Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies, such as So Young(《致青春》) and American Dreams in China(《中国合伙人》). Tiny Times(《小时代》), one of the most popular movies this summer, also has the same features.
The movie was based on author and director Guo Jingming’s novel of the same name. It tells a story about four girls who come from different backgrounds and of different personalities. Since it was shown on June 27, Tiny Times has made 483 million yuan at the box office. The sequel(续集) of it was shown on Aug 8 and it has also been a big box office hit.
Cao Yuhan, 13, a high school student at Beijing Jianhua Experimental School, is a big fan of the movie. “I’m deeply touched by their friendship,” Cao said. “When Nan Xiwang is in trouble, the other three girls try their best to help her, even running barefoot in the snow. However, not everyone has had good things to say. The people’s Daily said that the film went too far in encouraging youths to become materialistic(物质至上主义的). Film commentator Raymond Zhou wrote on his online blog that “Buying luxury goods seems as a way to express love or friendship, and the word ‘money’ is repeated over and over again. Song Kexin, 14, a high school student at Zhida Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi, shows a typical example of a fan’s attitude(态度). And that’s to look for the positive value. “That movie is a little far from our daily life. My friends and I are not having parties every day,” Song said, “But I admire Tang Wanru’s optimistic attitude. She’s always looking at the bright side of life. I should learn from her.” Which is NOT one of the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies?
| A．Youth | B．Love |
| C．War | D．Friendship |
According to the article, the movie Tiny Times ________.
| A．is more popular than the other two movies |
| B．was made from Guo Jingming’s novel |
| C．tells about four girls with similar personalities |
| D．opened in Chinese cinemas on August 8 |
What does film commentator Zhou Liming think of the movie?
| A．The four girls’ friendship is touching. |
| B．It encourages the young to work hard. |
| C．It has many advertisements for luxury goods. |
| D．It shows money expresses love or friendship. |
Song Kexin admires Tang Wanru because of Tang’s ________.
| A．optimistic attitude | B．rich family background |
| C．good looks | D．excellent grades at school |
The passage mainly talks about _______.
| A．youth, friendship and love |
| B．this year’s Chinese movies |
| C．student’s attitude toward movies |
| D．Tiny Times and audience’s comments |
It is a hot summer day. A group of animals are waiting in line(排队) for the bus under the hot sun. They are all swearing(流汗).
Then Elephant comes and stands in front of all the other animals.
“Elephant please wait in line!” the animals tell him.
Elephant still stands there and he doesn’t say anything. The other animals are very angry, but they can do nothing to Elephant.
“He is too big and we are too small,” says Ant.
“We have to give way to him,” says Rabbit.
“Hey, do you feel cool now?” asks Monkey.
“Yes. We are standing Elephant’s shadow(阴影),” Panda says happily.
Suddenly, they all feel some wind. Oh, how cool! Elephant is fanning(为……扇风) the animals with his ears.
At last, the bus comes. All the other animals get on, but Elephant still stands there. He doesn’t want to get on the bus.
“Elephant, the bus is here. Why don’t you get on? ” asks Monkey.
“Oh, I’m just passing by(经过) and want to give you some shade(阴凉),” says Elephant.
Now, all the other animals know how friendly Elephant is. At first, the animals feel _______when Elephant comes.
| A．unhappy | B．excited | C．afraid | D．lucky |
The underlined phrases “give way” means _______ in Chinese.
| A．鞠躬 | B．让路 | C．道歉 | D．躲避 |
Where may we see the passage?
| A．In a history book. |
| B．In a Chinese exercise book. |
| C．In a storybook for children. |
| D．In a newspaper about science |
What’s the best title of this passage?
| A．A hot day | B．A selfish(自私) elephant |
| C．A friendly elephant | D．A cooler day |
A man lives in a very tall building. He has a lot of money and he has a parrot at home. It’s a clever bird. Every morning, after the man gets up, the bird says “Hello”. When the man comes back from his work, the bird says “Is that you? Come here, I can see you.” One evening, when the man was asleep, a thief came into his home by climbing up the building. When he found some money and began to leave the house by climbing down through the windows again, he heard a voice in the dark.
“Hello! Is that you? Come here. I can see you.” The thief was so frightened(害怕的) that he fell down from the windows.A parrot is a kind of ________ .
| A．thing | B．bird | C．man | D．machine |
When did the thief come?
| A．In the afternoon |
| B．In the morning |
| C．When the man wasn’t at home |
| D．When the man was asleep |
What do you think of the thief at last?
| A．He talked with the parrot. |
| B．He stayed in the man’s house |
| C．He climbed down the building |
| D．He died. |
| Some students’ favorite sports |
| PE is difficult but I like it very much. I’m in our city sports club. The members in the club are all young, between 6 and 13 years old. I go to the club every Sunday. I do the sports very hard. I want to be an Olympic champion. (--Sara) |
| Running! Lots of people don’t think it is exciting. However, I like running very much. I run every morning. Running isn’t expensive so anyone can run. Running is a good sport. Let’s run together! (--Alex) |
| Basketball is part of my life. I play basketball with my classmates on Saturday mornings. I watch basketball games on TV with my brother on Saturday evenings. I hope I can be a famous basketball player one day. My sister Lisa doesn’t like watching that. She likes tennis. (--Frank) |
Sara may be _____ years old.
| A．4 | B．5 | C．12 | D．14 |
_________ is cheap and anyone can do it.
| A．Swimming | B．Basketball | C．Tennis | D．Running |
Frank usually _____________ on Saturday evenings.
| A．plays basketball |
| B．watches basketball games on TV |
| C．plays tennis |
| D．watches soccer games on TV |
Have you ever asked your relatives or friends if there is Wi-Fi in their houses? Have you ever searched for Wi-Fi when you are at restaurants or hotels. The answer will probably be “Yes”. Most of us want Wi-Fi everywhere as if we couldn’t live without it. But we can only use free Wi-Fi in some public places. We still have to spend some money accessing(连接) the Internet at most time. Here comes a piece of good news.
A rich, powerful organization in the USA called MDIF has decided to change the age of online computing(计算) completely by giving free Wi-Fi to every person on the earth. They will send up hundreds of satellites(卫星) into low Earth orbit(轨道) next year.
This is because they have made a survey and found that only 60% of the world’s population have been able to get information on the Internet. And this is also because many countries can’t offer people the necessary infrastructure(基础设施) to access the web.
We can expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.
Do we have to spend some money accessing(连接) the Internet at most time?
A. Yes. B. No C. We don’t know.What is MDIF?
A. A sport meeting
B. A rich, powerful organization in the USA
C. A organization for helping homeless peopleHow many people have been able to get information on the Internet?
A. 10% B. 80% C.60%Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. MDIF will send up hundreds of satellites into low Earth orbit next year.
B.Many countries can offer people the necessary infrastructure to access the web.
C.We can’t expect to use free Wi-Fi everywhere in the near future.What is the best title of the passage?
A. The Internet
B. The great invention
C. Free Wi-Fi everywhere in the future
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class some fun homework-- to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.
Most of the class drew a turkey or other traditional things. But Douglas drew a different kind of picture. He drew a hand. Just an empty hand.
Douglas was a different boy. He was poor and unhappy. As other children played, Douglas was likely to stand close by the teacher’s side.
His classmates were surprised at his picture. One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers raise turkeys. Others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us.
The teacher asked him whose hand it was. The little boy said in a low voice, “It’s yours.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there. She often said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.
Tears came into the teacher’s eyes.The underlined word “raise” , means”______”
A. 种 B. 饲养 C. 做饭Douglas drew a hand of _______.
A. a farmer B. god C. the teacherWhen other children played, Douglas _______
A. played with other children
B. sat in the classroom quietly
C. stood quietly by the teacher’s side.When the teacher knew the truth, she felt ____
A. sad B. worried C. moved Douglas drew the picture of a hand because _______
A. Douglas only liked drawing the hand.
B. the teacher asked the students to draw a hand.
C. Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.