When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears ―Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “l(fā)ittle man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey.
On November 18, 1979, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame（星光大道）. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?
【小題1】 Is Mickey Mouse a famous symbol in Amerian culture?
【小題2】Who created Mickey Mouse?
【小題3】 Why is Mickey Mouse so popular?
【小題4】When did Mickey get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
【小題5】What’s the passage mainly about?

When we create something，for example，a story，a picture，a piece of music，or a computer program，we also create our copyright．The copyright belongs to the creator，and he can do what he lies with it．He can sell the copyright to someone，or keep it himself．He can also make as many copies as he likes．

Many people，especially students，do not understand it．Sometimes they copy something for personal use．They make a copy of a song downloaded from the Internet，or they make copies of a computer program from a CD lent to them by a friend．

Although these personal acts of copying are illegal （非法的），most people do not think they doing anything wrong．They do not realize that they are infringing（侵犯） copyrights of others．More seriously，some companies make a large number of copies of videos，CDs，books，etc．，and sell them without buying the copyright．

The music and computer industries （行業(yè)） are losing millions of dollars every year，because people are illegally copying their creations．So far，a number of university students in the US have been taken away by the police for "piracy"，

1．The person who first _______a story has the copyright of it．

A．reads              B．writes             C．tells                D．hears

2．We can learn from the passage that ______

A．no one has got into trouble because of illegal copying

B．a(chǎn)ll people download songs from the Internet illegally

C．downloading from the Internet is a way of illegal copying

D．only university students have experience of illegal copying

3．People often make illegal copies of______

A．computers               B．CDs                 C．dollars             D．companies

4．Which is an example of "piracy"?

A．You study other people's artworks．

B．You sell your own copyright．

C．You copy a video downloaded from the Internet．

D．You give a computer program CD to a friend．

　　When you hear their music, you're sure to love the three boys from pop group C21! The three boys from Denmark（丹麥）sing beautifully. They write most of their own songs and also play the guitar themselves.

　　They go to Shanghai to help sell their album“C21”. Then they go to a show and sing some of their popular love songs like“You Are the One”and“She Cries”.

　　The three young men are Soren, Esben and David. Soren, the oldest, is 20 years old. He is the main singer（主唱）. Esben, also 20, is shy and cool, and David, 19, is warm and interesting. They are trying（嘗試）to put a little rock into their music.

　　Because they love music, the boys have to give up（放棄）a lot. Soren loves playing football, but he chooses music at last. He gives up the chance of playing for the Danish National Football Team（丹麥國家足球隊）.

　　The three boys are glad. They say,“Music is everything, and we could not imagine（想象）doing anything else.”