Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

   The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (电)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

    “I don't think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”

(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.

       A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound

       C. about electricity                    D. how to say time

(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.

       A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington

       B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away

       C. which was faster, London or Washington

        D. electricity travels faster than sound waves

(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.

        A. sound waves travel faster than electricity

        B. they would hear her sister in Washington first

        C. Miss Evans's question wasn't right

        D. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier

(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.

        A. thought Betty's answer was much better

        B. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good

        C. was satisfied with what the girl had said

        D. was satisfied with(对...感到满意) what the cleverest boy had said

(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.

       A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London

       B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone

       D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves

Tomorrow two________teachers and thirty________students will go to the neighbourhood to help the old women．

1. A.
   woman，girl
2. B.
   women，girls
3. C.
   women，girl
4. D.
   woman，girls

1. The little boy is too young to get        (dress).

2. The soldiers were ________(exhaust) after a month’s fight.

3. Their ideas all sound so ________(convince).

4. Girls like reading stories with happy __________(end).

5. I have heard that one bear ________(flee) from the zoo last night.

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 1.is surely not the age to retire(退休)。

61. Barbie’s family name is______.

A.Roberts

B.millicent

C.Shepherd

D.Bratz

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.

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

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

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A.First Barbie Shop in Shanghai

B.Barbie’s Past and present

C.Barbie’s 53^rd Birthday Party

D.Barbie Lost Her Magic