Fun film facts |
Two of the most famous silent films ever made were the French science fiction film A Trip to the Moon （1902） and the American film The Great．Train Robbery （1903）． |
The silent film that made the most money ever was The Birth of a Nation （1915）， which was produced and directed by D．W．Grifith．It made ＄ 10，000，000． |
Auguste Lumiere and his brother made the first film shown in public．However， they didn't believe that films would become very popular．Auguste said，'Cinema…has no commercial （商业）future!' |
25% of the money by a film comes from ticket sales，46% from DVD sales，and 29% from television．We don't know how much money people get from popcorn sales，but film fans usually eat a lot of this salty food， especially when watching a horror film．
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（1）A Trip to the Moon， The Great Train Robbery and The Birth of a Nation were ．
A． silent films
B． science fiction films
C． made in the same year
D． made by a French director
（2）What did Auguste Lumire believe？
A． Horror films would become popular．
B． Film﹣makers would be rich in the future．
C． People would eat popcorn when seeing films．
D． Not many people would be interested in films．
（3）What percentage of the money by a film comes from ticket sales？
A． About a quarter．
B． About one﹣third．
C． About a half．
D． About three﹣fourths．
Dear Betty,
How are you? I’m in Shanghai now. I study (学习) at No.8 High School. I like Shanghai very much, and I have two good friends here. They’re Tom and Han Mei. Tom is from Canada and Han Mei is from China. We are in the same class. They often help me with my Chinese. Now I can speak a little Chinese.
I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Hunan food. They are very nice. For breakfast,
I have milk and bread. My favorite food is jiaozi. I often have jiaozi for lunch and noodles (面条) for dinner. Sometimes we go out to have dinner. What about you?
Yours,
AliceWho is the letter from?
A.It’s from Alice
B.It’s from Betty
C. It’s from JoanWhere is Han Mei from?
A.China. B. America C. CanadaCan Alice speak Chinese now?
A.Yes, but a little.
B.No, she can’t.
C.No, she can’t speak it at all.What does Alice have for breakfast?
A.Milk and Jiaozi.
B.Bread and milk.
C.Noodles and bread.Does Alice like Chinese food?
A.Yes, she do.
B.Yes, she does.
C.No, she doesn’t.
I am Jack. My Chinese name is Wang Lei. I come from England. I am thirteen years old. I am a student. I’m in Class 7, Grade 7. I have a happy family. My father is an office worker. He works in a company (公司). My mother is a doctor. She works in a hospital. They work hard. I have a little sister. Her Chinese name is Wang Ping. She is four years old. She is very nice. We all love her very much.Wang Lei is _________.
A.a Chinese boy
B.an English boy
C.in England nowJack has a ________.
A.sister B. brother C. petJack’s father _________.
A.is a doctor
B.is an office worker
C.works in a hospitalJack ____________.
A． has a happy family
B. is four
C. lives in England with her parentsWe all love my sister ________.
A.lot B. a lot C. very
Liu Ming is from Xiamen, Fujian. He is twelve years old. Now he is in Xiamen No.1 Junior High School. He is in Class Three, Grade Seven. His phone number is (0592)6638869. Liu Mei is from Nanping. Her English name is Lucy. She is in Class Three, Grade Seven. She is Liu Ming’s new classmate. They are good friends._______ is twelve years old.
A. SheB. He C. Liu MingLiu Ming is in _______.
A. Class Three, Grade Seven
B. Class three,Grade seven
C. Class Seven, Grade Seven.Liu Mei is in __________.
A.Class Seven, Grade Three
B.different classes
C.Xiamen No. 1 Junior High SchoolLiu Ming has a new ________
A.school
B.classmate
C.cteacherLiu Mei is Liu Ming’s ________.
A.sister
B.friend
C.teacher
Mr Green works in an office(办公室). Every morning he has breakfast with his wife at 7:30, watches TV, drinks tea(喝茶) and then leaves his home at 8:00 to take a bus to his office.
Now he still sits comfortably at the breakfast table and watches his news on TV at 8:05. He doesn’t hurry and asks his wife for another cup of tea.
“Another cup?”she says in surprise(吃惊的).“Don’t you need to go to the office today?”“The office?” he says. “I think I’m at the office!”Mr Green works in a(an) ______.
| A．school | B．hotel |
| C．office | D．hospital |
Mr Green usually goes to work by _______.
| A．car | B．bus |
| C．bike | D．train |
Mr Green likes ________ every day.
| A．running |
| B．playing basketball |
| C．watching TV |
| D．drinking coffee |
Mrs Green is surprised because Mr Green_________.
| A．doesn’t drink tea |
| B．doesn’t watch TV news |
| C．doesn’t go to work |
| D．doesn’t have breakfast |
Mr Green forgets(忘记) that he is _________.
| A．at home | B．at his office |
| C．on the bus | D．in his car |
June is from England. Her family are in Beijing, China now. She is fourteen years old. The date of her birth is September seventh. Her father, Mr Smith is an English teacher. And her mother, Mrs Smith is an English teacher, too. They all like Chinese movies. Mr Smith likes action movies. He thinks they are really exciting. His favorite actor is Jet Li. Mrs Smith likes Beijing Opera. She thinks she can learn much about Chinese history by seeing them. And June herself likes comedies. Her favorite actor is Zhao Benshan. She thinks he is very funny. She also thinks Zhao Benshan’s movies are better(更好) than Rowan Atkinson’s. Mr Smith and Mrs Smith like Beijing Roast Duck(北京烤鸭). They often go to Quanjude to have it.June is __________.
| A．a Chinese boy |
| B．a Chinese girl |
| C．an American girl |
| D．an English girl |
June is ___________.
| A．twelve |
| B．thirteen |
| C．fourteen |
| D．fifteen |
June’ s birthday is ________.
| A．December seventh |
| B．September seventh |
| C．December eleventh |
| D．September eleventh |
________ likes action movies.
| A．June | B．Mr Smith |
| C．Mrs Smith | D．Nobody |
________ like(s) Beijing Roast Duck.
| A．June |
| B．Mr Smith |
| C．Mrs Smith |
| D．Mr Smith and Mrs Smith |
