The Purple Knife

This month’s movie for both young and old

The story

Molly Wilson is a shy little girl who lives in Glass Town. One day the people in her town get sick in a strange (奇怪的) way. The cleverest woman in the town says that Molly is the only person that can save(挽救) them. She has to find a purple knife in the Black House of Ice Mountain all by herself. The house is so dark and dangerous that nobody ever went near it before. Experience Molly’s exciting trip and find out if she can save the people of Glass Town.

The best part

People find joy(快乐) and hope in the wonderful magic(有魔力的) world of The Purple Knife, where animals talk and people fly. The burning(燃烧的) bridge is the most exciting part of the movie. It looks surprisingly real — no one in the theater can take their eyes off it!

The weak part

The music is not as exciting as it should be during exciting moments. Also, the story ends too soon. People may leave the theater with some questions in their minds.

(　 ) 1. What does Molly Wilson try to do in the movie?

A. Save the people in her town. B. Find a knife.

C. Go to a dangerous house.　　　　　　　 D. Go for an exciting trip.

(　 ) 2. Which is the best part of the movie according to the writer?

A. The beginning of it.　 B. The ending of it.

C. The burning bridge.　　 D. The middle of it.

(　 ) 3. Which of the following is the weak part of the movie?

A. The music is not perfect.　　　　 B. People can fly.　

C. The bridge is burning. D. Animals can talk.

(　 ) 4. What do we know about the story?

A. Molly is too shy to save the people in her town.　　

B. It does not happen in the real world.

C. People in Glass Town get sick after they come back from Black House.

D. The cleverest woman is going to get the knife with Molly.

(　 )5. What does the writer think of the movie?

A. The story is not exciting.　　　　

B. The writer is unhappy about the way it ends.

C. People can’t find hope in it.　　

D. Some parts of it are bad for children.

　

　　阅读理解

The summer vacation is over. It's true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.

　　As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to (过去常常) get up at 6∶30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. These would take me three hours or mere． I worked quite hard and I believed I made good progress(进步).

　　I spent(花费) the afternoon outside． I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was late about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also because a good swimmer, Now I am in good health and high spirits(精神).

　　(1)What does the text mainly tell us?

[　　]

　　A． How the writer spent his summer holidays

　　B． What's the weather like in summer

　　C． When the writer got up in the summer holidays

　　D． Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays

　　(2)How long did it take the writer to do his homework?

[　　]

　　A． Half an hour

　　B． Three hours or more

　　C． Only one hour

　　D． Two hours and a half

　　(3)The writer spent most of the afternoon ________.

[　　]

　　A． listening to music

　　B． visiting his friends

　　C． walking in the garden

　　D． swimming

　　(4)The writer had very good summer holidays because he ________.

[　　]

　　A． worked very hard and made good progress

　　B． learned to swim and did his homework well

　　C． got up early and went home late

　　D． liked swimming better studying

　　(5)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

　　A． The writer made progress in his lessons.

　　B． The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.

　　C． The write began studying as soon as he got up.

　　D． The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.

　　阅读理解

Do you often play football? Many people in the world like playing football. They often call British soccer football. But! they are different games. Do you know the difference between them?

　　A soccer ball is round, but an American football is oval, like an egg. Soccer teams have eleven players on the field. American football teams have forty players, but only eleven player on the field at one time.

　　In a soccer team, the goalkeeper tries to stop the ball from going into the goal. He's the only player to stop and pick up the ball with hands. American football players can catch the ball with their hands. They can run with it and throw it to other players.

　　Both and British soccer and American football are very interesting. They can make you fit and healthy.

　　(1)What does the word “oval” mean in Chinese ?

[　　]

　　(2)How many players are there on the field in American football?

[　　]

　　(3)How do both British soccer and American football make you?

[　　]

　　(4)What does the goalkeeper do in a soccer team?

[　　]

　　A． let the ball go into the goal

　　B． keep the ball from going into the goal

　　C． run with the ball

　　D． throw it to other players 

　　(5)Can American football play with hands?

[　　]

　　A． Yes, they can.

　　B． Yes, they can't.

　　C． No, they can.

　　D． No, they can't.

　　阅读理解

Do you often play football? Many people in the world like playing football. They often call British soccer football. But! they are different games. Do you know the difference between them?

　　A soccer ball is round, but an American football is oval, like an egg. Soccer teams have eleven players on the field. American football teams have forty players, but only eleven player on the field at one time.

　　In a soccer team, the goalkeeper tries to stop the ball from going into the goal. He's the only player to stop and pick up the ball with hands. American football players can catch the ball with their hands. They can run with it and throw it to other players.

　　Both and British soccer and American football are very interesting. They can make you fit and healthy.

　　(1)What does the word “oval” mean in Chinese ?

[　　]

　　(2)How many players are there on the field in American football?

[　　]

　　(3)How do both British soccer and American football make you?

[　　]

　　(4)What does the goalkeeper do in a soccer team?

[　　]

　　A． let the ball go into the goal

　　B． keep the ball from going into the goal

　　C． run with the ball

　　D． throw it to other players 

　　(5)Can American football play with hands?

[　　]

　　A． Yes, they can.

　　B． Yes, they can't.

　　C． No, they can.

　　D． No, they can't.

　　阅读理解

The summer vacation is over. It's true that time always flies fast. During the vacation, the weather was hot and I could not do much work, but I lived happily.

　　As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to (过去常常) get up at 6∶30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. These would take me three hours or mere． I worked quite hard and I believed I made good progress(进步).

　　I spent(花费) the afternoon outside． I went to swim and it was funny. I would not go home until it was late about five or six o'clock. Sometimes a friend of mine would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.

　　In this way I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also because a good swimmer, Now I am in good health and high spirits(精神).

　　(1)What does the text mainly tell us?

[　　]

　　A． How the writer spent his summer holidays

　　B． What's the weather like in summer

　　C． When the writer got up in the summer holidays

　　D． Where the writer took a walk in the summer holidays

　　(2)How long did it take the writer to do his homework?

[　　]

　　A． Half an hour

　　B． Three hours or more

　　C． Only one hour

　　D． Two hours and a half

　　(3)The writer spent most of the afternoon ________.

[　　]

　　A． listening to music

　　B． visiting his friends

　　C． walking in the garden

　　D． swimming

　　(4)The writer had very good summer holidays because he ________.

[　　]

　　A． worked very hard and made good progress

　　B． learned to swim and did his homework well

　　C． got up early and went home late

　　D． liked swimming better studying

　　(5)Which of the following is NOT true?

[　　]

　　A． The writer made progress in his lessons.

　　B． The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast.

　　C． The write began studying as soon as he got up.

　　D． The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.