Youth, friendship and love are the main themes of this year’s Chinese movies, such as So Young(《致青春》) and American Dreams in China(《中国合伙人》). Tiny Times(《小时代》), one of the most popular movies this summer, also has the same features.
The movie was based on author and director Guo Jingming’s novel of the same name. It tells a story about four girls who come from different backgrounds and of different personalities. Since it was shown on June 27, Tiny Times has made 483 million yuan at the box office. The sequel(续集) of it was shown on Aug 8 and it has also been a big box office hit.
Cao Yuhan, 13, a high school student at Beijing Jianhua Experimental School, is a big fan of the movie. “I’m deeply touched by their friendship,” Cao said. “When Nan Xiwang is in trouble, the other three girls try their best to help her, even running barefoot （光脚）in the snow. However, not everyone has had good things to say. The people’s Daily said that the film went too far in encouraging youths to become materialistic(物质至上主义的). Film commentator Raymond Zhou wrote on his online blog that “Buying luxury goods (奢侈品)seems as a way to express love or friendship, and the word ‘money’ is repeated over and over again. Song Kexin, 14, a high school student at Zhida Middle School in Taiyuan, Shanxi, shows a typical example of a fan’s attitude(态度). And that’s to look for the positive value. “That movie is a little far from our daily life. My friends and I are not having parties every day,” Song said, “But I admire Tang Wanru’s optimistic attitude（乐观态度）. She’s always looking at the bright side of life. I should learn from her.”
| A．Youth | B．Love |
| C．War | D．Friendship |
| A．is more popular than the other two movies |
| B．was made from Guo Jingming’s novel |
| C．tells about four girls with similar personalities |
| D．opened in Chinese cinemas on August 8 |
| A．The four girls’ friendship is touching. |
| B．It encourages the young to work hard. |
| C．It has many advertisements for luxury goods. |
| D．It shows money expresses love or friendship. |
| A．optimistic attitude | B．rich family background |
| C．good looks | D．excellent grades at school |
If(如果) you don’t like reading books, this is for you.
* Have a few laughs (笑声). Sit down with a book of jokes, a picture book or a funny story- book first.
* Ask around. Ask your friends or your teachers about interesting books.
* Find new interests. After reading, you may find an interest in something new.
* Go to the library. Don’t be shy (害羞) about asking a librarian (图书管理员) a question like, “Do you have any books about soccer?”
* See the world (世界). When you want to know or see something, you can open the book about it.
Try to read, you can find there is a lot of fun in books.
This passage（文章）is about .
| A．how to read | B．what to read |
| C．when to read | D．how to like reading |
According to the passage, if you don’t like reading, you should first.
| A．read funny stories | B．ask teachers |
| C．go to the library | D．find new interests |
If you want to find something about football in the library, you can .
| A．look for it everywhere |
| B．ask your teachers |
| C．ask your classmates |
| D．ask the librarian |
The writer gives you pieces of advice(建议).
| A．five | B．four | C．three | D．six |
After reading, you can .
| A．meet bad friends | B．eat well |
| C．find fun | D．become shy |
Sue is an English girl. She is twelve years old today. She has a birthday party now. Her friends Amy, Lily and Kate come to her home.
Sue: Sit down and have a cup of tea.
Her friends: Thank you. Happy birthday, Sue!
Amy: Here is a cake for you. I’m sorry it’s too small. The shop doesn’t sell the big ones and Lily likes it very much.
Lily: Here is a card for you. Happy birthday to you, Sue!
Kate: Sue, this hat is my gift for you. Do you like it?
Sue: Thank you very much. I like all of your gifts for me. Let’s sing and eat the cake.
A little dog on TV: Happy birthday! Do I smell(闻) birthday cake?
“Ha! Ha! Ha!” They jump with joy and begin the birthday party. Sue is blowing (吹) out the candles on the birthday cake. And all her friends are singing, “Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday...”
Whose birthday is it?
| A．It’s Kate’s. | B．It’s Sue’s. |
| C．It’s Amy’s. | D．It’s Lily’s. |
Lily gives a to Sue as a gift.
| A．hat | B．card | C．cake | D．pen |
They at Sue’s home.
| A．spell their names | B．call their friends |
| C．watch TV | D．eat apples |
They feel very at the party.
| A．happy | B．boring | C．easy | D．sad |
What does Sue like?
| A．The card. | B．The hat. |
| C．The cake. | D．All of the above. |
I’m Lin Min. My sister Lin Li is a teacher, but she isn’t in Beijing with us. She works in a small school in Yushu in Qinghai. She works very hard. Every morning after breakfast, she goes to four of her students’ homes and brings them to school. At eight o’clock, the students have the first morning class. After four classes, they have lunch at school. During the lunch time, Lin Li tells some stories to them. The students like listening to her stories. The afternoon classes start at 13:00 and finish at 16:00. After school, Lin Li sends the four students back to their homes. In the evening, she doesn’t watch TV or play computer games. She usually checks her students’ homework. Then she goes to bed at 22:00.
Lin Li wants to do more things for her students. She is a great teacher, isn’t she?Where is Lin Min?
| A．In Yushu. | B．In Beijing. |
| C．In Shanghai. | D．In Qinghai. |
What does the word “hard” mean in Chinese?
| A．快速地 | B．悲伤地 | C．简单地 | D．努力地 |
Why does Lin Li go to some of her students’ homes in the morning?
| A．To visit their parents. |
| B．To tell stories to them. |
| C．To bring them to school. |
| D．To help them with homework. |
What does Lin Li do in a day?
①She watches TV.
②She tells stories to her students.
③She plays computer games.
④She checks her students’ homework.
⑤She sends some students back to their homes.
| A．②③④ | B．③④⑤ |
| C．②④⑤ | D．①②③④⑤ |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Lin Min’s family. | B．Lin Li’s work. |
| C．Lin Min’s school. | D．The kids in Yushu. |
Would you like to adopt an animal? Although this sounds very unusual, some children have done just this. The Natural Zoo has given people the chance to adopt animals by paying for all of its food for one year. One of the animals that needed parents was a young tiger named Brocky. The people at the zoo said that it would cost about $900 a year for the food for Brocky.
Not many boys and girls have $900 to spend. That is why several hundred children and grown-ups each have sent a little money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food. Some children sent in only a quarter because that was all the money they had. Other children sent in more money than that.
Since so many people sent money to the zoo to help pay for Brocky’s food, he now will be able to eat as much as he wants. Brocky surely must be a happy tiger to know that he has so many adopted parents. Many children must also be happy to know that they have helped to feed him. It really will be thrilling for those children to go to the Natural Zoo to visit their adopted tiger Brocky.Brocky is________.
| A．an animal zoo |
| B．an adopted child |
| C．a tiger without children’s love |
| D．a tiger in need of adoption |
Several hundred people give money to the zoo to help Brocky because ________.
| A．its food is too expensive for one person to afford |
| B．people don’t want to spend too much money on Brocky |
| C．people don’t love Brocky enough |
| D．the zoo forces them to do so |
Children will be ________ if they go to the zoo to visit the tiger Brocky.
| A．frightened | B．excited and happy |
| C．nervous | D．surprised |
With so many people’s money, Brocky now can _________.
| A．play with many toys |
| B．live without being hungry |
| C．eat meat every day |
| D．have an air-conditioned room to live in |
We can infer(推断)from the passage that ________.
| A．zoos are too poor to feed the animals |
| B．there are too many animals in the zoo |
| C．many people are kind to animals |
| D．children love animals better than adults do |
Holding doors open, picking up rubbish, thanking people … these acts of kindness seem very small. But students at Tibbetts Middle School know that it’s the small acts that make the world a better place.
Eighth-graders from New Mexico, US, took part in the Random (随意) Acts of Kindness Week from Feb 10 to 14. During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others, or for the environment.
Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity. “I believe the world is changed by little things,” she told the local newspaper. Over the week, Murray said she has seen changes in her class. Previously, she asked her students to push the chairs in after class. Now, the students do it by themselves. “The teachers will have less work,” said Elisea Castaneda, one of Murray’s students.
Jordin Marshall, another eighth-grader, spent the week giving out praise (赞扬). “It makes that person’s day (使那个人开心),” she said. “Besides helping others, the activity made students feel that they can make a difference,” Murray said.
Eighth-grader Haley Echols decided to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week. She believes her acts could encourage others.
Random Acts of Kindness Week was started by .
| A．some eighth-graders | B．the school |
| C．a teacher | D．some parents |
What kind of act of kindness is not mentioned?
| A．Giving out praise. | B．Holding doors open. |
| C．Picking up rubbish. | D．Donating money. |
The underlined word “Previously” means .
| A．since then | B．before |
| C．later | D．at present |
Elisea thinks if students push in chairs after class, .
| A．teachers’ work can be reduced |
| B．the environment will be better |
| C．other students’ time can be saved |
| D．no rubbish will be left |
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
| A．Random Acts of Kindness Week lasted for seven days. |
| B．Random Acts of Kindness Week made children feel they can make a difference. |
| C．The teachers and students want to make the world a better place with small acts. |
| D．The activity encouraged many students. |
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