 嘲笑 流行，受欢迎
Interesting cartoon facts
Cartoon fan mail — Mickey Mouse In 1933 Mickey Mouse is believed to have received 800,000 fan letters.Most comic readers — Japan In Japan manga means comic. At first manga magazines were written for children (one example with worldwide success is Pokémon 《神奇宝贝》), but about half of all manga material is now aimed at adults. Manga culture is very important in Japanese society, today.
William Hanna and Joseph Sun Fei (1) ____________________________
Li Jie What did they think of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse? Sun Fei (2) They thought it would _____________________
It's important to know another language! The babies were horribly scared. They wanted to run away, but they couldn’t move. They shook after their mother. But how brave their mother who stood out. “Bark-bark!” Shouted Mrs. Mouse. The large cat looked at Mrs.Mouse strangely. “Bark-bark!” Shouted Mrs.Mouse again .The large cat turned and ran away this time. “You see，children，”said Mrs.Mouse， “how important it is to speak another language!” How important it is for me to speak another language---English.
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