Fifty-five years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.
However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present, There are many similar (相似的) dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life fifteen years ago. She looks more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup (浓妆) and miniskirts.
It seems that Barbie has lost her magic (魔力) among older girls. “For young girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern,” Says Vera Shepherd, a shopkeeper in a New York toy shop.
It is good news that on the international market Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened 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 celebrations for Barbie’s 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire (退休). Girls can do the following things in the first Barbie shop in Shanghai except (除了)________.
| A．shopping | B．having food |
| C．drinking juice | D．taking photos |
What’s the meaning of the underlined words “fashion designers” in the passage?
| A．发型设计师 | B．服装设计师 |
| C．舞台设计师 | D．珠宝设计师 |
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 is more expensive than the other dolls. |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Barbie’s Past and Present |
| B．First Barbie Shop in the World |
| C．Barbie’s 55th Birthday Party |
| D．Barbie Lost Her Magic Now |
Hello， everyone．Because of the high rate of school violence （暴力） in some areas， teenagers’ safety becomes a serious problem．We are planning to set up an organization named School Watch to make sure that students have a safe environment．Please be part of our plan!
| What is School Watch? School Watch is a volunteer project in our school．It helps us stop violence and improve the quality of school life．It will keep yourself and your schoolmates safe．The other members of School Watch care for you and your classroom and you do the same for them. |
| Is it for everyone? Anybody can become a member of School Watch because everyone has something to offer. |
| What else can it do? School Watch makes it possible for us not only to help each other but also to make friends with each other．Some members may offer to help schoolmates who have problems with their homework. |
| Who is the Best School Watcher? Our school will look for the Best School Watcher and give him or her lots of prizes．You could be the one! |
| How do you start? To be part of this plan， the only thing you need to do is to talk to the director of the plan in your grade．You can check the official website at www． schoolwatch．com if you want to get more information. |
School Watch can help its members _________.
| A．save the environment |
| B．organize sports activities |
| C．improve the quality of school life |
| D．go on school trips |
Anyone can become a member of School Watch because _________.
| A．everyone may have problems |
| B．everyone can give help to others |
| C．everyone needs to make some friends |
| D．everyone needs help with his homework |
If you want to be a member of School Watch， you should _________.
| A．check the website |
| B．be good at your schoolwork |
| C．talk to the headmaster |
| D．talk to the director of the plan in your grade |
[1]People usually check if their keys, wallets and phones are with them before going out. But many people in China now have one more important thing to take ,a face mask(面罩). They hope that it can protect them from polluted air.
[2]Since January, many cities in China have seen a lot of hazy(雾蒙蒙的)days.
In Beijing, only five days in January were free of smog(雾霾). People in Xi’an saw a blue sky only one day in February. Smog is dirty air that looks like fog and smoke.
[3]An official for the Ministry of Environmental Protection told Beijing News that PM2.5 pollution is the main problem with air pollution. PM.2.5 refers to pollution with small particles(颗 粒) of 2.5 micrometers or less in diameter(直径).
[4]According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, driving cars and burning coal are two major reasons for PM2.5.
[5]Poor air is bad for people’s health, especially for Children’s. Hospital shows that from January 5th to January 11th , half of the patients in the internal medicine department(内科门诊) are there for breathing problems.
[6]空气问题已经影响到整个国家。
[7]The Chinese government said that they would work hard to help the air pollution problems out and give people a healthy living environment.
[8]It calls on people to make full use energy and cut down on energy use.
[9]Don’t often do outdoors sports. If you have to go out, wear a mask. Read the instructions carefully before putting on one. If you won’t wear it in the right way, you may feel dizzy(头晕) and weak.
[10]Wash your face and clean your nose as soon as you get home. It’s the most important for us to walk out driving a car. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.
__________________________________________________________________________ Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 into English.
__________________________________________________________________________ Fill in the blank in Paragraph 10 with the proper phrase(适当的短语). (no more than 2 words)
__________________________________________________________________________What does the government call on people to do ? (no more than 15 words )
__________________________________________________________________________What is the passage mainly about? (no more than 10 words)
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Bush（布什）takes ice bucket challenge（冰桶挑战）. Bush has joined a growing list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge. He did it to help raise money for Lou Gehrig’s disease（肌萎缩侧索硬化症）and chose his predecessor(前任) Bill Clinton （克林顿）to do it next.
In a video posted on Wednesday on Bush’s Facebook page, the former president, wearing a navy blue coat while sitting at a table, said he was challenged by his daughter Jenna Bush Hager to take the challenge.
As he wrote the check, Laura Bush appeared with a white bucket and poured ice water over her husband’s head and then said, “That check is for me. I don’t want to ruin my hairstyle.”
Bush then announced his choice. “Now it’s my right to challenge my friend Bill Clinton to the ALS Challenge,” he said. “Yesterday was Bill’s birthday and my gift to him is a bucket of cold water.”
The online campaign challenges people to either dump a bucket of ice water over their heads or donate to support research for Lou Gehrig’s disease. When a person accepts the ice bucket challenge, he or she must challenge another person to partake in the raising money effort. Many famous people in different fields around the world took part in the activity, including Bill Gates, Stephen King, Christiano Ronaldo, and Lady Gaga, and so on.A list of celebrities across the world to take the ice bucket challenge is ______ according to the passage.
| A． reducing | B．cutting | C．stopping | D．growing |
The video about Bush’s ice bucket challenge was posted on _______.
| A．Monday | B．Tuesday | C．Wednesday | D．Thursday |
______ challenge Bush to do so.
| A．His mother | B．His wife |
| C．His daughter | D．His sister |
Which of the following is RIGHT?
| A．Bill Clinton is Bush’s friend |
| B．Bill Clinton’s birthday was on Wednesday |
| C．Bill Clinton didn’t accept it |
| D．Bill Clinton only had one choice. |
The best title of the passage is ________.
| A．Many Famous People |
| B．A New Game Online |
| C．Bush’s Family And Friend |
| D．Bush Took Ice Bucket Challenge |
With the beautiful music, the first lesson of the new term in 2014 began at 8:05 on the evening of September 1st, 2014. The program includes four parts: be nice to your parents, be polite to others, love others and be self-improved. It really makes a great difference to the students and the parents’ ideas.
Family education plays an important role to the children. The “king” of fairy tales Zheng Yuanjie told us the story between his father, his son and him. His father helped him fill the pen in order to let Zheng focus on writing. His father set us a good example on how to be a nice father. Zheng is nice to his father, too. He bought a TV for his father and his son learnt from him. The moving story really touched my heart. It made me know how important it is to teach by precept and example role.
Joey Yung told us that how her mother taught her to be a polite girl. We should think about others when we do something we like. We need try to be popular people. She reminded us of good manners in our daily life.
Qin Yong, a famous rock star, gave up his career and put all his heart in educating his sick son. Though he felt too tired, he never quitted. It’s his duty to bring his son up. When he found that his son made great progress, he felt very happy.
The orphans’ life made us deeply moved. From their father, we know that if we encourage a person, he will have self-improvement.
From this program, we know that we should love the people around us. Then, our world will be better and better.The program begins at ______.
| A．8:00 am | B．8:05 am | C．8:00 pm | D．8:05 pm |
Zheng’s father filled the pen to______.
| A．save money | B．teach Zheng how to write |
| C．let Zheng focus on writing | D．make him have a good pen |
According to the writer, if you want to teach somebody something, you should ______.
| A．be very strict with him |
| B．have too much experience |
| C．have much knowledge |
| D．teach by precept and example role |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Joey Yung told us that how her father taught her to be a polite girl. |
| B．We needn’t try to make others like us. |
| C．Qin Yong never felt tired to help his son. |
| D．With Qin’s help, his son made big progress. |
The best title of the passage may be ______.
| A．The King of Fairy Tales |
| B．How to be a Polite Girl |
| C．The Orphans’ Life |
| D．The First Lesson of the New Term |
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end of losing both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always complaining that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重) towards others. If a person is invited to dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all other guests (客人) waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.The Chinese meaning of the word “punctual” in this passage is probably “_______”.
| A．听话的 | B．能干的 | C．守纪律的 | D．守时的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
When you are invited to dinner, you'd better arrive there________.
| A．at the decided time | B．after the host |
| C．in a hurry | D．before other guests |
From the passage, we learn that an unpunctual man usually ________ in the bed.
| A．saves time for others |
| B．loses his time and good name |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge |
| D．leaves his family and friends |
According to the author, which one is more useful?
| A．Good name. | B．Respect. |
| C．Material things. | D．Time. |