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 American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home.

However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present(現(xiàn)在). There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life thirteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup(濃妝) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kinds 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 assistant in a New York toy store.

It is good news that on the international market, Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer barbie in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become________for their own Barbies.

Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 53rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 53 is surely not the age to retire(退休).

1.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 underlined words 'fashion designers' in the passage?

A. 珠寶設(shè)計師 B. 發(fā)型設(shè)計師

C. 舞臺設(shè)計師 D. 服裝設(shè)計師

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. First Barbie shop in Shanghai

B. Barbie's past and present

C. Barbie's 53rd birthday party

D. Barbie lost her magic

A）根據(jù)括號中所給的漢語寫出單詞，使句子意思完整正確，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為41—45的相應(yīng)位置上。

1.You’d better consider ____________（翻譯）the novel into English.

2.This kind of car is ____________ (專門地)designed for women.

3.It’s difficult to drive ____________ (穿過) the city during the rush hour.

4.It’s twenty ____________ (分鐘) walk from my home to school.

5.With the development of ____________ (醫(yī)療) technology, more and more illnesses can be cured.

B）根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為46—50的相應(yīng)位置上。

1.Her father has ____________ (fly) to London on business.

2.It’s so cold outside. Why not come in and warm ____________ (you) , girls.

3.Good ____________ (pronounce) will impress others.

4.All of us look forward to the coming of my father’s ____________ (40)birthday.

5.Her sister is said to be sent to London for ____________ (far) education.

選詞填空：根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，用方框中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，每詞限用一次。

water no Earth it for
 

Bill: I saw a great programme on TV about space yesterday evening.

Tony: What is1.about?

Bill: Scientists have discovered2.on Mars.

Tony: Really? That’s very fantastic. Have they discovered life on Mars?

Bill: Well, they’re looking3.life but they haven’t found anything yet.

Tony: I know there’s4.life on the moon.

Bill: Yes, that’s right. So far there’s only life on5..

Tony: Are we alone with so many stars in the universe?

Bill: I am interested in it, so I want to be a scientist when I grow up.

Tony: I wish you will.

任務(wù)型閱讀 閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完成下面表格。

Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting traditions around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start”. People in the world decide to act better in the year just beginning than the year just ended.

No day has ever been celebrated in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them.

In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar (瀝青) are set on fire. It represents that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter.

New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Canada. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year’s Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who is famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts.

The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. It is an important time when Jews promise to do better in the future. Special services are held in the church, children are given new clothes and New Year bread is cooked to remind people of harvest time.

On New Year’s Day in Japan, everyone gets dressed in their new clothes and homes are decorated (裝飾) with bamboos—symbols of long life.

In European countries such as Germany, France and Belgium, families start the New Year by first attending church services. Afterwards, they visit friends and relatives. In France, boys and girls receive gifts of money on New Year’s Day.

New Year celebrations around the1.

B）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，并將答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號為66—75的相應(yīng)位置上。

Many people have cars in the city. But pollution is a problem because of the t1.. Nowadays some downtown(市中心) areas around the world don’t have cars. These car-free zones(無車區(qū)) are a2. for people, bicycles, and public transportation only.

Eight million people l3. in the center of London and anther two million go to work there every day. The downtown area is very n4. with hundreds of cars, buses, and taxis, but there are a5. a lot of beautiful parks with free music concerts. At lunchtime, many people go there for a rest a6. they get off work.

Parts of Tokyo are always crowded with hundreds of people — but no cars! These modern car-free zones are r7. popular and people like shopping there.

In the past, Bogota was polluted because there w8. lots of cars and traffic. Now the downtown area is car-free zone and the air is c9.! Many people don’t have a car and half a million people take the bus to w10.. There are lots of stores. It’s not expensive.

假設(shè)某中學(xué)生英文報開展關(guān)于青少年生活狀況的征文活動，請你根據(jù)下表所提示的要點，以Some teenagers need to change為題，用英語為該報寫一篇短文，簡述一些青少年生活狀況并提出建議。

注意：1. 表達(dá)中必須包含所給要點，可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡單翻譯；

2. 詞數(shù)90左右，開頭已經(jīng)寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)；

3. 表達(dá)中請勿提及真實校名及姓名。

Some teenagers need to change

Nowadays, some teenagers have plenty of problems in their everyday lives.____________________________

---Excuse me. Is there a _______ near here? I am a little hungry now.

---Yes. There’s one on Main Street.

A. library B. bookstore C. restroom D. restaurant

We were _______ into two groups to discuss the problem.

A. turned B. divided C. looked D. gotten

I _______be short, but now I am much taller.

A. used to B. is used to C. is use to D. use to