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许愿真 2014-05-25

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Hua Mulan is a famous Chinese folk heroine. Many students know her from the Chinese ancient poem called Mulan Ci. It tells a story of a brave girl named Hua Mulan who dressed herself up as a man to fight instead of her old father. In 1998, the Disney Picture made a cartoon film Mulan based on the story, and it became a hit all over the world. Since then, Mulan has become one of the most world-famous characters like Cinderella and Aladdin.

However, some Chinese cartoon workers are not satisfied with that. They want to produce an animation(动画片) about Mulan themselves. Recently, Jiang Tong Animation Co. Ltd. says that they are making a 52-episode(集) cartoon series named Hua Mulan.

The producer of the company says that their version is different from the Disney version. Disney’s Mulan focuses on the individual heroism(个人英雄主义), while the homemade one tries to stress on the grow-up story of Mulan against the Chinese background. The aim of the Chinese version is to set up a brave and patriotic(爱国的) image for the Chinese young people.

The making of the new cartoon has already started, and the whole series is expected to be finished at the end of 2007. Will it be another hit? Let’s wait and see.

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

( )1. What does the underlined word “heroine” mean in Chinese?

A. 人物形象 B. 女主人公

C. 女英雄 D. 传奇人物

( )2. How was the cartoon film Mulan made by the Disney Picture?

A. It was boring. B. It was successful.

C. It was normal. D. It was expensive.

( )3. How many episodes will there be in the homemade Hua Mulan?

A. 50. B. 51. C. 52. D. 53.

( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Cinderella and Aladdin are also the most world-famous characters.

B. We still don’t know which company will make the homemade Hua Mulan.

C. The story of homemade Hua Mulan is similar to that of the Disney’s.

D. The aim of the homemade Hua Mulan is to make more money than the Disney’s.

( )5. Where do you expect to find the article?

A. In a storybook. B. On a website.

C. In a novel. D. In a dictionary.

Although English is not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we should be able to know where most words come from.

Sometimes, however, no one may really tell where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America from Europe. They came from a big city of Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When some Americans saw them eating round pieces of beef, they asked the Germans what they were. The Germans did not understand the question and answered, “We came from Hamburg.” One of these Americans owned a restaurant and had an idea. He cooked some round pieces of beef like what the men from Hamburg ate. Then he put them between two pieces of bread and started selling them. Today “hamburgers” are sold in many countries around the world.

Whether this story is true or not, it is certainly interesting. Knowing why any word has a certain meaning is interesting, too. The reason may be found in any large English dictionaries.

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

( )1. According to the writer, English ________.

A. is as old as Chinese

B. is not so old as Chinese

C. is very difficult to learn

D. is older than German

( )2. Hamburg is ________.

A. a city of Germany B. the name of a village

C. a round piece of beef D. a kind of bread

( )3. According to the story, ________.

A. hamburgers are made with ham

B. hamburgers were sold all over the world about a century ago

C. few Americans like hamburgers

D. hamburgers are made with beef

( )4. According to the writer, which of the following can be found in any large English dictionaries?

A. Where all the new words come from.

B. Where those Germans came from.

C. The reason why any word has a certain meaning.

D. The reason why English is spoken around the world.

( )5. The word “hamburger” comes from ________.

A. China because it has a long history

B. the round pieces of beef those people from Hamburg brought to America

C. English speakers because they always create new words

D. England because Germans don’t speak good English

Here are some simple tips for getting to sleep. They are designed to help you deal with tension, stress and anxiety, and enjoy a good night’s sleep. Not every one of these tips alone will get you to sleep, but a few of them at least should be useful.

Get some physical exercises during the day. Even 15 minutes a day of exercise(at least half an hour before going to bed, so your body will have a chance to slow down) will give your body the activity and oxygen(氧) it needs to help you relax more and sleep better.

Listen to the light music. Play some soft, smooth music that help you sleep. Of course you must have a recorder or CD player that will automatically(自动地) turn off because if you get up and turn it off in the end, you’ll lose its effect.

Drink warm milk. A glass of warm milk 15 minutes before going to bed will keep you calm.

Keep regular bedtime hours. Your body likes regular routines(常规), whether you do or not. It likes to know that it’s going to get up at the same time each day, eat at the same time, and go to bed at the same time. Keep far away from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco. Before you go to sleep, you’d better not drink coffee or cola which has caffeine. Don’t drink wine, beer or champagne which has alcohol and don’t smoke.

Don’t watch TV or read before going to bed. Wait at least half an hour before going to bed after reading or watching TV.

Choose the best answer according to the passage.

( )1. Which of the following is not mentioned(提到) in this text?

A. Listening to music.

B. Drinking warm milk.

C. Keeping far away from caffeine.

D. Using sleeping pills.

( )2. According to the passage, we can infer(推断) that the way of getting some physical exercise during the day is more effective for _______.

A. sportsman B. office workers

C. postmen D. farmers

( )3. If you choose to use the method of listening to music, the author advises us _______.

A. not to listen to soft music

B. not to make the record or CD player lose its effect

C. to have a record or CD player that will turn off by itself

D. not to listen to smooth music

( )4. According to the passage, which of the following is good before going to bed?

A. Watching TV or reading.

B. Drinking Coffee.

C. Drinking warm milk.

D. Drinking beer.

( )5. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Music and Sleep

B. Caffeine and Sleep

C. Keeping Regular Bedtime

D. Tips for Getting to Sleep

Do you remember the song “little swallow(燕子) wears bright clothes, and 1 here every spring”? Have you ever wondered 2 all the swallows go during winter? They fly south in autumn to stay in 3 places and fly back north next spring. This type of travel is called migration(迁徙).

Not all 4 migrate. Some who don’t need to worry about 5 live in the same place all year around. Robins(知更鸟), for example, can turn to fruit 6 they can’t find worms(虫子)or insects.

For birds like swallows, who can’t find 7 food, winter is a 8 time. Plants die and insects hide. The swallows 9 move to warmer places.

“There are over 1,300 kinds of birds in China. More than 10 of them, about 700 birds, migrate,” says Hou Yunqiu, an expert(专家) at the Bird Banding Centre of China(全国鸟类环志中心). The most 11

migratory birds are swallows, wild ducks, swans and wild geese.

To study migration, scientists band many birds every year. They put a ring 12 a number around a bird’s leg. Some birds are 13 again, or found after they die. By checking the band number with the Bird Banding Centre, scientists 14 where the bird was first banded and 15 it traveled.