第二节 根据首字母提示补全短文。
Many people in America like comics. Some of the most popular comics are about superheroes. These A superheroes are drawn to look l strong men or strong women. Wearing special clothes, they fight a the bad and save the weak.
There are two main companies in the USA that produce superhero comics. DC Comics designed superheroes like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. During the “Golden Age of Comics”, m of comics were sold every month. After that time, superhero comics became less and less p. American comics entered their “Dark Age”. Many comic companies could not make m and closed down.
In the early 1960s, the “Silver Age of Comics” began. Another company called Marvel Comics started to b popular. It produced many characters which were known to people all over the w. These included X-Men and Spider-Man. In these comics, the superheroes have the s problems as common people. Spider-Man, for example, is u to save money and has problems with his friends and family.
Comics can make students interested in reading. They may help young people develop their ideas. Now many American comics have been made into popular films.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

七、任务型阅读。（每小题2分，共10分）
Five-year-old Lila lives in Hood River, Oregon.
She has had cancer for three years and spent much of her life in hospitals undergoing chemotherapy(化疗). Her parents looked after her carefully.
Lately, her parents were told by the doctor that their child was too weak to receive chemo and that she would probably die before Thanksgiving. Thinking it could be the last birthday party for her, her parents decided to give her a big and memorable birthday party.
With the help of many kind people and charity workers, Lila’s birthday party went on very well on July 30th.
Lila experienced her birthday, prom(正式舞会), and even wedding ceremony in one go. Her parents wanted to give them to her. She might not live to see another. Countless people spent their time and money making sure that everything from the food to the music was perfect. Some people even came from a far place to congratulate the little girl. Lila got to hang out with her favourite Disney princesses while she was dressed up as Cinderella.
Dad told a reporter, “We really thank everyone for what they’ve done for our family. Without their help, we could never have had such a big party for her. And today might be her happiest day ever. I saw she was laughing all the time.”
Tears ran down the dad’s face.
根据短文内容回答问题,每题答案不超过8个单词。
1. Where did Lila spend much of her life?

2. Why did Lila’s parents give her the birthday party?

3. Who helped make Lila’s party go on well?

4. What does the underlined word “them” refer to in Paragraph 5?

5. How did Lila feel at the birthday party?