Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of these years’ 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 in 2013, also has the same features(特征).
The movie was based on writer 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 its release(发行) on June 27, Tiny Times has made 483 million yuan at the box office. The sequel (续集) of it was released 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 Xiang 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(评论员) Raymond Zhou wrote on his online blog that “Purchasing luxury goods (买奢侈品) 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. And that’s to look for the positive(积极的) value. “The 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(乐观主义态度). She’s always looking at the bright side of life. I should learn from her.”
1.Which is NOT one of the main themes of these years’ Chinese movies?
A. Youth. B. War. C. Love. D. Friendship.
2.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
3.What’s the meaning of “box office”?
A. 办公室 B. 小亭子 C. 票房 D. 小卖部
4.What does film commentator Zhou think of the movie?
A. It shows money expresses love or friendship.
B. It encourages the young to work hard.
C. The four girls’ friendship is touching.
D. It has many advertisements for luxury goods.
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. So Young, American Dreams in China and Tiny Times have the same features.
B. Cao Yuhan, Nan Xiang, Song Kexin and Tang Wanru are the four girls in the film.
C. Everyone has had good things to say about the movie Tiny Times.
D. Song Kexin admires Tang Wanru because of Tang’s rich family background.
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging(挖) in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir.” He said.
“A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “How old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old.”
“What!” shouted the rich man, “You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, “Who planted the fig trees?”
“Well, I don’t know.”
“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “You are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.
1.The old man was planting ________________when the rich man saw him.
A. an apple tree B. a fig tree
C. a pear tree D. a banana tree
2.The old man was planting the tree________________.
A. to get himself some fruit to eat
B. for the people after him
C. to make his garden more beautiful
D. just for fun
3.The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_____________.
A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers
B. he didn't want to disturb the old man
C. he couldn't communicate with the old man
D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree
4.What kind of personality does the old man has?
A. creative B. brave C. wise D. curious
5.We can express the main idea of this passage “_____________” in Chinese.
A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉 B. 光阴似箭，一去不返
C. 君子爱财，取之有道 D. 财多惹祸，树大招风
1.We may read the passage from a ________________.
A. notebook B. dialogue
C. test paper D. diary
2.What does “PAT DAY” mean?
A. The day for the students to make music tests.
B. The day for the teachers to practice teaching.
C. The day for parents to meet teachers at school
D. The day for students to ask questions about music.
3.According to the above, the class will______________ on Friday.
A. decorate the classroom
B. sing their thanks to their parents
C. buy presents for their parents
D. welcome a new music teacher
4.Why does Millie’s mother feel nervous?
A. Millie does not do well at school.
B. She is afraid of talking to teachers.
C. Millie’s father is going to the school, too.
D. She has to sing a song in front of the class.
5.What can you infer(推测)from the passage?
A. Millie likes the activities on the PAT Day.
B. Mother’s Day is on May 17th.
C. Millie’s mother won’t go to PAT Day.
D. Millie will buy her mother a present.
完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Hundreds of years ago in a small town, a moneylender（放债者）lent a lot of money to a poor man. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, _________ the poor man’s beautiful daughter. So he came up with an idea. He said the poor man didn’t need to return the money to him _________ he could marry his daughter. Both the man and his daughter were _________ .
The moneylender then told them that he would put a small _________ stone and a small white stone into an empty bag. The girl would have to _________ one. If she took the black stone , she would become the moneylender’s _________ and her father’s debt (债务) would be let go. If she picked the white stone, she didn’t need to marry him and her father’s debt would _________ be let go. Her father would be put into prison if she refused to pick a stone.
As they talked, the moneylender picked up two stones. As he did that, the girl _________ that he had put two black stones in the bag. He then asked the girl to pick her stone from the bag.
The girl thought for a while and then had an idea. She put her hand into the bag and took out a stone. _________ looking at it, she let it fall onto the path where it _________ became lost among all the other stones. “ Oh how _________ I was！” she said, “But never _________ . If you look into the bag for the one that is left, you will be able to _________ which stone I picked.” This _________ tells: Sometimes we can think about things in a _________ way. Most difficult problems do have a solution.
1.A. pleased B. attracted C. loved D. saw
2.A. if B. unless C. so D. but
3.A. bored B. frightened C. relaxed D. excited
4.A. pink B. red C. black D. yellow
5.A. show B. damage C. check D. choose
6.A. daughter B. cousin C. wife D. friend
7.A. again B. still C. never D. hardly
8.A. said B. feared C. thought D. noticed
9.A. On B. About C. For D. Without
10.A. usually B. surprisingly C. immediately(立刻) D. slowly
11.A. worried B. clever C. careless D. lucky
12.A. laugh B. mind C. cry D. complain
13.A. tell B. explain C. ask D. arrange
14.A. saying B. story C. news D. man
15.A. careful B. funny C. different D. normal
— Hello! There is something wrong with my computer and it can’t work now.
— Don’t worry. _____________ What’s your telephone number?
A. What can I do for you then?
B. I’m sorry to hear that.
C. Our engineer will contact you soon.
D. Please take care of your computer.
A survey about protecting the Earth was ____________ in our school last Friday.
A. taken out B. carried out
C. put out D. given out
