B
Comic books are often not allowed in class, but students at a school at Yangzhou, Jiangsu, get to enjoy them in their comic class.
"Comics are not just fun with no real value," said the class teacher, Hu Xinlei, who has taught comics for 20 years. "Many of them carry deep ideas." In class, students read classic Chinese and foreign comics such as *Father and Son* and *Sanmao the Vagrant* (《三毛流浪记》). But the class is not only about reading. With the teacher's help, students learn to look at comics from different angles (角度). They study the basic features and forms of comics and find out the deeper meanings behind each story.
Besides character design and storytelling, students also learn many drawing skills. One of the most interesting ones is called "allusion(用典)". "We often get ideas from classic comics to create new stories," said 16-year-old Hu Shiyuan. "It's very interesting to find connections between the past and the present." Hu once told the story *Sima Guang and the Water Jar*(《司马光砸缸》) in a new way. In her comic, Sima needs a stone right away to break the jar and save the person, but someone is sitting on the only stone and won't move. Hu used this image(形象) to satirize(讽刺) people who refuse to give up their seats to others.
For the students, the class is more than an art class. "I used to think comics were just about drawing cartoon characters, but now they have become a powerful tool to share my thoughts," said 15-year-old He Liyan. "I hope to create more interesting works in the future."
()44. How does the writer lead in the topic?
A. By telling a fact.
B. By asking a question.
C. By expressing one's idea.
D. By sharing a personal story.
()45. What does "this image" refer to(指代) in Paragraph 3?
A. The water jar with a person inside.
B. Sima Guang breaking the jar quickly.
C. A person helping Sima Guang find a stone.
D. Someone sitting on the only stone and not moving.
()46. Which of the following is true according to the article?
A. The comic class focuses on how to improve drawing skills.
B. The teacher believes comics are for fun with no deep meanings.
C. One student used a classic story to show problems with unhelpful people.
D. Students read foreign comics but do not read any Chinese comics in class.
()47. What is the article mainly about?
A. How students learn to draw funny characters in comic classes.
B. The life story of a comic teacher who has taught for twenty years.
C. The history and development of comic books in Chinese schools.
D. A special class teaching students to express ideas through comics.

B [文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了江苏扬州一所学校开设的特色漫画课，老师认为漫画不仅有趣还蕴含深刻思想，学生在课上阅读中外经典漫画，学习从不同角度解读漫画，还学习绘画技巧和用典创作，有的学生用改编的经典漫画讽刺社会上的某些行为，学生认为漫画已成为表达自我的有力工具。
44.A [解析]写作手法题。根据“Comic books are often not allowed in class, but students at a school at Yangzhou, Jiangsu, get to enjoy them in their comic class.”可知，作者通过陈述一个事实(通常漫画书不允许出现在课堂上，但这所学校开设了漫画课)引出话题。故选A。
45.D [解析]词语指代题。根据前文“In her comic, Sima needs a stone right away to break the jar and save the person, but someone is sitting on the only stone and won't move.”可知，“this image”指的是“坐在唯一的石头上不肯挪动的人”。故选D。
46.C [解析]细节理解题。根据“Hu once told the story Sima Guang and the Water Jar(《司马光砸缸》) in a new way ... Hu used this image(形象) to satirize(讽刺) people who refuse to give up their seats to others.”可知，有学生用改编的经典故事讽刺拒绝给别人让座的人。A选项中的“focuses on ... drawing skills”与原文中的“the class is not only about reading ... learn to look at comics from different angles(角度). They study the basic features and forms of comics and find out the deeper meanings behind each story.”和“Besides character design and storytelling, students also learn ...”不符;B选项中的“comics are for fun with no deep meanings”与原文中的“Many of them carry deep ideas”不符;D选项中的“do not read any Chinese comics”与原文中的“students read classic Chinese and foreign comics”不符。故选C。
47.D [解析]主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了扬州一所学校的特色漫画课，学生在课上阅读、解读漫画，还学习用漫画表达自己的观点，漫画课成为学生表达思想的工具。A选项只提到绘画技巧，表达太片面;B选项只提到漫画教师，表达太片面;C选项提到漫画的历史与发展，原文未涉及。故选D。