Hi, everybody!
Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.
Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.
| A．the writer of 25 New Takes | B．a tourist in the cinema bookstore |
| C．the manager of the cinema bookstore | D．a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |
How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Nine. |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？
| A．Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood. |
| B．The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars. |
| C．Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States. |
| D．The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films. |
The purpose of the speaker is_______.
| A．to satisfy the visitors' various tastes |
| B．to keep the writers in the cinema bookstore |
| C．to offer the visitors chances to meet the film stars |
| D．to have the readers into film producers |
C
Mr and Mrs Green had different ideas about where to go that weekend．Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida to see her sister，but Mr Green didn’t want to go there．He wanted to go to Maine．“Maine is a little cold，”said Mrs Green．“I like swimming，but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough．”
“Florida’s too far，”said Mr Green．“We don’t have enough time to drive there．It’ll take us more than two days．”
Just then，the phone rang．Mr Green answered the phone．It was Mr Green’s mother．“Is that Jim？Please come in the shortest time．I need help．I’m calling from the hospital in Boston．”
They stopped their talking and in no time they both went there．Where did Mr Green want to go that weekend？
| A．Florida． |
| B．Maine． |
| C．Boston． |
| D．Washington． |
What does Mrs Green like to do on weekend？
| A．Go swimming． |
| B．Drive to Maine． |
| C．See her parents． |
| D．Visit her friends． |
Who called them while they were talking？
| A．Mr Green’s father． |
| B．Mr Green’s mother． |
| C．Mr Green’s friend． |
| D．Mr Green’s daughter． |
Where was Mr Green’s mother then？
| A．In Florida． |
| B．In Maine． |
| C．In Boston． |
| D．In London． |
Where did they go at last？
| A．Boston． |
| B．Maine． |
| C．Florida． |
| D．Nowhere． |
B
James lives in the mountains with his parents．There are not any schools near the farm．He has to study in the town from Monday to Friday．His father often takes him there in his car on Sunday afternoon．And he meets him on Friday afternoon．
The boy likes animals．He can see some near his house and school．But he never visits a zoo．Some of his classmates have been to the zoo and they often talk about the elephants，dolphins，lions，tigers and pandas．He sees them on TV．So he can only listen to them．
It’s Friday today．James’ father will go to the city tomorrow．There’s a big zoo there．The boy asks him to take him there．He agrees．James is so happy that he can’t sleep at night．He gets up early this morning and puts some food in his bag．Can you guess what he does that for？The underlined word“town”in the passage means ________．
| A．首都 |
| B．省会 |
| C．山村 |
| D．镇子 |
James is at home ________．
| A．on weekends |
| B．at night |
| C．from Monday to Friday |
| D．from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon |
His father takes James to school because ________．
| A．he does not like to stay there |
| B．he works there |
| C．it is far from the farm |
| D．he is very free |
James is very happy because ________．
| A．he will stay at home tomorrow |
| B．he can go to the city tomorrow |
| C．he can take his father’s jeep again |
| D．he will visit the zoo |
What does James put some food in his bag for？
| A．He thinks he will be hungry tomorrow． |
| B．He will give it to the animals in the zoo． |
| C．He does not know where the restaurants are in the city． |
| D．His father does not have any friends in the city． |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共30分)
A
My friend，Dick，has a large police dog．Its name is Jack．Every Saturday afternoon，Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park．Jack likes these long walks very much．
One afternoon，a young man came to visit my friend．He stayed a long time．He talked and talked．Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk．But the man was still(仍然) there．Jack became very worried(着急的)．He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him．But the man kept talking．Finally Jack couldn’t stand it．He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later．He sat down again in front of the man，but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth．From the story，we know that Jack is ________．
| A．Dick’s good friend |
| B．a large police dog |
| C．a young man |
| D．a young man’s dog |
Where does Dick walk his dog every Saturday afternoon？
| A．In his room． |
| B．In the street． |
| C．In the park． |
| D．In the field． |
Jack became very worried one afternoon because ________．
| A．Dick couldn’t take him out for a walk at the usual time |
| B．a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon |
| C．Dick walked around his room several times |
| D．he couldn’t find the young man’s hat |
What does the underlined word“stand”mean in the passage？
| A．站立 |
| B．理解 |
| C．支持 |
| D．忍受 |
Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth？
| A．Try to make the man laugh． |
| B．Like the young man very much． |
| C．Ask the young man to leave． |
| D．Want to talk with the young man． |
B
Mr．Brown was traveling by train．He was very hungry．The train stopped at a small station．He wanted to buy some cakes to eat very much．But it rained hard．So he wanted someone to help him．Then a little boy came here．Mr．Brown asked him to buy cakes for him．He gave the little boy some money and said，“Go and buy two cakes with the money．One cake is for me，and the other is for you．”
The little boy was happy and ran to buy cakes in the rain．A few minutes later the boy came back．He said to Mr．Brown，“I’m very sorry，sir．I eat the last cake．It’s fifty fen．And it’s very delicious．Thank you very much．Here is your fifty fen．”Mr．Brown was ________．
| A．on a bus |
| B．on a plane |
| C．in his car |
| D．on a train |
What’s the weather like that day？
| A．It was sunny． |
| B．It was rainy． |
| C．It was fine． |
| D．It was windy． |
Mr．Brown wanted the little boy to ________．
| A．buy two cakes for him |
| B．buy two cakes for them |
| C．eat the two cakes |
| D．buy one cake |
How much money did Mr．Brown give to the boy？
| A．One yuan． |
| B．Two yuan． |
| C．Fifty fen． |
| D．Fifty yuan． |
The little boy ________．
| A．didn’t buy any cakes and took the money away |
| B．bought one cake and gave it to Mr．Brown |
| C．bought one cake and ate it himself |
| D．bought two cakes．He ate one and gave the other one to Mr．Brown |
阅读理解(每小题2分，共20分)
A
| June 7th Saturday Cloudy What an exciting weekend I had！We had a basketball game with the team Center City．The players in that team are all tall and strong．They thought they could beat(战胜) us．But we played well．At last we won the game by 4:3． Eric |
| June 14th Saturday Rainy My friend Dale phoned me to go to the beach this morning．But it started to rain after breakfast．I just watched the boring TV show at home． Jim |
| June 15th Sunday Sunny I had a busy Sunday．In the morning，I went to the art club to learn to draw for two hours．Then I cleaned the rooms．In the afternoon，I cooked dinner with my mother for my father．Do you know why？It was Father’s Day！In the evening，my parents and I went to see a movie． Ruth |
When did Eric have the basketball game？
| A．On Sunday． |
| B．On a sunny day． |
| C．On June 7th． |
| D．On June 14th． |
Jim couldn’t go to the beach because ________．
| A．he had to watch the basketball game |
| B．he had to learn to draw |
| C．he cleaned the rooms at home |
| D．it started to rain after breakfast |
What did Ruth think of her Sunday？
| A．Exciting． |
| B．Bad． |
| C．Boring． |
| D．Busy． |
The word“won”means(意思是) ________．
| A．赢得 |
| B．输掉 |
| C．放弃 |
| D．对抗 |
Which one is TRUE(正确的)？
| A．It was sunny when Eric had the basketball game． |
| B．Father’s Day is on June 15th． |
| C．Jim learned to draw and cleaned the rooms on Sunday morning． |
| D．Ruth went to see a movie with Jim and Eric． |