Do you love the summer holidays but hate being bored?Then why don’t you enter the Film Street Summer Shorts Competition by making a short film this summer with your family and friends?
What you have to do
To enter the competition, you have to make a short film that is around 5 minutes long(It can be shorter but not longer!)on a digital camera, or mobile phone．
Awards
The best short film entered into our competition will be shown in Film Street’s Cinema and you’ll win a Cine world Cinema pass for yourself and three more for other members of your filmmaking crew．If you have a Cine world Cinema pass, you can watch as many films as you like for a year, for free, at any Cine world Cinema．
Rules
We can’t show films that tell others about either your, or any other kids’, name or address．
We can’t show films that hurt, harm or insult other people．
We can’t show films that have bad language．
Copyright Checklist
Getting permission to use someone else’s work in your film can be expensive, so check your film to make sure that：
Your film is original and you haven’t copied someone else’s．
There are no scenes of branding on shop signs, books, magazines or CDs．
There are no scenes of someone else’s artwork．
Address and Date
Post your finished film on tape, CD or DVD by Monday, October 1st, 2008 to：
Film Street Summer Shorts Competition
First Light Movies
Unit 6, Third Floor, The Bond
180－182 Fazeley Street
Birmingham
So what’s stopping you?Start making your Film Street Summer Short now!
(1)
Who is the passage mainly written for?
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A．
Students．
B．
Parents．
C．
Teachers．
D．
Actors．
(2)
How many Cineworld Cinema passes will the winner of the competition be awarded in all?
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A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(3)
From the third paragraph we can learn that ________．
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A．
the winner’s short film can be shown in any cinema
B．
the competition is held by Cineworld Cinema
C．
the winner can watch films for free for one year at any Cineworld Cinema
D．
the winner will be paid for his short film
(4)
The underlined word “original” is the closest in meaning to “________”．
Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew once went abroad on the same ship．When the ship was a few days out they were both invited to a dinner, and when speech-making time came, Mark Twain had the first chance．He spoke twenty minutes and made a great hit．Then it was Mr.Depew's turn．“Mr. Toastmaster and Ladies and Gentlemen,”said the famous speaker as he rose,“Before this dinner Mark Twain and myself made an agreement to trade speeches．He had just delivered(发表)my speech, and I thank you for the pleasant manner in which you received it．I regret to say that I have lost the notes of his speech and can not remember anything he was to say．”
Then he sat down, and there was much laughter．
(1)
What did Mark Twain and Chauncey M．Depew go abroad for?
[ ]
A．
They were going to make important speeches．
B．
They were going to have important dinner．
C．
They were going to attend an important meeting．
D．
The writer of the passage didn't tell us about it．
(2)
From the first paragraph, we can see that, on the ship ________．
[ ]
A．
Mark Twain made a well-liked speech
B．
Mark Twain was not pleased with his own speech
C．
the listeners thought that Mark Twain's speech was well worth listening to but it was too long
D．
Mark Twain was happy to get the first chance to speak
(3)
From this passage, we can see that Chauncey M．Depew ________．
[ ]
A．
was a famous speaker but had a poor memory
B．
lost the notes of the speech but made a wonderful speech
C．
was a famous speaker indeed
D．
felt unhappy because Mark Twain broke his promise
(4)
What did the listeners think of the speech made by Chauncey M. Depew?
[ ]
A．
His speech was more interesting than Mark Twain's．
B．
His speech was less interesting than Mark Twain's．
C．
His speech was a wonderful speech made in a funny way．
D．
His speech was not a speech but a laughing matter．
(5)
The best title for the passage is ________．
[ ]
A．
Mark Twain and Chauncey M. Depew
B．
Funny Speeches
C．
An Agreement to Trade Speeches
D．
I Cannot Remember Anything He Wanted to Say
阅读理解
Bamboo(竹子)is one of nature’s(自然)most surprising plants．Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass．
Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly．A Japanese scientist reported one bamboo plant which grew 1.5 metres(4 feet)in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe．There are more than 1000 kinds of bamboo．
Not all bamboo looks the same．Some bamboo plants are very thin．They may only grow to be a few centimetres wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimetres(1 foot)across．This plant also comes in different colours, from yellow to black to green．
Bamboo has been used to make many things such as hats and kitchen tools(厨房用具)．Because it is strong, bamboo is also used to build buildings．
Many Asian countries have used bamboo for hundreds of years．They often use bamboo for buildings and supporting(支撑)new buildings and bridges while they are being built．
In Africa, poor farmers are taught how to find water using bamboo．These African countries need cheap way to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water．Bamboo pipes(管子)help poor farmers bring water to their thirsty fields without spending a lot of money．
(1)
How is bamboo like grass?
[ ]
A．
It grows quickly．
B．
It’s wood．
C．
It is easy to cut．
D．
It is very thin．
(2)
Though you can see bamboo everywhere, it doesn’t grow ________．
[ ]
A．
in China
B．
in Europe
C．
on mountains
D．
in Africa
(3)
Why is bamboo used by African poor farmers? Because ________．
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A．
it is cheap
B．
it has different colours
C．
it is strong
D．
it has been used by Asians
(4)
Bamboo pipes can ________．
[ ]
A．
make money
B．
be trees
C．
grow quickly
D．
carry water
(5)
In Asia, bamboo has been used for ________．
[ ]
A．
a short time
B．
many thousands of years
C．
many hundreds of years
D．
about 100 years
阅读理解
Make me laugh, now!
In a room filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of beer, people are laughing as a little man on stage talks．This is stand-up, a major form of live entertainment in the West．
It could be held in a theatre or just a bar．The basic idea is that a person, or sometimes two, "stands up" on a stage and makes the audience laugh．
The performer could tell a story or lots of little stories．He could just tell jokes or discuss the most serious issues of the day．The point is that the audience expects to be made to laugh．
Audiences at stand-up shows are not polite．If they don't find the person funny they will shout out．These people are called "hecklers"(诘难者)．If a comedian
(喜剧演员)is good he will be able to shout back at the heckler with some clever response(应答)．
Normally, the comedian has prepared a script, which he has learnt．But often they might think of something different while on stage．This is called improvising
(即兴发挥)．
Different stand-up comedians have different styles．Some are called straight men．These will never laugh or smile and will try to appear very serious even though what they are talking about is very funny．Others play the fool．These act and say things that are very stupid so that you can't help laughing at them．Another type is
the person who can copy famous people's voices．They will pretend to be someone famous in a funny situation．
Stand-up comedians will talk about anything from sex to polities, from family to animals．To a stand-up comedian everything is funny．
(1)
What's the unique form of live entertainment in the West?
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A．
Cross-talk show．
B．
A TV sketch．
C．
A stand-up show．
D．
A funny play．
(2)
What could performers tell on the stage?
[ ]
A．
Stories．
B．
Jokes．
C．
The most serious issues of the day．
D．
All of the above．
(3)
How about the audience reacting to a bad performance?
[ ]
A．
They listen to the performance closely．
B．
They cheer and applaud．
C．
They shout out at the performer．
D．
They leave the performer alone on the stage．
(4)
How many different styles of stand-up shows are mentioned?
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A．
One．
B．
Two．
C．
Three．
D．
Four．
(5)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
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A．
There is only one performer in the stand-up show．
B．
All the performances are well performed before．
C．
Stand-up comedians could just choose some specific topics．
D．
Imitate famous people's voices is an important style．
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Some scientists say that animals in the ocean are increasingly threatened by noise pollution caused by human beings. It is caused mainly by industrial underwater explosions, ocean drilling, and ship engines.