Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻).
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.”
【小题1】The first paragraph is mainly to ____________.

A．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C．inform us of the main topic of the whole passage

D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

【小题2】In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _____________.

A．is brave in expressing her love

B．is attended badly by the stepmother

C．has a dream of meeting a prince

D．is embarrassed by the pop singer

【小题3】 What can we infer from the passage?

A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.

B．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.

C．Not many people have a dream to be realized.

D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

【小题4】The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．an introduction to a film

B．a review about a film

C．an essay about dreams

D．an advertisement of Cinderella

【小题5】According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story ________.

A．follows Cinderella with nothing new

B．pays more attention to the looks of the actors

C．encourages young people to follow their dreams

D．focuses more on materialism than other films

Free Activities This Weekend
An Open-air Craft(工艺)Market in Front of the City Hall Sunday from8:30A.M. to 6:30 P.M. Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Food from around the world, too!	City Museum Travel Movies Meeting Room Sat.& Sun. at 2:30 P.M. Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early.	Autumn Fashion Show Golden Shopping Center Sunday at 3:00 P.M. Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ￥100.
Pop Concert at Yunhai Square Saturday from 9:00 P.M. to midnight Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink.	Library Lecture(讲座) City Library Hall Saturday at 10:00 A.M. How to find the job that you really want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold.

 
【小题1】There are           activities that people can do indoors.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题2】People can taste food from different countries           .

A．at Yunhai Square	B．in the City Library Hall
C．in the City Museum	D．in front of the City Hall

【小题3】If someone wants to find a right job, he should           .

A．listen to the lecture	B．buy presents
C．bring food and drink	D．go to the fashion show

【小题4】Mr.Lee wants to take two shirts for her wife after the fashion show, he needs to pay    .

A．more than 200 yuan	B．at least 300 yuan
C．less than 200 yuan	D．nothing at all

【小题5】If people want to get some information about some foreign countries, they can        .

A．see the movies	B．go to the pop concert
C．see the fashion show	D．go to the library lecture

It’s your job________ the pop stars.

A．introduce         B．introducing        C．introduces         D．to introduce

 

Some years ago, Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags, new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term started. Today, however, all have   1  . If you still come back to school   2 only these things , you are falling out-of-date(过时的) . Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school, and feel happy and   3 to show off these things to   4 . Mobile phones, MP3 players, CD players, electronic dictionaries, the list is endless.

Young people think that , living in the 21^st century , they must keep up with the times . They don't want to fall   5  . Besides, they think that they need to keep in touch with their classmates, so they need mobile phones. They also like to   6  the pop music , so they need CD players . They explain that just like electronic dictionaries, these can be   7  in their study, too. They think that their parents should understand   8  they want these things .

Foreign students will also bring some latest high-tech things when they return to school at the beginning of a new term.   9  , they often use the money which they made by themselves during the holiday to   10  these high-tech things that they want .

1.	A．changed B．come C．joined D．stopped

 

2.	A．to B．from C．of D．with

 

3.	A．right B．lucky C．nice D．pleased

 

4.	A．other B．the other C．others D．the others

 

5.	A．down B．off C．behind D．back

 

6.	A．hear B．listen to C．read D．play ．

 

7.	A．new B．modern C．latest D．useful

 

8.	A．where B．which C．what D．why

 

9.	A．But B．However C．So D．Still

 

10.	A．borrow B．buy C．lend D．take

 

 

Free Activities This Weekend

An Open-air Craft(工艺)Market

in Front of the City Hall

Sunday from8:30A.M. to 6:30 P.M.

Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Food from around the world, too!   City Museum

Travel Movies

Meeting Room Sat.& Sun. at 2:30 P.M.

Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early.                  Autumn Fashion Show

Golden Shopping Center Sunday at 3:00 P.M.

Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ￥100.

Pop Concert at Yunhai Square

Saturday from 9:00 P.M. to midnight

Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink.    Library Lecture(讲座)

City Library Hall

Saturday at 10:00 A.M.

How to find the job that you really want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold.                             

 

1.There are           activities that people can do indoors.

A．two              B．three             C．four              D．five

2.People can taste food from different countries           .

A．at Yunhai Square                        B．in the City Library Hall

C．in the City Museum                      D．in front of the City Hall

3.If someone wants to find a right job, he should           .

A．listen to the lecture                     B．buy presents

C．bring food and drink                     D．go to the fashion show

4.Mr.Lee wants to take two shirts for her wife after the fashion show, he needs to pay    .

A．more than 200 yuan                     B．at least 300 yuan

C．less than 200 yuan                      D．nothing at all

5.If people want to get some information about some foreign countries, they can        .

A．see the movies                         B．go to the pop concert

C．see the fashion show                     D．go to the library lecture