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     The University of Zurich held an exhibition called “Robots on Tour” on 8th and 9th March,2013 in Zurich,Switzerland. Visitors had a chance to see over 40 robots from all over the world. As another success,the A1 Lab brought out its new robot

Roboy Switzerland's first robotic child!

     The Lab wanted to make the robots more popular among people and make people feel more comfortable for having them around all the time. And the Lab had a prediction about the robots. For example,in the future the robots can do some housework for us,remind us of important things on time and do jobs like working in dirty or dangerous places,so it is believed that people will be glad to have such a robot at home. At the same time,the A1 Lab also thinks that such robots will be important in helping the old live more independently.

     Now Roboy is getting a new face from a Facebook activity,and it can move its arms. Later,the robot will have a soft skin. Roboy first appeared at the “Robots on Tour” exhibition on March 9 ,to celebrate A1 Lab's 25th anniversary,and its next plan is to make more people accept and like it.

() 1. When did the University of Zurich hold “Robots on Tour”？

   A. On 8th March,2013.

   B. On 9th March,2013.

   C. On 8th and 9th March,2012.

   D. On 8th and 9th March,2013.

() 2. You can see more than robots on the exhibition.

   A. 30   B. 40   C. 50   D. 60

() 3. This time people have made at least great successes in this exhibition.

   A. two   B. three

   C. four   D. five

() 4. According to the passage,the aim of the exhibition is .

   A. to show the robotic child to the people all over the world

   B. to tell people how important the robots are in people's life

   C. to let people know there is a robot exhibition in Zurich,Switzerland

   D. to make people know robots more and feel more comfortable for having them

() 5. From the passage we can know that .

   A. robots have been more popular among people

   B. many people have accepted the robotic child—Roboy

   C. most people have used the robotic child in their life

   D. people saw Roboy on March 9 th for the first time

F

     The Venice Film Festival is considered to be the oldest film festival in the world. Every year,people from all over the world go to enjoy the great films and see the film stars.

     The first Venice Film Festival was held in 1932. Since then,it has been held almost every year. At the first Venice Film Festival,there were no judges or prizes at all,only a list of good films chosen by the public. At the second festival,prizes started to be given. The top prize of the festival is the Golden Lion. The lion is the emblem of the ancient Republic of Venice.

     The festival became more and more important. But from 1938 to 1942 the festival was destroyed because of some special reasons. Also,from 1940 to 1942,the festival was not held in Venice,so it was thought to have been stopped during that time.

根據短文內容，簡要回答下面的問題。

1. What does people think of the Venice Film Festival?

2. How often is the Venice Film Festival held?

3. Who chose all the good films at the first Venice Film Festival?

4. What is the top prize of the festival?

5. When did the festival become active again?

E

     Yang Mi is very popular with all ages of people in China. She was born in Beijing 1September 12,1986. She is a Chinese mainland TV 2 • Yang Mi went to the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy in 2005. She worked 3 hard at the acting lessons that all the teachers liked her very much.

      Could she be any luckier? Yang doesn’t 4 so. She makes her way all by 5 .

“Every success is from the efforts I've made”’ said Yang.

      She is 6 for her role as Guo Xiang in the 2006 TV series The Return o f the Condor Heroes and as Tang Xuejian in Chinese Paladin 3 in 2009. However,she became 7 through her role as Luo Qingchuan in Palace in 2011. *

      In April,2009,Yang Mi became a 8 of the Four Young Dan Actresses along with Huang Shengyi,Wang Luodan and Liu Yifei.

      Yang Mi is good at 9 ,too. She sang the popular theme song of Palace. Many directors invite her to play roles because of her 10 acting. We are all sure that she will be an international star soon.

() 1. A. at   B. in   C. on   D. with

() 2. A. star   B. host   C. player   D. writer

() 3. A. as   B. too   C. very   D. so

() 4. A. say   B. believe   C. think   D. hope

() 5. A. yourself   B. herself   C. himself   D. myself

() 6. A. wonderful   B. necessary   C. famous   D. beautiful

() 7. A. more popular   B. busier   C. more exciting   D. funnier

() 8. A. team   B. member   C. group   D. part

() 9. A. dancing   B. swimming   C. drawing   D. singing

() 10. A. successful   B. interesting   C. relaxing   D. useful

     Hello，everyone! Today，it’s my t 11to give a report about my favorite movie star.

     You know, children a2  the world are crazy about Harry Potter and Daniel Radcliffe, the actor, who plays Harry Potter in the movies.

     He has brown hair and his big blue e3 tell us he is clever. Daniel was 12 years old when he first played in Harry Potter. He did so well t4 everyone said he was born to play the role of Harry Potter.

     Daniel was born on July 23rd, 1989 in London, England. He is his parents’ only child. He w5 to be an actor from the age of five, but his parents did not like the idea.he proved to his parents that hecould be a good actor. His favorite actress is Julia Roberts.

     Daniel was born on July 23rd,1989 in London,England. He is his parents’ only child. He w 5 to be an actor from the age of five,but his parents did not like the idea.- H 6,he proved to his parents that he could be a good actor. His favorite actress is Julia Roberts.

     Daniel is very active and energetic. Like most other teenagers,he likes r 7 ,football and other sports.He likes science b 8 than any other subject at school. He always listens to his teachers in class c 9 and gets good grades. His favorite color is green. He likes drinking Coke and hot chocolate.

     Over 16,000 boys wanted to play Harry Porter. But only he was g 10 the role.

     Thank you for listening.

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C

    I think that British comedy is the best comedy in the world and that there are more excellent comedy actors in Britain than in any other country. I am sure that many people have the same opinion as me. In this article,I will introduce some great British comedy actors.

     David Jason 

     David Jason has to be my number one? mainly because of the excellent part he played in Only Fools and Horses. But it should be remembered that he also starred in other excellent comedy shows. It is hard to believe he was also one of the main characters in Open All Hours !    

     Peter Sellers 

     Peter Sellers starred in many films which are now regarded as classics. However,most people agree that Inspector Clouseau is probably his greatest role. He played that role in The Pink Panther.

     Rowan Atkinson 

     It would be fair to say that Rowan Atkinsort  most famous character,Mr. Bean,is a success. The character Mr. Bean is popular with everyone from a five year-old child to an eighty-year-old granny. He doesn’t talk much in any of the Mn shows or films — it just shows what a talented comedy actor Rowan Atkinson is.

     There are many other great actors who could be included here,but these are the ones I think to be among the best. I hope that the actors can bring us more happiness with their humor than ever.

() 1. Who acted in Open All Hours'!

   A. David Jason.

   B. Peter Sellers.

   C. David Jason and Rowan Atkinson.

   D. Peter Sellers and Rowan Atkinson.

() 2. From the passage,Peter Sellers .

   A. starred in many classics

   B. likes The Pink Panther best

   C. is the writer's favorite comedy actor

   D. is the most popular comedy actor in Britain

() 3. What do we know about the Mr. Bean shows or films?

   A. Rowan Atkinson speaks a lot in them.

   B. Rowan Atkinson acts well in them.

   C. They are especially popular with children.

   D. They helped Rowan Atkinson become world-famous.

() 4. We can learn from the passage that .

   A. old people don't like Mr. Bean

   B. few people like British comedy

   C. Inspector Clouseau is a character of Only Fools and Horses

   D. the writer thinks David Jason is one of the best comedy actors in Britain

() 5. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. The best films in Britain.

   B. The best British comedy.

   C. The best British comedy actors.

   D. Favorite roles in British comedy.

B

    How can we make the best use of cartoon movies for language learning? Listen to what a teacher and two students say.

    Wang Shen,29, a teacher in Beijing 

    Many of my students are fans of cartoon movies. Cartoon movies are useful tools for language learning. You can begin with one with an interesting story and simple language. Use the subtitles to help you understand Xu Xiaoxuan,15, a student from Heilongjiang

    I started to watch cartoon movies when I was in kindergarten. The first movie I watched was Tom and Jerry. Then I came to Snoopy and The Adventure of Tintin. I can’t always understand all the lines,but I use the subtitles to help me. In this way I learn many everyday expressions that I can't find in my textbooks. 

     Sun Weize,15. a student from Xi’an Watching cartoon movies is a fun way of learning. It's different from having English classes in school. No grammar or homework. You feel free and light-hearted when you’e watching a movie. People learn fast and well when they feel happy and relaxed.

() 1. Where does Wang Shen come from?

   A. Beijing. B. Shanghai.

   C. Shaanxi. D. Heilongjiang.

() 2. Wang Shen thinks at first you can watch a cartoon movie with .

   A. no subtitles

   B. a few characters

   C. a funny story and long words

   D. an interesting story and easy words

() 3. Xu Xiaoxuan started to watch cartoon movies when she was .

   A. a little baby

   B. in kindergarten

   C. a primary student

   D. in middle school

() 4. The underlined word “l(fā)ines” means “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 線條   B. 圖片

   C. 臺詞   D. 標點

() 5. Sun Weize thinks watching cartoon movies can .

   A. help us learn more grammar

   B. make language learning less important

   C. help us finish homework faster and better

   D. make language learning easier and funner

 A

() 1. What is Oscar according to the table above?

   A. It's the name of a movie. B. It's the name of an actor.

   C. It's the name of a chimp. D. It's the name of a theatre.

() 2. How long do they sell the tickets of Chimpanzee"!

   A. For four days. B. For five days.

   C. For six days. D. For seven days.

() 3. Which is TRUE about To the Arctic^.

   A. It's an action movie.

   B. It's about lives of some kids.

   C. Meryl Streep is the actor.

   D. Meryl Streep is the director.

() 4. The three movies are all .

   A. comedies   B. documentaries

   C. thrillers   D. operas

() 5. From the table above we know that .

   A. Lynne Cherry wrote To the Arctic

   B. Chimpanzee tells eight different stories of kids

   C. Oscar finds a new father

   D. To the Arctic is about lives of penguins

F

     Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem ,“Every grain on the plate comes from hard work”. But sadly,many of us don't actually get the real meaning of these lines. Don’t w 1 food.

      There is a CCTV program about the food waste. In the program,Chinese people t 2 away lots of food every year. The food people are wasting is enough to f 3 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not.

     A 4  to the survey of the UN World Food Program,there were 925 million hungry people around the world last year,especially in developing countries. Six million children die of h 5 every year.

     Chinese people are well-known for b6 friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily,a number of people have realized the i 7 of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food?

      ◆Don’t order too m 8 in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you can not eat all the food you ordered,take the rest of it home.

      ◆Don’t leave any food in your bowls while having m 9 .

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     In the year 3131,the goats live in the Qingqing Grasslands happily  1Grey Wolf and his wife Red Wolf move to Qingqing Grasslands to 2to eat them. Every time Grey Wolf gets to the School of Goats,he 3 up a sneaky plan to catch the goats. But the goats are very clever.

     4 the goat students,a smart young boy goat named “Pleasant” always finds a 5 to ruin Grey Wolf's plan and save the goats. “Beauty” is a pretty girl goat. She is always 6 about her looks. “Fit” is a strong boy goat. He likes to take exercise. “Lazy” is a cute boy goat. He likes to sleep and eat. There are many 7child goats,as well as their teacher—an old goat named “Slow”. He likes to invent machines to protect their school. He is 8 than a snail and uses a walking stick.

      Grey Wolf never eats any goats. In the end Grey Wolf always shouts ,“I'll come back. ” Grey Wolf is a nice 9 to Red Wolf. Red Wolf enjoys making her husband do all the work. She never tries to catch the goats by 10 ,but always shouts at her husband,and hits Grey Wolf with a frying pan when she’sunhappy. She likes fashion.

() 1. A. but   B. and   C. because   D. so

() 2. A. try   B. hope    C. help   D. allow

() 3. A. fixes   B. sets    C. comes   D. thinks

() 4. A. As   B. With    C. For   D. Among

() 5. A. suggestion   B. way    C. chance   D. secret

() 6. A. complaining   B. talking   C. worrying   D. hearing

() 7. A. extra   B. other      C. ill   D. fat

() 8. A. lighter   B. cleverer    C. slower   D. faster

() 9. A. husband   B. friend     C. teacher   D. father

() 10. A. yourself   B. itself   C. himself   D. herself

D

     The Voice of China is from the program —The Voice of Holland. It has now become Zhejiang Satellite TV’s most watched entertainment program.

     So， what’s the show’s secret? Most importantly,it^Js the so-called blind choice? where judges sit with their backs to the performers,making sure that the contestants are judged based on their voices alone. The show also has a famous group of judges,including mainland singers Na Ying,Liu Huan,Yang Kun and Taiwan pop star Harlem Yu. The super sound system is supported by Jin Shaogang.

     Unlike other talent shows that open doors to the grassroots,contestants at The Voice of China are handpicked or in Liu’s words, “semi-professionar^,. More than 40 staff went out to find talents in different ways. Their voices are recorded and these contestants are then put through auditions and finally,short-listed to appear on television.

根據短文內容，簡要回答下列問題。

1. When did The Voice of China start?

2. What’s the most important secret of The Voice of China"!

3. Who are the judges in the group?

4. How many steps does every contestant must experience to appear on television?