The majority of us have read Cinderella, the fairy tale of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart-we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity（默默无闻）.Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenage pop singer, Joey Parker, appears. Joey is every-thing the rest of the boys in her class are not-kind, handsome and desirable. Mary’s and Joey s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked（邪恶的）stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern-day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairy tale as its jumping-off point,” writes Amber Wilkinson, a movie critic. “The focus is firmly on following your dreams.”
1.What’s the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A.To inform us of the background of Cinderella.
B.To remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years.
C.To build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream.
D.To tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is.
2.What can we infer from the text?
A.Joey is just like other boys in Mary s class.
B.The MP3 player helps Joey to find Mary.
C.Not many people have a dream to realize.
D.Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.
3.What does Amber Wilkinson think of Another Cinderella Story?
A.The movie is as good as Cinderella.
B.The movie is exactly another copy of Cinderella.
C.The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dreams.
D.The movie is based on Cinderella but a little different from it.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.A review of a film. B.An introduction to a book.
C.An essay about dreams. D.An advertisement for Cinderella.
Sally Smith is an unbelievable woman who looks like a fit 40-year-old, although she just turned 70. She follows a special raw diet and only drinks rainwater.
She looks so young that people mistake her for her daughter when she’s out with her husband of 54 years, but I think he isn’t complaining.
Mrs. Smith says the secret to her beauty lies in her special diet, consisting of organic vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts grown in her own garden; she calls it the “fountain of youth”. The woman doesn’t touch anything that has been cooked.
And another strange thing she does is to collect rainwater, to keep her garden blossoming, but also to drink. But the resident of Miami-Dade County, Florida, didn’t always have such a healthy lifestyle. In fact, she consumed meat regularly, as her husband used to own a meat factory way back in the 1960s. It was then that she decided to change her eating habit forever. And what a great decision that was! I mean, just look at her!
When she started off, Mrs. Smith was just looking for a few health benefits and never expected that she would look like a 40-year-old at the age of 70. Over the 27 years, she has been eating raw food, and she has written two booklets called Journey to Health and also produced a DVD containing all her healthy secrets.
Her husband, Mr. Smith, wishes he had followed her example, because now he looks much, much older and also suffers from diabetes (糖尿病) and high blood pressure. He takes prescription medicine every day, but Sally doesn’t even take an aspirin.
1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Her raw diet. B.Her beauty.
C.Specially cooked food. D.The organic food.
2.What kind of person does the author think Mrs. Smith is?
A.Modest. B.Honest.
C.Strong-willed. D.Open-minded. .
3.What did the woman do with her healthy secrets?
A.She sold them to the local people.
B.She abandoned them at the age of 70.
C.She publicized them in various ways.
D.She improved them with her husband s help.
4.What is the author’s attitude towards Mrs. Smith’s lifestyle?
A.Sympathetic. B.Doubtful.
C.Negative. D.Supportive.
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1.Why is TOKNOW a special magazine？
A.It entertains young parents.
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C.It provides serious advertisements.
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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.处理顾客对于产品的投诉时，越礼貌越好。(can)
2.与那些固执己见的人就这个问题争论下去没有意义。(point n.)
3.对于春节期间买不到机票的旅客而言，高铁卧铺车票是首选。(available)
4.渔民们在湖底刚发现了一个古城遗址，就有一些科学家和建筑家赶往现场进行实地研究。(Hardly)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Monocle reaches Sconser, on Scotland's remote northern Isle of Skye, late on a dreary Thursday afternoon. A van decorated with the image of a scallop（扇贝）1. (park) outside a white-washed house on a slope overlooking Loch Sligachan - it's a sign that we've reached the right place.
David made the permanent move to Skye in 2. early twenties and soon hit upon the idea of farming scallops. "It took years of trials: different methods searching for different spots." But from failure 3. (come) understanding and in 1988 requested a Crown Estate lease from the local government office. After a lengthy process he was given a patch of water close to his home. "We had to prove our intervention was going to benefit the natural habitat of the bay, and 4. we were going to be caretakers of the ecosystem," says David. The area remains open5. anybody for passage and fishing, but his prized scallops must not be disturbed.
The next morning we head to the shore to meet David's son Ben, who is busy unloading bags of fresh shells - 350 at Ben's best guess. He's just helped his father to unzip his heavy wetsuit. Ben's first shop is Portree (the island's biggest town) and a restaurant called Dulse & Brose. "Everything is locally sourced; it is our responsibility 6. (help) sustain these businesses," says head chef Peter Cullen, as he cracks open one of the scallops in his kitchen. The rest of the orders will reach restaurants all over Skye, 7. (range) from smaller venues to Michelin-starred Lochbay in the nearby settlement of Stein.
What sets Sconser seallops apart is the manner in which they are cultivated. Firstly, David dives in to shift young scallops from the deeper water off the coast into the shallows; left in their natural habitat they are subject to predators and unpredictable conditions. The change in setting also provides access to more light and nutrients. 8. they're large enough they are dived and moved again - hence the "twice - dived" term seen on menus.
David's isn't the only food-focused firm 9. has thrived in his Scottish outpost. From the Isle of Skye Distillers' gin to the Isle of Skye Sea Salt Company. Sconser Scallops is one of a growing number of start - ups using environmentally friendly methods with success. Ben's own effort is next : a line of skincare products made of locally 10. (harvest) seaweed. "There is so much potential on Skye," he says, "I wouldn't live anywhere else."
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Living a Life Full of Wild Adventures
Helen Skelton was brought up on a remote farm, and her family wasn't full of "runners and rock climbers". However, she has since travelled the world on 1. series of record breaking adventures. The former Blue Peter presenter has kayaked（划皮划艇）down the Amazon River, cycled to the South Pole and done a tightrope walk between the chimneys of Batter-sea Power Station in London. Now, Skelton 2. (share) the secrets of her success in a new book called Wild Girl: How to Have Incredible Outdoor Adventures.
3. she's got plenty of stamps in her passport, Skelton says you don't need to go to the Amazon or Antarctica in order to have an adventure - there's plenty to do here in the UK. She grew up in Cumbria, and would go bike-riding and skateboarding with her mum, as well as building rafts. She hopes to pass on these adventures to her own children.
Despite the title, Skelton says that the book isn't just for girls. She believes adventure is a leveller - an activity 4. men and women are equal. Adventures 5. also be educational. Skelton says when you're at the mercy of the elements you have to adapt and be flexible, which is a great lesson for life.
Of all the places she 6. (be) to, Skelton says the South Pole was particularly hard. "It's like living in a freezer. It's the windiest, driest, coldest place on Earth." Skelton explains, "You can't even put up your tent, which is your only shelter, 7. putting on huge gloves, otherwise you'll get a frostbite. 8. (put) up a tent in oven gloves isn't easy."
Her advice to any aspiring adventurers would be to "not worry about 9. comments other people might make. When I said I'm going to kayak the Amazon, people told me that's madness. And, if I had listened to them, I never would have done 10. of it. So just try."
