Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday:
A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Caribbean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.
The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Caribbean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come face to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightley. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.
The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film. U you didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week. Pirates of the Caribbean is__________.
| A．a tragedy | B．a comedy |
| C．an action film | D．an adventure film |
Depp and Bloom sails around the Caribbean islands because__________.
| A．they try to find some lost gold |
| B．they try to find some gold |
| C．they try to find some lost iron |
| D．they try to find some lost iron |
They meet __________.
| A．some terrible men | B．some terrible women |
| C．some smiling men | D．some smiling men |
There's lots of action in the film because they have to__.
| A．fight the frightening people | B．fight the terrible women |
| C．make the film interesting | D．make the film exciting |
Keira Knightley plays
| A．Depp and Bloom | B．Elisabeth |
| C．Orlando Bloom | D．Johnny Depp |
What Chen Hua doesn't like about the film is
| A．untruth to life | B．the adventure |
| C．too much fighting | D．the stars |
Chen Hua advises people to see the film because__ _.
A. it's funny
B. it's true
C. it' s believable
D, it' s excellentThe general idea of paragraph 3 is _ .
| A．self introduction |
| B．where the film is on |
| C．Chen Hua's opinions about the film |
| D．the main idea of the film |
 Nick Vujicic was born, without arms and legs, in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Nick faced all kinds of problems and troubles in his life. But he never gives up. Now Nick has his own speaking company; Attitude Is Attitude. And he has traveled around the world to give speeches. He shares （分享）with his audience（观众）the importance of vision （幻觉）and dreaming big. He says attitude (态度) is the most powerful tool in the life and failure (失败) is just a learning experience. |
| Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Facebook, is only 28. In only 8 years, Zuck turned his small website into a world famous network. Zuck once wrote to his workmates, "We don't build services to make money; we make money to build better services" |
| Jeremy Lin's excellent performances in basketball courts attracted the eyes of both Americans and Chinese this year. Then what has led this young man to such a success? The following may help us understand it. Believe in yourself; Catch the chance when it comes up; Find the system that works for your style; People will love you for being yourself; Stay humble (谦逊). |
Where there is a will,there is a wayAttitude Is Attitude is _______.
| A．the title of Nick's speech | B．Nick's company |
| C．an international organization | D．a machine that can speak |
Which of the following about Nick is wrong?
| A．Nick had no arms or legs when he was born |
| B．He says people can learn from their failures |
| C．He tells his audience to dream big and have vision |
| D．He has never traveled around the world so far |
Facebook is _________________.
| A．a world-wide network | B．Zuck's workmate |
| C．a popular book | D．Zuck's boss |
Attitude Is Attitude is _______.
| A．Facebook doesn't build services |
| B．Facebook doesn't make money |
| C．offering better services is more important than making money |
| D．building services doesn't make money |
From Jeremy Lin's success, we can find _______.
| A．one must have self-confidence |
| B．catching the chance is the most important |
| C．one should try his best to follow others |
| D．one must keep the rules all the time |
There are many TV programs on Chinese cuisines(烹饪、美食)，but few are like A Bite of China. It tries to bring something new by introducing more cultural （文化）features related （叙述）to dishes, such as eating habits and wonderful stories about food.
It’s said that more than 100 million Chinese people are watching the program .Most Chinese people see this program as more than just the regular food shows. They see it as an amazing documentary providing a special view of Chinese as well as the relations between people and food and between people and society（社会）.
On the other hand ,the documentary also stimulates(刺激)Chinese people’s consumption (消耗). Taobao, one of China’s biggest online shopping sites, reports that the search(搜索) on food items that were introduced by the documentary has increased to 4 million times within (在...之内) one week, and sales have increased to 5.82 million, or 20%.
To get enough good stories, the production team spent three months doing research and interviews in about 60 cities before they started making the documentary last July. Filming lasted about nine months.
Liu Wen, the director, says “As CCTV-9 serves as a window. allowing the world to better understand China, the documentary aims to help the world not only appreciate the beauty of Chinese cuisines ,but also learn Chinese customs.”A Bite of China is a.
| A．film | B．TV show | C．Book | D．newspaper |
This program is quite different from other food shows because it has more features of.
| A．culture | B．cuisine | C．news | D．place |
The main idea of the 3rd paragraph is that the program brings a new opportunity on.
| A．Internet communication | B．film making |
| C．food business | D．talking |
It took the production team aboutto complete the whole program.
| A．3 months | B．six months | C．a year | D．two years |
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?
| A．Most people watch the program because they want to learn how to cook. |
| B．There’re many wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”. |
| C．You can buy some food that’s more delicious and cheaper through the program. |
| D．There’re few wonderful stories about Chinese cuisines in “A Bite of China”. |
The best day of the week for shoppers is Saturday. In America, women do most of the shopping, while the young also enjoy shopping with their friends. Men don’t enjoy taking time in the store. There are many places to shop. A mall is a group of many shops where you can buy clothes, furniture, and everything of the house. Shopping malls provide parking of the cars which is very important to the shopper. Usually the mall is under one roof, so each people doesn’t get cold or wet from rain, wind, or snow. Mothers can buy clothes for family members. For the children, shoes, socks, dresses, coats, and sweaters are bought in August for the new school year. For the kitchen the mother might buy cooking pots, drinking glasses, and the television set. The bedroom furniture has beds, mirrors and so on. Finally, there are pictures in most rooms.
To buy all these things at the mall takes many trips but mothers enjoy this kind of shopping.Who often goes shopping for the family members from the passage, we know?
| A．Mothers | B．Fathers | C．Young people | D．Children |
In America, women like shopping on.
| A．Sunday | B．Saturday | C．Monday | D．Friday |
Men do not enjoy shopping in the store, because.
| A．it will cost more money | B．takes shorter time |
| C．it takes a lot of time | D．they will get wet from rain |
The word “furniture” means.
| A．电视柜 | B．家具 | C．电器 | D．立柜 |
What is a shopping mall?
| A．It’s a group of many shops where you can buy everything you need. |
| B．A department store where you can buy everything you need. |
| C．A supermarket where you can buy vegetables, fruits and so on. |
| D．You can park your car there |
Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?
Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you got a pen?” while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”. Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound the “r” in words like “bird “and “hurt”. Some speakers of British English do not sound the “r” in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, while “color” and “honor” are American.
These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.Are there many differences in grammar between British and American English?
| A．There are few differences between them. |
| B．There are many differences between them. |
| C．There are some differences between them. |
| D．There are great differences between them. |
Americans don’t say “Have you got a pen.” do they?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．Yes, they don’t. | C．No. they don’t. | D．Sorry, they do . |
Who says “ in hospital ”? Who says “ in the hospital ”?
| A．Americans say “ in the hospital ” while Englishmen say “ in hospital ”. |
| B．Americans say “ in hospital ” while Englishmen say “in the hospital ” |
| C．Both Americans and Englishmen say “ in the hospital ” |
| D．They are the same . |
From the article we can know____.
| A．American English is better than British English. |
| B．it’s not so difficult for a British English speaker to understand American English. |
| C．the spelling of “color” is wrong while the spelling of “colour” is right. |
| D．British English is better than American English. |
What’s the main idea of the article?
| A．We should learn both American English and British English. |
| B．British and American English are two different languages. |
| C．Speakers of British and Americans speak the same language. |
| D．We should learn other languages . |