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 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 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. 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 this year’s Chinese movies?
A. Youth B. Love
C. War 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 does film commentator Zhou Liming think of the movie?
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.
4.Song Kexin admires Tang Wanru because of Tang’s ________.
A. optimistic attitude B. rich family background
C. good looks D. excellent grades at school
5.The passage mainly talks about _______.
A. youth, friendship and love
B. this year’s Chinese movies
C. student’s attitude toward movies
D. Tiny Times and audience’s comments
Have you ever been sad because you failed in something? If so, please remember, for often, achieving what you expect is not the most important thing. Here is a story to tell you why.
One day a little boy decided to dig a hole behind his house after watching a science program. As he was working, a couple of boys stopped by to watch.“What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors.“I want to dig a deep hole all the way through the earth!”the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that it was impossible to do it. Then they left.
The little boy kept on digging and digging. Suddenly, a few small colorful stones caught his eyes. He collected them and put them into a glass jar patiently. Humming a song, he went on digging. The jar was full soon. Then he talked to himself calmly and proudly,“Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I have found in the process of digging !”
The boy’s goal was too difficult, but it did cause him to go on, in other words, to cause us to keep working!
Not every goal will be achieved. Not every job will end up with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you can’t achieve your goal, maybe you can say,“yes, but look what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things that have come into my life because I tried to do something!”It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really has a meaning.
1.What did the boy do after watching a program?
A. He bought a glass jar.
B. He started to dig a hole.
C. He played with some visitors.
D. He went on watching the program.
2.What did the older boys think of the little boy?
A. He was silly.B. He was strict.
C. he was strong-minded.D. He was energetic.
3.When did the boy find the stones?
A. Before he met the older boys.
B. When he wanted to give up digging.
C. After the older boys laughed at him.
D. As soon as he began to dig the hole.
4.What does the underlined sentence“It is in the digging that life is lived.”mean
according to the article?
A. Life is to make a big success.
B. Life is to find the colorful stones.
C. Life is difficult but colorful.
D. Life is on the way to achieve the goal.
5.Which is the best title for this article?
A. Enjoying the process.
B. How to achieve goals.
C. A journey through the earth.
D. Dig a deep hole all the way through the earth.
| News 1 Huang Heshan, a boy from Xinghua, has moved many people all over the country. Thanks to Huang Heshan, Yang Kangshao can go to school every day. Yang is disabled, but Huang Heshan carries him to school on his back. It’s eight years since he started to do that. They help each other. At school, Yang helps Huang with his study, too. Huang says that he feels happy when he can do something to help disabled people. |
| News 2 In Taizhou, Xiaoqing River is a good place for families to have fun. There are many green trees and the air is fresh. People can have different activities along the river. However, we can also find the waste bags and other rubbish everywhere. How can we enjoy ourselves in such bad environment? Now we are supposed to keep the park clean if we want to have a nice field trip. |
| News 3 On November 25, more than four thousand people started to run along Taishan Park. All the runners ran about 4.7 kilometers. They took part in the activity to lead a healthy life and show the spirit of the people in our city. After running, many runners signed their names on the flags. They called on all the people, old and young, to exercise more. |
1.In News 1, we know Huang Heshan has helped Yang Kangshao for _______.
A. eighteen yearsB. eighty years
C. eight monthsD. eight years
2.We should _______ if we want to have a nice field trip along Xiaoqing River.
A. throw the rubbishB. find some waste bags
C. plant more treesD. help keep the environment clean
3.To lead a healthy life, over four thousand people ____ on November 25.
A. cleaned the parkB. signed their names on the flags
C. ran about 4.7 kilometersD. started to help disabled people
4.We may know the news above from _______.
A. a newspaperB. a novel
C. a TV playD. a poster
5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Yang Kangshao has trouble with his eyes.
B. Yang Kangshao is better at study than Huang Heshan.
C. Xiaoqing River is very clean and beautiful.
D. Only young people took part in the running activity.
Everyone needs to sleep. This is a fact of life that everyone has to deal with and that they get plenty of it. Your body needs time to get back the energy that you during the whole day. This usually happens when you are sleeping. Your body is building your energy again to you to work.
If you don’t get enough sleep, your body will have a(n) time fighting against illnesses. You have to give your body enough time to rest or you will get . Have you ever that when you are very tired, you have thinking or dealing with problems? This is because not only your but your mind is tired. So sleep is to your mind, too.
By getting enough sleep, you will be able to your body and mind, feeling relaxed and energetic. So sleep as much as you can, and let your body and mind rest.
1.A. talk with B. make sure C. make up D. use up
2.A. caught B. saved C.used D. bought
3.A. ask B. stop C. make D. help
4.A. shocked B. unhappy C. hard D. free
5.A. rich B. busy C. angry D. ill
6.A. watched B. replied C. noticed D. created
7.A. trouble B. records C. matters D. things
8.A. body B. feeling C. sleep D. energy
9.A. final B. enough C. important D. difficult
10.A. wake up B. take up C. live up D. leave off
----How are you going, Buddy?
----________. A little busy, though.
A.Can’t be worse B. By train
C. Not too bad D. on my own
The suspect said that he was at ______ place at the time of the crime.
A. other B. another
C. the other D. others
