The summer holiday will be upon us, which means it’s time to talk about holiday movies.There aren’t necessarily the 10 best films, but they all have something that caught our eye.

Setember 1

    New Line Cinema

    The nativity story

    The passion of thechrist broke the box office reord with its lifelike portrayal(描写) of Jesus’death. Now coms Nativity, the story of events leading up to his birth.

    The big player here, as you might exepct, is Mary. She is played by young Keisha Castle-Hughes, an Oscar nominee for 2002’s Whale Rider. The director has Texas ties: Catherine Hardwicke is a McAllen native whose two previous films, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, both had a great deal of visual and dramatic energy.

Setember 8

Touchstone

Apocalypto

Speaking of Passion, folks have been taliking about Mel Gibson’s newmayan civilization epic for some time. Then all HELL Broke Loose, the filmmaker complains about Jews during a traffic stop, and this will also be rreleased beneath a cloud of controversy(争议).

Setember 15

DreamWorks Pictures

Eragon

Remember playing Dungeons and Dragons when you were a kid? Oh, that was the kid you used to pick on? Well, still, we’ve been hearing about Eragon for more than year, and the giant dragon egg is finally ready to hatch.

Based on the novel by Christopher Paolini, Eragon tells a story of a farm boy who comes upon a dragon egg and follows his destiny to defend his native land against an evil king. The dragon acting promises to be grand, though it sounds like Frodo should be asking for royalties.

Setember 22

Universal Pictures

The Good Shepherd

Robert De Niro steps behind the camera to helm The Good Shepherd, a story of the early CIA as seen through ghe eyes of agent Edward Wilson (Matt Damon).

The great actor gets a fine cast to play with. William Hurt, Michael Gambon, John Turturro, Angelina Jolie are all along for the ride.

1.The most stitable film for a child might be           .

A. The Nativity story

B. Apocalypto

C. Eragon

D. The Good Shepherd

2.If you want to see the film directed by Bobert De Niro, you should go to           .

A. New Line Cinema

B. Touchstone

C. DreamWorks Pictures

D. Universal Picture

3.The movie whose future is in doubt will be released on          .

  A．Setember 1    B．Setember 8 

C．Setember 15   D．Setember 22

4.What’s the purpose of the passage?

  A．To introduce some films to be released．   

  B．To encourage people to enjoy themselves．

  C．To give some advice on spending summer holidays．

  D．To comment on some new films．

    The summer holiday will be upon us, which means it’s time to talk about holiday movies.There aren’t necessarily the 10 best films, but they all have something that caught our eye.

Setember 1

    New Line Cinema

    The nativity story

    The passion of thechrist broke the box office reord with its lifelike portrayal(描写) of Jesus’death. Now coms Nativity, the story of events leading up to his birth.

    The big player here, as you might exepct, is Mary. She is played by young Keisha Castle-Hughes, an Oscar nominee for 2002’s Whale Rider. The director has Texas ties: Catherine Hardwicke is a McAllen native whose two previous films, Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown, both had a great deal of visual and dramatic energy.

Setember 8

Touchstone

Apocalypto

Speaking of Passion, folks have been taliking about Mel Gibson’s newmayan civilization epic for some time. Then all HELL Broke Loose, the filmmaker complains about Jews during a traffic stop, and this will also be rreleased beneath a cloud of controversy(争议).

Setember 15

DreamWorks Pictures

Eragon

Remember playing Dungeons and Dragons when you were a kid? Oh, that was the kid you used to pick on? Well, still, we’ve been hearing about Eragon for more than year, and the giant dragon egg is finally ready to hatch.

Based on the novel by Christopher Paolini, Eragon tells a story of a farm boy who comes upon a dragon egg and follows his destiny to defend his native land against an evil king. The dragon acting promises to be grand, though it sounds like Frodo should be asking for royalties.

Setember 22

Universal Pictures

The Good Shepherd

Robert De Niro steps behind the camera to helm The Good Shepherd, a story of the early CIA as seen through ghe eyes of agent Edward Wilson (Matt Damon).

The great actor gets a fine cast to play with. William Hurt, Michael Gambon, John Turturro, Angelina Jolie are all along for the ride.

49. The most stitable film for a child might be________.

A. The Nativity story                   B. Apocalypto

C. Eragon                            D. The Good Shepherd

50. If you want to see the film directed by Bobert De Niro, you should go to________.

A. New Line Cinema                   B. Touchstone

C. DreamWorks Pictures                D. Universal Picture

51. The movie whose future is in doubt will be released on________.

  A．Setember 1    B．Setember 8  C．Setember 15   D．Setember 22

52．What’s the purpose of the passage?

  A．To introduce some films to be released．   

  B．To encourage people to enjoy themselves．

  C．To give some advice on spending summer holidays．

  D．To comment on some new films．

During London’s 8-minute show at the Closing Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, fans were thrilled by the performance of a young British singer with the famous rock guitarist Jimmy Page. Who was that curly-haired singer?

She’s Leona Lewis, a 23-year-old pop and R&B singer-songwriter, and the winner of the 2006 UK television talent show The X Factor. Her UK debut single（首张单曲唱片）, A Moment Like This, broke a world record after it was downloaded over 50,000 times within 30 minutes.

Leona was a working-class girl from London, with a normal family, a steady boyfriend and a job as a receptionist when she tried out for the show. Her father was a part-time DJ, and there was always music in the house. From an early age, she was always jumping on the coffee table, singing along to Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. When she went to stage school, everyone else in her class was richer than she was. But she didn’t feel left out. She just focused on her singing. Lewis wrote her first song at the age of twelve, and won a number of talent competitions. After leaving school, Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio, including waitressing and several receptionist job.

Her efforts finally paid off. Her first album, Spirit, released in several countries in 2008, went to No.1 in the US, New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Germany, South Africa and Swizerland. A second album is planned for release in 2009, and it has been reported that she is planning a £15 million （190million Yuan） world tour in 2010.

Leona has succeeded before everyone’s eyes, turning from a pretty 21-year –old in 2006 into a star singer in 2008. But to some degree, she still seems to be the girl next door. Leona has her feet on the ground. She hasn’t changed. She is very polite and respectful, but she knows what she wants.

1．The first paragraph is written to ______.

     A．introduce the topic                     B．ask readers a question

     C．make a brief summary                  D．bring in a discussion

2．Besides Leona’s continuous efforts, _____ also contributes to her success.

     A．her boyfriend’s support                    B．family music environment

     C．guitarist Jimmy Page’s help                D．her working-class background

3．From the passage we know Leona _____.    

     A．sang her first song at the age of twelve and won a number of prizes

     B．still works as a receptionist though she is a famous singer now

     C．took interest and put a lot of efforts in music when still a child

     D．was born into a working-class family and became a DJ at an early age

4．This passage mainly tells us _____.

     A．London’s 8-minute show at the Closing Ceremony

     B．the successful performance of Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page

     C．Leona Lewis’ early life story, career and achievements

     D．Leona Lewis’ albums A Moment Like This and Spirit

Langston Hughes, an African-American author, was born on February 1, 1902 and died on May 22, 1967. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He published works in all forms of literature, but he was best known for his poetry.

    In his best-known poetry, Hughes wrote proudly and positively about black people. He experimented with poetic rhythms(节奏）, using the rhythms of black music in his poetry. The literary popularity he earned most likely influenced the musical experiments of other African-American poets during the 1960s. Hughes was also highly interested in drama. He wrote plays for well-known theatrical companies.

    Langston Hughes was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, which was the African-American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black people’s life and culture. Hughes’ creativity was influenced by his life in New York City’s Harlem, a mostly African-American neighborhood. His literary works helped shape American literature and politics. Hughes, like others active in the Harlem Renaissance, had a strong sense of racial pride. Through his poetry, novels, plays, essays, and children’s books, he supported equality, opposed racism and injustice, and celebrated African-American culture, humor, and religion.  He wrote a book-length poem in five sections showing that African-Americans understood music, poetry, and history.

    Hughes wrote and edited more than 50 books. Examples of his works are Not Without Laughter (1930), a novel; The Ways of White Folks (1934), a collection of short stories; The Big Sea (1940), an autobiography; The Langston Hughes Reader (1958); The Best of Simple (1961); and Five Plays by Langston Hughes (1963). The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes was published in 1994.

61. The content of Hughes’ best-known poetry is about __.

A. the lives of black people                 B. African-American poets

C. American culture             D. the equality between white and black people

62. One of the most outstanding characteristics of Hughes’ poetry was that ____.

A. he used the rhythms of black music in the poetry

B. his poetry included theatrical elements

C. his poetry was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance          

D. most of his poetry was  book-length

63. According to the passage the Harlem Renaissance ___.

A. took place in the 19th century               B. was a political movement

C. celebrated black people’s life and culture  D. influenced poets in New York City

64. We can learn from the passage that Hughes’ works _____.

A. involved several types of literature      B. numbered no more than 50 books

C. were all published during his lifetime    D. were written with music and history

65. From the passage, we know that Hughes____.

A. was 55 years old when he died       B. was born in Africa

C. affected American literature and politics   D. launched the Harlem Renaissance