In every little girl's toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair(交易会)New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie's birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average(平均)of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.
【小题1】Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?
A.Mattel.B.Elliott.C.Barbara.D.Ruth Handler.
【小题2】A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.
A.3B.50C.90D.27,000
【小题3】What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?
A.传播B.传奇C.传承D.传达
【小题4】The writer doesn't tell us _______.
A.Barbie Dolls are very popular with girlsB.Barbie Dolls sell well around the world
C.what the first Barbie Doll was based onD.the doll Barbie was named after Barbara
【小题5】What's the best title of the passage? ______.
A.Barbie's birthdayB.Barbie Dolls
C.A lovely girl named BarbieD.Why are Barbies popular

 Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia(栀子花)was sent to my house. No card came with it.Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.

    But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were  spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.

    One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the  coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.

    My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.

1.Which statement is true according to the passage?

A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

2.The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A. She hoped she would miss her father.   

B. She thought education was most important.

C. She hoped she would find a friend.   

D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Childhood Dream.                     B. A Mother's Love.

C. A Graduation Party.                      D. A Special Birthday.

 

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How do you feel when you have to make a report in front of your classmates? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get    1   shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or     2   when you’re round other people. Everyone experiences(体验)this shyness     3  they grow up. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they are in the center of attention. It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet strangers.     4  , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case(事)of how much. But many teenagers think that they hate themselves and that they won’t fit in the future at come point.

Stop the negative(消极的)thoughts about yourself. If shyness doesn’t keep you     5  something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are not only cleverer, but also better at working with others, because they think more and talk     6   . Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all    7  . But remember not to let good chances 8  just because of it ! Your shyness will     9  . When you grow up year after year, you’ll become brave enough to speak to anyone. But now, you need practice! If you have to sing a song at a party, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of !

Remember, though you’re shy, you do not lack in(缺少)  10 .Cone on,our shy friends!

1.A. true                    B. real             C. really

2. A. comfortable            B. frightened       C. proud

3. A. as                     B. since            C. by

4. A. What is worse        B. In fact          C. For example

5. A. to do                  B. doing            C. from doing

6. A. much                   B. more             C. less

7. A. good                   B. bad              C. wonderful

8. A. go down                B. go over          C. go by

9. A. past                   B. pass             C. passed

10.A. confidence            B. confident    C. confidently

 

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