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请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. How much should we pay for the first skurfing lesson?
A.$15 B.$30 C.$45 D.$60
2. Where can we learn music according to the ads above?
A. At Long Beach.
B. At Skurfing Lessons.
C. At Art Attack Gallery.
D. At State Theater Performing Arts Camp.
3.When does the State Theater offer performing arts classes?
A. 4th -13th July.
B. 4th – 23rd August.
C. 24th July-2nd August.
D. 14th July- 23rd August.
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Carlton Joseph is a fashion designer(服装设计师), but not just any fashion designer. He appears on television, he writes books, and he owns his fashion house.
Born in 1980, Carlton started designing clothes when he was eleven. His father owned a clothes store, and Carlton used to work there at the weekend. Then he did a design course at college.
When he was 21, someone suggested doing a TV program. He made his first show “Carlton’s Clothes” in 2004, and he wrote his first book in the same year. Since then he has written four more. Carlton got married to TV producer Susan Mills in 2005.
Three months ago, Carlton started his new company. He called it “Design Carlton”.
At work Carlton always wears black trousers and a blue coat, but at home, or when he goes out, he wears clothes with bright colors (red, blue and yellow). He is especially crazy about new glasses, he buys a new pair every few weeks. “I like to look different every day,” he says.
Carlton started wearing glasses when he was twelve. He dyed(给……染色) his hair red when he was 18. It is still red, and this year, for the first time, he has grown a beard. “My wife likes it, that’s why” is his explanation. But his beard is black.
1.How old was Carlton when he wrote his first book?
A. 11 B.21 C. 24 D. 25
2.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A. Carlton’s hair. B. Carlton’s beard.
C. Carlton’s coat. D. Carlton’s company.
3.What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
A. Carlton likes to look different.
B. Carlton is a hardworking person.
C. Carlton is crazy about new glasses.
D. Carlton loves wearing colorful clothes.
4.Which of the following if true according to the passage?
A. Carlton is just a common fashion designer.
B. Carlton started his new fashion company in 2005.
C. Carlton made his first show after he got married to Susan.
D. Carlton got some design experience before going to college.
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Have you ever wanted to see the Great Wall of China, or win an Oscar for Best Director, or swim with dolphins(海豚)? If so, you are not alone. We all have things we want to do or achieve. These are part of our “bucket lists”. A bucket is a list of things that someone wants to experience in his or her lifetimes. These things can be big or small. Have you ever thought about what is on your bucket list?
Lindsay, 15, created her bucket list when she was 14. She has given her list serious thought. “I’ve always wanted to travel into space,” she says. “I don’t really want to be an astronaut. But I do want to go to space as a tourist. I want to see the Earth from above.” Other things on her list include being on TV, seeing her favorite band in concert, learning how to speak Portuguese(葡萄牙语), and living in a foreign country. “I’ve always wanted to live in Brazil. As part of my bucket list, I want to attend Carnival(狂欢节)in the capital of Brazil,” she says.
Jose, 16, recently created a list of things he wants to achieve. It changes sometimes he adds and takes away things because he wants to keep the number of the things at seven. One thing has stayed at number one, though: he wants to visit a movie set(影视基地). He would like to see the Harry Potter of The Hobbit movie sets. Other things on the list include being on TV, meeting his favorite sports star, living in a foreign country, skateboarding down a mountain, attending the World Cup, and backpacking across Europe. He would like to spend two months visiting Eastern Europe with his best friend Adam. “Maybe after I graduate from college,” says Jose.
Carrie, 14, also has a bucket list. She first created it when she was 12. She would like to live in a foreign country for at least two years. She also wants to learn as many foreign languages as possible. But the number one thing on her list is to see her favorite band in concert. She also wants to go on a trip and to visit a movie set. Her favorite movies are the Hunger Games and Star Wars. Carrie is confident she will do most or all of the things on her bucket list. “I’m only 14,” she says, “I have my whole life ahead of me!”
1. What is No.1 at Lindsay’s bucket list?
A. Visiting a movie sat.
B. Living in Brazil.
C. Traveling to space.
D. Seeing her favorite band.
2.Who is probably the most interested in sports according to his or her bucket list?
A. Lindsay. B. Jose.
C. Adam. D. Carrie.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Lindsay and Carrie both love music.
B. Jose and Carrie are both space fans.
C. All the three teens wants to visit movie sets.
D. Jose and Adam hope to live in a foreign country.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. We should keep changing our bucket lists to meet our needs.
B. We must think about our bucket lists before they are created.
C. Our bucket lists can help us work towards achieving our goals.
D. Being confident is a key to our achievement on our bucket lists.
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In many countries, tattoos are in fashion (时尚). On TV you can often see a famous actor or musician with a tattoo on his arm or foot. Many sports players have them, too. In the US, tattoos are very popular. Forty percent of Americans aged between 26 and 40 have a tattoo, and 60 percent of customers in US tattoo parlors are women. These people are often professional people like doctor, teachers and lawyers.
However, tattoos are not modern. In fact, they are very old in human history. For example, archaeologists (考古学家) found a human in ice from 5,000 years ago. He had 57 tattoos on his back, ankles, legs, knees and feet. Tattoos were used for many different reasons. In ancient Egypt, people got tattoos because they were “beautiful”. But in ancient Rome, tattoos were negative (负面的) and put on criminals and prisoners. In India, tattoos were religious (宗教的).
In the 16th and 17th century, European sailors (船员) arrived on the islands of Polynesia. They saw tattoos for the first time. The people on the islands had tattoos on their shoulders, chests, backs and legs. Often the tattoos were of animals or natural features like a river or a mountain. The European sailors liked them and made their own tattoos, so the idea traveled to Europe. Tattoos in Polynesia are still important today. They show information about a person’s history, their island or their job.
So is there a connection (联系) between traditional tattoos and fashionable tattoos? And can you call tattoos a fashion? Chris Rainier is an expert in tattoos and his book Ancient Marks has photos of tattoos from all over the world. He thinks people in modern societies often have tattoos because they are a connection to the traditional world. But tattoos aren’t a fashion like clothes or a haircut because you can’t put them on and take them off again like a jacket or a hat. They are permanent (永久的) and for life.
1.When were tattoos brought to Europe?
A. 5,000 years ago. B. 60 years ago.
C. Until recently. D. In the 16th and 17th century.
2. What does the underlined word “parlors” mean?
A. School. B. Stores.
C. Hospitals. D. Theaters.
3. What’s the writer’s opinion about tattoos?
A. Tattoos are religious in modern societies.
B. Tattoos connect tradition with fashion.
C. Tattoos are a fashion among famous people.
D. Tattoos show information about a person’s hobby.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Tattoos' History.
B. Tattoos in Polynesia.
C. Tattoos on a Human in Ice.
D. Tattoos in Fashion and for Life.
