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For 26 years, the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival (CICFF) has featured thoughtful, memorable, meaningful and culturally diverse children’s movies.

This year’s film festival ran from Oct. 22 to Nov. 1 and featured more than 200 films. It is the largest annual film festival in North America and the only Academy-qualifying children’s film festival in the world. Winners in the short film category go on to compete in the Oscars. The films come from more than 40 countries. More than 25,000 people attend.

The festival involves kids in many ways.

“We don’t just show kids movies. We ask kids to think about what they are watching,” CICFF Director Nicole Drieske told TFK Kid Reporter Meghan Pfau.

“Five minutes before the lights go down we have a talk with everybody. We talk about what’s going on in our minds when we are watching a movie,” she explains. “Movies teach us so much. If we’re not paying attention to what we are watching, we aren’t learning as much as we could.” Viewers vote to give their opinions at the end of each movie. The CICFF staff wants kids to feel like they are an important part of the festival.

Kids can also attend interactive workshops led by filmmakers, media professionals and celebrities. And young talent takes part in the CICFF. Eleven-year-old Shiropa Purna wrote and directed “Our Boat is Our Address,” which is featured in the festival. “My dad is a director and he taught me many things,” Shiropa says.

A “children’s jury” meets in August to watch more than 100 movies that will appear in the festival. They rate the films based on plot, character, setting, acting, sound and cinematography (电影拍摄的艺术). The jury awards more than a dozen prizes. The awards are announced at the festival’s Closing Night Award Ceremony.

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1. Which of the following about CICFF is true?

A. It is the largest annual film festival in America.

B. The films shown at CICFF mainly come from America.

C. It features kids’ films that are “funny and amazing”.

D. The best short films get a chance to win the Oscars.

2. Which of the following is a way that CICFF “tries to involve” children?

A. It asks children to grade each of the films at the end.

B. It pays attention to children’s comments and sends them to the filmmakers.

C. Its staff talks with kids about what the films just shown have taught them.

D. Filmmakers and celebrities hold interactive workshops for kids.

3. What can we conclude from the text?

A. This year’s film festival was commercially quite successful.

B. The CICFF director says that the festival wants to educate children through films.

C. CICFF films are rated according to stories and sales.

D. The CICFF films are evaluated and judged by adults.

4. The underlined word “jury” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to_________.

A. judges B. voters C. directors D. reviewers

B

Life-changing disaster awaits the drunken driver. And Michael Nepola is proof.

“A lot of teachers say, ‘Don’t drink,’ but I’m not going to say that, because I know that [students are] going to do it,” says the Ho-Ho-Kus resident (居民). “I just say, ‘Don’t get in a car.’”

One year ago, a drunken Nepola lost control of his car and was thrown into trees 20 feet away. He was found covered in blood, with many bones broken.

In hospital, he was diagnosed with traumatic (创伤性) brain injury and remained in a coma (昏迷) and on life support for nearly three weeks.

Moments before the crash, he had been drinking and having fun with friends. Then restlessness got the best of them, and they hopped into the car.

Two passengers escaped safe and sound, but for Nepola, life would not be the same.

At Children’s Specialized Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J. physical therapist Erin Leahy first found Nepola unable to move the right side of his body. But by the end of his six-week stay, he was able to walk out of the building.

But Nepola’s recovery is incomplete. Brain and muscular therapy (治疗) has helped him regain movement in his right arm, but he still struggles with his right hand.

In the process of recovery, Nepola has thought deeply about what happened and why, and decided to share his story. Encouraged by his trauma doctor, Sanjeev Kaul, he began attending assemblies in April.

He said he was nervous at first, but has grown used to the spotlight. And his recovery and visible trauma help him draw serious attention from students. Driving drunk, he tells students, is like playing Russian roulette (一种赌博游戏): “You might do it a bunch of times, but something is going to happen.”

Before the crash he didn’t care about the future or college. He was a thrill-seeking all-around athlete. Now, his days are all about therapy, work and going to the gym. Mentally, he says, “I’m a lot happier in my life.”

Dad John Nepola says of his son, “He was a fighter. We’re all really proud of him.”

1. The main purpose of the text is to ________.

A. tell readers about the dangers of thrill-seeking

B. warn students about the dangers of drinking

C. advise people not to drive a car after drinking

D. tell readers about Michael Nepola’s recovery experience

2. After the accident, Michael Nepola ______.

A. made a full recovery

B. recovered at a magical speed

C. was eager for more adventures

D. enjoyed life more despite his physical condition

3. What does the sentence “You might do it a bunch of times, but something is going to happen” in the 10th paragraph of the article mean?

A. A drunk driver will eventually have a serious accident.

B. Drunk driving is as risky as it is exciting.

C. Drunk driving can be fun if the driver is experienced.

D. An experienced driver can drive drunk successfully.

4. What can we infer from the article?

A. Michael Nepola believes his accident was the result of bad luck.

B. Michael Nepola thinks that students shouldn’t get drunk.

C. Michael Nepola still doesn’t care about his future or college.

D. Michael Nepola wants to warn young people about the dangers of drunk driving.

C

The characters in Deb Caletti’s books are teens, yet when Caletti writes, she doesn’t target her stories to any particular readers.

“I have quite a large adult audience, and a lot of college students. I’m fortunate I have this crossover appeal. My books are a little more layered and sometimes complex, so I think they appeal to a lot of other ages.”

Since 2002, she’s had six books published, including this year’s The Secret Life of Prince Charming.

Tacoma Public Library spokesman David Domkoski said teens like her books because she doesn’t write down to them.

“Caletti does not shy away from exploring challenging subjects with honesty and compassion (同情). Her books tackle coming of age, first love, heartbreak, trust and betrayal, mental illness, vocational passions, tortured (扭曲的) familial relationships, and life’s general messiness,” he wrote. “She excels at getting to the heart of the issues teens face and the difficulty of making smart decisions and the pain of living with bad ones.”

It seems that’s a part of her own experience, living with her former “abusive husband.”

“When I was 19, I met a 21-year-old young man who was dark and handsome, mysterious and moody.” she writes in the blog.

There followed, “years of devastation (伤害) emotional, physical, financial complicated layers of pain and damage that would affect me, our kids, our families and friends.”

Some of her experiences, along with those of the women around her, are material for The Secret Life of Prince Charming. The fictional work is about a young girl, her sister and half-sister who go on a road trip to return stolen objects to women who were injured by the girls’ father.

Which experiences are hers? “I won’t ever say,” she said. But, she added, “I feel it’s really important for young women to realize we can lose ourselves a lot of times in other people.

“Remember who you are. That’s the tallest order for all of us at any age when we go through challenging times.”

But Caletti says she doesn’t attempt to teach lessons in her books.

“I’m always working from questions and not from answers. In my own work, it’s mostly trying to figure out things for myself. That’s where I start a book.”

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1. What is the main idea of the article?

A. It’s an introduction to a book named The Secret Life of Prince Charming.

B. It gives a general introduction to a female writer named Deb Caletti and her work.

C. Her books are about the problems that teenage girls face.

D. It is about the influence that Deb Caletti’s family life had on her books.

2. The phrase “crossover appeal” in Paragraph 2 means _____.

A. attraction to a varied readership

B. ability to engage different grades of students

C. ability to relate to different ages

D. attraction through complexity

3. The text tells us that Deb Caletti’s books _______.

A. mainly address the problems teenagers face

B. focus on issues like honesty and compassion

C. usually have surprising endings

D. are based on her own experiences

4. What can we conclude from the article?

A. Deb Caletti thinks that we have to live with the bad decisions we make.

B. Deb Caletti thinks writing helps her deal with problems.

C. Deb Caletti thinks her own experiences can help other people.

D. Deb Caletti suggests young women discover their own identities.

D

Surveys suggest the Danes are the happiest people in the world, and the reason for this is trust.

From Erasmus University’s World Database of Happiness to a World Values Survey from the University of Michigan in late June, the 5.5 million people of the Scandinavian state have ranked top in most happiness surveys for the last 20 years.

As economists search for better ways to measure well-being than pure wealth, they say the Danes have a tradition of equality and trust that is not seen in many other places. They are also among the world’s most financially successful people.

However, Denmark’s economy has not escaped the current market problems. Its stock exchange is down around 37 percent so far this year.

Soren Christiansen, 32, enjoys relaxing with his girlfriend in their rented apartment in one of Copenhagen’s newly built housing developments. He said trust creates a safer everyday life for him.

“It makes me happy to live in a country where you can walk safely around and you do not have to be afraid,” he said.

Danish diplomat (外交官) Klavs Holm said Danes are comfortable with simple pleasures like swimming in the harbor on a summer’s day, which could be thought too risky elsewhere.

“I see women riding bikes with their kids on the back, through the rain. They look happy. The Danes are devoted to biking and to fighting global warming. These values are more important to Danes than most other people,” he said.

The Danish Island of Samso, where people have achieved self-sufficiency (自足) in renewable power, is one example of the community programs that Denmark has to offer.

“Danish trust is connected with their strong economy,” said Economist Justina Fischer. “If you trust someone in the market you have lower transaction (交易) costs. You do not even need a contract (合同) because you trust his or her words.”

1. What might be the best title for the text?

A. Denmark – the world’s most financially successful country

B. Denmark – a model for solving current market problems

C. Trust makes the Danes the happiest in the world

D. Their strong economy makes Danes trust each other

2. The example of Soren Christiansen shows that ________.

A. people in Denmark needn’t worry about renting apartments

B. he feels safe because Denmark is a trusting society

C. Copenhagen’s housing is well developed

D. it’s not safe to walk around in other countries

3. The text tells us that ________.

A. the best way to measure happiness is by wealth

B. the Danish have enough renewable power

C. the Danish don’t need to have a contract when they do business

D. the Danish tradition of trust contributes to its strong economy

E

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Leo Tolstoy’s death. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest novelists of all time. Much of the West is marking the anniversary with new translations of the author’s works, including War and Peace. Movies are being released, including a black-and-white documentary and a feature film. In short, everyone is celebrating. Everyone, that is, except for people in Tolstoy’s home country, Russia.

The English newspaper the Guardian reports that the Russian government has scheduled nothing for November, the official anniversary of Tolstoy’s death. The quiet is amazing, considering the importance of this man’s contribution to global culture.

“Across the whole world there is a huge Tolstoy boom (托尔斯泰热),” Andrei Deryabin, co-producer of a new film about the author’s final days titled The Last Station, told the Guardian. “He’s esteemed (尊敬) everywhere apart from here [in Russia].”

Experts explain the government’s silence in various ways. Some refer to Tolstoy’s disagreement with state-backed religion. Tolstoy’s Christian views often fell out with those of the Roman Catholic church.

His great-great grandson, Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy, thinks Russia’s cool attitude has more to do with history and the author’s positive worldview. After all, the last century was a difficult one for the country’s people. The darker writings of Fyodor Dostoevsky, he says, better fit the national character. Tolstoy hopes that as Russians grow more optimistic they will rediscover one of their own national treasures.

“Tolstoy gives positive answers to the questions mankind is asking,” he told the Guardian. “In this sense he gives more hope. I hope the 21st century is Tolstoyan.”

1. The general idea of the first paragraph is that ________.

A. Tolstoy is a greatest novelist of all the time

B. Tolstoy is now more an idol than a national character

C. Tolstoy has been forgotten by Russian people

D. Tolstoy is being remembered in most Western countries

2. We can infer from the article that _______.

A. experts hold the view that Russian people think little of Tolstoy

B. Western people believe Tolstoy provides good solutions to today’s issues

C. it is tough for us to remain positive in hard economic times

D. Tolstoy’s worldview didn’t suit the Russians in the last century

3. The underlined phrase “fall out with” in the 4th paragraph is probably closest in meaning to “_____”.

A. be in conflict with B. be similar to

C. be in harmony with D. stand out

4. According to Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy, the Russian government didn’t arrange activities to celebrate the anniversary ______.

A. because of Tolstoy’s disapproval of state-backed religion

B. because of his values and historical factors

C. because Fyodor Dostoevsky gives more hope to Russia

D. because Russians have become more optimistic