Question

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 Ame”rican 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 competiotion with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, come to life thirteen years ago. She looked more like today’s pop stars with heavy makeup(濃妝) and miniskirts. And her company offers more kind 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 assitant in a New York toy store.

     It is good news that on the international market. Barbie is still No. 1. although Mttel is selling ferwer Barbies int the United States three years, sales in other countries are still going up.in January 2009, Mattel openee its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies.

      Mattel is planning big celebration for Barbie’s 53^rd birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world have been called to make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 1.is surely not the age to retire(退休)。

61. 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 underline 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 53^rd Birthday Party

D.Barbie Lost Her Magic

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

1.本題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由第一段第一句話可以得出答案選A。

2.本題屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文章第二段可知答案選C。

3.本題仍然屬于細(xì)節(jié)理解題，由文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可以知道，girls can shop, eat, drink or even become fashion designers for their own Barbies 就是沒有take photos，答案選D。

4.本題屬于詞義猜測題，要從上下文尋找答案，從最后一段第二句話make new dresses for Barbie.，dresses一詞可知是服裝設(shè)計師，答案選D。

5.本題屬于文章大意題，為文章選擇題目，要全面反映文章中心內(nèi)容的題目，本題學(xué)生容易錯選C答案，C答案是片面的，應(yīng)該選B，講到.Barbie’s的過去與將來，看到最后一段How long will Barbie stay popuplar in the world of toy dolls，答案選B比較合理。