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

Winners Club
Winners Club is a bank account (賬戶) specially for teenagers. It has been sep up to help you better manage your money. The club is a bank account where you receive a key-card, so you can enjoy dealing with your money 24/7 — that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Here are the features (特點) of the club.
?   No account keeping fees (費用)!
You’re not a rich man, so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, it’s free for all the service!
?   Excellent interest rates (利率)!
You want your money to grow, right? If you put money into the club without taking it out for a year, the club will give you a good rate of interest.
?   Convenient (方便)！
Teenagers are busy — we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
?   A free magazine included！
Besides your account report, you will receive a free magazine full of good ideas about making more money. There are also other fantastic offers only for the club members.
?   Easy to be a member！
It is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form (申請表). By the way, one of your parents must agree on it. Then you can become a member of the club.
Now you see the club is a great choice for teenagers. We can’t wait to have you as a Winners Club member.
【小題1】Is Winners Club specially for teenagers?
【小題2】How many features of Winners Club are mentioned in the passage?
【小題3】How do you make your money in Winners Club grow?
【小題4】What ideas can the club members read on the magazine?
【小題5】What does the writer mainly tell teenagers?

閱讀下面的短文，并根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容用完整的句子回答問題。

At a special ceremony（儀式）, a special award was offered

to a group of students from Changjian University on February 11,

2010. They were brave enough to help save two boys from

Changjiang Rive. All the students were there except three, who lost

their lives when they tried to save the boys.

On the afternoon of October 24, 2009, some students were    

taking a trip to Changjiang River. Suddenly two boys fell into the river. Some of them quickly jumped into the water and saved one boy. However, things didn’t go so well when they tried to save the other one. More students joined in, and, hand in hand, they formed a human wall. Finally the other boy was saved.

However, the human wall broke down and many students were swept away by the rushing water. At that moment several members of a winter swimming team nearby came to help and succeeded in saving many of the students. But the three of them, who were only 19, were nowhere to be found.

1.What did the students receive at the ceremony?

   ___________________________________________________________________________

2. Were all the students who saved the boys at the ceremony?

   ___________________________________________________________________________

3.What was described in the second paragraph?

   ___________________________________________________________________________

4.Why were many students rushed away by the water?

   ___________________________________________________________________________

5. What’s your idea after reading this story?

   ___________________________________________________________________________