Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids’ imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child’s toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.

"The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.

The company’s building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.

A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958.

Lego bricks are not just child’s play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.

After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games. This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.

With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times!

The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _______.

  A. attracting many children worldwide  B. brought imagination to the children worldwide

  C. making the children and even adults worldwide creative and imaginative

  D. having infinite links that bring many imagination

The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that ______.

  A. Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks

  B. the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber

  C. the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults

  D. the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure

It can be inferred from the text that ______.

  A. there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks

  B. the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide

  C. the Lego Bricks can’t compare with computer games

  D. the bricks made today don’t change much compared with those made in 1958

The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _____.

  A. defeated in a fight or a competition

  B. have a crash in an accident or a fight

  C. get known through a song

  D. attack    somebody   in a fight

The main idea of the story is that _____.

  A. Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future

  B. Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adults

  C. Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination

  D. Lego bricks: making billions of money every year


第三部分:阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Having divorced (离婚) my dad, my mom had to move frequently in order to find a job that would provide her with enough money to support the big family. For three years, we lived in the town of Parkersburg. On the first Christmas there, my brothers and I had been well prepared for a holiday without presents. But we had a surprise on Christmas Eve.
At midnight, we were woken up by someone shouting at our front door, “Ho, ho, ho! Merry Christmas!” We jumped up and ran to the door to find no one there, but several boxes and bags! Not only were there gifts, which were our favorite, but there were also clothes and food. Each of us kids, as well as Mom, had gifts with our names on them. And the clothes all fit us!
Another year went by and on Christmas Eve, we again got boxes and bags full of goodies. The next year we moved. We were in the same town but across the other side. Mom was beginning to get on her feet. Since we had moved and Mom had a better job, we were quite certain that “Santa” wouldn’t visit us that year. But we were wrong!
Those “Santa” visits restored in me the belief in the goodness of mankind, though to this day we don’t know who our helper was.
When we grew up, Mom moved to Virginia. She had some extra money one Christmas. She sent it to me and let us know her decision. We then took action. My husband and children had so much fun buying and wrapping presents for the needy family we had chosen. On Christmas Eve, we allowed the excited kids to stay up late to be part of our secret “Santa” project.
Such satisfaction there was in being able to pass on the gift of love to others who needed it. And the gift goes on!
56. From the first paragraph, we can learn that ______.
A. the writer’s family didn’t like to celebrate Christmas
B. the writer felt sorry about not having Christmas presents
C. the writer’s mother couldn’t afford any Christmas presents
D. the writer knew that something surprising would happen
57. The presents that the writer’s family received must be from _______.
A. someone who has no children        B. someone who knew them well
C. the church in the neighborhood       D. the richest family in the town 
58. What decision did the writer’s mom make in the fifth paragraph?
A. To give her extra money to a poor family.   
B. To thank the person who once helped her family.
C. To give some Christmas presents to a poor family in secret.  
D. To invite a poor family to spend Christmas with her family.  
59. This passage is written to ______.
A. show pity to the poor people        B. show human kindness  
C. thank the helper                 D. show the advantages of being rich

Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids’ imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child’s toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.
"The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.
The company’s building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.
A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958.
Lego bricks are not just child’s play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.
After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games. This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.
With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times!

  1. 1.

    The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _______

    1. A.
      attracting many children worldwide
    2. B.
      brought imagination to the children worldwide
    3. C.
      making the children and even adults worldwide creative and imaginative
    4. D.
      having infinite links that bring many imagination
  2. 2.

    The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that ______

    1. A.
      Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks
    2. B.
      the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber
    3. C.
      the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults
    4. D.
      the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the text that ______

    1. A.
      there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks
    2. B.
      the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide
    3. C.
      the Lego Bricks can’t compare with computer games
    4. D.
      the bricks made today don’t change much compared with those made in 1958
  4. 4.

    The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _____

    1. A.
      defeated in a fight or a competition
    2. B.
      have a crash in an accident or a fight
    3. C.
      get known through a song
    4. D.
      attack somebodyin a fight
  5. 5.

    The main idea of the story is that _____

    1. A.
      Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future
    2. B.
      Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adults
    3. C.
      Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination
    4. D.
      Lego bricks: making billions of money every year

       Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids’ imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary.

       On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every child’s toy box.The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.

       "The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.

       The company’s building brick allows an infinite number of links.With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.

       A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart.Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958.

       Lego bricks are not just child’s play: they also attract the interest of adults.South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.

       After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games.This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.

       With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries.Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times!

1.The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that ______.

       A.Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks

       B.the Lego bricks made him a mountain climber

       C.the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adults

       D.the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure

2.It can be inferred from the text that ______.

       A.there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks

       B.the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide

       C.the Lego Bricks can’t compare with computer games

       D.the bricks made today don’t change much compared with those made in 1958

3.The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _____.

       A.defeated in a fight or a competition

       B.have a crash in an accident or a fight

       C.get known through a song

       D.attack somebody in a fight

4.The main idea of the story is that _____.

       A.Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future

       B.Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adults

       C.Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination

       D.Lego bricks: making billions of money every year

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