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(默默無聞).
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(邪惡的) 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.”
【小題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

【小題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

【小題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.

【小題4】The passage is mainly about ___________.

A．a(chǎn)n introduction to a film

B．a(chǎn) review about a film

C．a(chǎn)n essay about dreams

D．a(chǎn)n advertisement of Cinderella

【小題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

Television in the United States is free．To pay for programs，there are many advertisements．Often these advertisements are short plays with actors．The following television advertisement is like many others that Americans see daily．

We see a man and his wife at the breakfast table．They have been married for a long time．They are not speaking to each other．They haven’t spoken to each other at the breakfast table for years．The husband is reading his newspaper．We can’t see his face．The wife looks very bored as she pours a cup of coffee for him．Today，she is using a new kind of coffee for the first time．The husband picks up his cup．He isn’t very interested．He tastes his coffee．Suddenly he puts down his newspaper．Something is different．Can it be the coffee? He takes another taste．It’s wonderful．He smiles．He looks at his wife and says in amazement，“Doris，when did you cut your hair?”Doris is pleased．She answers，“Two months ago．”Doris asks，“Herbie, when did your hair begin to turn gray?”He replies，“A long time ago．”Doris says，“Oh，very handsome（漂亮的）．”Now they aren’t bored anymore．Breakfast is different．Has a new kind of coffee changed their lives?

（    ）1．In the TV story，Doris looks bored because_______．

A．she doesn’t like the breakfast that morning

B．she has been married to Herbie for a long time

C．Herbie doesn’t care much for her

D．Herbie isn’t interested in the breakfast she cooks

（    ）2．The TV story wants to tell the viewers（看電視者）_______．

A．to have an immediate（立即的）try at the new coffee

B．to have 8 900d laugh at the good couple（夫婦）

C．that a nice breakfast must go with nice coffee

D．that advertisements can certainly increase goods（商品）production

（    ）3．What does the author mean by saying the last sentence?

A．What kind of coffee can change people’s lives?

B．How can a new kind of coffee change people’s lives?

C．Nice coffee can change one’s life．

D．A new kind of coffee costs quite a lot．

（    ）4．How many people are mentioned in this advertisement?

A．One．                 B．Three．               C．Four．                   D．Two．

（    ）5．This text is mainly about________．

A．who pays for TV programs in the United States

B．what a TV advertisement is usually like in the USA

C．why long--married couples dislike speaking to each other

D．what made Herbie and Doris not bored any more