题目内容
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.”
【小题1】Which is NOT one of the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies?
| A．Youth | B．Love | C．War | D．Friendship |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| A．optimistic attitude | B．rich family background |
| C．good looks | D．excellent grades at school |
【小题1】C
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】A
解析试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要通过一部电影《小时代》来说明了今年中国电影的核心主题，即年轻、友谊和爱；但电影的播出受到了人们不同的评价。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段第一句Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies,可知，今年中国电影的核心主题包括年轻、友谊和爱情，不包括战争；故选Ｃ，
【小题2】细节理解题。根据短文第一段最后一句Tiny Times(《小时代》), one of the most popular movies this summer, also has the same features.可知A项表述不准确，文中并没有体现出《小时代》比其他的两部电影更受欢迎；第二段第一句The movie was based on author and director Guo Jingming’s novel of the same name.说明B项正确；第二段第二句It tells a story about four girls who come from different backgrounds and of different personalities.可知C项错误；第三句Since it was shown on June 27, Tiny Times has made 483 million yuan at the box office.说明电影首映是在6月27日，而8月8日是播出的续集；故选B。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据短文第三段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.可知周立铭的态度是认为这部电影将金钱放在了首位；故选D。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据短文最后一段中宋可欣的话“But I admire Tang Wanru’s optimistic attitude.可知，她钦佩唐宛如的乐观态度；故选A。
考点：文化类短文阅读。
The Spring Festival is celebrated not only in China but also in other parts of the world. The traditional holiday is the most important to Chinese both at home and abroad.
| United Kingdom Celebrations for the Spring Festival in the UK started in 1980, with the first evening party held in 2002. Every new year, people get together and have a lot of activities. They sing songs, dance to music, share photos with friends or enjoy films in a cinema. |
| United States The Spring Festival has become a key time for Chinese living or working in the US. They join in a large evening party to welcome the traditional new year. It is a good chance for people to build a circle of friends and feel that they are not alone because they share the same culture and values. |
| Australia The Chinese new year will be welcomed with three weeks of celebrations across Australia. Many people come to Sydney’s Chinatown or Little Bourke in Melbourne. They enjoy fireworks, lion dances, dragon boat and many other traditional activities. The celebrations are also a bridge towards better understanding between Chinese and non-Chinese. |
| Singapore The family dinner on new year’s eve is an important tradition for Chinese whether they were born in Singapore or moved there from China. They place traditional food on a table as an act of remembering their past. Then the whole family enjoy their dinner together. They usually hold it at home because having it in a restaurant takes away the meaning of the tradition. |
| A．1890 | B．1980 | C．2000 | D．2002 |
| A．say hello to the traditional new year |
| B．refuse a good chance |
| C．tell others they are alone |
| D．share different cultures |
| A．fireworks | B．lion dances |
| C．trick or treat | D．dragon boat races |
| A．they want to keep Chinese tradition |
| B．the restaurant is far away |
| C．they moved there from other places |
| D．they were born in Singapore |
| A．all parts of the world celebrate the Spring Festival |
| B．the Chinese new year is celebrated only in China |
| C．celebrations for the Spring Festival are just held in four foreign countries |
| D．Chinese across the world have a strong feeling towards the Spring Festival |
| Name | Country | Date | How to celebrate |
| Remembrance Day | England | November 11th | People wear red flowers to remember people who died in the two World Wars. |
| Easter Day | America | March or April | This festival is a symbol of new life. People eat Easter eggs and chickens, and wear new clothes. Children often look for Easter eggs in the grass. |
| Bank Holiday | England | May | Workers in banks will have a holiday. They can spend their free time with their families and friends. They can do some shopping have a trip and enjoy themselves. |
| Girls’s Day | Japan | March 3rd | People put dolls into a boat and let the boat down the river to the sea. People also eat a special food — sweet rice cakes. |
| A．December | B．March | C．May | D．November |
| A．eat Easter eggs and wear new clothes |
| B．go boating with their family |
| C．wear red flowers |
| D．go shopping in different countries |
| A．America | B．England | C．Japan | D．Germany |
| A．Bank Holiday | B．Easter Day |
| C．Girls’ Day | D．Remembrance Day |
| A．people may celebrate Easter Day and Girls’ Day in the same month |
| B．people put dolls into a boat on Remembrance Day |
| C．English people celebrate Bank Holiday in March |
| D．we can see children look for Easter eggs in the grass on Girls’ Day |
For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" means "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same way.
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
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 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. 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.
【小题1】Most people think that "fashion" means __________.
| A．subjects | B．holidays | C．books | D．clothes |
| A．finding a job | B．looking at pictures |
| C．eating in a restaurant | D．wearing a fashionable coat |
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
| A．people like fashion and money |
| B．fashionable things are expensive |
| C．one can make money through fashion |
| D．a fashionable man makes much money |
| A．the changes of fashions | B．the kinds of colours |
| C．the money in fash ion | D．the differences between houses |
Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again.
Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.
The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is called marathon.
Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch(火炬) through many nations towards the stadium where the games will be held. These sportsmen are from different countries. Yet they work together to carry the Olympic torch. It is passed from runner to runner, When the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.
The Olympic flame burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.
【小题1】Before 1896 French schools didn't teach ______.
| A．match | B．history | C．sports | D．physics |
| A．was the first man to start the Olympics |
| B．helped start the modern Olympics |
| C．believed that sports were less important than studies |
| D．failed to began the modern Olympics |
| A．1914 | B．1904 | C．1896 | D．1908 |
| A．a foot race | B．a jumping contest | C．a field sport | D．a boxing match |
| A．The Olympics do not begin until the basin of oil catches the fire. |
| B．The torch is carried from runner to runner through many countries. |
| C．Runners who carry the torch can be men or women. |
| D．After the start of the Olympics, the Olympic flame is put out. |
Driving a car at a high speed along a highway seems to be fun. You only need to follow the bright traffic signs beside the highway and it will take you where you wish to go.
But to a London taxi driver, driving is not an easy job. A taxi driver needs to have not only good driving skills but also a good knowledge of the city of London, from the loneliest street to the most popular restaurant around. He has to be at the service of all kinds of passengers at all times.
A London taxi driver said the following about his job.
During the night it is usual for him to stop two or three times for some food. He said," I never drink when I am driving, or I would lose my license."
He normally goes home between two and three o'clock in the morning. There are times he has to stay longer and try to make more runs. He said, “That's the worst thing about working for yourself. If you don't make money, no one is gong to give it to you."
London taxi drivers not only "take" but also "give". Every summer hundreds of poor children from London go for a day at the sea-by taxi. Their rides are paid by the taxi drivers. At the sea, they are met by the mayor(市长),and a lunch party is also held for the taxi drivers and the children. After a happy day's running around the beaches and visiting the market there, the children go home again by taxi, free of charge of course.
【小题1】London taxi drivers try to make more runs sometimes mainly because_______.
| A．they make a living by driving |
| B．they like to work for themselves better |
| C．they want to help more passengers |
| D．they always working deep into the night |
| A．They give poor children a lunch party at the sea each summer. |
| B．They give poor children the chance to meet the mayor. |
| C．They pay for some poor children's rides for a day's tour each summer. |
| D．They play with some poor children at the sea for a day each summer. |
| A．Brave and cheerful | B．Rich an generous |
| C．Modest and easy-going | D．Hard-working and kind. |
| A．an advertisement of a taxi company |
| B．an online travel guide |
| C．a website about the taxi drivers in London |
| D．a report about living conditions in London |
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many hooks, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP3 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two metres high!
【小题1】What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?
| A．He reads books. | B．He reads newspapers |
| C．He looks through magazines | D．He looks at the posters on the wall. |
| A．About 2.000 years ago. | B．In the 19th century. |
| C．About 1.000 years ago. | D．In the 11th century. |
A. People could not read.
B. People could not write words on paper.
C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.
D People could only produce books one at a time by hand
【小题4】What happened after books became cheaper?
| A．People didn’t want to buy books. |
| B．Printing was invented in China. |
| C．Knowledge and ideas spread quickly. |
| D．The Internet was introduced to people soon |
| A．People won’t need books any more |
| B．Books won’t be replaced by computers. |
| C．People prefer to find information in books. |
| D．Computers have already replaced books. |
Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.
【小题1】__________. You can always keep yourself pleasant if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.
Next, you can read a book almost anywhere: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed-even in the bath. 【小题2】__________! Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.
【小题3】__________. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.
Some people say that reading is out of date. 【小题4】__________. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is hardly out of date!
Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.
| A. This is not true. B. All you need is a book C. First, reading books is fun. D. Try to read a book once a month E. Another good reason is that reading is useful |