阅读理解　　Predicting the future is always risky. But it''s probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20thcentury as America''s "Disney era". Today, it''s certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modem America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald''s may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney. 　　The reasons for Disney''s success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today. 　　But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films portrayed the "little boy". He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. 　　Disney''s other great virtue was the fact that his company - unlike other big corporations had a human face. His Hollywood studio - the public heard - operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first-name terms and had a say in how things should be mn. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers. 　　The reality, of course, was not so perfect. As the public would later learn, Disney''s patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he agreed to work forthe FBI secretly, identifying and spying on colleagues who he suspected were anti-government. 　　But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary people. In the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a leader of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat. 　　By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as famous as Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public, he was "Uncle Walt" - the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】　　本文介绍了迪斯尼的创始人沃尔特?迪斯尼的生平。第一段开门见山地指出迪斯尼对20世纪美国的巨大影响力。第二至四段主要论述了沃尔特，迪斯尼成功的因素：超凡的经营管理才能，能被普通大众认同，具有民主作风以及爱国情怀等等。第五段笔锋一转，揭示出他历史上不光彩的一面：曾经秘密为联邦调查局服务。但在第六段里作者肯定道，尽管迪斯尼有瑕疵，但主流依然是好的，是同人民群众站在一起的。最后一段总述了他在美国人民心目中的重要地位。　　细节题。第二段很清楚地交代过他不擅长绘画。