In every little girl’s toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?
| A．Mattel. | B．Elliott. | C．Barbara. | D．Ruth Handler. |
A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.
| A．3 | B．50 | C．90 | D．27,000 |
What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?
| A．传播 | B．传奇 | C．传承 | D．传达 |
The writer doesn’t tell us _______.
| A．Barbie Dolls are very popular with girls | B．Barbie Dolls sell well around the world |
| C．what the first Barbie Doll was based on | D．the doll Barbie was named after Barbara |
What’s the best title of the passage? ______.
| A．Barbie’s birthday | B．Barbie Dolls |
| C．A lovely girl named Barbie | D．Why are Barbies popular |
Helen Keller lived in the U.S.A. She was a great woman. When Helen Keller was a baby, she got very sick. After many weeks, the doctor said, “She is better, but now she can’t see and she can’t hear.” Her mother and father were very sad.
After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak to other people. She heard nothing. She saw nothing. She didn’t understand anything.
Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family. The teacher helped Helen learn about words. Helen was a bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college.
Helen was very famous. She helped many blind and deaf people. She traveled around the world and helped many people.
Helen was a very old woman when she died. The world remembers her today as a brave and wonderful person. She was blind and deaf, but she found a way to see and hear.
根据短文内容，选出一个最佳答案填入题前的括号内。Helen Keller got blind and deaf when ________.
| A．she was a baby | B．she went to college |
| C．her teacher came to her home | D．she was very old |
______ taught Helen Keller her first word.
| A．Her mother | B．Her teacher |
| C．Her father | D．The doctor |
Helen Keller was famous because ________.
| A．she was an American |
| B．she traveled around the world |
| C．her teacher taught her many things |
| D．she learned to read, write and helped many people in the world. |
The world remembers Helen Keller today because ________.
| A．she was very bright |
| B．she was blind and deaf |
| C．she was a brave and wonderful person |
| D．she went to college |
Helen Keller was blind and deaf, but_______.
| A．she found a way to understand the world |
| B．her mother and father didn’t feel sad |
| C．she found a way to travel around the world |
| D．she found out how people became blind and deaf |
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Going to work by car is getting more and more expensive today because petrol (汽油) price is getting higher and higher. People are looking for a cheaper way of transportation and they find out that it is a good choice to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.
Children often go to school by bike. But now more and more people are going to work by bike, too. "The bike is easy to use," says Molly, "and it is also very cheap".
Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, "A bike doesn't cost so much money, and most families can have two or more bikes. Riding a bike is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don't get enough exercise. So I tell all my patients（病人）to buy bikes. Besides, in big cities it's usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or car. Car drivers can do nothing but get angry（愤怒） when traffic is busy."Why is going to work by car getting more and more expensive?
___________________________________________________________________What does Molly think of the bike?
___________________________________________________________________In big cities, is it quicker to travel by bus or car than by bike?
___________________________________________________________________It is a good choice to ride a bike to work , isn’t it?
___________________________________________________________________
Every girl dreams she could be the most beautiful in the world. Some girls went under the knife (动手术) to change (改变) their looks.
Rim Seong Wan, a 23-year-old girl, did some operations (手术) in 2009, and she looked different. Before the operations, she was shy because she thought she was not beautiful. After the operations, she had much bigger eyes and higher nose. When she talks with others, there is always a big smile on her face.
Rim has more clients (客户) than others. When she does the work, she’s much happier and can finish it more quickly. She’s called the most talented girl in the company (公司).
Rim’s changes made her life better. However, the scientists didn’t think it was good to change life by this way. It’s more important to adjust (调整) our minds.Rim Seong Wan’s is different from four years ago.
| A．foot | B．face | C．hand | D．job |
When did Rim Seong Wan do the operations?
| A．When she was 13. | B．When she was 17. |
| C．When she was 19. | D．When she was 23. |
Rim does in the company after the operations.
| A．more quickly | B．more slowly |
| C．less | D．worse |
The scientists advise (建议) us to .
| A．change our looks | B．change our clothes |
| C．change our jobs | D．adjust our minds |
Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, and sometimes they were not. But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.One day they went out for a walk together. At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked. "What can I do for you?" "Please bring us two apples first,” said Tom. When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry(生气的）.
“You are unfriendly, Mike. Why don't you take the smaller one?" Tom said.
“But I am right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?”
“Of course I’ll take the smaller one." said Tom. "Yes," Mike said. “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine. Don’t you think so?"
"Oh!" Tom couldn't answer. Tom and Mike were ____________.
| A．always kind to each other |
| B．sometimes kind to each other |
| C．dear brothers |
| D．friends of different schools |
Mike only thought about ____________ when they were having lunch.
| A．himself | B．Tom |
| C．his parents | D．his friends |
The waiter gave them ____________.
| A．two eggs | B．two apples |
| C．three oranges | D．some milk |
Mike took the ____________ apple.
| A．better | B．bigger | C．smaller | D．worse |
Cindy likes eating ice cream very much. She often buys ice cream in the shop and takes it home. So does her husband（丈夫）. One day her husband sees the ice cream and thinks, "Good! Now, I can have a delicious dessert（甜点）."
When Cindy comes home from work in the evening, the ice cream is not there and her husband says, “Oh, you see the fridge (冰箱) is broken(坏的）. It’s not cold at all.” “Really?” Cindy says. And at the same time, she put her husband’s arm into the fridge. Cindy says "Keep it in the fridge for an hour. Don’t move it away before I come back." She goes to cook dinner. "Oh, no." her husband shouts loudly.What does Cindy like to eat?
| A．ice cream | B．egg | C．fish m | D．meat |
What does "So does her husband." mean?
| A．她丈夫不爱吃。 | B．她丈夫也是。 |
| C．她丈夫是的。 | D．所以是她丈夫。 |
The fridge is broken. Is it true?
| A．Yes, it is. | B．No, it isn't. |
| C．Yes, it isn't. | D．No, it is. |
Does Cindy know her husband eats her ice cream?
| A．Yes, she does. | B．No, she doesn't. |
| C．I don't know. | D．It doesn’t tell. |