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 |
Here are two letters to George and his replies.Alice is worrying about ________.
A. her friends B. her marks C. her height D her weightBob should ________ according to George’s letter.
A.take more exercise | B.talk to his friends |
C.join a basketball team | D.learn some French. |
George advises Alice to talk to ________ for help.
A.her mother | B.her teacher | C.Bob’s teacher | D.Bob’s friends |
If you get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends—let them find you. You can help them find you by staying in one place. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you. You can shout or whistle (吹口哨)three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal(信号)for three times is a call for help.
Keep up shouting or whistling. Always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making a noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give you two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help.
If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house with branches(树枝. Make yourself a bed with leaves and grass.
When you need some water, you have to leave your little branch house to look for it. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk in order to go back again easily. When you are lost, the most important thing to do is to stay in one place.If you get lost in the forest, you should___________.
A.try to find your friends | B.stay in one place and give signals |
C.walk around the forest | D.shout as loudly as possible |
Which signal is a call for help?
A shouting here and thereB. shouting or whistling three times together
C. crying twice D. whistling every where in the forestWhen you hear two shouts or two whistles, you know that_____.
A.someone is afraid of an animal | B.people will come to help you |
C.someone needs help | D.something terrible will happen |
What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence?(划线句子)
A.Drop branches to find your way back |
B.Pick off branches to build another house |
C.Use branches to make a bed |
D.Drop branches to look for water |
The main(主要的)idea of the passage is_____________.
A.how to travel in the forest |
B.how to spend the night in the forest |
C.what you should do if you want to get some water |
D.what you should do if you are lost in the forest |
Two strangers were sitting together in a plane . They were on a long journey . One of the men was a teacher . The other was a farmer .
They sat without talking for a while , then the farmer said , “ Let’s do something to pass the time .”
“ What do you want to do ?” the teacher asked .
“ We can ask each other riddles (谜语 ),” the farmer said, “ You start.”
“ Let’s make the rules first ,” the teacher said . “ And to make the game more interesting , let’s play it for money . If we don’t know the answer to the riddle , we have to pay a dollar .”
The farmer thought about this for a while , then he said , “ That’s not fair(公平 . You are a teacher , an educated ( 受过教育的) man . You know more things than I do . I am just a farmer .”
“ That’s true ,” the teacher said , “ What do you think we should do ?”
The farmer said , “ If you don’t know the answer to a riddle ,you pay me 100 dollars .If I don’t know the answer to the riddle , I’ll pay you 50 dollars.”
The teacher thought for a while , then he said , “ OK. That’s fair . Who’ll go first ?”
“I will ,” the farmer said . “ Here’s my riddle . What has three legs when it walks , but only two legs when it flies ?”
The teacher thought and thought , “ What has three legs when it walks, but only two when it flies ?” Then he said , “ That’s a good one . I don’t know the answer .” He gave the farmer 100 dollars and said , “ Tell me the answer . What is it ?”
“ I don’t know , either .” The farmer said , and gave him 50 dollars .At first the two men sat there without talking because ________ .
A.the farmer didn’t like the teacher | B.the teacher didn’t like the farmer |
C.the farmer liked to tell jokes | D.they didn’t know each other |
The farmer wanted to __________ .
A.make the journey interesting . | B.see if the teacher was lucky |
C.know if the teacher was clever . | D.make friends with the teacher . |
The teacher thought at first that the farmer __________ .
A.would fail the game | B.knew more then he. |
C.could answer any riddles . | D.would win the game . |
From the short story we know that __________ .
A.the teacher was cleverer than the farmer . |
B.an educated man is not always clever. |
C.both of the two men could know the answer |
D.Neither of the two men was clever. |
The best title of this story is __________ .
A.How to Answer Riddles . | B.A Rich Teacher. |
C.A Way of Getting Money. | D.A Clever Farmer. |
One day, my wife and I went shopping. We took the car as we had a lot of things to buy because my brother and his family were going to spend the weekend with us. We stopped the car in front of the shop. An hour later we came back to the car with a lot of things. Then the trouble started. We could not open the car door. “Oh, dear,” said my wife. “What are we going to do?” “Let’s ask that policeman,” I said. The policeman was very kind and glad to help us. Soon he got the door open. Just at that moment an angry man came up and shouted. “What are you doing with my car?” We looked at the number of the car, and our faces turned very red.The husband and the wife went shopping _________.
A.by bus | B.in their car | C.by bike | D.on foot |
They spent _________ in the shop doing their shopping.
A.half an hour | B.four hours | C.one hour | D.eight hours |
The _________ opened the car door in the end.
A.husband | B.wife | C.policeman | D.owner of the car |
The owner of the car was very angry to see _________.
A.someone had opened his car door | B.the policeman standing by the car |
C.his car was not there | D.that there was a trouble |
They didn’t know it was the wrong car until they looked at the _____ of the car.
A.color | B.owner | C.door | D.number |
For Children Museum: Children’s Museum, Sundays, 89 North Main Street, 67641235 Story time: Children’s Library, 106 Green Street, Wednesdays during 9:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m., 66599624 Sports: Soccer Club, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 Yangtze Road, 96725643 Basketball Club, Wednesdays and Fridays, 79071632 Cinema: New films for children, 99 Brick Road, 69001354 |
Useful Phone Numbers Fast food restaurant: 66387901 Hospital: 68787451 Visitor Information Center: 800-120-9847 Taxi: 79210583 Visitor Hotel Information: 800-739-7302 |
It’s Friday afternoon, you can go to _____________________.
A.visit the museum | B.play soccer |
C.play basketball | D.read children’s stories |
If children want to watch new films, they should go to __________________.
A.16 Yangtze Road | B.89 North Street | C.106 Green Street | D.99 Brick Road |
If you dial)拨打) 66387901, you can _____________________.
A.ask for some hotel information | B.do some shopping |
C.have a good story time | D.order fast food in a restaurant |
Lily’s father is ill, she should dial________________________.
A.800-120-9847 | B.79210583 | C.68787451 | D.96725643 |
You can not get any information about ______________ from the two notices.
A.looking for a hotel | B.doing eye exercises |
C.eating fast food | D.taking a taxi |