Every child likes cartoons，and so do I. When I was young，1 cartoons on Saturday morning was the most exciting thing. I used to wake up before the cartoons started at 7：30. At that time，no matter what was on TV would make me impatient. But soon，I would be cheered up by my favourite Mighty Mouse，Bugs Bunny and so on. The happiness usually lasted for about 3 hours till lunchtime. And among them，I liked Astro Boy （阿童木）2 .
Astro Boy is a famous Japanese cartoon character3 a long history. He4 as a comic book character in 1951 and was the first cartoon character on Japanese television in 1963.
Astro Boy's story began when Dr. Boyton's son Toby died in5 car accident. Dr. Boyton，a scientist，created Astro Boy6 his son. When Astro Boy was first built，Dr. Boyton wanted to keep it a secret. But the secret was finally out. People got to know Astro Boy and he became popular soon.
7 Astro Boy is a robot，he has many amazing powers. His eyes can turn into powerful searchlights and his ears can make his hearing stronger by one thousand times. The light from his fingers is8 to destroy everything. And his legs can turn into rockets，so he can fly higher and9 . Like a superman，he saves people in trouble and fights against bad men bravely. His stories have continued for more than 50 years in comic books and on television. This cartoon is really a great10 .
