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Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of to

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Fifty-three years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first appeared in the world of toys.
Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her,has become the most successful toy doll in history. Her parent,the Mattel Company,said that 90% of all Ame”rican girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present (现在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competiotion with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(浓妆) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind of clothes too.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. “ For younger girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” says Vera Shepherd, a shop assitant in a New York toy store.
It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mttel is selling ferwer Barbies int the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel openee its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.
Mattel is planning big celebration for Barbie’s 53rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 小题1:is surely not the age to retire(退休)。
61. Barbie’s family name is______.
A.Roberts
B.millicent
C.Shepherd
D.Bratz
小题2:Barbie’s trouble is that__________.
A.it wears heavy makeup and miniskirts.
B.other dolls are more popular with little girls.
C.other dolls are trying to beat her in the market.
D.it has become less popular in the international market.
小题3:Girls can do the following in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except_______.
A.going shopping
B.having food
C.drinking juice
D.taking photos
小题4:What’s the meaning of the underline words “fashion designers” in the passage?
A.珠宝设计师
B.发型设计师
C.舞台设计师
D.服装设计师
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?
A.First Barbie Shop in Shanghai
B.Barbie’s Past and present
C.Barbie’s 53rd Birthday Party
D.Barbie Lost Her Magic

答案

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析

小题1:本题属于细节理解题,由第一段第一句话可以得出答案选A。
小题2:本题属于细节理解题,由文章第二段可知答案选C。
小题3:本题仍然属于细节理解题,由文章倒数第二段最后一句可以知道,girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies 就是没有take photos,答案选D。
小题4:本题属于词义猜测题,要从上下文寻找答案,从最后一段第二句话make new dresses for Barbie.,dresses一词可知是服装设计师,答案选D。
小题5:本题属于文章大意题,为文章选择题目,要全面反映文章中心内容的题目,本题学生容易错选C答案,C答案是片面的,应该选B,讲到.Barbie’s的过去与将来,看到最后一段How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls,答案选B比较合理。
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Dogs are people"s friends. They will do anything their masters(主人)ask them to do and they do their duty very well.
Curly is my black dog. He is big and strong. He is strong enough to carry me on his     1   . He likes running and playing with me. He likes to     2  .my father around in the fields, too.
One day my father took off his coat. put it on the ground    3  a big tree and said to Curly. “    4  my coat.”
Curly sat down on the coat. Then my father remembered he had to    5  dinner for the family.    6  he went home and forgot all about his coat and dog
Late in the evening I    7  my dog and looked for him everywhere in the yard. I called, "Curly, Curly!" But Curly did not answer.
Soon my father wanted something in his coat pocket(口袋). Suddenly he remembered     8  he had done. Quickly he went back to the big tree. What do you think he saw? Curly was    9  sitting on the coat! He was afraid someone would take it    10   .
小题1:
A.handB.backC.footD.leg
小题2:
A.followB.putC.goD.run
小题3:
A.forB.underC.toD.from
小题4:
A.LookB.ListenC.WatchD.Hear
小题5:
A.fixB.discoverC.cookD.tell
小题6:
A.BecauseB.So C.ThoughD.Or
小题7:
A.hopedB.rodeC.missedD.saw
小题8:
A.thatB.whatC.ifD.who
小题9:
A.alwaysB.oftenC.stillD.usually
小题10:
A.awayB.inC.downD.for

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Bill, Frank and Dave were three brothers. Every year they sent their mother expensive gifts on her birthday,. They liked to show her how rich they were.
The eldest brother. Bill, had a lot of money and he wanted his mother to have the most expensive gifts, but he didn’t know what to buy. So he put an ad in the newspaper. “Wanted-the greatest gift for my mother.”
About a week before his mother’s birthday a man came to his office. He brought a big bird.
“This bird.” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing some pop songs.”
“Really?  I’d like to listen to it,” Bill said.
The man made the bird talk in French and tell a joke in Japanese. Then the bird sang a beautiful song. Bill was very happy and paid nine thousand dollars for the bird. The next day Bill sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he called his mother. “Well, mother” he asked, “What do you think of the bird?”
“Oh, it’s very delicious, dear.” said his mother.
小题1:Who is the eldest brother?
A.DaveB.BillC.JackD.Frank
小题2:What did Bill put in the newspaper?
A.A showB.A magazineC.An adD.A report
小题3:How many languages could the bird speak?
A.FiveB.SevenC.FightD.Ten
小题4:How much did Bill pay for the bird?
A.Nine dollarsB.Ten dollarsC.Nine thousand dollarsD.Ten thousand dollars
小题5:What did Bill send to his mother for her birthday?
A.A bird with a cardB.Some moneyC.A jokeD.A song

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Li Ruyan, 13 and his classmates in Shanghai did something special last summer. They worked in groups with traffic police at different crossroads in the city. Holding small red flags, the students helped keep order and stopped people from jaywalking(乱穿马路).
As part of the school project. Li’s school has encouraged its students to do more community(社区)work.
After the half day of exhausting work Li told himself not to jaywalk anymore.
“I think through community work we get to help others and, more importantly, we grow a sense of responsibility(责任感),” he said.
Community service is an important part of education for teenagers around the world. In the US and Canada, high school students need to finish 40 hours of community service before graduation. For those Americans who have finished 1,400 hours of community work, they can be awarded nearly $ 5, 000(33, 000 yuan).
Chinese students today do more community work, too. For example, starting from 2010, Sichuan high school students have been asked to do 10 days of community work. It will become part of their school grade.
Qian Lijun, 16, and her classmates in Suzhou, Jiangsu went to a local elder care home this winter. They put Spring Festival couplets (对联) on the walls and cheered up the people living there.
Li Xiaotian, 15, of Anshan said he used to clear flyers (小广告) from telephone poles (电线杆) with his classmates. They brought tools, towels and buckets and worked for three hours under the summer sun. “It was tiring, but seeing the clean poles without ugly ads — we really felt proud,” he said.
小题1:What was the special thing Li Ruyan did last summer?
A.He joined a special group of Class13.
B.He become a policeman.
C.He helped the traffic police at a crossroad.
D.He stopped people from talking.
小题2:From this passage we know that _______.
A.Li Ruyan’s school is in the middle of a big city.
B.Li Ruyan and his classmates do some community work every day.
C.Ruyan and his classmates often hold small flags when they cross the roads.
D.Ruyan and his classmates think it is good for them to do some community work.
小题3:Community service _______.
A.has become a very important part of education only in China.
B.is very important in school education in some foreign countries.
C.is the only part of the school project for teenagers around the world.
D.needs students to finish at least 1,000 hours of community work.
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The students in Shanghai helped people to keep the traffic rules.
B.The students in Suzhou visited the old people’s home.
C.The students in Anshan cleaned the walls under the summer sun.
D.The students in Sichuan sent Spring Festival couplets to the old people.
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Community service helps students grow a sense of responsibility.
B.Through community work students get to help others and learn something.
C.Students are now encouraged to do more community work in many school in China.
D.Students will be awarded much money for doing more community work in Canada and the US.

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Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.
One day a man went into the store. "That"s a beautiful bird,"he said to the pet store owner, "But why is it so expensive? Is it unsual bird?"
"No, it"s not very unusual. It"s expensive because it can talk," the pet store owner said.
"I see. How can I make it talk?" the man asked.
The pet store owner asked him, "Do you see those string tied to each of the bird"s legs?"
"Yes," the man answered.
"Well, you pull those strings," the pet store owner told him."That will make the parrot talk."
The man asked,"Do you mind if I try?"
"Not at all," the pet store owner said.
The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, "Good morning."
The man pulled the string on the parrot"s right leg. This time the parrot said, "How are you today?"
"That"s not very interesting, " said the man. "Any parrot could do that." Then he laughed, "But what wold happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?"
"I"ll fall off my perch, you fool!" the parrot said.
小题1:The parrot was expensive because________.
A.it was pretty beautiful
B.it could talk with the people
C.it was a very unusual bird
D.it was in the middle of the store
小题2:The parrot would talk when _________.
A.people came into the pet store
B.it was the pet store owner
C.people said it was beautiful
D.people pulled the strings on its legs
小题3:Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?
A.Good morning.
B.How are you?
C.That"s wasn"t interesting.
D.I"ll fall off my perch, you fool.
小题4:From the story we know the parrot was_______.
A.kindB.sillyC.cleverD.crazy
小题5:The best title for the passage should be _________.
A.Unusual ParrotB.Parrot TalkC.Silly manD.Clever Owner

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Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    小题1:  and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn"t know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I    小题2:   myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw" so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners" course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of    小题3:  as well. What"s more, I feel I am much healthier than before."
The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.   小题4:   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    小题5:   and enjoys meeting and talking with others.
For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don"t have to sit down and talk to strangers.
You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    小题6:   her friends and she has also gained more confidence.
Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.
小题7:
A.angryB.lonelyC.tiredD.surprised
小题8:
A.shutB.hurtC.enjoyedD.helped
小题9:
A.troubleB.mistakesC.moneyD.friends
小题10:
A.So farB.In additionC.Once againD.After all
小题11:
A.activeB.strongC.luckyD.independent
小题12:
A.generous toB.different from
C.popular withD.disappointed in

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