Most people think that the capital of the mov...

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.

The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery and romance (but usually no kissing). Because Bollywood films contain so many different features, this style of film is sometimes called a “masala” film. (“Masala” is an Indian word for a mixture of species.)

Another big difference between Bollywood and Hollywood movies is the way 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 finished. The director and writer can make up the story while the film is being made. Sometimes they will even write the script (剧本) by hand instead of taking time to type it.

Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand 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 or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies. The average Bollywood film, with a budget（预算）of only two million US dollars, seems very cheap compared to the average budget of sixty million US dollars for a Hollywood film, thirty times as much!

1.What is the main topic of the reading?

A. Famous stars in Bollywood.

B. How Hollywood movies are made.

C. The difference between two movie industries.

D. The history of movie-making in India.

2.What is NOT true about Mumbai?

A. It is the movie capital of India.

B. The new name is Bombay.

C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.

D. It is less expensive to make films there than in Hollywood.

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

A. They are very popular.

B. They show Indian culture.

C. They are much longer than Hollywood films.

D. They mix different styles of movies.

4.Bollywood films are cheap to make because 　　　　 .

A. they are shorter than Hollywood films

B. the scripts are written by hand

C. the movies do not use any special effects

D. one movie can reuse things from other movies

5.Which of the statements would the writer probably agree with?

A. Most Bollywood movies are very similar.

B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie.

C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.

D. Hollywood movies are too short.

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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(产业)there is called “Bollywood”. Each year, Bollywood makes twice as many movies as Hollywood.

The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain singing, dancing, adventure, mystery and romance. Because Bollywood films has so many different characters, this style of film is called a “masala” film. Masala is an Indian word for a mixture(混合) of spices(调味品).

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

Bollywood actors are so popular that some of them may even work on several movies at the same time. They may even make several different films on the same day using the same costumes(戏装) 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 or directors. This also helps to keep the cost(成本) of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies.

1.What is Not True about Mumbai?

A. It is the movie capital of India.

B. The new name is Bombay.

C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.

D. It is less expensive to make films there than in Hollywood.

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

A. They have spicy stories.

B. They show Indian culture.

C. They mix different styles of movies.

D. They are much longer than Hollywood films.

3.Bollywood movies are cheap to make because_______

A. the scripts are written by hand.

B. they are shorter than Hollywood films.

C. the movies do not use any special effects(特效).

D. some movie reuses things from other movies.

4.Which of the following statements would the writer probably agree with?

A. Hollywood movies are too violent.

B. It takes a lot of masala to make a movie.

C. Most Bollywood movie are very similar.

D. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.

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—What do you think of the new movie directed by Jackie Chan?

—Well, most people think it is wonderful. But _____, it is just a new one, nothing special.

A．pardon me                            B．I agree

C．in my opinion                          D．it is all right

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In most people’s opinion, the tiger is not an animal that we would ordinarily think of as being chicken. However, one tiger, which lives in an English zoo, turned out to be more cowardly( 胆小的) than his keepers could ever have imagined.

Tanvir, a two-year-old Bengal tiger, got stuck at the top of a new 5m-high activity tower in the zoo, after climbing it for the first time.

The wooden tower had been designed to provide mental exercise for Tanvir by testing his ability of dealing with troublesome situations, but after climbing it in just a few seconds, he lost his courage when it came to coming back down. Tanvir went on to spend nearly two days at the top of the tower trying to collect the courage to attempt to get down.

A spokesperson for the zoo said that several days before Tanvir had taken half an hour to get down a lower tower only 1.5m high, and the taller tower had clearly been too much challenging for him.

“Every time he got to the edge, he looked out, put a paw over, and thought, ‘no, I cannot make it!’”laughed Samantha Cordrey, Tanvir’s keeper. In the end Tanvir’s hunger defeated his fear, and after almost 48 hours he made his way down. Burying himself in a big meal just like a hungry pig, Tanvir seemed to forget such a shameful experience for a while.

It appears that his experience would not be the worst in Tanvir’s life if he continued to act like a chicken. It is not known whether he will take courage to go back up his exercise tower again.

The whole episode(插曲) only serves to show the difficulties faced by zoo staff in creating environments that will improve animals’ living ability in enclosed space.

1.When speaking of Tanvir’s shameful experience, Samantha Cordrey might feel it was_____.

A. funny      B. surprising    C. exciting     D. unbelievable

2.What made Tanvir get down the 5m-high activity tower at last?

A. The coldness of the weather.       B. The direction from his keepers.

C. The sufferings of being hungry     D. The fear of being alone

3. Why does the author say “this experience would not be the worst in Tanvir’s life if…”(Paragraph 6)?

A. Because Tanvir’s keepers will design more difficult exercise for him.

B. Because Tanvir is so cowardly that he has little courage to meet greater

challenges.

C. Because Tanvir’s bad health will bring him much trouble in practice.

D. Because Tanvir is always careless and often causes trouble by accident.

4. The zoo designed the 5m-high activity tower to______.

A. make Tanvir become brave

B. improve Tanvir’s performance skills

C. let tourists watch Tanvir better

D. improve Tanvir’s living ability

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I think that sleeping is the most wonderful thing in the world. While 36 I do nothing, but close my eyes, leaving all my work behind. In fact, I __37 _get up early nearly every morning.

My classes begin at 8:00, but the teacher asks us to arrive before 7:15 so we have 38  time to prepare for the class. If you are 39 , you’ll lose one point. And when you reach 10 40 , parents’ visit to school will be a must. Though I think it’s  41 , I still don’t want to lose any points.

One morning, my alarm clock  42 . I woke up with a 43 and found that it was already 7:00. What was worse. I lost six points in a44 , that is to say, I was late every day that week. My teacher said that he 45  me to be late. My friends joked that my 46  was coming soon. I finally  47  to do something. I bought a new 48 . It sings songs on time,  49  I shut it down.

It’s perfect for a lazy cat like me. The first time I  50  it I successfully got up at 6:00 the next morning. Proud of  51 , I took a deep breath and found that the early morning air is surprisingly 52_. I did some reading, finding that English is really beautiful. I hadn’t realized __53 that the morning is so wonderful.

“Life is 54  a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” Just as Forrest Gump said, sometimes we should break our 55 . You may find that a new way can change things for the better.

1. A. tired             B. asleep           C. silent         D. awake

2. A. shall        B. can              C. used to          D. have to

3. A. enough        B. no               C. Many        D. any

4. A. lazy              B. sleepy               C. late             D. noisy

5. A. times         B. points               C. days             D. classes

6. A. surprising       B. impossible         C. interesting     D. boring

7. A. failed            B. lied                 C. sounded          D. disappeared

8.A. jump           B. thought              C. start            D. dream

9. A. class         B. day                  C. week             D. month

10. A. believed         B. expected        C. advised          D. hoped

11. A. exam             B. mistake              C. duty             D. day

12.A. decided           B. wanted               C. offered          D. tried

13.A. alarm clock  B. schoolbag        C. watch            D. bike

14. A. as if            B. if               C. even if          D. only if

15. A. had         B. used             C. watched          D. bought

16. A. itself           B. them             C. myself           D. us

17. A. cool        B. warm                 C. comfortable      D. fresh

18.A. after        B. yet              C. ago              D. before

19. A. as          B. like             C. from        D. with

20. A. rules        B. ideas            C. habits           D. dreams

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Switzerland is the world’s most famous watchmaker,1.makes it little surprise that2.(it) people are the most punctual in the world. For them, being on time is not only a nice thing to do, but it’s a strict3.(believe) that they build almost every aspect of their lives on.

According to the BBC, everything in Switzerland, from trains and buses4.personal meetings, is on time. If someone says they are meeting you at 3 pm, they5.not be there at 2:55 or 3:05 - just 3 pm. It shows “a deep expression of respect for other people”, US writer Eric Weiner, who6.(recent) traveled to Switzerland, wrote for BBC News. “A punctual person is a 7.(consider) one. By showing up on time for everything, a Swiss person is expressing he values your time and, by extension, he values you.”

This valuable quality of Swiss people8.(report) to originate from the country’s mountain areas. Due to poor weather, people had to plant and harvest crops exactly on time,9.they would have nothing to eat.

However, being punctual also has its problems. Since everybody has their lunch at exactly 12 and takes their coffee break at 4 pm, elevators and coffee shops all tend10.(be) full at the same time.

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Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth(悬念)？

Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.

There are several possible explanations for these findings. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical(逻辑的) thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-discipline (self-control) than children.

All in all, it seems that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a fact, but a myth.

1.The main idea of the passage is ____.

A．teenagers are more difficult to teach

B．Danish teenagers can learn Swedish faster than younger children

C．adults are more logical than children

D．the ability to learn languages increases with age

2.According to the passage, teenagers can learn a foreign language _____ than younger children.

A．harder                               B．more efficiently

C．more slowly                           D．more carefully

3.Which of the following possible explanations for older student’s better achievement is not mentioned in the above passage?

A．Adults know more about the world.         B．Adults can use logical thinking

C．Adults have more self-discipline.            D．Adults can read better.

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Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to learn a new language. That is, they believe that children learn more easily and efficiently than adults. Thus, at some point in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this idea a fact or myth(悬念)？

Is it true that children learn a foreign language more efficiently than adults? On the contrary, research studies suggest that the opposite may be true. One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, concluded that the teenagers learned more, in less time, than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed a direct improvement of ability over the age range tested; that is, the ability to learn increased as the age increased, from childhood to adulthood.

There are several possible explanations for these findings. For one thing, adults know more about the world and therefore are able to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, adults can use logical(逻辑的) thinking to help themselves see patterns in the language. Finally, adults have more self-discipline (self-control) than children.

All in all, it seems that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a fact, but a myth.

1.The main idea of the passage is that ________.

2. If most people’s idea of learning languages is true, people may lose ability to learn languages well ________.

3.According to the passage, teenagers can learn a foreign language __________ than younger children.

4.The reason why adults understand meanings more easily than children is that ________.

5.The explanation for older student’s better achievement not mentioned in the above passage is that________.

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Whenever we hear about "the homeless", most of us think of the developing world. But the _____ is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a_______country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making_______ for the homeless of Berlin, Germany's capital. They first_______ one long hot summer when most Germans were_______ on holiday. Kurt Muller and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, _______ a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren't _______.　 “What these people also need is warmth and______, ” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t _______to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita _______ there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always_______ to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon_______all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to_______ donations. Today, over thirty companies _______donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to_______them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer_______ new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no______ for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t_______ money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary. Though Rita admits she often gets_______. She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a_______ in the world.

1.A.result B.truth C.reason D.idea

2.A.traditional B.developing C.typical D.wealthy

3.A.preparations B.houses C.meals D.suggestions

4.A.began B.met C.called D.left

5.A.asleep B.alone C.across D.away

6.A.brought up B.set up C.put aside D.gave away

7.A.enough B.necessary C.helpful D.expensive

8.A.fame B.freedom C.courage D.caring

9.A.hesitate B.agree C.pretend D.intend

10.A.made sense B.found out C.made sure D.worked out

11.A.open B.crowded C.noisy D.near

12.A.costing B.wasting C.taking D.spending

13.A.pay for B.ask for C.look into D.carry out

14.A.completely B.calmly C.regularly D.roughly

15.A.advertise B.sell C.deliver D.lend

16.A.donates B.produces C.designs D.collects

17.A.permission B.payment C.direction D.support

18.A.borrow B.raise C.save D.expect

19.A.surprised B.excited C.tired D.amused

20.A.profit B.difference C.decision D.rule

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Most of the countries in the world hold the belief _____ Taiwan is inalienable part of the People’s Republic of China.

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