1 . There are many TV programs about Chinese dishes, but few are like A Bite of China (《舌尖上的中国》). The documentary (纪录片) tells us foods in different places in China.
The foods in the first season (第一季) of the documentary are from 70 places. You can see many kinds of food and they can capture (俘获) your eyes and stomach (胃). And you can also learn how to make the food. That’s why it becomes one of the most popular programs.
However, the program is not only about food. There are many different stories between food and people. To know about good stories, workers of the first season spent about 13 months doing the research (研究) and filming. One of the workers says that the stories also show the social transformation (社会变迁).
“The program is like a window. It makes the world know more about China. It helps people around the world not only enjoy Chinese dishes, but also learn Chinese culture.”
根据文章内容判断下列句子正确 (T) 或错误 (F)。1. Many TV programs are like A Bite of China.
2. Workers of the first season spent about 13 weeks doing the research (研究) and filming.
3. The foods in the first season are from 70 places.
4. The program is only about food.
5. The program can make Chinese know more about the world.
2 . In November 1979, pupils in England were able to
The story says that once upon a time there was a magic rock. One day, it suddenly broke open and gave birth to a monkey.
The Monkey king has excited the children of China many years. And as soon as the TV program came out more than 30 years ago, Western children became
| A．watch | B．watching | C．watched |
| A．one | B．first | C．once |
| A．strange | B．traditional | C．silly |
| A．to fight | B．to win | C．to play |
| A．such | B．too | C．so |
| A．changes | B．changed | C．chance |
| A．difference | B．different | C．difficult |
| A．into | B．off | C．down |
| A．succeeded | B．exciting | C．interested |
| A．shooting | B．fighting | C．reminding |
阅读短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
What Would You Do is a TV program on American ABC. The program which is hosted by the news reporter John Quinones is popular with many people. It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble in order to remind us to stand up for the people in need. Here is last week’s program.
In a cake shop, two actors acted as a blind woman named Pamela and a man clerk who looked down upon the blind. Hidden cameras were recording what would happen. The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cup cakes. The clerk treated the woman badly at first. Then he cheated her when he gave her the change. He only gave her 6 single dollar bills instead of 34 dollars.
Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman? Yes! A customer (顾客) in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind and treating her badly. And other customers joined in soon. John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out. She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need. “A psychology (心理学) professor once said,” she said, “It’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”
1. What is the name of the TV program?2. What’s the purpose (目的) of the TV program?
3. Where is the blind woman?
4. Who treated the blind woman badly?
5. What do we need to take the first step to stand up for the people in need?
6. 书面表达：
中学生经常会因为学习的问题，日常琐事，人际的相处，缺乏交流，尤其是在家与父母没能很好地沟通而出现了一些心理问题。在生活中，当遇到问题时，学会与家人倾诉是很重要的。请你结合以上信息，写一篇80词左右的短文。
内容包括：1. 你认为中学生出现心理问题的原因（至少两点）；
2. 针对以上问题请给学生们提建议（至少三点）；
3. 呼吁大家勇敢面对生活中的问题，努力寻找解决的办法。
作文要求：语句连贯，词数80个左右；开头已给出，不计入总词数。
For the students in this age, they may have some psychological (心理上的) problems. Here are the reasons.
4 . Television is good. You’d like to watch it all day and all night. But too much TV is a very bad thing. Scientists found that kids who watch too much TV may have more trouble learning to read. They can’t focus on (专注于) their work. Kids learn language skills best by reading, talking and playing with others. If they spend too much time watching TV, they’ll have less time for those things. Watching too much TV is bad for people’s health. People don’t move much while watching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching. This can make them fat. We call these people “couch potatoes”.
Fighting on TV is a big problem for kids. Young people are good at following. Scientists have found that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely (可能) to fight.
1. Scientists say if kids watch too much TV, they will _______.| A．learn language skills more easily | B．be healthier |
| C．find it hard to learn to read | D．eat less food |
| A．reading | B．talking | C．playing with others | D．all of A, B and C |
| A．Eat a lot of food. | B．Have less time for reading. |
| C．Hardly move | D．Focus on their work. |
| A．Kids have much time to watch TV. |
| B．It’s good for kids to learn from fighting acts on TV. |
| C．Too much TV is good for people’s health. |
| D．It’s easy for kids who watch a lot of fighting shows to fight. |
What Would You Do? is a TV program on American ABC. The program which is hosted by the news reporter John Quinones is popular with many people. It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble so as to remind us to stand up for the people in need. Here is last week’s program.
In a cake shop, an actress acted as a blind woman named Pamela, and an actor acted as a man clerk who looked down upon the blind woman. Hidden cameras were recording what would happen. The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cup cakes. The clerk treated the woman badly at first. Then he cheated her when he gave her the change. He only gave her 6 single dollar bills instead of 34 dollars.
Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman? Yes! A customer in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind woman and treating her badly. And other customers joined in soon. John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out. She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need. “A psychology (心理学) professor once said,” she said. “It’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”
1. What’s the name of the TV program?
2. What’s the purpose of the TV program?
3. Where was the blind woman?
4. Who treated the blind woman badly?
5. What do we need to stand up for the people in need?
6 . Doctors recommend that kids should do outdoor activities and play with their parents. However, that doesn’t mean TV has to be taken out of their family life. There are some educational TV programs that help your children learn. Take a look at these four TV programs that your kids should watch.
| As one of the longest children’s shows on TV, Sesame Street is still a favourite with parents. It teaches kids about sharing, being a good friend, and other important values. In addition, words and letters are introduced through scenes and songs with favourite characters like Elmo, Big Bird, Zoe, and Cookie Monster. You will probably enjoy watching this show as a kid, and your children will too. Sesame Street has been aired (播放) on PBS since 1969. |
| What kid doesn’t like a superhero? Well, Super Why! has four of them: Alpha Pig with Alphabet Power, Princess Presto with Spelling Power, Wonder Red with Word Power, and Super Why with the Power to Read. This TV show teaches kids how to put letters together to make words and how to pronounce (发音) words when reading. It’s great for kids from the preschool (学前) to second grade. Super Why! has been aired on PBS and PBS Kids Sprout since 2008. |
| Based on the railway series books by Reverend Wilbert Awdry. Thomas and Friends follows the story of locomotive (火车头) friends on Sodor Island. There are large engines (发动机) and small engines. It teaches kids to accept others for who they are and always do their best in everything. After all, the popular sentence of the show is “I think I can.” Thomas and Friends has been aired since 1984. |
| Based on a classic children’s book series by Marc Brown. Arthur is about an eight-year-old boy named Arthur from Elwood City. He has to deal with several situations that many children face today. For example, the show explores several health-related and social problems, such as cancer and other disabilities. The stories, along with the song “Believe in Yourself”, teach kids how to deal with these problems and accept everyone. Arthur has been aired on PBS since 1996. |
1. Which TV program can teach kids about sharing, being a good friend, and other important values according to the passage?
| A．Sesame Street. |
| B．Super Why! |
| C．Thomas and Friends. |
| D．Arthur. |
| A．Elmo. | B．Thomas. | C．Marc Brown. | D．Arthur. |
| A．Parents should watch more TV shows with their kids in the daily life. |
| B．Arthur teaches kids how to write songs. |
| C．Super Why! helps kids remember English songs quickly. |
| D．Both Thomas and Friends and Arthur encourage kids to be confident. |
| A．The ways to learn English well. |
| B．The advice about how to play with kids. |
| C．Four educational TV programs for kids. |
| D．The problems that kids face today. |
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| A Lifelong Journey is from a novel written by famous Chinese writer Liang Xiaosheng. The novel was first published in December 2017, and won the 10th MaoDun Literature Prize two years later. And then it was made into a TV series (系列片). It shows a group of Chinese people with different jobs to describe the huge influence (影响) brought by China’s changes. The TV series goes popular because it wakes people’s memory of the past. The story of a small family mirrors the lives of millions of such small families in China. |
1. What is the TV series A Lifelong Journey mainly about?
| A．How a group of Chinese students make a living. |
| B．Who is the most famous Chinese writer at that time. |
| C．The China’s changes in over half a century brought the huge influence. |
| A．In 2015. | B．In 2017. | C．In 2019. |
| A．Because it is from a novel written by Li Lu. |
| B．Because it wakes people’s memory of the past. |
| C．Because it describes the beauty of the hometown. |
For many children, watching TV is their favorite thing. They like interesting shows on TV. And they can learn a lot about their country and the world.
Susan is one of these children. She usually watches TV at the weekend. On Sundays, there is an English TV show Getting To Know England. She really likes it. It tells about the life of England like houses, traffic, food, music, movie stars and so on. Why does she love this TV show? Because she likes English and it’s her favorite subject. She can learn many new words when she watches it. That helps her a lot with her English. She can also know much about England. And she wants to visit this great country.
Susan doesn’t watch TV from Monday to Friday because she is busy with her study. But every night she reads English stories before she goes to bed. She is in the school English club, too. She really wishes to get a job about English one day.
1. What’s their favourite thing for many children?2. What kind of TV show does Susan usually watch?
3. Why does she love this TV Show?
4. What does she do from Monday to Friday?
5. Which club does she join?
Perhaps the world’s most famous magician, David Copperfield has entertained his audiences (观众) for years with his fantastic magic tricks and thrilling illusions.
The Statue of Liberty (自由女神像)
A live TV event was staged in April 1983. A huge audience sat on Liberty Island in New York Harbour (纽约港) facing the Statue of Liberty.
| A．But this time, when it was lowered, the Statue of Liberty was there again |
| B．Minutes later, the screen was lowered |
| C．There was a column on each side of the stage |
| D．Time and time again, people have wondered |
| E．There was nothing there |
| F．The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the USA |
