Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people’s spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves. Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches(大牧場) from the 1930s. Often, the vast(開闊的) landscape becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various(彩色的) wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men. Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently(經常性地) used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films.
1.
Western films spoke highly of people’s . Which of the following is NOT included?
A.
spirit
B.
courage
C.
sadness
D.
building everything all by themselves
2.
What does the underlined word “landscape”mean in Chinese?
A.
風景畫
B.
城墻
C.
景觀
D.
屏幕
3.
When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?
A.
From the 1930s.
B.
From the 1960s.
C.
From the 1970s.
D.
From the 1870s.
4.
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.
They are set in the American West.
B.
Western films only focused on soldiers.
C.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio.
American Schools American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms(學期) in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students take only four or five subjects(學科) each term. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things. After high school, many students go to college(大學). They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.
1.
How long is each term?
A.
Two months.
B.
Three months.
C.
Four months.
D.
Five months.
2.
How old are the students when they graduate(畢業) from high school?
A.
Five years old
B.
Seven or eight years old.
C.
Seventeen or eighteen years old.
D.
Twenty years old.
3.
How many subjects do the high school students have each term?
A.
Three or four.
B.
Five or six.
C.
Six or seven.
D.
Four or five.
4.
What do many college students do after class in America?
A.
Many of them read books after class.
B.
Many of them go to work to get money for their studies.
I’m a Chinese boy. My name is Li Hua. I’ m in Class Two, Grade One. My English teacher , Miss Gao , is a Chinese girl . My good friend is Kate. She is an English girl. She is in Class Two, Grade One, too. She is eleven. 閱讀短文，選擇正確的答案。
One midnight（午夜）, a little girl woke up （醒來）to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared（害怕）. Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage（勇敢些）!” “What’s courage（勇氣）?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed. “Courage is the brave（勇敢的） breath（呼吸）,” her mother answered. “Mum, do you have courage?” “Certainly.” The girl held out（伸出） her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow（吹） some of your breath of courage to me.” After her mother blew out two mouthfuls（口） of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously（緊張地）, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away（跑掉）. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear. Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kinds of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.” In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind（心）. Who we should defeat(戰勝) is nobody but ourselves.
1.
The girl walked back because __________.
A.
the bathroom was too far away
B.
her mother wouldn’t go with her
C.
she was too afraid of the dark
2.
We learn from the reading that ___________.
A.
the girl went to the bathroom by herself
B.
the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C.
the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
3.
To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
