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

These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, So they turn to plastic surgery (整形

手术) for help. They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix (修整) their nose, to fix their eyes  or to be thinner.

In fact, most people are not happy about the way they look. Even the most beautiful actresses often wish they could fix something about their looks.So we should believe that we are as beautiful as others. A smile is beautiful on any face, being kind is much more beautiful than a pretty look.

    So, let's feel happy that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today, I wish you to make a small change: believe yourself! smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be happy, beautiful, and popular everywhere you go.

1._______ are more and more interested in plastic surgeries.

A. Old people B. Young people  C. Men     D. Women

2.The writer says we should believe we are as ________ as others.

A.kind     B. good      C. beautiful     D. clever

3.How can you feel good according to the writer?

A. Believe yourself  B. Smile   C. Be kind    D. A,BandC

4.What does the underline word “change” means in the passage?

A.改变    B. 计划      C. 担心       D. 说明

5.which is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Young people spend a lot of money on plastic surgeries.

B. Actors never worry about their looks.

C. We only need to make an easy change to feel beautiful enough\

D. Being kind is more important than a good look

 

根据对话内容， 从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项， 将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上， 选项中有两项为多余项。
W: Sorry, I can’t.  (1) ____
M: Are you having an exam tomorrow?
W: Yes.  (2) ____
M: I wish you good luck.
W: Thanks.  But I am a little afraid.
M: Afraid? (3) ____
W: But I haven’t worked hard in the past few days.
M :(4) ____
W:Oh, I like my English teacher, Sue, best.  She teaches history and she always makes the lessons interesting.
M: Do all the students like history?
W :(5) ____  My friend Tom hates it, because we have lots of homework every Monday and every Wednesday we have a test.

A. Why do you like your history teacher? B. Who is your favorite teacher? C. Yes, it’s such an interesting subject that we all like it. D. I have to go over my lessons. E. Oh, no! F.  We are having our mid-term exam. G. You always study well.