题目内容
---Does the museum have a gift shop? I want to get something for my friend.
---_____________.
A. No, I’m sorry to say I’m still working for it
B. No, I need to see your passport
C. Yes. I think I saw one on the first floor
D. Yes, I do agree that it’s a good shop
C
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts,it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11 th , 1 958,Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital,she put him in my lap,saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night. I sang to it, I told it stories.I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however,I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever. For several days,I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”,“pitiful",and “dying”, which sounded Ominous.
Christmas was coming, “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke,his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!” “Thank God!” I heard Mum cry.
From the window upstairs,I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love !
【小题1】What happened to the author on September 11th,1958?
A.He got a baby brother. | B.He got a Christmas gift. |
C.He became four years old. | D.He received a doll. |
A.Impossible. | B.Boring. | C.Difficult. | D.Fearful. |
A.Excitement. | B.Happiness. | C.Sadness. | D.Disappointment. |
I had this exchange with my 6-year-old last week.
Him: Mom, we have to start buying Danimals.
Me: Why?
Him: So, I can bring it to |school for lunch.It's yogurt .
Me: Why do you want it so badly?
Him: Because Danimals i|s giving away five fantastic Caribbean vacations.
I had to explain that there was little chance that he would win a vacation.It's a strategy used to encourage kids to beg for artificially-colored (人工着色的) yogurt that costs a lot.
Marketing follows my kids —and yours—wherever they go .It comes via TV commercials. Store displays and websites are also constantly selling at our kids .But the most powerful means in kids" lives is the presence of licensed characters on every product imaginable.
Children can begin their day in character clothing.There's even character -themed wall paint available.A breakfast in a character bowl can be followed by a character toothbrush and character toothpaste(牙膏), character soap and shampoo, and a character wash cloth and towel .Then, they can put on character clothing and character shoes.Check that, character clock on the wall: Is it time for characier-shaped fruit snacks yet?
Surround kids with enough of the characters and they'll come to believe they need them.Most of us, of course, don't buy all those items.But say no to four products out of five and your home can still get filled with these tiny items encouraging brand loyalty (品牌忠诚)
At this time of year, parents buy licensed school supplies.With so much marketing around us, it can be tough to stop the tide.
"One thing that helps parents'is that they can talk to other parents about, this kind of thing," Linn suggested ."If you decide you want to buck this, it helps to find other people who will do the same thing .That way, if your child says."Everyone's doing it," you can really have a sense of whether everyone is." |
【小题1】From the dialogue between the author and the son, we can infer that ____-
A.the son likes drinking yogurt a lot. |
B.buying Danimals may win a free tour |
C.the son's school encourages kids to eat yogurt |
D.Danimals in the most popular yogurt among kids. |
A.character bowls increase kids' appetite. |
B.character-themed wall paint is expensive |
C.household goods are becoming the target of advertisers. |
D.Linn considered character-themed products a foolish marketing strategy. |
A.support | B.resist | C.advertise | D.learn |
A.Marketing is affecting kids all the time. |
B.Most kids now don't have a happy childhood, |
C.Kids like buying licensed school supplies a lot. |
D.Licensed character produce are doing great harm to kids. |
The royal family is a part of British history and cultural identity.
Up until the 17th century, people believed that the British king or queen had a “divine(天赐的)right” to rule. This was the idea that God chose the king or queen and that he or she was therefore above the law. However, this idea was challenged during the English Civil War, when King Charles the First was put in prison and then killed in 1649.
So what role does the British royal family have today?
The Queen is head of the UK and the Commonwealth. She has important formal duties that go with her different titles. As Head of State, for example, she represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK;as Head of the Armed Forces in name, only she can declare when the UK is at war or when a war is over. She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day.
Although the royal family does the work for the UK, there are British people called“anti-monarchists(反君主制者)”who do not believe there should be a royal family. One criticism(批评意见)is that the British people should not have to pay for the royal family with their taxes(税).
Today, the royal family works hard to be relevant(相关的)in the modern world. The Queen still gives a speech to the nation on television at Christmas, but it gets less and less formal every year;now it is even available as a podcast(播客).
In 2005, after graduating from university, Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay, the sort of work many ordinary young British people do in their gap years.
【小题1】What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A.The British king or queen is considered above the law. |
B.The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649. |
C.The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right. |
D.The royal family didn’t play an important role in Britain in the 17 th century. |
A.Traveling around the UK. |
B.Declaring when the world is at war. |
C.Inviting other leaders to have dinner with her. |
D.Signing Commonwealth documents every day. |
A.Prince William is very popular in the UK |
B.the royal family is trying to connect better with ordinary people |
C.Prince William has made an effort to win young people’s admiration |
D.many young British people do voluntary work |
A.the royal family doesn’t have to pay taxes |
B.the British people are all in favor of the royal family |
C.the British people can talk to the Queen through a podcast |
D.the royal family attacks republicans through media and press |