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TomorrowisGarfield'sbirthday.HefirstappearedinacomicstriponJune19

1978.Garfieldiswellknownallovertheworld.LotsofGarfieldbookshavebeenturnedinto26languages.Garfieldproductsaresoldin69countries.

JimDavisisGarfield'screator.JimwasbornonJuly281945inIndiana.Hegrewuponafarmwherehisdadraisedcows.JimandhisbrotherDavehelpedwiththefarmwork.Theyhad25cats.Theirmumalwaysmadesuretherewasplentyoffoodforthecats.

AsaboyJimwasinpoorhealth.Whenhehadtospendtimerestinghedrewpictures.Headdedwordstohispicturestomakethemfunny.

AftercollegeJimworkedafewyearsatanadvertisingcompany.In1969hegotajobtohelpacartoonist.Jimnoticedthatthereweremanycomicstripsaboutdogsbutfewaboutcats.Hethoughtthatwasstrangesince theworldisfullofcatlovers.

Herememberedthe25farmcatshegrewupwith.Theygavehimideasforacatcomicstrip.InthecomicstripGarfieldbecamethecentralcharacterindailydifficultexperienceswithJonhisownerandothercharacters.Heislazyfunnyandhungry.

JimDavishasreceivedmanyawardsforhiswork.TwicehewasgiventheBestHumourStripCartoonistoftheYearAward.HehaswonfourEmmys(艾美奖)andotherhonours.

1.HowoldwasJimwhenGarfieldfirstappearedinacomicstrip?

   A.33.   B.26.   C.25.   D.24.

2.Whodoestheunderlinedword“He”refertointhefifthparagraph?

   A.Jim.B.Jon.C.Dave.D.Garfield

3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

   A.JimDaviscreatedGarfieldwiththehelpofhisbrother.

   B.Garfieldproductsareavailableinallcountriesoftheworld.

   C.Thecatshisfamilyraisedmadenocontributionstohiscreation.

   D.TherewerefewcomicstripsaboutcatsuntilJimcreatedGarfield.

4.Thewriter'smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis.

   A.totellustowatchmorecomicstrips

   B.toshowushowtobecomeacartoonist

   C.tointroducesomeinformationaboutJimDavis

   D.toproveGarfieldthemostpopularcartooncharacter