In white shirt, blue pants, black cloth shoes and two pigtails (辫子), Jingqiu gives off an air of great “pure beauty” in Zhang Yimou’s new movie Under the Hawthom Tree.《山揸树之恋》

The film tells the story of the sad romance of Jingqiu and a handsome young man named Laosan. Set at the end of the “cultural revolution” (1966-1976), the pair manage to fall in love although they come form different political environments.

Before it was released, moviegoers speculated (推测) on just what this “pure beauty” could be. Director Zhang complained of how long it had taken him to find the right girl for the part of Jingqiu—a character so innocent that she believes simply lying on the same bed with a man will make her pregnant.

It was 18-year-old Zhou Dongyu who stood out from the crowd. According to Zhang, Zhou has “eyes that are clear like a fountain on a mountainside”. Born of an ordinary worker’s family, the Shijiazhuang girl was in her final year of high school and working hard for a place in an art college.

While some teenagers consider such “pure beauty” illusory (虚幻的), others believe that it speaks of something soulful.

Purity is all about the innocence that shines through from within, thinks 16-year-old Tan Mengxi of Nanjing.

“Being pure can be simple, not having complicated thoughts and being inexperienced. However, it doesn’t mean an ignorant or naive (天真的) person. So, a person is pure in his or her nature if he or she is always enthusiastic and able to deal with difficult matters independently. This purity doesn’t pass with time,” she said.

What image does Jingqiu give to audiences in the movie Under the Hawthorn Tree?

    A. A simple girl.           B. A pure girl.         C. A romantic girl.         D. A silent girl.

What kind of girl looks pure according to the passage?

    A. A girl in red shirt, blue pants, black leather shoes and two pigtails.

    B. A girl has eyes that are clear like a fountain on a mountainside.

    C. A girl who was born into an ordinary worker’s family.

    D. A girl wears accessories and make-up.

What’s the opinion of Tan Mengxi about purity?

    A. It is of whether someone is ignorant or naive.

    B. Being pure can be simple, not having complicated thoughts and being inexperienced.

    C. It is of whether someone is always enthusiastic.

    D. Purity is a matter of internal quality and doesn’t pass with time.

Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

    A. What makes a pure girl?

    B. A debate on the movie Under the Hawthorn Tree

    C. Opinions on the character Jingqiu

    D. It’s hard to find the character Jingqiu

When did the story in the movie happen?

    A. In the 1960s             B. In the 1980s

    C. In the 1970s             D. In the 1990s.

A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”
【小题1】The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to           .

A.buy some food for his family
B.buy some medicine for his wife
C.go to see a doctor
D.go to the cinema
【小题2】The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because           .
A.they were too bad
B.they were very expensive
C.it rained hard that morning
D.few people liked to go out on such a bad day
【小题3】As          , the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.
A.he wanted to get some money from him.
B.the person was one of his friends
C.he thought the person would thank him.
D.he thought the person had drunk too much
【小题4】The farmer ran away quickly because        .
A.the policemen were coming towards him.
B.his wife was waiting for him at home
C.he was afraid to see a dead man.
D.it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.
【小题5】The officer tried the farmer to        .
A know who had killed the man.
B. know if he had seen the dead man
C .ask when he saw the dead man
D .ask if he had seen the knife

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You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells (炮弹)are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t  36  carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a  37  and you’re telling the TV  38  what is happening.

It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very  39  . In the first two years of the  40  in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were  41  .

What kind of people put themselves in danger to  42  pictures to our TV screens and  43  to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

“I think it’s every young journalist’s  44  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  45  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  46  it is a war.”

But there are moments of  47  . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets(子弹)are flying  48  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  49  after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  50  .”

“None of us believes that we’re going to  51  ” adds Michael. But he always  52  a lucky charm(护身符)with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 53  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  54  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  55  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

1.                A.really          B.simply          C.merely   D.even

 

2.                A.battlefield       B.crowd          C.camera   D.house

 

3.                A.directors       B.producers       C.actors    D.viewers

 

4.                A.depressing      B.disappointing    C.dangerous D.endangered

 

5.                A.life            B.stay            C.war  D.fight

 

6.                A.buried         B.defeated        C.wounded D.beaten

 

7.                A.take           B.bring           C.make D.show

 

8.                A.Stories         B.scenes         C.passages  D.contents

 

9.                A.faith           B.nightmare       C.dream    D.duty

 

10.               A.how           B.why           C.where D.because

 

11.               A.even if         B.as if           C.even so   D.ever since

 

12.               A.fear           B.surprise        C.sadness   D.shame

 

13.               A.past           B.into           C.through   D.around

 

14.               A.occurs         B.returns         C.goes  D.continues

 

15.               A.away          B.out            C.home     D.there

 

16.               A.die            B.leave          C.remain    D.escape

 

17.               A.wears          B.carries         C.hangs D.holds

 

18.               A.seldom         B.never          C.many times D.some time

 

19.               A.consider        B.promise        C.guess D.accept

 

20.               A.screaming      B.laughing        C.crying D.whispering

 

 

A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach, looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.”

She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. She wished she had her favorite sweater on— it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said, “Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking.” Ellen was her mother but — where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different... she wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her snug bed in her pajamas (睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, “Are you feeling better now? You know you got us very, very scared.”

1.What does “This thought” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A.The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.

B.Her worry about her parents.

C.The idea of going back home.

D.The feeling of getting back home safely.

2.Her father didn’t take care of the garden because _______.

A.he had to look after his wife

B.he was busy looking for her

C.he was not strict in his job

D.he no longer enjoyed working there

3.How did Jennifer probably feel when she came back home?

a. worried    b. crazy    c. tired     d. disappointed     e. shocked     f. excited

A.a, c, e            B.a, b, c             C.b, c, e            D.d, e, f

4.What can we conclude from this passage?

A.In fact Jennifer’s mother had been sick for days.

B.As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.

C.Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was really warm and safe for her.

D.When she found the garden deserted, she realized she got cross.

 

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