My topic is fashion, and to make my talk more lively, I have brought along five objects. Fashion is important to all of us. Now we are all wearing school uniforms. When we go home, what do we do? We change into other clothes. If we are going out, we like to wear fashionable clothes. So my first object is this blouse. It looks beautiful, doesn't it? It is my most expensive piece of clothing, and I love it. It costs over $ 600. You may say that it is too expensive, but luckily I can pay for it. The more you spend, the better the quality is. So you see, fashion is quite important to me, I admit it.

    However, I'm not as fond of fashion as my elder brother. Last summer, my parents took us both to London. They wanted to show us some fashion sights. But my brother Gary did not enjoy the old buildings. He just wanted to spend all his time in the big shopping malls, searching for the coolest pair of trousers! For him, fashion was more important than culture. These are the trousers he bought. Were they worth the cost of a trip to London to buy these? I don't think so. I think it was a waste, of time and money.

    We must, however, remember that fashion is a very big business. Changes in fashion can create or lose jobs. As an example, I have brought this blonde wig (假发) to show you. Do you like it'? It belongs to one of my mother's friends. She told me that in the 1960s, it was fashionable for Western women to wear wigs. But a few years later fashions changed and women wore wigs much less often. Then the wig factories closed down and hundreds of workers lost their jobs.

57. What is the writer doing at the moment?

    A. He is selling some fashionable clothes.

    B. He is buying the coolest school uniforms.

    C. He is making a speech to the fellow students.

    D. He is travelling to London with his parents.

58. According to the passage, the author showed all these objects EXCEPT _______.

    A. the blonde wig                 B. the expensive blouse

    C. the cool trousers                D. the school uniform

59. What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

    A. Wigs were always popular in the past.

    B. People in the east once liked wearing blonde wigs.

    C. Fashion is actually a business.

    D. Business often depends on the production of wigs.

There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white head and a yellow beak. There is a very, very spot of red at the very end of the beak, underneath. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves(波浪). A seagull’s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.

Sailors(水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, sailors say they there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know more about the weather than sailors do.

1.The seagull is a kind of ________.

A. fish?? ? B. land-bird??? C. seabird?? D. animal

2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________.

A. is very light????????? B. has very strong wings

C. always flies high????? D. is strong enough

3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back because it can ____________.

A. swim under the sea?????????? B. stay under the sea

C. rest and sleep upon the waves?? D. jump into the sea

4.The water can’t make the seagull’s feathers wet because the feathers are __________.

A. thick????? B. long????? C. light???? D. oily

5.If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________.

A. windy, rainy or stormy??? B. sunny and hot?

C. fine and warm???????????? D. freezing cold

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”  “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”
(   )1.Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter                            B. a runner       
C. an actor                            D. a shopkeeper
(   )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.
(   )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.
C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big
(   )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.
(   )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     
C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop. One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
【小题1】When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

(   )1.Joe Brown was_______________.

      A. a waiter                            B. a runner       

      C. an actor                            D. a shopkeeper

(   )2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

      A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

      C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

 (   )3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

       A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

       C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

 (   )4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

       A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

       C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

 (   )5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

      A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

      C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.