Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was America’s first feature-length(长篇) cartoon. It was first put on in 1937. The year turned out to be a historical moment in the history of American movies.
Before 1937, short cartoons took up most of American movie market. Short subjects, even successful ones like Three Little Pigs, however, didn’t bring in much money. In 1934, Walt Disney had the idea that he would make the Grimm brothers’ well-known story Snow White into a feature-length cartoon. When he first talked about his plans to his colleagues, although they thought highly of Disney’s idea, they were nervous that the movie goers could not sit through a feature-length cartoon. Even his wife , Lillian, tried to discourage him from continuing the cartoon. But Disney believed in his idea. He spent hours telling them about the story, acting out each part. His performance was so powerful that he finally had everyone believing in it.
In 1938, the movie became a box-office success, making more money than any other one at that time. In 1939, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs won Disney an Oscar for having been loved by millions and pioneered a great new entertainment field. The cartoon was generally considered to be Walt Disney’s greatest achievement. It was not the Prince’s kiss that brought her to life, but Walt Disney.
【小题1】From which year could Americans watch a feature-length cartoon?
| A．1934. | B．1937. | C．1938. | D．1939. |
【小题2】Three Little Pigs is mentioned as an example mainly to show ________.
| A．short cartoons were very successful |
| B．short cartoons earned a little money |
| C．short cartoons took up most of American cartoon market |
| D．short cartoons changed the history of American movies |
【小题3】What does the underlined word “pioneered” in the last paragraph probably mean in Chinese?
【小题4】According to the passage, we can know that Walt Disney ________.
| A．faced his failure bravely and succeeded in the end |
| B．liked to cheer others up with his performance |
| C．stuck to his goal and managed to realize it |
| D．brought his wife to life with a kiss |
【小题5】The passage is mainly about ________.
| A．Grimm brothers’ stories | B．Walt Disney’s success in short cartoons |
| C．America’s movie market | D．America’s first feature-length cartoon |
