If Mickey Mouse is a westerner who has captured the world，Hello Kitty is the world’s sweetheart from Asia. With its two innocent black eyes and the cute ribbon on its ear, this white-faced kitten has captivated(迷住）the hearts of women of all ages since 1974.
Hello Kitty is found on more than 50 thousand items，including toys，school supplies, make-up and even neckties.
To celebrate the character’s 38' birthday, an exhibition called “Inside Kitty" is underway at the Seongnam Arts Center in Yatab-dong.
“Kitty was not popular at all at first，even in Japan. Only since 1985, 11 years after it was born，have people started to pay attention to it,” Yuko Yamaguchi, one of the designers of the character，told the press.
“Hello Kitty was only for kids then. But in 1987, I got a letter from a high school student who said that her friends teased her because she had a Hello Kitty product. She asked the company to make something that did not look strange for her to carry around. Since then we’ve tried to come up with things that all ages can enjoy,” Yamaguchi said.
Hello Kitty became popular after being displayed in Anna Sui boutiques(精品店）in the United States. Young women from all over the world have been in love with the character ever since. The boutique of MAC，a make-up brand，packed，on the day the brand was released，its first products made in collaboration with Hello Kitty.
“The character has to communicate with people. It should change over time，and always stay fashionable,” Yamaguchi said.
“Inside Kitty" starts by viewing the past of the character. Kitty fans will be delighted to see Hello Kitty items from throughout the past 38 years on display.
Hello Kitty 1.____________ its 38th birthday | |
Appearance | Two innocent 2.__________ eyes, a cute ribbon on its ear, and a white face. |
Related products | About 50 thousands items 3._________ toys, school supplies, and make-up. |
4.________ | It came into 5._______ in 1974. It has been 6.________ since 1985, 11years after its 7._______. In 1987, it was designed to appeal to all ages instead of only to 8._______. |
The 38th birthday celebration | An exhibition 9._________ “Inside Kitty” is being held where Hello Kitty items from throughout the past 38 years will be on 10._______. |
科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江苏省高二下第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was absolutely centered upon his own silly self. If anything could have driven me from Gladys, it would have been the thought of such a father-in-law. I am convinced that he really believed in his heart that I came round to the Chestnuts three days a week for the pleasure of his company, and very especially to hear his views upon bimetallism (金银双币制).
For an hour or more that evening I listened to his tiring talk about bad money driving out good, and the true standards of exchange.
“Suppose,” he cried, “that all the debts in the world were called up at once, and immediate payment insisted upon, what under our present conditions would happen then?”
I gave the self-evident answer that I should be a ruined man, upon which he jumped from his chair, scolding me for my thoughtless quickness, which made it impossible for him to discuss any reasonable subject in my presence.
At last I was alone with Gladys, and the moment of Fate had come! She sat with that proud, slim figure of hers outlined against the red curtain. How beautiful she was! Gladys was full of every womanly quality.
I was about to break the long and uneasy silence, when two critical, dark eyes looked round at me, and the proud head was shaken disapprovingly. “I have a feeling that you are going to propose(求婚), Ned. I do wish you wouldn’t; for things are so much nicer as they are.”
I drew my chair a little nearer. “Now, how did you know that I was going to propose?” I asked in wonder.
“Don’t women always know? Do you suppose any woman in the world was ever taken unawares? But．．．oh, Ned, our friendship has been so good and so pleasant! What a pity to spoil it! Don’t you feel how splendid it is that a young man and a young woman should be able to talk face to face as we have talked?”
She had sprung from her chair, as she saw signs that I proposed to announce some of my wants. “You’ve spoiled everything, Ned,” she said. “It’s all so beautiful and natural until this kind of thing comes in! It is such a pity! Why can't you control yourself?”
“But why can’t you love me, Gladys? Is it my appearance, or what?”
“No, it isn’t that.”
“My character?”
She nodded severely.
“What can I do to mend it?”
She looked at me with a wondering distrust which was much more to my mind than her whole-hearted confidence.
“Now tell me what’s wrong with me?”
“I’m in love with somebody else,” said she.
It was my turn to jump out of my chair.
“It’s nobody in particular,” she explained, laughing at the expression of my face: “only an ideal. I’ve never met the kind of man I mean.”
“Tell me about him. What does he look like?”
“Oh, he might look very much like you.”
“How dear of you to say that! Well, what is it that he does that I don’t do? I’ll have a try at it, Gladys, if you will only give me an idea what would please you.”
“Well, it is never a man that I should love, but always the glories he had won; for they would be reflected upon me. Think of Richard Burton! When I read his wife’s life with him I could so understand her love! And Lady Stanley! Did you ever read the wonderful last chapter of that book about her husband? These are the sort of men that a woman could adore with all her soul, and yet be the greater, not the less, on account of her love, honored by all the world as the inspirer of noble deeds.”
“And if I do——”
Her dear hand rested upon my lips. “Not another word, Sir! You should have been at the office for evening duty half an hour ago; only I hadn’t the heart to remind you. Some day, perhaps, when you have won your place in the world, we shall talk it over again.”
1.Why did the writer often come round to the Chestnuts?
A. To hear Mr. Hungerton’s views upon bimetallism.
B. To find the opportunity of staying with Gladys.
C. To learn Mr. Hungertong’s standards of exchange.
D. To discuss the present economy with Gladys
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. It took great patience and courage for the writer to propose to Gladys.
B. Mr. Hungerton tried to stop the writer from proposing to his daughter.
C. It was difficult for Gladys to choose an ideal husband from her friends.
D. It was impossible for the writer to have any chance to marry Gladys.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Gladys?
A. Careful, choosy and stubborn.
B. Unfriendly, cold and self-centered.
C. Lovely, confident, and idealistic.
D. Simple-minded, active and attractive
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If I am not __________ when you phone, ask for someone else’s help.
A. accessible B. available C. stable D. suitable
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It was at the very beginning _______ Mr. Fox made the decision _____ we should send more fire-fighters there.
A. when, which B. where, that C. that, that D. then, so
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He didn’t attend the meeting last night, _________ he doesn’t know our plan for the picnic.
A. that’s why B. that’s because C. which is why D. which is because
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—Why are you crying? Today is your birthday!
—____________. I am so excited with so many friends surrounding me.
A. Just can’t help itB. Don’t mention it
C. None of your businessD. That’s all right
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Not until he went through real hardship ________the love we have for our families is important.
A. had he realized B. did he realize C. he realized D. he had realized
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A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked: “Are these yours?” “Yes, sir.” the farmer answered timidly(胆怯地)。”Have you killed the man?” “No, no, sir.” the farmer said in a hurry.” When did you see the dead man?” ”About seven last evening.” “Did you see who killed the man?” “No, Sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked, “Have you seen it yet?” ”No, Sir.’ The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and send him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying .Pointing to the knife, he asked again,” Have you seen it yet?” ”Yes, Sir.” The officer was happy and asked,” When and where?” “I saw it here this afternoon, sir.”
1.The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to .
A. buy some food for his family
B. buy some medicine for his wife
C. go to see a doctor
D. go to the cinema
2.The farmer didn’t sell out his vegetables until the evening because .
A. they were too bad
B. they were very expensive
C. it rained hard that morning
D. few people liked to go out on such a bad day
3.The farmer ran away quickly because .
A. the policemen were coming towards him.
B. his wife was waiting for him at home
C. he was afraid to see a dead man.
D. it was so late that he couldn’t stay there any longer.
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Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1.What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?
A. Soccer and golf. B. Skiing and skating.
C. Cycling and hockey. D. Mountaineering.
2. The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A. strong emotion B. good way
C. better feeling D. enough affection
3. Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.
A. it has man-made rules
B. it is too dangerous for climbers
C. it can’t bring people joy or leisure
D. it is free for climbers to use their own methods
4. We know from the passage that _______.
A. mountaineering has no appeal for people
B. physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers
C. a mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty
D. it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Sports in winter B. Team work in climbing
C. Mountaineering D. The quality for mountaineering
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