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 53^rd 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

Rewrite the following sentences as required

1.We keep in touch with each other by email.(改为否定句)

We _____ _____ in touch with each other by email.

2.Our school organizes an English speech contest once a year. (对话先部分提分)

_____ _____ does your school organize an English speech contest?

3.The beach is a nice place for tourists.(改为感叹句)

_____ _____ nice place the beach is for tourists!

4.Are there any new markets in Asia? The sales manager wants to know.(合并为一句)

The sales manager wants to know _____ there _____ any new markets in Asia.

5.The university will invite many graduates to celebrate its 100^th birthday. (改为被动语态)

Many graduates will _____ _____ by the university to celebrate its 100^th birthday.

6.We shouldn't talk loudly in the theater. We shouldn't smoke there, either.(保持句意不变)

We should _____ talk loudly _____ smoke in the theater.

 

What a miracle! A low-cost Lost in Thailand 《泰囧》has got the best ticket sales. It is true that Lost in Thailand has become the most popular Chinese film of all time.
The ticket sales
The movie Lost in Thailand cost just 30 million yuan to make, but it has earned more than 1.2 billion yuan. It has got more ticket than Painted Skin: The Resurrection, the best-selling movie this summer in China.
The story summary
Lost in Thailand is a comedy. It is a story about three Chinese men who met on their trips to Thailand. The movie has a great plot. Xu Lang is a businessman. He hurried to Thailand to look for his boss because of his special purpose. His competitor, Gao Bo followed him to Thailand, too. Xu Lang met Wang Bao, a pancake maker on his way to Thailand, Three Chinese men had some funny and unexpected experiences in Thailand and the story made people high.
The director and actors
The director of the movie is Xu Zheng. He has been a popular actor for about ten years. He was famous for his role, the Evil Pig in a popular TV serious. Lost in Thailand is his first movie that was directed by Xu Zheng. Xu Zheng is a lead role in the movie. Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang are China’s top comedians and the both play the important roles in the movie.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、c、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。(10分)
【小题1】．Painted Skin: The Resurrection was mentioned because _______.

A．the two movies were filmed in Thailand

B．the two movie were directed by Xu Zheng

C．Lost in Thailand was more successful than it

D．Painted Skin: The Resurrection was such a success

【小题2】．Why did Xu Lang go to Thailand?

A．Because he wanted to find his boss.

B．Because he followed his competitor there.

C．Because he wanted to take a long vacation.

D．Because he wanted to stay away from his competitor.

【小题3】．The underlined word “unexpected” probably means “_______” in Chinese.

A．可以预知的	B．感到惊讶的
C．意料之中的	D．意想不到的

【小题4】．We can know the information of the movie EXCEPT ______.

A．its cost	B．its time limit
C．its director	D．its ticket sales

【小题5】．What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．It’s about why Lost in Thailand sells well.

B．It’s about the relationships between directors and actors.

C．It’s about the background of a popular Chinese comedy.

D．It’s about why Lost in Thailand is popular among visitors.

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.

Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.

Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.

The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some

specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.

1. The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A. 赠品            B. 奢侈品            C. 特价商品          D. 圣诞礼品

2.We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A. on the Internet    B. in specialty stores   C. from salesmen        D. from retailers

3.In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A. tell us to shop online                      

B. tell us the best way to do shopping

C. show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D. give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

4. From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A. people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B. it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C. retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D. with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts

 

It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them. This concern (忧虑) is becoming greater and greater theses days. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help.

Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal (交易) on Black Friday ( the first Friday at Christmas time). It’s surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal. But sometimes it can be well worth. Many retailers (零售商) offer specials all through the day. Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday.
Read advertisements regularly. Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business. They will try their best to get us into the store. Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time. We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops.
Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift. Some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping.
The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some
specialty stores on the Internet. We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift.
【小题1】 The underlined word “specials” in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．赠品

B．奢侈品

C．特价商品

D．圣诞礼品

【小题2】We can have more choices to get a good deal ______.

A．on the Internet

B．in specialty stores

C．from salesmen

D．from retailers

【小题3】In this passage the writer wants to ______.

A．tell us to shop online

B．tell us the best way to do shopping

C．show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping

D．give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time

【小题4】 From the passage we can infer (推断) that ______.

A．people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday

B．it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money

C．retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts

D．with traditional Christmas shopping, people can’t buy the perfect gifts