Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.
The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue reminded her of her uncle Oscar!
The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!
In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.
It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodar Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.
1.Who give the awards?
A. In 1927. B. Oscar. C. The Academy of Nicknames.
D. A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.
2.What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?
A. Best Director. B. Best Foreign Film. C. Best Actress. D. Best Actor.
3.Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?
A. Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger. B. Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.
C. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. D. Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.
4.Where are the Oscars held?
A. At the Academy. B. In a Los Angeles restaurant.
C. At Oscar’s house. D. At Kodar Theater.
5.Why do some people watch Oscars?
A. To see the restaurant. B. To see the fashion.
C. To see a film. D. To see the stars crying and laughing.
For most people，the word"fashion"means"clothes"．But people may ask the question，"What clothes are in fashion？"And they use the adjective （形容词）"fashionable"in the same way："She was wearing a fashionable color．"
But of course there are fashions in many things，not only in clothes．There are fashions in holidays，in restaurants，in films and books．There are even fashions in school subjects，jobs…and in languages．
Fashions change as time goes．If you look at pictures of people or things from the past，you will see that fashions have always changed．An English house of 1750was different from his grandson in 1860．
Today fashions change very quickly．Some of this is natural （自然的）．We hear about things much more quickly than in the past．Newspapers，radios，telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours．
New fashions mean that people will buy new things，so you see there is money in fashion．
1.From this passage we know that"fashion"means ．
A. clothes
B. many things
C. most of the popular things
D. everything
2.Which of the following things is fashionable today？
A. Surfing on the Internet
B. Having a family dinner on New Year's Day
C. Learning to sing songs on the radio
D. Doing morning exercises at school．
3.Today fashions change very quickly because ．
A. People read newspapers every day
B. radios send information from one country to another
C. new things that people like are often shown on TV
D. people quickly learn what is happening in the world
4."There is money in fashion．"means ．
A. clothes are expensive
B. money comes from fashion
C. people like new things
D. there are no fashions without money．
American boys and girls love to watch television．Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set．Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Sunday．
Televisions are like books or films．A child can learn bad things and good things from them．Some shows help children to understand the news and places from other countries or other times in history．With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship．Boys and girls can see a play，a concert or a game at home．
Televisions bring many places and events into our homes．Some programs show crime and other things that are bad for children，so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do．
1.Children usually spend a day in school．
A. six hours B. more than eight hours
C. only a few hours D. four hours
2.Some children spend eight hours or more on Sunday．
A. studying B. playing C. watching TV D. helping their parents
3.On television children can see ．
A. games B. big animals C. oceans D. almost everything
4."Televisions bring many places and events into our homes．"means" ．"
A. Televisions make things happen on homes
B. We can know places and events without going to see them
C. We can see houses and buildings on TV
D. We can find them easily
5.Parents sometimes help their children find other things to do when there is for children on TV．
A. a bad program B. an animal C. a game D. an uninteresting film．
The Best Way to See Lakeland
TOUR A
Lake District Spectacular
The Lake District is famous for being"the most beautiful corner of England"and the tour introduces you to just that．Fantastic scenery of mountains，valleys and lakes from the south to the north．The tour includes a lake cruise（乘船游览），a visit to the 4，000year old Castlerigg Stone Circle set high on the hills．You travel over passes，through beautiful valleys，see waterfalls and traditional Lakeland villages．You have plenty of stops for admiring the views and taking photographs．
This is a tour not to be missed．
When & Where Every day from Windermere
Prices Adult﹣£36.00，Child﹣£26.00（up to 16years of age）
A．£84.00 B．£109.00 C．£104.00
TOUR B
Beatrix Potter's Favorite Countryside
The tour is the ideal way to explore the favourite places associated with（与…有关） Beatrix Potter．Our journey is through the beautiful Yewdale Valley，passing Yew Tree Tarn and Skelwith Bridge making our way to Coniston Water for our lake cruise．We visit the Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm where she wrote many of her famous children's stories in this little old stone house．You have the chance to go in the shop and explore her garden．
When & Where Every day from Windermere
Prices Adult﹣£26.00，Child﹣£21.00（up to 16years of age）
Price Includes Lake Cruise on Coniston，& Hill Top Gardens
Times Leaves Windermere 12.00hrs，returns approx.16.30hrs．
1.What can you see if you choose Tour A？
A. Yewdale Valley B. Coniston Water
C. Castlerigg Stone Circle D. Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm
2.How much will Simon，a boy of 12，and his father pay if they want to choose Tour A and Tour B？
A. £84.00 B. £109.00 C. £104.00 D. £144.00
3.When does the coach leave Windermere if you choose Tour B？
A. 09.45hrs B. 17.00hrs C. 12.00hrs D. 16.30hrs．
Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends．They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain．So they can help each other．But neither of them likes to use his head．They're both poor though they work hard．Most villagers have built new houses，but they still live in the low and broken houses．They never find out why．
Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife．In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive．He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back．They decided to carry some apples to the city．They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1，000kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor．Bad luck!A lot of apples has already been carried there when they arrived．A few days later they had to sell them at a low price （价格）．They felt unhappy and returned to their village．
"I can't understand why we sustained （蒙受） losses in business while others always profit （盈利）"Uncle Li asked one day．
"The tractor was too small"Uncle Wang said without thinking．"We'll carry more apples on a truck next time!"
"I agree!"said Uncle Li．"How foolish （傻的） we were!"
1.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because ．
A. they hope to save money
B. they're both poor
C. their farms are at the foot of the mountain
D. they're not far from their farms
2.The two farmers carried the apples to the city to ．
A. make a journey B. visit some places of interest
C. meet their friends D. make a profit
3.The two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because ．
A. theirs weren't as good as the others'
B. theirs were much less than the others'
C. a lot of apples had been already carried to the city
D. they forgot to carry them on a truck
4.Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because ．
A. they had sustained losses in business
B. they had lost some money in the city
C. something was wrong with the tractor
D. other people profited in the city
5.Which of the following is true？
A. The two farmers found out why they were poor．
B. The two farmers will soon get rich．
C. Neither of the farmers is clever．
D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck．
William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems．Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet，Romeo and Juliet，Macbeth．He wrote thirty﹣seven plays in all．They are still popular today．
He was born in England．At school he liked watching plays．He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen．In 1582，he married a farmer's daughter．She was eight years older than he was．Their first child was a daughter．Later they had twins．In 1585，Shakespeare left his hometown，Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon．His wife and children stayed behind．No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585and 1592．
At twenty﹣eight，he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599．He became an actor，and he also wrote plays．He usually acted in his own plays．He made almost no money from his writing．But he made a lot of money from acting．With the money he bought a large house in his hometown．
At the age of forty﹣nine，Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon．He died at the age of fifty﹣two in 1616．He left his money to his family．He left the genius（天才）to the world．You still see his plays in English and in many other languages．He is one of the most famous writers in the world．
1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except ．
A. Hamlet B. Macbeth
C. Romeo and Juliet D. Man and Superman
2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in ．
A. 1578 B. 1582 C. 1599 D. 1616
3.In 1585，Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford﹣upon﹣Avon ．
A. with his wife B. with his daughter
C. with his wife and childrenD．alone
4.Shakespeare got much money from ．
A. writing B．plays C．actingD．retirement
5.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A. Shakespeare had two children．
B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems．
C. Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre．
D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages．
