If you go shopping in any toy store, you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls: there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls; and dark-colored cars, guns, and soldiers for boys. Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys. In fact, it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink.
Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls. Sue Palmer, writer of Toxic Childhood, is very worried that most girls over the age of three are captivated about the color. According to some scientists, this happens for two reasons. Firstly, most companies offer too many products in pink. Also, many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink. Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves, but the pink can affect (影响) the choices and the decisions they will make in the future.
Some parents are worried, too, for example, Vanessa Holburn, thirty-two, who has two girls under the age of four. Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy. “Pink says that you are soft and gentle. Blue says that you are strong and powerful. I want my daughters to be strong and powerful. I’m worried that pink will not help them with that,” she says.
But not everyone thinks there’s something wrong with pink. Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn’t worried at all. “People forget that things change all the time,” he says. “My girls used to love pink when they were little, but as they get older, they change.” Turner explains that his twelve-year-old daughter never wears pink clothes anymore. “This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change,” he adds. “It’s only since the 1940s that people have stated dressing girls — — in pink before that it was a color for boys.”
1.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?
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2.The underlined phrase “are captivated about ” in Paragraph 2 probably means .
A.are afraid of B.are tired of
C.are crazy about D.are nervous about
3.According to Grayson Turner, .
A.all little kids love the color pink
B.his girls now prefer the color blue
C.pink has always been a color for girls
D.parents needn’t worry about pink toys
4.The purpose of this passage is to .
A.explain why girls are crazy about the color pink
B.make parents less worried about the color pink
C.encourage girls to give up playing with pink toys
D.show people’s different opinions about the color pink
In 1987, a small company named Huawei was started in Shenzhen. After more than 30 years of development, the company has now beaten Apple and become the world’s second-largest maker of smartphones behind Korea’s Samsung. It has also become the world’s largest supplier(供应商) of 5G.
But recently, Huawei faced some difficulties. The U.S. government ordered a ban(禁令) on its sales in America. American officials said Huawei gave information that it collected to the Chinese government. At the same time, the U. S. government planned to stop selling parts and services to Huawei, which was believed that Huawei’s business would be hurt.
“We have never received such a request from the Chinese government and we have never tried to get into other systems to collect information.” Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and president said. “This ban from the U.S. would have little effect on our company. Huawei has enough ability to deal with the problems.” Ren added.
In an interview several years ago, Ren Zhengfei said, “I started Huawei with only
￡4,000 at the beginning, but now it has become a $100 billion company. The experience was not as romantic as you imagine.”
Facing the ban of the U.S., Huawei is growing. Huawei’s smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared to a year earlier in the first three months of 2019. At the same time, sales from both Samsung and Apple fell. So far, Huawei has grown into the world’s largest telecommunications equipment( 电信设备) supplier, selling in 170 countries! It may beat Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in the near future.
1.Why did the U.S. order a ban on Huawei?
A.Huawei’s sales in America were growing faster than Apple.
B.Huawei refused to supply services to the U.S. government.
C.They didn’t want Apple to sell parts and services to Huawei.
D.They thought Huawei, collected information for the Chinese government.
2.From what Ren Zhengfei said, we can learn that Huawei .
A.is deeply affected by the ban
B.has got into the system of the U.S.
C.can solve the problems they are facing
D.is asked to supply information to China
3.What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A.Huawei is full of hope.
B.Huawei will grow slowly.
C.Huawei’s sales will be doubled.
D.Huawei is the largest smartphone maker.
Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt as she told her doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat. She bought a vegetarian cook book and decided to “go all the way”. She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of her food is vegetables, fruits, and grains. Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health.
Nancy is an animal lover. Nancy grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.
When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. The little money that he had for food, he spent on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat.
Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat; he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy a thick steak?” Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian.
1.Linda became a vegetarian because .
A.she was badly ill
B.she wanted to be healthier
C.she enjoyed eating vegetables
D.her doctor asked her to do so
2.Which of the following is true?
A.Linda only eats fruits and vegetables.
B.Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old.
C.Roy doesn’t like steak at all.
D.We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian.
3.The main idea of this passage is that .
A.meat is not good for one’s health
B.we had better become vegetarians
C.people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons
D.people become vegetarians because they don’t like meat
Places to visit in London
☆The Thames
It runs through London, dividing the city into two parts. It’s interesting to take a trip on the river. This way, you can see almost every place of interest of London in one day.
☆Big Ben
May 31, 2019 is the 160th birthday of the largest four-face clock in the world—Big Ben. It isn’t the name of the tower itself but the 13-ton bell inside it. Every hour, it “bongs” the number of hours to tell the time.
Places to visit in Liverpool
☆Sport: “Liverpool FC”
Do you love football? Visit Anfield football center, home to Liverpool’s favorite football team.
Closed on Sat.& Sun.
Adult: £ 15.00
Under-16s and student: £ 9.00
Child under six: Free
☆Music: “The Beatles Story”
If you love The Beatles-the world-famous 1960s music group, come here! Open every day except Dec 25 and 26.
Adult: £16.00
Under-16s and student: £ 12.00
Child under six: Free
1.What’s the suggested way to visit the most places of interest in one day in London?
A.To go by boat. B.To go by bus. C.To go by subway. D.To go by taxi.
2.What does “FC” mean in “Liverpool FC”?
A.Fried Chicken. B.Famous Coach. C.Football Club. D.Free City.
3.David, a music fan, wants to go to his favorite place in Liverpool with his 9-year-old daughter and his baby son. How much should he pay?
A.£ 0. B.£ 24. C.£ 28. D.32.
“Mommy, I got something for you!” Cody ran through the door after school. His face wore the biggest smile ever. He waved something above his head. “It’s a pen. But not just any pen. It’s a lucky pen!” He handed me the pen_________, waiting for my reaction (反应).
I looked at the pen in my hand. There was nothing________ about it. It looked just like any other ballpoint pen. I had a drawer full of them. At that moment, I didn’t realize how special it was or how much I would come to treasure (珍爱) it.
I had made the decision to be a writer. I had dreamed about it for a long time but I was afraid of being refused by the publishing houses. The night before, I told my husband my fear when I thought Cody wasn’t listening. “What if nobody likes my writing and I fail?” But Cody did________ what I said. Now he stood in front of me, watching me examine the pen. “You don’t have to be afraid now,” he said. “This pen will make your________ great and everyone will love you.”
Tears filled my eyes. Refusal ( 拒 绝 ) and failure didn’t seem like such a big problem anymore. Even if I never________ the first book, I had everything I could ever need. I knew that pen would bring me luck, though. And I felt lucky already, just by having Cody in my life, especially when I heard what he did to get it.
In the lunchroom, Cody heard an older boy talking about having a lucky__________. He decided to get it for me. The boy was a tough negotiator ( 强硬的谈判者) but Cody didn’t give up. In the end, he ___________ his favorite Matchbox car, two army men his brother gave him, a crayon, and a piece of candy — his most important things, for that pen. Just to make me feel better.
I still have that pen, though it’s long out of ink, in a cup on my desk. When a refusal letter arrives and I start feeling sorry, I look at it and remember just how lucky I am. For while I value that pen, it’s Cody who I really________ in my life.
1.A.easily B.carefully C.proudly D.naturally
2.A.strange B.special C.important D.interesting
3.A.hear B.accept C.expect D.believe
4.A.life B.dream C.stories D.choices
5.A.returned B.sold C.cared D.chose
6.A.pen B.toy C.dog D.gift
7.A.found B.kept C.threw D.changed
8.A.respect B.praise C.serve D.treasure
—Andy, could you tell me_________the school sports meet?
—Next week.
A.why we will have B.why will we have
C.when we will have D.when will we have
