The crow (乌鸦) is an ordinary (普通的) bird. It is about twenty inches (英寸) long and black all over. Crows are dirty birds because they live on old bad food. Crows eat a lot of waste food. In this way they are more useful to us than any birds. They clean up the dirty things in our streets. Crows are always hungry. They look for food all day long,and in the evening you can see them in large numbers flying back to their nests (窝) in the trees. They sleep there at night.

   Crows are much noisier than other birds. Very often a large number of crows will get together on one house and talk. Sometimes they talk together,and sometimes they do it by turns like human beings (人类) . It is easy to tell from (区别) crows’ sounds whether they are pleased or angry. Perhaps crows talk a lot because they are friendly birds. A pair of crows will live together all their lives,and if one of them dies,the other one becomes very sad and quiet for the rest of its life and sometimes it dies,too.

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() 1. A crow is inches long.

   A. about twenty   B. thirty

   C. ten   D. less than twenty

() 2. Why are crows dirty?

   A. They are black all over the body.

   B. They like to eat dirty food.

   C. They usually talk.

   D. They don't have baths.

() 3. Crows are always .

   A. hungry   B. pleased

   C. sad   D. kind

() 4. Why are crows more useful to us than any birds?

   A. They are usually noisy.

   B. They are usually dirty.

   C. They are flying in large numbers.

   D. They eat a lot of waste food.

() 5. You can tell from crows’ sounds .

   A. whether they are hungry or full

   B. whether they are pleased or angry

   C. whether they are ill or healthy

   D. whether they are living or dead.

                   B 

Most people think that the capital of the movie world is Hollywood,in the United States. However,the real movie capital is Mumbai,in India. Mumbai used to be known as Bombay,and so the film industry there is called “ Bollywood”. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood,more than 800 films a year.

However,the movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing,Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Bollywood films have many different features,such as singing,dancing,action,adventure,mystery and romance. This style of film is sometimes called a “masala” film. “Masala” is an Indian word for a mixture of spices (调味品) .

Another big difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way the movies are made. It takes much longer to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood. In fact,filming may begin on a Bollywood movie before the script is even finished. The director and writers can make up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes they will even write the script by hand instead of taking time to type it.

Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such great need that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot (拍摄) scenes for several films on the same day using the same costumes and scenery. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story,shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors and directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than that of Hollywood movies.

28. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films?

   A. Because they have romantic stories.

   B. Because they show Indian culture.

   C. Because they mix different features.

   D. Because they are longer than Hollywood films.

29. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because .

   A. the scripts are written by hand

   B. they are shorter than Hollywood films

   C. many movies reuse things from other movies

   D. the movies do not use any special skills

30. Which of the following would the writer probably agree with?

   A. Most of the Bollywood movies are quite similar to each other.

   B. It takes less time to make a movie in Hollywood than in Bollywood.

   C. It costs more money to make a Bollywood movie than a Hollywood movie.

   D. It is difficult for Bollywood actors to work on several movies at the same time.



B

    How can we make the best use of cartoon movies for language learning? Listen to what a teacher and two students say.

    Wang Shen,29, a teacher in Beijing 

    Many of my students are fans of cartoon movies. Cartoon movies are useful tools for language learning. You can begin with one with an interesting story and simple language. Use the subtitles to help you understand Xu Xiaoxuan,15, a student from Heilongjiang

    I started to watch cartoon movies when I was in kindergarten. The first movie I watched was Tom and Jerry. Then I came to Snoopy and The Adventure of Tintin. I can’t always understand all the lines,but I use the subtitles to help me. In this way I learn many everyday expressions that I can't find in my textbooks. 

     Sun Weize,15. a student from Xi’an Watching cartoon movies is a fun way of learning. It's different from having English classes in school. No grammar or homework. You feel free and light-hearted when you’e watching a movie. People learn fast and well when they feel happy and relaxed.

() 1. Where does Wang Shen come from?

   A. Beijing. B. Shanghai.

   C. Shaanxi. D. Heilongjiang.

() 2. Wang Shen thinks at first you can watch a cartoon movie with .

   A. no subtitles

   B. a few characters

   C. a funny story and long words

   D. an interesting story and easy words

() 3. Xu Xiaoxuan started to watch cartoon movies when she was .

   A. a little baby

   B. in kindergarten

   C. a primary student

   D. in middle school

() 4. The underlined word “lines” means “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 线条   B. 图片

   C. 台词   D. 标点

() 5. Sun Weize thinks watching cartoon movies can .

   A. help us learn more grammar

   B. make language learning less important

   C. help us finish homework faster and better

   D. make language learning easier and funner

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