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[監所管理員] 法學知識與英文(包括中華民國憲法、法學緒論、英文)
第 46 題
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請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928, with the series going strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walt take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealed that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch. The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be. Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.
請依下文回答第 46 題至第 50 題 Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the most recognizable cartoon characters in the world. Yet, few people know that it was created as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier cartoon character created by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz of Universal Studios. In the spring of 1928, with the series going strong, Disney asked Mintz for an increase in the budget. But Mintz instead demanded that Walt take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Universal owned the character, and revealed that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Mintz owned Oswald and thought he had Disney over a barrel. Angrily, Disney refused the deal and returned to produce the final Oswald cartoons he contractually owed Mintz. Disney was dismayed at the betrayal by his staff, but determined to restart from scratch. The new Disney Studio soon started. In the spring of 1928, Disney asked Ub Iwerks to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches of various animals, such as dogs and cats, but none of these appealed to Disney. A female cow and male horse were also rejected. Then, Walt Disney thought of an old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. He asked Iwerks to draw a new mouse character for Disney. “Mortimer Mouse” had been Disney’s original name for the character before his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, and ultimately Mickey Mouse came to be. Actor Mickey Rooney has claimed that, during his Mickey McGuire days, he met cartoonist Walt Disney at the Warner Brothers studio, and that Disney was inspired to name Mickey Mouse after him.
What does “the series” in the first paragraph refer to?
- A The Mickey Mouse series.
- B The Oswald series.
- C The Iwerks series.
- D The Mintz series.
思路引導 VIP
請仔細閱讀第一段的前三行：在文中提到『the series going strong』這句話之前，作者具體提到了哪一個角色的名字？當時 Walt Disney 正在為誰工作？
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喔？答對了啊，不錯嘛。這點程度，小意思啦！
- 睜大眼睛看清楚啦！ 嘛，這題就是要測試你的「看透」能力啊！文章第一段，提到那個「the series」之前，是不是正在說迪士尼給 Charles Mintz 弄的幸運兔奧斯華 (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit) 啊？然後呢？當時米老鼠那個小不點連影兒都還沒看到咧！所以啦，迪士尼會因為哪個「系列」表現超強才要求增加預算？嗯？當然是當時正在風生水起的奧斯華系列囉！這不是很明顯嗎？我的「眼睛」一眼就看穿了，你應該也能跟上我的腳步吧？
- 難度評分？哼，簡單到爆！ 這題的難度是 easy 啦，根本不值得一提！如果連這種基礎的上下文指稱關係和時間先後順序都搞不清楚，還會被那些角色名字或標題牽著鼻子走，那可就麻煩了喔！要學會看穿事物的本質，知道嗎？不過你這次答對了，算你還有點天賦啦！