Guo Jingming is a best-selling author in China. He was born in Zigong, Sichuan Province on June 6, 1983. He is well-known for his essays and fictions, such as On the Edge of Love and Hurt, City of Fantasy, and Tiny Times. His essays and fictions are especially popular with teenagers.

He is also a director and once directed his movie Tiny Times successfully. In June 2013, Guo was awarded the Best New Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival for his first movie Tiny Times. The movie has sold 6.7 million copies.

In 2001, Guo Jingming started to gain fame after winning the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award. Lots of young people got to know Guo Jingming little by little.

A year later, Guo entered the writing competition again and won the top prize for the second time. At the same time, a collection of his prose(散文) On the Edge of Love and Hurt was published.

In 2003, his first novel City of Fantasy came out. It was the novel that made Guo Jingming famous all over the country.

In 2008, Guo was elected to the Chinese Writers’ Association. He became the youngest member of the association. Guo’s Tiny Times series was published between 2008 and 2012.

1.The underlined word “fame” probably means “_____________”.

A. 名气 B. 失败 C. 挫折 D. 财富

2.A collection of his prose “ On the Edge of Love and Hurt” was published ___________.

A. In 2001 B. In 2002

C. In 2003 D. In 2005

3.What’s Guo Jingming’s first novel?

A. On the Edge of Love and Hurt.

B. City of Fantasy.

C. Tiny Times.

D. Cry me a Sad River.

4.What happened to Guo Jingming in 2008?

A. He was won the New Concept Writing Competition’s top award.

B. He began to make his first movie as a director.

C. His first novel was published all over the country.

D. He became the youngest member of the Chinese Writers’ Association.

Home Alone is a very funny 1990 American film. It tells us a story about a boy who is accidentally left alone at home.

One night before Christmas, the McAlister family meets at their house. They are planning to fly to Paris for the holiday and are busy getting ready. Eight-year-old Kevin is the youngest child and is fighting with his brothers, sisters and cousins. When he goes to bed, he is so angry that he wishes all his family would go away. In the morning, everyone wakes up very late. They are all in a hurry to get to the airport, so they forget Kevin and he is left alone at home by accident.

Although Kevin is alone, he is very happy at first. His terrible family has gone--- his wish has come true. He watches TV, eats lots of fast food and plays games. He has a good time. But later on, he goes out and hears two bad men called Harry and Marv planning to steal from his house. He goes home and plans some very funny ways to catch Harry and Marv. Many things in the house gets broken as Kevin tries to stop them. Finally, the police come and the men are taken away.

The house is now in a mess, so Kevin tidies it up and waits for his parents. They get back from Paris and are very happy to find that Kevin is safe.

1.Why does Kevin think his family are “terrible” at first?

A. Because his family are busy preparing for the holiday.

B. Because he is angry with his brothers, sisters and cousins.

C. Because his family wakes him up late.

D. Because he is left alone at home.

2.What doesn’t Kevin do when he is alone at home?

A. Going to the police station.

B. Eating fast food.

C. Playing games.

D. Stopping the thieves from stealing.

3.When Kevin’s family come home, they find _______.

A. the house is in a mess

B. two bad men are at their home

C. Kevin is safe

D. Kevin is gone

4.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Eight-year-old Kevin

B. Family on Holiday

C. Two Bad Men Caught by a Boy

D. Home Alone --- A Funny American Film

Dear Editors,

On my way to work every morning I drive by a farm where I can see some horses off in the distance in the woods. They are there every single morning no matter how cold or rainy or windy it is. There is a shed(牲口棚)on the farm, but it doesn’t look to me that the horses are ever taken into the shed. Is this right? I don’t think horses should be treated like this.

Sam

Dear Sam,

Thanks for taking an interest in these horses. Problems about the care of horses are different from cats and dogs. Think of wild horses that spend their whole lives outdoors finding whatever food and shelter(遮蔽物)they can on their own. The point is that horses don’t require as much shelter as a lot of other farm animals. However, that doesn’t mean that they don’t need some shelter.

It is hard to tell from your letter whether the situation for these horses is unacceptable. Above all, do you know the people who own the horses well enough to just talk to them as a neighbor and express your concern (关注)? Maybe they will tell you that the horses do go in the shed at night.

If direct contact (联系)is not a choice and you can see that the horses’ situation is poor, then call 911, report the situation and ask law enforcement officers (执法官员) to look into it.

If you just can’t see enough to prove such a report, call the Oswego Court Humane Society on 207-1070 for help from the Large Animal Assistance Project (LAAP). A volunteer from the project will help solve the problem.

Speaking of volunteer assistance, since you appear to be a horse lover, why not talk to the LAAP about volunteer opportunities for you? It’s big job, but totally rewarding, and the project always needs knowledgeable horse people to help.

1.Sam writes to the editors in order to____________.

A. ask how to keep horses in changeable weathers.

B. discuss whether some horses are badly treated

C. express his strong interest in keeping horses

D. describe some beautiful horses he has seen

2.Compared with cats and dogs, horses ________.

A. need less shelter

B. prefer living indoors

C. can predict bad weathers

D. like finding food by themselves

3.What do the editors advise Sam to do first?

A. To call 911 for help

B. To find a volunteer from the LAAP

C. To contact the horses’ owner directly.

D. To call the Oswego County Humane Society.

4.In the last paragraph of the second letter, the editors_______.

A. hope Sam can be more knowledgeable

B. stress the importance of volunteering

C. encourage Sam to join the LAAP

D. suggest Sam change his job

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