1 . A virtual (虚拟的) panda, named Beibei is becoming fashionable recently. He is very cute and can dance and speak both Chinese and English. He hosts a show called Panda Wandering. It is an interesting TV program. It shows the beauty of Sichuan and its great culture and events. Since the program aired (播出) for the first time at the end of June, 2023, there has been a lot of discussion about it. The program is successful!
The show has two parts, “Panda Trending” and “Panda Scanning”. In the first part, it reports the events in Sichuan and shows the development of Sichuan. In “Panda Scanning”, it shows the natural beauty, historical events, and delicious food of Sichuan. The most interesting part of the show is that it uses AR technology to place the virtual panda alongside a live (现场直播的) host.
Beibei not only hosts a TV program but also makes vlogs to record his stories as a host and show his talents, such as dancing. These vlogs are very interesting.
Looking ahead. Beibei’s adventures (冒险) will continue. Through the use of AR, Panda Wandering brings the panda closer to more people and shares the daily life of the people in Sichuan while showing China as it stands to the world today.
1. What can we know about Beibei?| A．He is a famous host on CCTV. |
| B．He is cute and can sing and dance. |
| C．He makes vlogs about Chinese culture. |
| D．He is good at speaking Chinese and English. |
| A．It airs only in Sichuan. | B．It is hosted by a panda. |
| C．It has two units to introduce pandas. | D．It has a virtual host and a real host. |
| A．AR technology. | B．Sichuan’s greatness. |
| C．Beibei’s host work. | D．Chinese culture. |
1. What program does Billy like best?
| A．World Sports. | B．Travel Around the World. | C．Animal World. |
| A．It’s the most interesting program. |
| B．It’s the most relaxing program. |
| C．It’s the most exciting program. |
| A．Sunday. | B．Saturday. | C．Friday. |
Do you know the TV play Tiger Mom Cat Dad? It is an interesting play. The little girl Qianqian is only seven years old. She is in Grade One. Her mother wants her to study hard. She takes her daughter to all kinds of after-school classes, such as math, piano and swimming. She doesn’t let Qianqian go to the zoo or the amusement park. In a word, she keeps her daughter studying all the time.
But Qianqian’s father thinks happiness is more important than study. He usually plays with her. Sometimes, he even does homework for her.
Who do you like better, Tiger Mom or Cat Dad? Do you think who is right? If you want to be happy and get good grades in your study, what would you do?
1. What grade is Qianqian in? (不超过5个词)2. In Qianqian’s father’s opinion, what is more important? (不超过l0个词)
3. What does Qianqian’s mother want her to do? (不超过l0个词)
4 . Journey to the West, or Xi You Ji, is a very famous Chinese TV play. It’s about the great trip of Tang Seng, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng. The stories come from a book of the same name by Wu Cheng’en in the Ming Dynasty.
The TV play was the first of its kind in China. The production team (制作团队) spent about six years, from 1982 to 1988, making it. The production team met with many problems. At that time, they only had simple tools (工具). Still, they tried their best to make the TV play well. They spent two months visiting over 60 places across China to find the best places for different stories. They needed special technique (技术) to help characters “fly”, but no one knew how to do it. They flew to Hong Kong to learn the technique.
Through the production team’s hard work, the TV play was on first in China in 1986. It quickly became popular. About nine people in ten watched it. So far Chinese TVs have repeated (重播) the TV play over 3,000 times. Now, it’s still popular with Chinese people. When people talk about “summer vacation”, lots of them think of the TV play. People in other countries also love it.
1. To show that the production team went through a hard time, what does the writer do?| A．Tells a story. | B．Asks a question. |
| C．Shows his ideas. | D．Gives some examples. |
| A．It’s long. | B．It’s popular. |
| C．It’s for young kids. | D．It’s best to watch on vacation. |
| A．A famous TV play | B．A hard-working team |
| C．How to make a TV play | D．What to learn from Journey to the West |
5 . The Readers (《朗读者》) is a popular TV show in China. It invites people to read aloud on the stage (舞台). The show also tells moving stories behind those people. They can read many things, like poems (诗歌), stories and letters.
Many people are fans of the show. They begin to enjoy reading aloud at home. Now, the show gives people a place to read. It is a reading pavilion (朗读亭). It appeared in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an. Let’s have a look!
The pavilion is not very big. Only one person can come into it each time. There is a microphone (麦克风) in it and it records people’s voices. Everyone can read for three minutes in it. You can read anything you like. The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV.
Lots of people come to the pavilion to read. Yu Duohan is an 11-year-old girl from Shanghai. She read the story Take a Snail for a Walk. “I love reading aloud,” she said. “It makes the story become more beautiful.”
The pavilion will also come to other cities across the country. You can read your favorite stories in the pavilion soon.
1. What can’t people read in The Readers?| A．Poems. | B．Stories. | C．Sitcoms. | D．Letters. |
| A．The Readers is a popular book. |
| B．The show will invite some of the readers to read on TV. |
| C．Yu Duohan, a 12-year-old boy, likes reading aloud very much. |
| D．You and your friends can get into the pavilion together. |
| A．The show. | B．The book. | C．The microphone. | D．The pavilion. |
| A．A Small Place for Reading Aloud | B．People Who Like to Read Aloud |
| C．The Reason We Need to Read Aloud | D．Reading Aloud Is Good for You |
6 . 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题后面的词数要求)。
Readers is a TV show and it is getting popular in China. People can read everything, like poems, novels and letters in the show.
Many people like the show and enjoy reading at home. Now the show gives people a special place to read across China. Reading pavilions (亭子) are now in cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou and Xi’an.
The pavilion is quite small. Only one person can come into it each time. Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion. The show will later ask some of the readers to read on TV.
People of all ages come and read in the pavilion. “Reading should be like singing and talking.” said Dong Qing, the hostess (主持人) of the show. We can show our feelings by reading loud.
Quite a lot of people are more and more interested in reading. In fact, our country is also trying to do it now.
1. What is Readers? (不超过5个词)7 . Do you like watching television? It is an interesting and fun activity. Televisions are often called TVs.
The first television program appeared in Australia in 1956. Back then, the pictures on TV were black and white only. Still, TV was quite popular.
Today TV has changed a lot.You can watch many different programs about different kinds of things on TV. Some examples of TV programs are news, sitcoms, cartoons, talk shows, and soap operas.
There are many different channels (频道) on TV. In Western Australia, the main channels are ABC, Seven, Nine, Ten and SBS. TV guides tell people what programs are on which channel, which day and at what time.
Most programs on TV are parts of a series (系列节目). These parts usually last for either 30 minutes or a full hour. On the weekend there are often movies on TV that you can watch.It means you don’t need to go to the cinema to watch them.
You can learn a lot from watching TV, but you should not watch too much, or it will hurt (伤害) your eyes.
1. Where and when did the first television program appear?| A．In Canada in 1965. | B．In Russia in 1956. |
| C．In Australia in 1956. | D．In America in 1965. |
| A．出现 | B．改变 | C．来到 | D．下降 |
| A．It will hurt your eyes. |
| B．It will hurt your face. |
| C．It will hurt your nose. |
| D．It will hurt your mouth. |
8 . Nowadays, there are more and more talent shows. They are very popular all over China. Here are my ideas about talent shows.
These talent shows give everyone a chance to show their talents. For some lucky people, these talent shows may make them famous, and can even make them rich. However, there are also many bad sides. First, young people spend too much time on such TV shows. They always dream of being stars, so they spend less time on their studies. Second, some young people just imitate (模仿) their favorite stars. They may forget their own styles (风格).
I think these shows are social (社会的) activities. Young people can join in these activities to get social experience. But they should know that the chance of becoming famous is very small for most people. They should know that they must work hard at something more important—________.
1. What’s the result of joining in talent shows for some lucky people? (不超过15个词)2. What will happen if young people just imitate their favorite stars? (不超过10个词)
3. What would the writer say at the end of the text? (不超过5个词)
A: Hi, Kevin. What did you do last Sunday?
B: It rained all day.
A: What do you think of music shows?
B:
A: And what about talk shows?
B: I can’t stand them. I think they’re boring.
A: I agree with you. And do you like soap operas?
B:
A: How do you like action movies?
B: Wonderful! I like Chinese Kung fu in them.
A:
| A．Me too. |
| B．How about you? |
| C．No, I don’t like them. |
| D．Do you like to watch TV? |
| E．They are really boring, too. |
| F．I don’t always watch music shows. |
| G．I just stayed at home and watched TV. |
1. What TV program does Clark like best?
| A．Around the World. | B．Evening News. | C．Star Interview. |
| A．Boring. | B．Interesting. | C．Meaningless. |
| A．Lisa. | B．Clark. | C．Lina. |
