Hi, everybody !

Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.

Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

 Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.

 Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全书 ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

 If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.

In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films..

Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

60. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.

A. the author of 25 New Takes

B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore

C. the manager of the cinema bookstore

D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema

61. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?

A. Two.             B. Three.            C. Four.              D. Nine.

62. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.

B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.

C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.

D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.

63. The purpose of the speaker is_______.

A. to satisfy the customers' various tastes

B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore

C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

D. to mm the readers into film producers

How do you address (称呼) people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow.

1.When talking to a stranger there is often no special form of address in English. Usually,if you want to catch the attention of a stranger, it is necessary to use such a phrase as “Excuse me”.

2.In British English “Sir”and “Madam”are considered to be too formal (正式的)for most situations. They are used mostly to customers (顾客) in shops or restaurants. While in American English “Sir” and “Madam”are not so formal and are commonly used between stangers, especially with old people whose names you don’t know.

3.When you talk to some people you know,you can use their names.If you are friends, use their first names;if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr.”, “Mrs.”, “Ms.”, etc. before their family names.

4.There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers.However,many of these are limited in use. For example,“pal” and “mate” can be used between strangers,but are usually only used by men talking to other men.

1.According to the passage,“Excuse me” is mainly used to ________.

A.address a person you don’t know    B.apologize to others

C.catch the attention of a stranger      D.suggest good manners

2.If John Smith is your best friend,according to the passage you should often call him ________.

A.John       B.Smith      C.Mr. Join      D.Mr. Smith

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.“Sir” and “Madam”are used more often in America than in England.

B.People often use“Mr.”“Mrs.”or “Ms.”before the first names of those people who they don’t know very well.

C.“Pal” and “mate” are usually only used among men.

D.While addressing friends,people just use their first names.

4.The passage is most likely taken from an English ________.

A.textbook      B.card     C.storybook    D.grammar book

5.From the passages,we can infer that ________.

A.British English and American English have some differences

B.when your friends introduce a strange woman to you,you may call her first name.

C.“Excuse me” is common in Britain but not in America

D.“Sir” and “Madam” can be used when you meet your close friends

 

A mobile phone is in fact a small radio.A radio sends a person’s voice over a long way to another radio.A voice that is sent by radio is called a signal.A radio signal travels very quickly.

  Only a few years ago,mobile phones were very large.They needed large batteries.They had to be powerful to send their signal to faraway places.This was because most cities had only one antenna tower for mobile phones.

  Today’s mobile phones are small and easy to use.Now most cities have a lot of antenna towers,not just one.This means that each mobile phone doesn’t have to send its signal far away,so they don’t need to be so powerful.Mobile phones today use small batteries.A large city,where lots of mobile phones are used,can have hundreds of towers.

  Do you know what use a mobile phone has? Yes,you can use it to do a lot of things.

  Call your friends and family from almost anywhere.

  Call the police immediately if there is an accident in the street.

  Send or receive messages.

  Sending short written messages is a popular way to use your mobile phone.Many people use short forms of words,so the messages are quick to write and read.Can you guess what these messages mean? Try reading them out.What do you hear?

  RUOK?

  CUL8r!

  That’s EZ!

  Will I C U B4 2moro?

  That’s Gr8!

1.The writer talks about      uses of a mobile phone.

  A.three      B.five      C.seven      D.nine

 

2.Why did the mobile phones need large powerful batteries some years ago?

  A.Because most cities had only one antenna tower.

  B.Because the mobile phones were too large.

  C.Because the mobile phones could be used for a long time.

  D.Because the mobile phones had to send their signal to faraway places.

3.What does the writer think of today’s mobile phones?

  A.They are small but very powerful.

  B.They are very popular and cheap.

  C.They are very easy for us to use.

  D.They are big enough to send a signal.

 

4.What does “Will I C U B4 2moro?” probably mean?

  A.Will I see you before two past four in the morning?

  B.Will I see you by 4∶02 in the morning?

  C.Will I see you before tomorrow?

  D.Will I see you by four tomorrow?

 

5.What does the writer write the article (文章) for?

  A.To give us some common knowledge of the mobile phone.

  B.To introduce how the mobile phone works and what use it has.

  C.To tell us what short forms of words mean in written messages.

  D.To show us in what way the mobile phone is expected to develop.

 

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