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 （光脚）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 (奢侈品)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（乐观态度）. She’s always looking at the bright side of life. I should learn from her.”
| A．Youth | B．Love |
| C．War | D．Friendship |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| A．optimistic attitude | B．rich family background |
| C．good looks | D．excellent grades at school |
Reading is getting more popular among young Chinese． A new survey says that 85% of young people in China read at least 1 book last year． The number of young people who are reading has been rising in recent years， especially for teenagers， who read an average（平均） of 11.5 books．
The data（数据） shows that teenagers spend much more time reading from school textbooks to some other reading materials， such as novels， e﹣books， magazines and so on． But younger children （ages 2﹣8）are mainly reading for fun． Compared with the past， the time teenagers spend on pleasure reading has dropped．
When it comes to technology and reading， the surver suggests little．It does point out that many parents control the time of electronic reading， mainly because of worring about increased screen time． However， most Chinese parents are helping theie children to develop a reading habit． They are served as examples for their children． More than 70% of Chinese parents spend at least 20 minutes a day reading to their children aged 0 to 8 years old， and visit bookstores with them an average of three times a year． Data shows that kids and teens who do a lot of reading， compared to those who don't like reading， have more books in the home， and more books brought for them． Their parents read more often， and would like to spare time to read with them．
When was the last time you read a book？ If you're one of the countless people who don't develop a habit of reading， you might be missing out． Everything you read fill your head with new bits of information， and you never know then it might be useful． The more knowledge you have， the better equipped you are to deal with any shallenge you'll face． Remember that although you might lose something else， knowledge can never be taken away from you．
Now open a book， and feed your soul．
（1）Why do many parents control the time of their children's electronic reading？
| A． |
E﹣books are expensive． |
| B． |
It may harm children's health． |
| C． |
It's very hard to order． |
| D． |
It could be a waste of time． |
（2）How should parents encourage their children to read more？
| A． |
Talk with their teachers to encourage them in developing reading habits． |
| B． |
Buy more books for them in bookstores or borrow some from libraries． |
| C． |
Ask them to read more books every day through setting up reading groups． |
| D． |
Ask as role models for them， read for their children and read for themselves． |
（3）What's the survey mainly about？
| A． |
Teenagers' after﹣class activites． |
| B． |
Parents﹣child relationships． |
| C． |
Young people's reading habits． |
| D． |
Read more often for fun． |
（4）Which one of the following is most probably to be disscussed next？
| A． |
Introduce some books for young people to read． |
| B． |
Encourage parents to read more after work． |
| C． |
List some different opinions about reading． |
| D． |
Develop children's writing habits gradually． |
Many of us wish we would have longer weekend， but for about 18，000 students in Colorado， that wish is coming true． A school district outside Denver has decided to shorten its week to four days﹣from Tuesday to Friday， and the first school year on this new timetable just started，CBS Denver reports． It began on Tuesday， August 14， because the day students get off is everyone's least favorite： Monday．
Although this may sound like a dream come true， it means students will have to sit though longer school days to work more for the hours they've lost， according to The Denver Post． So the timetable seems more crowded than ever．
The decision wasn't made just to give students more days off， though：it had practical purpose． The district says that it will save ＄ 1 million by not having buses on Mondays and spending less on things like electricity and water． That means a lot to the school． However， there are different voice． Parents may pick upsome the cost of this change， though， since many will now need to stay home with their kids． If they go to work， they have to find people to take care of their children．
This isn't the first district in the state to introduce a four﹣day week：55% of the state's schools do this， but most of them are in the countryside， according to The Denver Post． Several school in Oklahoma made the some move earlier this year， and some them told CBS News Reports that more teachers wanted to teach there after the change． Most of these teachers have a lot of teaching experience． About 560 districts in timetable influence students's performance．
（1）What happens to the students in Colorado？
| A． |
They have shorter summer holidays． |
| B． |
They go to school every day． |
| C． |
They have classes only on Monday． |
| D． |
They have longer weekend． |
（2）What does the underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 3 mean？
| A． |
go for |
| B． |
pay for |
| C． |
look for |
| D． |
stand for |
（3）Why do more teachers want to come to Oklahoma？
| A． |
They would like to work here with four﹣day week． |
| B． |
They'll be given more money than those in other states． |
| C． |
Students are much more money creative in class in this place． |
| D． |
Students behave better because of longer weekends． |
（4）What can we infer from the last paragraph？
| A． |
Students need to study harder to make up for the time． |
| B． |
Parents may spend more time and money on their children． |
| C． |
People in Colorado speak with one voice when facing the decision． |
| D． |
It's not clear whether the new timetable is good for students or not． |
Every year， people from every corner of the world travel to Australia to meet the kangaroo﹣the lovely， unuaual and special Australian animal that jumps all over this sunburnt continennt．There is a young kangaroo that is lucky to be alive today， thanks to meeting a pair of New South Wales teenagers．
Nick Heath and Jack Donnelly were riding their motorbikes in the bush outside Sydney on Sunday when they came across a kangaroo stuck in the mud（泥）． The boys were lucky enough to see the head of the animal sticking out of the mud at Agnes Banks next the Mepean River in southwest Sydney．
The animal was clearly in pain but the boys couldn't reach it so they raced home to get a rope．When they returned， Mr． Donnelly tied the rope around his waist（腰） and walked into the thick mud to get hold of the kangaroo while his friend then pulled them about 30m to safety．
Appearing on Today this morning， the young men retold their story．
"The kangaroo's life was important to us， so we pulled out all the stops to rescue it．" Mr． Heath said．
"We're proud of what we did． If we see something like that again， we'll doit all over．"Mr Heath added．
The animal， which was not in great health， after being saved， was handed to Wildlife Rescue Organization． It's believed that it's very hot and the kangaroo was likely searching for water in the dry conditions when it got stuck in the mud．
As for the heroes of the story， they're glad to have been in the right place at the right time to help the animal and don't care about the attention it's brought．
"Yeah， we liked it， something different．" Mr． Donnelly told reporters．
（1）Why was the kangaroo in pain when the teenagers found it？
| A． |
It got lost in the bush． |
| B． |
It was stuck in the mud． |
| C． |
It was hurt by other animals． |
| D． |
It was in poor health because of the weather． |
（2）When Mr． Heath said "we pulled out all the stops to rescu it"， he meant ．
| A． |
they tried their best to help the animal out |
| B． |
they walked out of themud without difficulty |
| C． |
they stopped to think twice before taking action |
| D． |
they were not sure it they should save the animal |
（3）Which of the following could best describe the two teenagers？
| A． |
Shy and strict． |
| B． |
Hark working and humorous． |
| C． |
Serious and clever． |
| D． |
Warm﹣hearted and helpful． |
（4）What can be a suitbale title for the text？
| A． |
Meet Kangaroo in Sydney |
| B． |
Endganered Animals in Sydney |
| C． |
Two Teenagers Saved a Kangaroo |
| D． |
A Special Interview with Two Heroes |
Here are four student's posts from the Internet：
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Hello! My name is Alice， and I'm from America． I like Chinese food and culture．This summer I'll go to Beijing to have a taste of delicious food and walk around hutong!I can't wait! |
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Hi! My name is Anna， and I'm from Russia． I've just started my last year of high school， and I want to visit a few universities or colleges in China，since I hope to study there next year．I also want to experience some Chinese culture， but my main goal is to find out which university is the best for me to attend． |
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Hi! Everybody! I'm Fraser， and I'm from the UK． I'm going to visit China this year because I'm very interested in China's history and culture．I went the Great Wall last year．I'm going to see the Forbidden City this time． But except that， I'm not sure where to go this summer vacation． Any ideas？ |
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Hello! My name is Anthony． I'm from France． I want to go hiking in China over the summer holiday．I love nature and Chinese tea culture， so I really want to drink a cup of tea and see the beautiful sights there． The mountains， the sky， the lakes﹣the photos I've seen of China's countryside are wonderful． |
（1）Who will go to university in China？
| A． |
Alice |
| B． |
Anna |
| C． |
Fraser |
| D． |
Anthony |
（2）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
| A． |
Alice is a girl who will graduate from high school． |
| B． |
Anna is an American who likes Chinese food． |
| C． |
Fraser， a British student， has been to the Great Wall． |
| D． |
Anthony asked for suggestions for his summer vacation． |
（3）What do they have in common according to the passage？
| A． |
They like Chinese food． |
| B． |
They will study in China． |
| C． |
They have been China before． |
| D． |
They are into Chinese culture． |
You know what it's like．You've just arrived in Washington D．C．after a long journey and all you really want to do is lie down and relax in your hotel room．But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow's meeting，check your e﹣mails，and perhaps print out a few﹣things．And you need to make a few local telephone calls，and one call to your family．
And what do you usually get？Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee，and there's no desk lamp～the stationary（办公用品） is only several pieces of paper and the only pen there doesn't work at all．If you want to print something，you have to go to the Reception（前台），and when you try to use your cell phone，you find that it won't work in the U．S．A．
Well，Harmony Hotel is different．Just tell us ahead of time what you're going to need，and we'll make sure that it's waiting for you when you arrive．There will be a printer in your room if you want one，and a cell phone that really works．All you have to pay for is the calls you make．
We can also provide a room for business meetings，even a secretary to take notes．All we ask is a few days'notice．
All of our rooms are of the same high standard and we promise not to increase prices in the next twelve months．But book now，because many people are already calling to book rooms，and we'd hate to disappoint you．
Harmony﹣﹣the hotel you've always wanted，but never been able to find before．
67．The advertisement is probably written for
| A． |
teachers |
| B． |
business people |
| C． |
secretaries |
| D． |
tourists |
68．What must a guest do if he wants a secretary？
| A． |
Tell the hotel ahead of time． |
| B． |
Tell the Reception when he arrives． |
| C． |
Call a secretary to take notes． |
| D． |
Put up a notice in the hotel． |
69．Why is it best to book now？
| A． |
All of the rooms are empty now． |
| B． |
Prices might increase soon． |
| C． |
There may be no rooms left． |
| D． |
It saves money for guests． |
70．What is special about Harmony？
| A． |
It offers telephone calls for free． |
| B． |
It provides printing at the Reception． |
| C． |
It costs much less than other hotels． |
| D． |
It does a lot of things to meet guests～needs． |