1 . 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 |
2 . 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 |
3 . 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)4 . 请通读下面对话，根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑，选项中有一项为多余选项。
A: You look happy this morning, Julie.
B: Yes, I watched my favorite TV show just now.
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B: Frank’s Life.
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B: It’s a comedy show.
A: Comedies often make people laugh and I love them. But I like travel shows better.
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A: Because I can learn about different places from the shows.
B: I see.
A: I don’t mind them.
B: Me, too!
| A．I can’t stand cartoon movies! |
| B．What kind of show is it? |
| C．What do you think of cooking shows? |
| D．But I always feel hungry when I watch them. |
| E．What’s your favorite TV show? |
| F．Why do you like them? |
| My favorite program | Animal |
| What to show | Animals’ |
| How often and when to watch the program | I watch it |
| Why to watch the program | Because I’m interested in animals and I think the animals look very |
| What to learn from the program | I can learn so much about animals and why we need to save endangered animals. |
6 . 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. |
7 . Almost all the children love watching television, some children will spend six hours a day at school, then spent another four to six hours in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturdays.
TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn both good things and bad things from them. Some programs help children understand the world better. Others introduce them to people and places from other countries or other times in history. With TV, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see plays, concerts or games at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes.
Some programs show crime (犯罪活动) and other things that children shouldn’t watch, so parents need to help their kids to find out the good programs.
1. Some children usually spend ________ a day in school.| A．four hours | B．four to six hours |
| C．six hours | D．more than eight hours |
| A．Studying | B．playing card games |
| C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
| A．Games | B．animals | C．oceans | D．almost everything |
| A．Television is bad for children. |
| B．Television makes people love their homes. |
| C．People can learn about things without going to see them. |
| D．people can see houses and buildings on TV. |
| A．Why TV is bad. |
| B．The good and had sides of TV. |
| C．How kids watch TV. |
| D．Programs on TV for children. |
8 . Do you know about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) (中医)? Many people turn to TCM when they don’t feel well. If you want to know about it, you can watch Gen Z (《后浪》).
Gen Z is a popular TV play. In the play, Ren Xinzheng, a teacher, knows a lot about TCM. He starts a project (项目) to teach the young talent about TCM. Sun Toutou, a girl, gets into Ren’s class and learns how to help people get better through TCM. She meets many difficulties (困难), but with her hard work, she becomes an excellent doctor in the end and helps people through TCM.
In most people’s eyes, TCM is a little boring and serious. However, Gen Z makes it interesting through stories and examples. For example, it talks about the 24 Solar Terms (节气) and what people should do on these important days to stay healthy. When we watch Gen Z, we can follow the timeline of the 24 Solar Terms to learn new things and have fun at the same time!
Many people in China like watching Gen Z. ▲ They are interested in China. Watching the TV play is a great way for them to learn about TCM and Chinese culture.
Gen Z is really a wonderful TV play for people to learn about TCM in a fun way! Go and watch this great play, and you’ll find out the world of TCM for yourself!
1. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to?| A．TCM. | B．How to keep healthy. |
| C．Something about medicine. | D．Why many people turn to TCM. |
| A．Sun Toutou’s talent. | B．The story of Gen Z. |
| C．The reasons why Gen Z is popular. | D．The difficulty of becoming a doctor. |
| A．fun | B．simple | C．serious | D．expensive |
| A．There are many famous actors in it. | B．They expect to watch similar plays. |
| C．TCM plays an important role in people’s lives. | D．It’s also popular with people in other countries. |
| A．learn Chinese culture | B．watch a great TV play |
| C．turn to TCM when feeling bad | D．learn about TCM to stay healthy |
9 . 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)
1. What does Mary think of game shows?
| A．She loves them. | B．She can’t stand them. | C．She doesn’t mind them. |
| A．Soap shows. | B．Talent shows. | C．Game shows. |
