Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us communicate with others more often. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show. Letters alive, is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, only one person walks up to a microphone and reads a letter. The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode(集), they read a letter written by the famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.
“Every letter opens another world for us, " said Guan Zhangwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers". Since its first episode on December 5, 2016, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众)say that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today’s TV shows.
Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also attracted(吸引)Chinese audiences. They include the Chinese Poetry Conference, a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.
1. Letters Alive, a TV show, invites famous people to______.| A．read and share letters | B．tell audiences jokes | C．enter different competitions |
| A．Two | B．Three | C．Four |
| A．highly praise | B．don’t mind | C．show no interest in |
| A．Sports News |
| B．Culture and Entertainment |
| C．Education and Science |
| A．Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences |
| B．Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles |
| C．We can experience the real lives and feeling of the writers by reading letters. |
2 . For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death’s door. Every year brings more news of closing. But why is the situation so terrible for newspapers?
Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. Their most successful period is in the early 20th century.
With the appearance of radio and TV, however, newspaper circulation（发行量）began to fall. 3 By the mid-20th century, radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to depend on newspapers for news. That was especially true for breaking （突发的） news.
Afternoon newspapers were the first to suffer （受损害）. After work, more and more people turned on TV instead of opening a newspaper. That was because TV could provide news happening a short time ago. It’s true that newspapers couldn’t compete with TV on speed, but they could provide in-depth（深入详尽的）reports that TV news could not.
But newspapers suffered another, heavier blow （打击） in the 1990s. With the appearance of the Internet, tons of information became free. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription （订阅）.
So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making changes. Some are going digital （数字的）. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the news. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source （来源） of in-depth news, analysis （分析） and opinions. 4 If newspapers disappear completely, there will be nothing to take their place.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. What made the newspaper circulation fall?
2. Will newspapers disappear? Why or why not? （选择一种情况作答）
B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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3 . My favorite programs
Many people think that TV programs have little or no educational value (教育意义).It is true that lots of programs are meaningless. However, some programs are good and we can learn many things from them. Here are a few of my favorite programs.
| Blue Peter | As a child，this was the only program I could watch. I watched it three times a week. You can learn about different countries around the world from it. As the show is for children, the language in it is easy. |
| The Great British Bake Off | This show is about making bread, cakes and so on. The show wants to find Britain’s best amateur baker (业余烘焙师).You can watch the show to get some ideas of new things to try baking and you can always find the recipes online. |
| Frozen Planet | This one is about life in cold places. There are many special animals on this show. I love this show not because of the cute animals, but because it teaches us about the impact we have on these animals and what we need to do to save them. |
| Pointless | This show is great for making you think. It is a quiz (知识竞赛) show. It may be about sports, weather, movies and so on. I learnt lots of things from this show. |
1. How often did the writer watch Blue Peter when he was a child?
| A．Three times a week. | B．Twice a week. |
| C．Three times a month. | D．Twice a month. |
| A．请柬 | B．协议 | C．餐券 | D．食谱 |
| A．Blue Peter. | B．The Great British Bake Off. |
| C．Frozen Planet. | D．Pointless. |
| A．Pointless is a knowledge quiz about sports. |
| B．Blue Peter tells about different countries around the world. |
| C．The writer always watches The Great British Bake Off online. |
| D．The writer likes Frozen Planet because of the lovely animals in it. |
| A．movies | B．magazines | C．TV programs | D．talent shows |
| 1. Kathy likes English very much. She wants to learn English on TV. 2. Mark is interested in animals. He wants to know everything about animals. 3. Tim likes sports. He likes watching sports matches very much. But he only has time after 7:00 p.m. 4. Jennifer likes watching talk shows. She thinks it is very interesting and helpful. 5. Kate likes traveling, so the weather is very important to her. | A. Channel (频道) 2 Program: Sports News Time: 18:30 B. Channel 1 Program: Weather Report Time: 19:30 C. CCTV-NEWS Program: Let’s Speak English Together Time: 18:00 D. Sports Channel Program: Basketball Match Time: 20:00 E. CCTV-6 Program: Animal World Time:19:30 F. Channel 9 Program:Talk Show Time: 20:00 G. Channel 3 Program: Popular Music Time: 21:15 |
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5 . Since last year，Where Are We Going，Dad？has been one of the most popular TV shows. It is produced by Hunan TV. The show invites five stars from different fields and their children. The show follows the adventures of the five dads together with their young children (aged 4 to 10) and try to finish a set of tasks. We can look at the changing roles of dads in the Where Are We Going，Dad？On the show, the five fathers and their children travelled around China riding camels through the western deserts(沙漠)，fishing on the east coast，and selling vegetables in southwestern Yunnan Province.
One dad didn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people tried to help him. Another one couldn’t cook. When he stayed with his son for three days in the desert，they only ate instant noodles(方便面).
Along the way we see the kids and their dads having fun, but we also see tearful moments and uncomfortable moments as the dads try to get on with their children. The show offers an interesting picture on modern family life.
Why is this show so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids. In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much more kind on their kids and they can listen to their children carefully. Fathers also teach their children skills and encourage them to try new things.
| A．has been on TV for five years | B．has been shown in other countries |
| C．is produced by Henan TV station | D．is among the most popular TV shows |
| A．The fathers on the show are common people in China. |
| B．The youngest child on the show was only four years old. |
| C．The fathers and their children on the show go around the whole world. |
| D．The fathers and their children on the show went fishing in Yunnan Province. |
| A．the writer doesn’t like this kind of TV show |
| B．the director of the TV show is a very cruel man |
| C．it is very healthy to eat instant noodles in the desert |
| D．the fathers and their children met problems along the way |
| A．The fathers on the show were patient with their children. |
| B．The fathers on the show were too strict with their children. |
| C．The children on the show didn’t feel safe with the fathers. |
| D．The fathers on the show taught their children new languages. |
| A．living happily in the western deserts | B．fathers taking care of their kids |
| C．making money by selling vegetables | D．lots of uncomfortable moments |
| Today’s radio | |
| 640 AM 16:50 Light music 19:00 International news 21:00 Interesting stories 23:10 Chinese pop songs 00:10 World famous piano works（作品） 01:30 （over） | 90.5FM 09:30 Chinese songs by famous singers 10:00 Animal world 10:30 Songs of the century 12:10 Happy talk show 18:00 Chinese pop songs 19:30 Radio songs 21:00 （over） |
| 720AM 09:00 Happy 30 minutes 09:35 World famous piano works 12:00 The latest news 14:00 Chinese classical music 17:00 Songs of the century 19:35 Chinese songs 23:00 Chinese folk songs（民歌）by famous singers 00:00 （over） | 97.4FM 09:00 Hello, taxi 10:00 Modern music 11:00 Pop music 12:30 Famous Chinese songs 13:00 World famous operas 16:00 Old records 18:00 International news 20:00 Famous Chinese songs 21:30 Love the human world 23:00 Music magazine 01:00（over） |
1. All the bands have .
| A．light music | B．Chinese songs |
| C．country music | D．world famous piano works |
| A．640AM. | B．720AM. |
| C．90.5FM. | D．97.4 FM. |
| A．97.4FM | B．90.5FM |
| C．720AM | D．640AM. |
| A．pop music |
| B．Songs of the century |
| C．Music magazine |
| D．World famous piano works |
| A．You can listen to “Radio songs” at 19:30 at 90.5FM. |
| B．You can listen to “Famous Chinese songs” at 12:30 at 97.4 FM. |
| C．You can listen to “International news” at 18:00 at 640 AM. |
| D．You can listen to “Chinese songs” at 19:35 at 720 AM. |
A popular TV may have 70,000,000 TV viewers（观众）.A TV show can make something or someone well-known overnight（一夜成名）. That’s why more than 10,000,000women and girls of 4～89 years old watch Hunan TV’s “Super Girl” show .
These “game” shows put ordinary（普通的）people on TV to play a game for prize（奖品）and money . These game shows can make anyone a star , and he or she can also get lots of money , so many people watch the shows .
“Super Girl” is the first show of this kind in China . It’s so close to you . Everyone can join in it .
1. This article may come from __________.
| A．a sitcom | B．a textbook |
| C．a newspaper | D．a fashion show |
| A．it can make some people well-known overnight |
| B．it can make people get lots of knowledge（知识） |
| C．people have nothing else to do |
| D．it’s interesting |
| A．men and women singers | B．superstars |
| C．ordinary girls | D．ordinary boys |
| A．ninety-eight | B．four |
| C．eight-nine | D．eighty |
| A．don’t like to go to school |
| B．don’t want to join in the show |
| C．want to be superstars |
| D．think it’s interesting |
Hi , class ! I am Linda . It is my English show time today . Please take a look at the picture . Haha , this is a picture of Running Man . I t came back again to us on TV on April 17, 2015. Do you know something about Running Man ?
Running Man is a popular TV show in Korea (韩国) for about four years . Many people like to watch it on TV . And the TV show came to China in 2014. There are seven members (成员) in the show . They are all Chinese : Deng Chao , Angelababy , Li Chen , Chen He , Wang Zulan , Zheng Kai and Bao Beier . Wang Baoqiang isn’t in the second season (第二季) now , but Fan Bingbing and Han Geng are as VIPs this time . I like all of them , but Angelababy is my favourite , because she is the only girl in Running Man . In the TV show , they play many kinds of games , and the games are always very exciting and interesting . Every Friday night , I like watching them on TV . That makes me very happy . What do you think of this TV show ? Who do you like best ? OK , thanks very much for listening .
1. When did this TV show start in China ?
| A．In 2012. | B．In 2013. | C．In 2014. | D．In 2015. |
| A．They ran in a sports meeting . | B．They played games . |
| C．They listened to music . | D．They watched movies . |
| A．Deng Chao . | B．Wang Baoqiang . | C．Angelababy . | D．Chen He . |
| A．My Favourite TV Show | B．My Favourite Star |
| C．My Favourite Actress | D．My Favourite Picture |
More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones today, according to the United Nations. Phone calls and
Letters Alive got its
The letters were written by people from different
“Every letter opens another world for us,” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can
Since its first episode on Dec 5, Letters Alive has been
Besides Letters Alive, some other
“This means that our audiences are not only
| A．books | B．messages | C．newspapers | D．notices |
| A．often | B．usually | C．seldom | D．always |
| A．mark | B．idea | C．video | D．support |
| A．Still | B．Though | C．So | D．Instead |
| A．times | B．grades | C．groups | D．families |
| A．promised | B．praised | C．envied | D．missed |
| A．make | B．pass | C．experience | D．spend |
| A．actively | B．carefully | C．clearly | D．widely |
| A．cultural | B．traditional | C．popular | D．fashionable |
| A．looking | B．waiting | C．paying | D．working |
Recently, a popular TV show—Chinese Poetry Competition has attracted many people. Now let’s interview some people and listen to what they said.
| I like Wu Yishu very much. She studies at the High School Affiliated(附属) to Fudan University in Shanghai. She came out on top. She can recite(背诵) more than 2, 000 Chinese poems fluently(流利地). I really admire her knowledge of poems. She is tall and beautiful, and she always stays calm whether the questions are easy or hard. |
| The woman that impresses(给……以深刻印象) me is Bai Ruyun. She comes from a village in Xingtai. She is a farmer. She is not rich and she is badly ill in hospital, but she has been so confident in herself since she began to read and recite Chinese poems. |
| Among the competitors(选手), I like Wang Zilong best. He is 34 years old. He teaches Chinese in Shijiazhuang College. He said when he was only two years old, his parents began to teach him to recite Chinese poems. |
| Do you know the young boy? He is Ye Fei, 13, from Anqing No. Two Middle School in Anhui. In one competition，he answered all the questions correctly. Now he is a young star in his school because of his love of Chinese poems. |
1. Who came out on top in the Chinese poetry Competition?
| A．Wu Yishu. | B．Bai Ruyun. | C．Wang Zilong. | D．Ye Fei. |
| A．Shanghai. | B．Xingtai. | C．Shijiazhuang. | D．Anqing. |
