A Korean(韩国的) wave is sweeping across China. Many Chinese women think South Korean actors Kim Soo-hyun(金秀贤) and Lee Min-ho(李敏镐) are their demigods(男神). Chinese people have different ideas about South Korean TV dramas, but there is no doubt that many people in China are interested in Korean TV dramas. And a big part of the credit(功劳) for that goes to You Who Came From The Star《来自星星的你》, the South Korean TV series which is on the air now.
In You Who Came From The Star ,the top South Korean actors Jun Ji-hyun(全智贤) and Kim Soo-hyun recently earned a popularity rating(收视率) of 24.8 percent in their country.  You Who Came From The Star and The Heirs(继承者们) have  been subjects of hot online discussions throughout Asia.
The two TV programs have several common elements(元素): a tall, handsome, and rich hero who loves a woman and always protects her, and an equally handsome man madly in love with the same woman. Both programs represent the purity of love. Perhaps that’s the secret of their success; perhaps people still love Cinderella-type(灰姑娘型的) stories.
However, Chinese TV screens are full of poorly made soap operas(肥皂剧). Most of the Chinese TV dramas either describe the War against Japanese or blindly copy foreign programs. There are too many TV series on time travel or fights in the palace of Qing Dynasty (清朝1644-1911). These, in short, do harm to Chinese TV productions.
Hopefully, the success of South Korean TV programs will encourage Chinese TV drama makers to think of new ideas and give up their bad practice of copying foreign productions in order to attract more viewers at home, and possibly abroad.

【小题1】Who is the main actor in the Korean TV dramas You Who Came From The Star?

Alice Munro has won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature. The short story writer is the first-ever Canadian, and the 13th woman, to win the prize. She has been called “the master of the modern short story”.
Alice Munro was born on July 10, 1931, just outside Wingham, Ontario, which has appeared in her stories many times.
Munro said that she began to escape into books when she was only ten years old. After her mother was diagnosed(诊断)with a serious disease, she started to throw herself into the world of books to make herself feel better.
Munro was a late bloomer(大器晚成) as a writer. She produced her first collection when she was 37 and didn’t get known outside Canada until the 1970s.
In fact, Munro works with an easy-to-read writing style, which is often described to be “practically perfect”. Her story, The Bear Came Over the Mountain, was made into a movie called Away From Her.
The 83-year-old author is often compared to Chekhov, the 19th century Russian who is considered one of the greatest short story writers in history.
Munro lived for many years in the small town of Clinton, Opt, but she was so shy that many people in the town didn’t know who she was. Munro said she was trying to be more social and accept invitations and go out to see people.
【小题1】Who is Alice Munro?
【小题2】How old is Alice Munro?
【小题3】Why did she escape into books?
【小题4】Can readers find any information about Wingham in Munro’s stories?
【小题5】What is the film Away From Her based on?
【小题6】What kind of person do you think Alice Munro is? Tell us your impression of her in TWO to THREE sentences.

Name Introductions

Daniel Radcliff Born in London, England in 1989

An actor

Played the part of Harry Potter

Celina Dixon Born in Montreal, Canada in 1968

A singing star

In 1997, sang My Heart Will Go On for the film Titanic

Thomas Edison Born in 1847, Kentucky, the USA

Made over 1,000 inventions

Died in 1931

Bill Gates Born in 1955 in the USA

Wrote Business@ the Speed of Thought

Owns Microsoft Company

Mark Twain Born in 1835 in the USA

A writer

Wrote Tom Sawyer

Died in 1910

1. Who is the youngest of the people?

A. Daniel Radcliff.       B. Celina Dixon. 

C. Bill Gates.        D. Mark Twain

2. ________ people of the five people come from the USA.

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

3.My Heart Will Go On is the name of a ________.

A. film     B. book     C. story     D. song

4. Thomas Edison died at the age of ________.

A. 81     B. 82     C. 84     D. 85

5. Who wrote Tom Sawyer?

A. Thomas Edison.       B. Bill Gates.  

C. Celina Dixon.        D. Mark Twain.

The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.

    Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air.

    Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality（现实）. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real.

The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a day－dreamer.

    When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us— solid(牢固的) and strong.

    1.A down-to-earth person could be_____________.

    A. social and proud B. good and opposite C. real and important D. strong and changeable

    2.The expression “has one’s nose in the air” means_____________.

    A. 眉飞色舞 B. 目中无人    C. 瞻前顾后 D. 春风得意

    3.This passage mainly talks about_____________.

    A. the use of some expressions    B. dreams and achievements

    C. the lifestyle of honest people    D. honesty and understanding

    4.If you want to understand what is real in life, you have to_____________.

    A. get along with other people easily      B. learn from those who are down to earth

    C. be a good dreamer with quick mind    D. have both your feet on the ground

    5.If you only consider your own importance, __________.

    A. you’ll think you are better than others

    B. your life will be like the solid and strong ground

    C. you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people

    D. your life will be filed with love