2022年大学英语考试模拟卷三27测

2022年大学英语考试模拟卷三（本卷共分为1大题50小题,作答时间为180分钟,总分100分,60分及格。）单位: 姓名: 考号:题号单选题多项选择判断题综合题总分分值得分ー、单项选择题（共50题,每题2分。每题的备选项中,只有一个最符合题意）{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.{{/B}}Tofindoutherpositionincompany.Toapplyforajob.Toofferherapositioninthecompany.Tomakeandappointmentwiththesalesmanager.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.{{/B}}Heissurprised.Hefeelsveryhappy.Heisindifferent,Hefeelsveryangry.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.{{/B}}Hehasn,tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.He,sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.{{B}}Questions11to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.{{/B}}Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.Itdoesn,thaveabackcover.Shefeelstheman'sapologyisenough.Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.Fromtheconversationwegettheimpressionthat.JassieandPaulineareclassmalesJassieisanoverseasstudentfromAmericaPaulineandJassiearetalkingaboutapictureTheyarehavingAmericangeographyWhathasJassiealreadyknownaboutWhiteHouseWhiteHouseisonthesouthsideofPennsylvaniaAve.,Washingten,D.C.,facingLafayetteSquare.Theeastandwestterraces,theexecutiveoffice,theeastwing,andapenthouseandabombshetterareaddedtothemainbuilding.ItwasdesignedbyJamesHobanonasitechosenbyGeorgeWashington.ItistheoldestpublicbuildinginWashington.{{I}}Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingnewsfromtheBBC.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}Palestinianssaythat.IsraeliPrimeMinisterissinceretocallforceasefireSharon'sappealtostopongoingviolenceisa"lie"C.theybelievethistimewillsoonwitnessceasefireD.theyfeelrelievedAmericasupportsceasefire{IB}}TEXTA({/B})IwasborninFeb.12,1809,inHardinCounty,Kentucky.MyparentswerebothborninVirginia,ofundistinguishedfamiIies-secondfamiIies,perhapsIshouIdsay.Mymother,whodiedinmytenthyear,wasofafamilyofthenameofHanks,someofwhomnowresideinAdams,andothersinMaconcountries,Illinois.Mypaternalgrandfather,AbrahamLincoln,emigratedfromRockinghamCounty,Virginia,toKentucky,about1781or1782,where,ayearortwolater,hewaski11edbyIndians,notinbattle,butbystealth,whenhewaslaboringtoopenafarmintheforest,titsancestors,whowereQuakers,wenttoVirginiafromBerksCounty,Pennsylvania.AnefforttoidentifythemwiththeNew-Englandfamilyofthesamenameendedinnothingmoredefinite,thanasimilarityofChristiannamesinbothfamiIies,suchasEnoch,Levi,Mordecei,Solomon,Abraham,andtheIike.Myfather,atthedeathofhisfather,wasbutsixyearsofage;andhegrewup,Iiterallywithouteducation.HeremovedfromKentuckytowhatisnowSpencerCounty,Indiana,inmyeighthyear.WereachedournewhomeaboutthetimetheStatecameintheUnion.ItwasawiIdregion,withmanybearsandotherwildanimalsstillinthewoods.ThereIgrewup.Thereweresomeschools,so-calied;butnoquaIificationwaseverrequiredofateacher,beyond"reading,writing,andcipherin"totheRuleofThree.IfastrugglersupposedtounderstandLatinyhappenedtosojournintheneighborhood,hewasIookedupon-asawizzard.TherewasabsoIuteIynothingtoexciteambitionforeducation.OfcoursewhenIcameofageIdidnotknowmuch.Stillsomehow,Icouldread,write,andciphertotheRuleofThree;butthatwasalI.IhavenotbeentoschooIsinee.ThelittleadvanceInowhaveuponthisstoreofeducation,Ihavepiekedupfromtimetotimeunderthepressureofnecessity.Iwasraisedtofarmwork,whichIcontinuedti11Iwastwenty-two.Attwenty-oneIcametoIllinois,andpassedthefirstyearinI11inois-MaconCounty.ThenIgottoNew-SaIem,(atthattimeinSangamon,nowinMenardCounty),whereIremainedayearasasortofclerkinastore.ThencametheBIack-Hawkwar;andIwaseIectedaGaptainofvolunteers-asuccesswhichgavememorepleasurethananyIhavehadsince.Iwentthecampaign,waselated,ranfortheLegislaturethesameyear(1832)andwasbeaten-theonlytimeIhavebeenbeatenbythepeopIe.Thenext,andthreesucceedingbienniaIelections,IwaseIectedtotheLegislature.Iwasnotacandidateafterwards.DuringthislegislativeperiodIhadstudiedlaw,andremovedtoSpringfieldtopracticeit.In1846,IwasonceeIectedtothelowerHouseofCongress.WasnotacandidateforreelectionFrom1849to1854,bothinclusive,practicedlawmoreassiduouslythaneverbefore.Alwaysawhiginpolitics,andgenerallyonthewhigelectoraltickets,makingactivecanvasses.Iwaslosinginterestinpolitics,whentherepealoftheMissouriCompromisearousedmeagain.WhatIbaysdonesincethenisprettywe11-known.IfanypersonaIdescriptionofusisthoughtdesirabIe,itmaybesaid,Iam,inheight,sixfeet,fourinches,nearly;leaninflesh,weighingonanaverage,onehundredandeightypounds;darkcomplexion,withcoarseblackhair,andgreyhair,greyeyes-noothermasksorbrandsreco11ected.Theauthoris.afriendofAbrahamLincoln,sawriterwhogivesanaccountofAbrahamLincoln,sbiographyAbrahamLincolnhimselfAbrahamLincoln，sautobiography{{B}}TEXTCH/B}}TheLandofDisneyPredictingthefutureisalwaysrisky.Butit'sprobablysafetosaythatatleastafewhistorianswi11onedayspeakofthe20th-centuryasAmerica's"Disneyera."Today,it'scertainlydifficulttothinkofanyothersinglethingthatrepresentsmodemAmericaaspowerfullyasthecompanythatcreatedMickeyMouse.Globally,brandsIikeCoca-ColaandMcDonaldsmaybemorewidely-known,butneitherencapsulates20th-centuryAmericainquitethesamewayasDisney.ThereasonsforDisney'ssuccessarcvariedandnumerous,butu11imateIythecreditbeIongstooneperson-themanwhocreatedthecartoonandbuiltthecompanyfromnothing,WaltDisney.Ironically,hecouldnotdrawparticularlywell.Butbewasageniusinplentyofotherrespects,inbusiness,hisgreatestskillswerehisinsightandhismanagementabiIity.AftersettinghimselfupinHollywood,hesingle-handedIypioneeredtheconceptsofbrandingandmerchandising-somethinghiscompanystilldoesbrilliantlytoday.ButwhatreallydistinguishedDisneywashisabiIitytoidentifywithhisaudiences.Disneyalwaysmadesurehisfilmschampionedthe"littleguy,"andmadehimfeeIproudtobeAmerican.ThisheachievedbycreatingcharactersthatreflectedthehopesandfearsoftheordinarypeopIe.SomecelebratedAmericanachievements-Disney'sveryfirstcartoonPlaneCrazy,featuringasilentMiekeyHouse,wasinspiredbyCharlesLindbergh'sfIightacorsstheAtIantic.Others,IiketheThreelittlepigsandSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarves,showedhow,throughhardworkandhelpingone'sfeIlowman,ordinaryAmericanscouldsurvivesociaIandeconomiccrisesIiketheGreatDepression.Disney'sothergreatvirtuewasthefactthathiscompany-uniikeotherbigcorporations-hadahumanface.HisHo11ywoodstudi〇—thepubIicheard-operatedjustIikeademocracy,whereeveryonewasonfirst-nametermsandhadastayinhowthingsshouldberun.HewasalsoregardedasagreatpatriotbecausenotonlydidhiscartoonscelebrateAmerica,but,duringWorldWarIIvhisstudiosmadetrainingfilmsforAmericansoldiers.Thereality,ofcourse,waslessidyllic.AsthepubIicwouldlaterlearn,Disney'spatriotismhadanunpleasantside.Afterastrikebycartoonistsin1941,hebecameconvineedthatHo11ywoodhadbeeninfiItratedbyCommunists.HeagreedtoworkfortheFBIasamole,identifyingandspyingoncolleagueswhomhesuspectedweresubversives.But,apartfromhisaffiIiationswiththeFBI,Disneywasmoreorlessthegenuinearticle.Anewbook,TheMagicKingdom:WaltDisneyandtheAmericanWayofLife,byStevenWatts,confirmsthathewasverydefinitelyonthesideofordinaryAmericans-inthe30sand40shevotedforFranklinRovsevelt,believinghewasachampionoftheworkers.Also.DisneywasnotanapoIogistfortheFBI,assomehavesuggested.Infact,hewasalwayssuspiciousoflarge,bureaucraticorganisatious,asisevidencedinfiImsIikeThatDarnedCat,inwhichheportrayedFBIagentsasbungIingincompetents.Bythetimehediedin1966,WaltDisneywasaniconIikeThomasEdisonandtheWrightBrothers.TobusinesspeopIeandfiImmakers,hewasarolemodeI;tothepubIicatlarge,hewasMUncleWalt"-themanwhohadentertainedthemalItheirIivesfthemanwhorepresentedalIthatwasgoodaboutAmerica.Inthe30-oIdyearssincehisdeath,notmuchhaschanged.In1986,hewasattackedasaMeCarthyist,asupporterofbigbusiness,andapurveyorof"subIiterate“entertainment.However,noneofithasmadeanydifferencetothegeneralpubIic.TheirIoyaItytoUncleWaltremainsasstrongasever.WhatisthemostdistinguishedfeatureofDisneyDisneywascreatedandbuiltbyapersonwhodrewcartoonsandsetupacompanyfromnothing.Disneyfilmswereabletoreflectthehopesandfearsofordinarypeople.C.DisneyhadaffiliationwiththeFBI.D.Disneyrespectedtherightsbelongingtoeveryoneandpossessedthedemocraticatmosphere.ThegeneraleIectionwi11beheldon.FridayWednesdayThursdayMondayWhichoneisovalinshapeinWhiteHouseTheEastRoom.TheRedRoom.TheBlueRoom.TheGreenRoom.{{BHTEXTE({/BHCyberia——InternetCafesEvaPascoeridestoworkonamotorbike.Herbusinesswardrobefeaturessuchitemsasblackleggings,furryleopard-skinjumpers,afadeddeninjacketandbikingleathers.Shelooksasifshemightbeatrendymarketmanager,orsomeonewhoworksthedayshiftinastudentcafe.Infactsheisaveryrich,verysuccessfulbusinesswoman.Pascoe'sbusinessbaseisinthecityofLondon,notfarfromtheubanloftspacesheownsinafashionabIecityresidentialarea.ButsheisasIikeIytobefoundatbusinessmeetingsinTokyo,NewYorkorParis.Altheageof31,PascoeisthebrainbehindCyberiaywhichsheclaimsistheworld'sfirst"cyberiacaf6.nAtCyberia,experiencedInternetsurferscanplaywiththeIatestcybertechnoIogy-NetvirginscanlearnhowtoIogon-whiIemunchingtheirwaythroughwhatshedescribesasan"obscenenachosandwich"oranyoftheotherdishesofferedonthehighlypricedCyberiamenu.PascoefoundedCyberiawithpartnerGeneTeareinSeptember1994.Sincethen,thecompanyhasturnedoverapproximately5mi11ionpounds.Beforetheendof1996Pascoeintendstofloatthecompanyonthestockmarket.YettheventurestartedoutverymodestIy,inasmalIcafebehindLondon'sTottenhamCourtRoad.Thedecorthereisstrictlylowly-strippedfloors,distressedwails,ambientmusic,funkyart-yetithasturnedintoagIobaIconcept.Today,CyberiacafescanbefoundintheBritishcitiesofManchesterandEdinburgh,andinParis,'lokyoandNewYork.OntheIistforfutureCyberiaareGIasgow,Lisbon,SanFranciso,British,MoscowandDelhi.Thecompanyisdiversifyingfast.MultimediatraininganddeveIopmentsessionsareheldintheTransCyberiaandSub-Cyberiabasementvenuesbeneaththecafesthemselves.ThereisarangeofCyberiadesigneraccessories,suchasT-shinsandmousepads.ThecompanyevenboastsanonIinedatingagency.TheCyberiamagazinewasIaunchedearlyin1996,whiletheworId1sfirstonIine"television,station"rChannelCyberiayIaunchedinBritaininMay.CyberiaRecords-copiesofSampIestakenfromtheNet,forusebyDJs-!spromisedbefore,long.Pascoeisunstoppable,acyberspaceversionoftheentrepreneurRichardBranson.ShegrewupinrigidlycommunistPoland,buthasmadethetransformationtofree-wheeIingbusinessentrepreneurwithincredibleease.Atfirst,however,theprospectsforcyberiadidnotlookgood.Atthelunchofthefirstcafe,Pascoespentmostofherdaytryingtobuyanespressomachinethatcouldmakegoodcoffee."Itwasincrediblydisorganized,"sayssomeonewhoworkedthereasacyberhost."TherewasnoproperKitchen.Fouroutofthefivecompanydirectorshadotherjobs."Eighteenmonthson,manyinsiderssaythingsarenotmuchchanged."It'shalf-cocked,"saysIvanPope,whorunsanearbydesignagency."Younevergetserved.Thecoffee'salwayscold.It'schaos."Indeed,manyindustryanalysisalescepticaIaboutPascoe'sambitions."Cyberiaissimplyarestaurantchainwithagrimmick,"saysDavidTabizel,directorofamultimediacompanybasedinthecityofLondon.Cybefia'strick,however,wastospot-beforeanyoneeIse-thattheInternetwasabouttoturnintoaneverydayresource."TheymanagedtocapturethemysteriouszeitgeistofwherepeopIewanttobef"saysJohnBrowning,editor-in-chiefofWiredmagazine.Thecompanyhadbri11iantbranding,too."It'sagreatname,"saysDavidTabizelvnotingtheplayonwordswithSiberia,thevast,desolateregioninthenorthofRussia.Anotheradvantage,sayanalysts,isthecompany'sdecisionnottoopenclonesofitsoriginalrestaurantineachnewIocation.EveryCyberiaistailoredtoitscity'sneeds.ItisdoubtfuIthatanythingwouldhavecomeoftheideaifPascoehadnotbeenbehinditfromthestart.Shehasbeendescribedvariouslyas"weirdandintense","amagnificentself-pubIicist","verycharismatic,verysmart",MapioneerinintegratingpeopIeandtechnoIogy11;“anevangeIistfortheInternet".Sheis,indeed,anunstoppabIeforceofnature."Idon'tneedthatmuchsIeep,"shesays,inhersIightIybrokenEnglish,downinganotherblackcoffee."Aroundfourorfivehoursisenoughforme."Possessionstieherdown."MysecurityismyknowledgeBecauseinformationchangessoquicklyandIgetsomuchinputfromtheNet,Ihavetokeepmyhomelifesimple.MyapartmentisfullofwhitewalIs...There'snothingtodistractme,"Shegetsonlineat7a.m.,worksweekends,israrelyhomebeforemidnight.Shecan'trememberherlasthoiiday.EvenonweekendtripstoseefriendsinSpainandgetsomesunshetakesherlaptop.ShehasacontractforaBookoninterfaces;sheistryingtowriteupherPh,d,thesisonhumancomputerinteraction."Idon'tusuallyeatuntiItheeveningt"shesA.TheCyberiamagazine.Anonlinedatingagency,CyberiaRecords.CyberiaSupermarket.({B11TEXTB{{/B1}OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,dinosaurfossiIsarenowbeingdiscoveredonalIsevencontinents.Ahostofnewrevelationsemergedin1998thatpromixsetoreshapescientists'viewsofdinosaurs,includingwhattheyIookedIikeandwhenandwheretheyIived.ItisdoubtfuIthatTyrannosaurusRehadIipsorthatTriceratopshadcheeks,saysLawrenceWitmer,anassistantprofessorofanatomyatOhioUniversityinAthens,Ohio.WitmerwasaIeadingresearcherforastudyondinosauranatomythatwaspresentedattheannuaImeetingoftheSocietyforVertebratePaIeontoIogyvwhichconeIudedonOctober3inSnowbird,Utah.Witmer9sstudyreacheditsconeIusionsbyusinghigh-techcomputerizedaialtomography(CTorCAT)scansalongwithcomparativeanatomystudies.ForeampIe,thetheorythatTriceratopsandsimilardinosaurspecieshadcheekswasbasedonpastcomparisonswithmammalssuchassheep.ButWitmer1scarefulanalysisfoundthestructureofthetriceratopsjawandskulImadeitmorelikelythat'FriceratopshadabeakIikethatofaneagle.Witmersaidthatscientistsshouldusebirdsandcrocodilesasmodelswhenresearchingtheappearanceofdinosaurs.InearlyOctoberscientistsannouncedthattheyhadconfirmedthediscoveryofanewtypeofceratopsiandinosaur.Thedinosaur9sbones,foundinNewMeixcoin1996,areforeingpaIeontoIogiststorethinktheirtheoriesaboutwhenceratopsiansmigratedtowhatisnowNorthAmerica.Scientistspreviouslythoughtthatceratopsians,thegroupthatincIudedthewe11-knownTriceratops,arrivedinNorthAmericafromAsiabetween70millionand80mi11ionyearsago.Duringthistime,thelateCretaceousPeriod,theearth'stwosupercontinents-LaarasiainthenorthandGondwanaIandinthesouth-wereintheprocessofpullingapart,cuttingdinosaurpopulationsofffromeachotherandinterruptingmigratorypatterns.ThefossiIizedbones,foundbyeight-year-oldChristopherWolfeandhisfather,paleontologistDougWolfeoftheMesaSouthwestMuseuminArizona,datetoabout90mi11ionyearsago.ThiscouldmeanthatceratopsiansoriginatedinNorthAmericaandmigratedtoAsiaratherthanthereverse,paleontologistssaid.DougWolfenamedtheimportantnewspeciesofdinosaurZuniceratopschristopheriafterhisson.AnexpeditionfromtheUniversitiesofAlaskainAnchorageandFairbankshasdiscoveredaregioninremotenorthernAlaskasorichinfossiIizeddinosaurtracksthatteammembersdubbeditthe"dinoexpresswayThetrampledareawasfoundduringthesummerof1998onAlaska9sNorthSlopeneartheBrooksRange.Theteamfound13newtracksitesandmadecastsfromtheprintsoffivedifferenttypesofdinosaurs.Therockinwhichtheprintswerefounddatestomorethan100miIIionyearsago,orabout25mi11ionyearsolderthanthepreviouslydiscoveredsignsofdinosaursintheArcticregion.PaleontologistssaidthatthenewfindingsprovideimportantevidencethatdinosaursmigratedbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaduringtheearlyandmid-CretaceousPeriod,beforeAsiasplitoffintoitsowncontinent.TworichfossiIsitesinthehillsofBoliviahavebeenrecentlydiscovered,excitingpaIeontoIogistsanddinosaurbuffs.ThisdiscoveryincIudesoneofthemostspectaculardinosaurtrackwayseverfound.ThediscoveryofalargesiteinthemountainregionofKilaKilainsouthernBoliviawasannouncedinearlyOctober.Herescientistsfoundthetracksofatleasttwounknownspeciesofdinosaur.TheseincIudedalargequadruped(four-footed)dinosaurthatwasprobablyabout20m(about70ft)long.Theothersite,IocatednotfarfromtheBoliviancityofSucre,wasuncoveredinacementquarrybyworkersseveralyearsagobutwasnotbroughttopaleontologists1attentionuntiIthemiddIeof1998.ThesitefeaturesaverticalwalIcoveredwiththousandsofdinosaurprintsrepresentingmorethan100differentspecies.Thetracksdatebacktobetween65mi11ionand70mi11ionyearsago.SincedinosaursarcbeIievedtohavediedoutaround65mi11ionyearsago,theprintswerelikelymadebysomeofthelastdinosaursonearth.Scientistsspeculatedthatthetracksweremadeattheedgeofalakeorswampandwerethenhardenedandpreserved.Therockcontainingthetrackswasthenpushedintoaverticalpositionovermi11ionsofyearsofgeologicactivity.Dinosaureggshavealsobeenfoundatthesite,whichpaleontologistsareworkingtopreservebeforeitfallsvictimtoerosion.PaleontologistshopetostudythesiteandlearnaboutthedietandphysicaIcharacteristicsofthedinosaursthatarerepresentedthere.Witmer1sresearchleadspeopIetobeIieve.TyrannosaurusRehadlipsandTriceratopshadcheeks.dinosaursmighthavelookedlikemammalssuchassheep.dinosaursmightnotbarelookedlikewhatwethought.dinosaursmusthavelookedlikebirdsorcrocodiles.WhoisthefirstPresidenttoIiveinWhiteHouseTheodoreRoosevelt.JohnAdams.GeorgeWashington.D.ThormasJefforson.{{BUTEXTA{{/B}}IwasborninFeb.12,1809,inHardinCounty,Kentucky.MyparentswerebothborninVirginia,ofundistinguishedfamiIies-secondfamiIies,perhapsIshouIdsay.Mymother,whodiedinmytenthyear,wasofafamiIyofthenameofHanks,someofwhomnowresideinAdams,andothersinMaconcountries,Illinois.Mypaternalgrandfather,AbrahamLineoIn,emigratedfromRockinghamCounty,Virginia,toKentucky,about1781or1782,where,ayearortwolater,hewaski11edbyIndians,notinbattIe,butbystealth,whenhewaslaboringtoopenafarmintheforest,titsancestors,whowereQuakers,wenttoVirginiafromBerksCounty,Pennsylvania.AnefforttoidentifythemwiththeNew-EngIandfamiIyofthesamenameendedinnothingmoredefinite,thanasimilarityofChristiannamesinbothfamiIiesrsuchasEnoch,Levi,Mordecei,Solomon,Abraham,andtheIike.Myfather,atthedeathofhisfather,wasbutsixyearsofage;andhegrewup,Iiterallywithouteducation.HeremovedfromKentuckytowhatisnowSpencerCounty,Indiana,inmyeighthyear.WereachedournewhomeaboutthetimetheStatecameintheUnion.ItwasawiIdregion,withmanybearsandotherwildanimalsstillinthewoods.ThereIgrewup.Thereweresomeschools,so-called;butnoquaIificationwaseverrequiredofateacher,beyond"reading,writing,andcipherin"totheRuleofThree.IfastrugglersupposedtounderstandLatin,happenedtosojournintheneighborhood,hewasIookedupon-asawizzard.TherewasabsoIuteIynothingtoexciteambitionforeducation.OfcoursewhenIcameofageIdidnotknowmuch.Stillsomehow,Icouldread,write,andciphertotheRuleofThree;butthatwasall.IhavenotbeentoschooIsinee.ThelittleadvanceInowhaveuponthisstoreofeducation,Ihavepiekedupfromtimetotimeunderthepressureofnecessity.Iwasraisedtofarmwork,whichIcontinuedtillIwastwenty-two.Attwenty-oneIcametoIllinois,andpassedthefirstyearin111inois-MaconCounty.ThenIgottoNew-SaIem,(atthattimeinSangamon,nowinMenardCounty),whereIremainedayearasasortofclerkinastore.ThencametheBIack-Hawkwar;andIwaseIectedaCaptainofvolunteers-asuccesswhichgavememorepleasurethananyIhavehadsince.Iwentthecampaign,waselated,ranfortheLegislaturethesameyear(1832)andwasbeaten-theonlytimeIhavebeenbeatenbythepeopIe.Thenext,andthreesucceedingbienniaIelections,IwaseIectedtotheLegislature.Iwasnotacandidateafterwards.DuringthislegislativeperiodIhadstudiedlaw,andremovedtoSpringfieldtopracticeit.In1846,IwasonceeIectedtothelowerHouseofCongress.WasnotacandidateforreelectionFrom1849to1854,bothinclusive,practicedlawmoreassiduouslythaneverbefore.Alwaysawhiginpolitics,andgenerallyonthewhigelectoraltickets,makingactivecanvasses.Iwaslosinginterestinpolitics,whentherepeaIoftheMissouriCompromisearousedmeagain.WhatIbaysdonesincethenisprettywe11-known.IfanypersonaIdescriptionofusisthoughtdesirabIe,itmaybesaid,Iam,inheight,sixfeet,fourinches,nearly;leaninflesh,weighingonanaverage,onehundredandeightypounds;darkcomplexion,withcoarsebIackhair,andgreyhair,greyeyes-noothermasksorbrandsrecoIIected.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUETheauthor*smotherdiedwhenhewasonlytenyearsold.Theauthor*sfatherdiedwhenhewassixyearsold.TheauthorandhisfamilymovedtoIndianainhiseighthyear.HisgrandfatherwaskilledbyIndiansinabattle.{{B}}TEXTC({/B}}TheLandofDisneyPredictingthefutureisalwaysrisky.Butit'sprobablysafetosaythatatleastafewhistorianswi11onedayspeakofthe20th-centuryasAmerica'snDisneyera."Today,it'scertainlydifficulttothinkofanyothersinglethingthatrepresentsmodemAmericaaspowerfullyasthecompanythatcreatedMickeyMouse.Globally,brandsIikeCoca一ColaandMcDonaldsmaybemorewidely-known,butneitherencapsulates20th-centuryAmericainquitethesamewayasDisney.ThereasonsforDisney'ssuccessarcvariedandnumerous,butu11imateIythecreditbeIongstooneperson-themanwhocreatedthecartoonandbuiltthecompanyfromnothing,WaltDisney.Ironically,hecouldnotdrawparticularlywell.ButbewasageniusinpIentyofotherrespects,inbusiness,hisgreatestskillswerehisinsightandhismanagementabiIity.AftersettinghimselfupinHollywood,hesingle-handedIypioneeredtheconceptsofbrandingandmerchandising-somethinghiscompanystilldoesbrilliantlytoday.ButwhatreallydistinguishedDisneywashisabiIitytoidentifywithhisaudiences.DisneyalwaysmadesurehisfilmschampionedtheMIittIeguy,MandmadehimfeeIproudtobeAmerican.ThisheachievedbycreatingcharactersthatreflectedthehopesandfearsoftheordinarypeopIe.SomecelebratedAmericanachievements-Disney'sveryfirstcartoonPlaneCrazy,featuringasiIentMiekeyHouse,wasinspiredbyCharlesLindbergh'sfIightacorsstheAtIantic.Others,IiketheThreelittlepigsandSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarves,showedhow,throughhardworkandhelpingone'sfeIlowman,ordinaryAmericanscouldsurvivesociaIandeconomiccrisesIiketheGreatDepression.Disney'sothergreatvirtuewasthefactthathiscompany-uniikeotherbigcorporations-hadahumanface.HisHo11ywoodstudi〇一thepubIicheard-operatedjustIikeademocracy,whereeveryonewasonfirst-nametermsandhadastayinhowthingsshouldberun.HewasalsoregardedasagreatpatriotbecausenotonlydidhiscartoonscelebrateAmerica,but,duringWorldWarIIvhisstudiosmadetrainingfilmsforAmericansoldiers.Thereality,ofcourse,waslessidyllic.AsthepubIicwouldlaterlearn,Disney'spatriotismhadanunpleasantside.Afterastrikebycartoonistsin1941,hebecameconvineedthatHo11ywoodhadbeeninfiItratedbyCommunists.HeagreedtoworkfortheFBIasamole,identifyingandspyingoncolleagueswhomhesuspectedweresubversives.But,apartfromhisaffiIiationswiththeFBI,Disneywasmoreorlessthegenuinearticle.Anewbook,TheMagicKingdom:WaltDisneyandtheAmericanWayofLife,byStevenWatts,confirmsthathewasverydefinitelyonthesideofordinaryAmericans-inthe30sand40shevotedforFranklinRovsevelt,believinghewasachampionoftheworkers.Also.DisneywasnotanapoIogistfortheFBI,assomehavesuggested.Infact,hewasaIwayssuspiciousoflarge,bureaucraticorganisatious,asisevidencedinfiImsIikeT