My name is Yuko Yamaguchi. I am one of the designers of Hello Kitty.
Hello Kitty____1._____(design) in 1974 at first. From about 1978, she stopped ______2.____(sell) well. The second designer ___3.__(leave) and just when I thought that the company would not look for a third one, the manager said that he would not allow her death. I won the company’s competition and became the __4._(three) designer in January, 1980. In Japan it was in 1997 that people began to talk about her as being a cute character. The same thing happened in the US and _____5.__(late), in 2002, in Europe.
Hello Kitty ___6.____(not have) a mouth, so people who look at her can give their own feelings onto her face because she has an expressionless face. Hello Kitty ____7._____(look) happy or sad when people are happy or sad.
Through Hello Kitty, which is a symbol of friendship, we can all be friends. I want her to be a character that encourages people ____8.__(become) friends. I want her to be a link between all people around the world.
Now, the number of male and female fans ___9.____(increase). I believe in ten ____10.__(year) time, everybody around the world ____11.___(know) her. Also, Men who dislike to be seen with Kitty in public today might be wearing Hello Kitty boxing gloves. And they will stop being shy and will show off Kitty ____12._____(proud).
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “once in a blue moon”? People use this expression to describe something that they do not do very often. For example, someone might say that he tries to avoid（避免） eating sweets because they are unhealthy, but will eat chocolate” once in a blue moon”. Or someone who does not usually like to go to the beach might say “I visit the shore once in a blue moon.”While many people use this phrase, not everyone knows the meaning behind it.
The first thing to know is that the moon itself is never really blue. This is just an expression. In fact, the phrase” blue moon” has to do with the shape of the moon, not the color.
As the moon travels around the earth, it appears to change shape. We associate(联系) certain names with certain shapes of the moon. For example, when we can see a small part of the moon it is called a crescent moon. A crescent is a shape that looks like the tip（尖端） of a fingernail （手指甲）when we cannot see the moon at all, it is called a new moon. When we can see the whole moon, it is called a full moon. Usually, there is only one full moon every month. Sometimes, however there will be two full moons in one month. When this happens, the second full moon is called a blue moon”.
Over the next 20 years, there will only be 15 blue moons. As you can see, a blue moon is a very rare (稀有的)event. This fact has led people to use the expression” once in a blue moon” to describe other very rare events in their lives.
1.Which of the following would be a good example of using the phrase” once in a blue moon”?
A．Simon often tells jokes. Simon tells jokes once in a blue moon.
B．Tom hardly remembers to do exercise. Tom does exercise once in a blue moon.
C．Mary likes to go shopping every weekend. Mary goes shopping once in a blue moon.
D．Cindy hates to do housework, but she does housework every day. Cindy does housework once in a blue moon.
2.When does a blue moon happen in nature? ________________
A．When the moon has a blue moon.
B．When we cannot see the moon at all.
C．When there are two full moons in one month.
D．When we can only see a small part of the color.
3. How often will a blue moon happen over the next twenty years?__________
A．Once a year.
B．Less than once a year.
C．More than once a year.
D．At least twice a year.
4.What does the underlined part “This fact” in the last paragraph refer to?___________
A．A blue moon is a very rare event.
B．The moon appears to change shape.
C．The moon itself is never really blue.
D．A blue moon has to do with the shape of the moon.
Look at the notice from the Students’ Union. It’s a description of students’ activities for the coming winter vacation.
Winners of Super Boys will come to our school on March 30th, 2015. They are going to give a concert in the school hall at 2：00 pm. Please come to the Students’ Union to get a half-price ticket to the concert before this Friday. |
Wouldn’t it be great if you could join us and go hiking around the West Hill for two days? We’ll start at 7：00 am on April 6th. Please come to the Students’ Union to sign your name and pay fifty yuan, 20 percent off for members of the Hiking Club. |
Are you interested in being a volunteer? We’ll go to a mountain village to give away books to the children there. We’ll work and study with them for a whole day. Please come to the school gate at 6：00 am on April 13th, 2015. Free of charge(免费). |
We’ll hold a party for the students who come from poor families and have to stay at school during the winter vacation. Would you like to join us? Please come to the reading room at 5：00 pm on March 28th. |
1.The notice is about __________.
A. free tickets B. students’ activities
C. the West Hill D. poor children
2.Betty likes music and wants to go to the concert, so she must arrive at the school hall before_______ on March 30th, 2015.
A. 2：00 pm B. 7：00 am
C. 6：00 am D. 5：00 pm
3.If you are a volunteer, you will go to a mountain village to do the following things EXCEPT____________.
A. give away books to the children
B. go hiking with the children
C. work with the children
D. study with the children
Bai Yansong, a famous TV host, expressed his support for students wearing green scarves (绿领巾) at a primary school in Xi’an. He wore a green tie on a TV program on October 19, 2011. “I just want the students to know that I’m also wearing green. And we are all great people and are as good as those wearing red scarves.”
The First Experimental Primary School in Xi’an made children with poor schoolwork and behavior wear green scarves. Parents whose children wore green scarves were angry. “The children still need their self-esteem (自尊心) even though they are very young, and they know the green scarf means something is not quite right,” said one mother. Now, the school has stopped the practice.
Educational expert Li Zhenxi said that primary and junior high school students have strong self-esteem. They are eager to be respected and understood. Punishment will hurt them. “It’s better to encourage them rather than separating some ‘bad’ students,” he said.
A survey made by the Ministry of Education (教育部) shows that 75 percent of students feel nervous and scared when the teacher is about to announce their grades. Some schools have done better in protecting students’ privacy and encouraging them. In American schools, teachers post test results on the wall. Instead of using student names, they use secret numbers. This way, students know their secret numbers and can check their own grades only. Some teachers might call the students up to the desk and tell them their scores one at a time.
But test scores are not the only measures of a student’s ability. Everyone has his own strengths and everyone can make great progress by working hard.
1.Bai Yansong wore a green tie in a TV program in order to _______.
A. show people his special dressing style
B. call on people to live a green life
C. tell students green-scarf students are also good students
D. remind students wearing green scarves means being bad
2.Why did those parents whose children wore green scarves feel angry? ________
A. Because their children did do well at school.
B. Because they thought the school didn’t have the right.
C. Because it was against the law.
D. Because it hurts their children’s self-esteem.
3.According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?_________________
A. Primary school students are too young to know what self-esteem is.
B. Separating some “bad” students helps create good learning environment.
C. Most “good” students like their teachers to announce their scores.
D. Using secret numbers instead of students’ names can protect their privacy better.
4.What does the word “measure” mean in the last paragraph?
A. 长度 B. 尺度 C. 方法 D. 标准
Hit song Little Apple became so popular after it came out in late May. In China, you may hear it on a bus, or even in a small village.
Little Apple is a song for the movie Old Boys ：The Way of Dragon. The song’s huge success has also made more people see the movie. The comedy took US $17 million in its opening four days.
“The song Little Apple is so popular. After hearing it, it’s like ‘I’m brainwashed (洗脑)’ by the song. So I came to see the film.” a man said.
“It’s a good story. But the reason I’m here at the cinema is the song Little Apple.” Hui Qing, a college student, said.
“Many people have come to see the movie, so we added more screenings for it. The film now accounts for 20 percent of the total screenings — It’s quite a good performance for a home-grown movie,” a cinema clerk said.
Old Boys ：The Way of Dragon is based on an online short film called Old Boys. The 40-minute film about youth and dreams got nearly 70 million views on a video website, and was popular among people born in the 1980s or later.
“What is popular online is a good indication (迹象) of what will be popular with young people. And this movie is a good example,” businessman Chen Su said.
Some have criticized Little Apple for its low quality, but the song continues keeping popular.
1.The movie Old Boys is a ___________ .
A. comedy B. soap opera
C. sad movie D. talk show
2.Hui Qing went to see the movie Old Boys： The Way of Dragon because___________.
A. she wants to be brainwashed
B. the movie has a good story
C. the movie has a good quality
D. she likes listening to the song Little Apple
3.The video Old Boys online is about_____.
A. life and old people B. youth and dreams
C. life and dreams D. dreams and hopes
4.Some people don’t like the song Little Apple because _______.
A. it is loud B. it is noisy
C. it has low quality D. it’s lyrics are bad
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ____ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was _____. He had his gun with him______.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
1.A. seen B. told C. heard D. found
2.A. a small town B. a big city C. a far place D. a lonely village
3.A. afraid B. happy C. angry D. tired
4.A. at times B. all the time C. once a week D. every afternoon
5.A. bad B. good C. hungry D. thirsty
6.A. cook B. make C. get D. pick
7.A. shouted at B. looked into C. laughed at D. played with
8.A. food B. clothes C. gun D. plane
9.A. not good B. not true C. not easy D. not clear
10.A. grow B. have C. teach D. understand
