Thứ năm, 14/11/2024
IMG-LOGO

Câu hỏi:

17/07/2024 145

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 31 to 40.

          In the West, cartoons are used chiefly to make people laugh. The important feature of all these cartoons is the joke and the element of surprise which is contained. Even though it is very funny, a good cartoon is always based on close observation of a particular feature of life and usually has a serious purpose.

          Cartoons in the West have been associated with political and social matters for many years. In wartime, for example, they proved to be an excellent way of spreading propaganda. Nowadays cartoons are often used to make short, sharp comments on politics and governments as well as on a variety of social matters. In this way, the modern cartoon has become a very powerful force in influencing people in Europe and the United States.

          Unlike most American and European cartoons, however, many Chinese cartoon drawings in the past have also attempted to educate people, especially those who could not read and write. Such cartoons about the lives and sayings of great men in China have proved extremely useful in bringing education to illiterate and semi-literate people throughout China. Confucius, Mencius and Laozi have all appeared in very interesting stories presented in the form of cartoons. The cartoons themselves have thus served to illustrate the teachings of the Chinese sages in a very attractive way.

          In this sense, many Chinese cartoons are different from Western cartoons in so far as they do not depend chiefly on telling jokes. Often, there is nothing to laugh at when you see Chines cartoons. This is not their primary aim. In addition to commenting on serious political and social matters, Chinese cartoons have aimed at spreading the traditional Chinese thoughts and culture as widely as possible among the people.

          Today, howerver, Chinese cartoons have an added part to play in spreading knowledge. They offer a very attractive and useful way of reaching people throughout the world, regardless of the particular country in which they live. Thus, through cartoons, the thoughts and teachings of the old Chinese philosophers and sages can now reach people who live in such countries as Britain, France, America, Japan, Malaysia or Australia and who are unfamiliar with the Chinese culture.

          Until recently, the transfer of knowledge and culture has been overwhelmingly from the West to the East and not vice versa. By means of cartoons, however, publishing companies in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are now having success in correcting this imbalance between the East and the West.

Cartoons can overcome language barriers in all foreign countries. The vast increase in the popularity of these cartoons serves to illustrate the truth of Confucius’s famous saying “One picture is worth a thousand words."

Which of the following clearly characterizes Western cartoons?

A. Originality, freshness, and astonishment

B. Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism

Đáp án chính xác

C. Enjoyment, liveliness, and carefulness

D. Seriousness, propagande, and attractiveness

Trả lời:

verified Giải bởi Vietjack

Đáp án B

B. “Humour, unexpectedness, and criticism”: đặc tính phim hoạt hình của phương Tây là “hài hước, bất ngờ và phê phán”.

Chúng ta có thể thấy chi tiết này trong đoạn 1, câu: “The important feature …. serious purpose”, và trong đoạn 2, câu: “Nowadays cartoons are often …. of social matters”.

Câu trả lời này có hữu ích không?

0

CÂU HỎI HOT CÙNG CHỦ ĐỀ

Câu 1:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

I know you are upset about breaking up with Tom, but there are plenty more               

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 9,138

Câu 2:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

I'll have to go to the funeral of Ms. Jane, a             of mine

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 5,951

Câu 3:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

David was narrowly defeated and blew his own chance of becoming a champion.

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 3,854

Câu 4:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Matthew's hands were covered in oil because he                his bike

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 2,337

Câu 5:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

We found some real                 at the market

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 2,001

Câu 6:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

I'm sorry you've decided not to go with us on the river trip, but               you change your mind, there will still be enough room on the boat for you

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,979

Câu 7:

Mark the letter A, B, G or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.

It gives out light, but not heat and so is safe to use near inflammable liquids

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,863

Câu 8:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

- John: "I can't see the stage very well from here." - Jack: "             "

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,668

Câu 9:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

The at the football match cheered their team on.

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,427

Câu 10:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

It was so foggy that the driver couldn't          the traffic signs

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,272

Câu 11:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

___________________with my previous job, I would have won a higher promotion and I        in this unfortunate position now

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 1,002

Câu 12:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

It's no good pretending; you've got to                    reality

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 974

Câu 13:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

If you had stuck to what we originally agreed on, everything would have been fine.

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 887

Câu 14:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges

Peter: "I've been awarded a scholarship to study in America."  ~ Kate: "Uh, really?         "

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 728

Câu 15:

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.

Wood that has been specially treated is          regular wood

Xem đáp án » 18/06/2021 703

Câu hỏi mới nhất

Xem thêm »
Xem thêm »