TomorrowisGarfield’sbirthday.HefirstappearedinacomicstriponJune191978.Garfieldiswellknownallovertheworld.LotsofGarfieldbookshavebeenturnedinto26languages.Garfieldproductsaresoldin69countries.

JimDavisisGarfield’screator.JimwasbornonJuly281945inIndiana.Hegrewuponafarmwherehisdadraisedcows.JimandhisbrotherDavehelpedwiththefarmwork.Theyhad25cats.Theirroomalwaysmadesuretherewasplentyoffoodforthecats.

AsaboyJimwasinpoorhealth.Whenhehadtospendtimerestinghedrewpictures.Headdedwordstohispicturestomakethemfunny.

AftercollegeJimworkedafewyearsatanadvertisingcompany.In1969hegotajobtohelpacartoonist.Jimnoticedthatthereweremanycomicstripsaboutdogsbutfewaboutcats.Hethoughtthatwasstrangesincetheworldisfullofcatlovers.

Herememberedthe25farmcatshegrewupwith.Theygavehimideasforacatcomicstrip.Inthecomicstrip.GarfieldbecamethecentralcharacterindailydifficultexperienceswithJonhisownerandothercharacters.Heislazyfunnyandhungry.

JimDavishasreceivedmanyawardsforhiswork.TwicehewasgiventheBestHumorStripCartoonistoftheYearAward.HehaswonfourEmmys(艾美奖）andotherhonors.

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.TherewerefewcomicstripsaboutcatsuntilJimcratedGarfield.

4.Thewriter’smainpurposeofwritingthepassageis_________.

A.totellustowatchmorecomicstrips

B.toshowushowtobecomeacartoonist

C.tointroducesomeinformationaboutJimDavis

D.toproveGarfieldthemostpopularcartooncharacter