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

1.Li Ming said he _______________ (be) happy if Brian came to China.

2.Your report must _______________ (hand) in before the meeting begins.

3.—Did you see Jack at the party?

—No, he _______________ (leave) by the time I arrived.

4.__________ (attend) the meeting on time, he decided to take a taxi to go there.

5.Each of us should be against _______________ (smoke) in public places.

6.When the pop singer appeared, his fans _______________ (scream) with excitement.

7.I wonder what _______________ (happen) to her? She looks so weak today.

8.Mary wants to be a great actress like Fan Bingbing when she ______ (finish) school.

 

单词拼写

1．With the_________(发展)of science，our country is becoming stronger and stronger．

2．The audience shouted_________ (激动地)as soon as，the pop singer appeared on the stage．

3．More and more people in the countryside have received free_________ (医疗的)treatment．

4．He likes sports，while my_________ (爱好)are singing，dancing and reading．

5．The ORBIS doctors teach the local nurses and doctors new skills and_________ (知识)．

6．It's_______（明智的）of us to share our worries with our friends.

7．The result comes from_______ （公众的）voting.

8．People often shake hands when they are_______（介绍）to each other.

9．We should thank for a lot of support from_______（政府）and local businesses.

10．Daniel wanted to write an article on his favourite_______（教育性的）CD-ROM.