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itisn’tnecessarytositatyourdeskalldaylongtogethighacademic（学术）grades.

Yours,

ZhangZishu

1．Whatdoestheletter-writer（areader）thinkleadstothefactthatmanystudentsdonothingbutstudy?

A.Thepresenteducationalsystem.B.People’soldideas.

C.Theteachingmethods.D.Theparentsofthesestudents.

2．Itseemsthatthisreaderthinks.

A.thefirsttypeofstudentisourmodel

B.thesecondtypeofstudentsisourmodel

C.bothtypesofstudentsareworthlearningfrom

D.neitherofthetwotypesofstudentsaregood

3．Thesecretofhisclassmate’ssuccesswas.

A.properlyandscientificallyarranginghistime

B.spendingalotoftimestudying

C.doingnothingbutstudying

D.playingallthetime

4．Thereaderwrotetheletterinorderto.

A.callonustoworkevenharder

B.causepeopletothinkabouthowtostudymoreefficiently

C.advisepeopletodoresearchintohisclassmate’ssuccess

D.criticize（批评）China’seducationalsystem

5．Whatwouldbethebesttostandfortheletter-writer’sopinion?

A.Secretofsuccess.

B.China’seducationalsystemneedschanging.

C.Workwhileyouworkandplaywhileyouplay.

D.Keepfitfirst.

TheBarbiedollfirstappearedatthetoyfairinNewYorkin1959.ItscreatorwasRuthHandler,anAmericanbusinesswoman.SheandherhusbandElliottalongwithHaroldMattMatsonstartedthetoycompanyMattel.ShebasedthedesignofthenewdollonaGermandollnamedBildLilliandnamedheraftertheirdaughterBarbara.

ThefirstBarbieworeablackandwhiteswimsuitandhadherhairinaponytail（马尾辫）.Shelookedverygrown-up.Butanyconcernsthatparentswouldnotwanttobuyitforlittlegirlsweresoonprovedwrong.

Mattelsold300,000Barbiedollsinthefirstyearatapriceofthreedollars.Today,afifty-year-oldBarbieingoodconditionmightcostmorethan27,000dollars.

Barbiedollshaverepresented50differentnationalitiesandaresoldin150countries.Mattelsays90%ofgirlsintheUnitedStatesbetweentheagesofthreeandtenownatleastoneBarbiedoll.Itsaysgirlsbetweentheagesofthreeandsixownanaverageofabout12.

Barbiealsofacedhershareofcritics.Awell-knownexamplewaswhenwomen’seducationgroupsobjectedtoatalkingBarbiedollthatdeclared,amongotherthings,“Mathclassistough!

”Mattelagreedtochangeit.SaudiArabiahasbannedBarbiedolls.AndalawmakerintheAmericanstateofWestVirginiawouldliketodothesame.Lastmonth,heproposedbanningsalesofBarbieandotherdollsthatinfluencegirlstoputtoomuchimportanceonphysicalbeauty.

SomepeoplesayBarbieisanunhealthyrolemodelforyounggirls.RobinGerberdisagrees.ShewroteabookaboutBarbie.ShepointsoutdollslikescientistBarbieandracecardriverBarbie.ShesayspeoplewhocriticizeBarbieshouldtellgirlsthestoryofthebusinesswomanwhocreatedher.ShesaysRuthHandlerwantedthedollstohelpgirlsthinkaboutwhattheywantedtodowiththeirlives.

6．ThefirstBarbiedollmightnotbepopularamonglittlegirlsbecause_______.

A.herhairstylewasoutoffashion

B.herappearancelookedmuchtoomature

C.herwayofdressingwasagainstthetradition

D.physicalbeautywasn’tthoughttobeimportant

7．FromthepassageweknowthatMattel________.

A.isoneoftheworld’slargesttoycompanies

B.isthedirectorofanAmericantoycompany

C.wasthewomanwhooriginallycreatedBarbie

D.wasasalesmanwhowasgoodatsellingBarbiedolls

8．Barbiedollsarecriticizedpartlybecausetheymakegirls________.

A.paytoomuchattentiontotheirphysicalbeauty

B.neglecttheirschoolworkandinnerbeauty

C.preferphysicalbeautytoinnerbeauty

D.wastetoomuchtimeandmoneyonclothes

9．ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatinherbookRobinGerber________.

A.showsBarbiedollshaveanegativeinfluenceongirls

B.praisesasuccessfulpersonwhosellsBarbiedolls

C.expressesherownfavorableopinionaboutBarbie

D.arguesforbanningthesalesofBarbiedolls

DearSir,

Justoversixmonthsago,IsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeare．Yourcompany,CosmobooksLtd,offeredthisset（eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry）ata“remarkable”price:

fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking．IhadwantedasetofShakespeare'

splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebookslookedparticularlyattractive,soIsentforthem．

Twoweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered．SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare．Twomoreweekspassed．ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShakespeare,thesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasixbooksetoftheplaysofMoliere,inFrench．SinceIdonotreadFrench,thesewereofnousetomeatall．However,Icouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyou,soIwrotetoyourightawayinstructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwant,andaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernotice．

Youdidnotreplytothatletter.Insteadyousentmeabillforfortytwopounds,andasetoftheplaysofSchiller,inGerman．Sincethen,anewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweeks,theworksofGoethe,thepoemsofMilton,theplaysofStrindberg;

IhardlyknowwhatIhave．Thebooksarestillallintheirboxes,inthegarage,andmycarhastostandintherainoutside．

Pleasesendnomorebooks,sendnomorebills,sendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment．Justsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksaway,leavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaid．

Yoursfaithfully,

SIMONWALKER

10．SimonWalker'

smainpurposeofwritingtheletteristo.

A．showhisangertoCosmoBooksLtd．

B．argueaboutsendinghimbookshehadnotordered

C．advisereadersnottoorderbooksfromCosmoBooksLtd．

D．urgeCosmoBooksLtd.totakeawaythebookshehadnotordered

11．TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor.

A．unlimitednumberofCosmoBooks

B．asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespeare

C．fifteenpoundsandfiftypence

D．abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespeare

12．Itcanbeinferredthat.

A．Mr.Walkertooksomeactionafterreceivingthebookshedidnotorder

B．severalsetsofbookshavebeensenttoMr.Walkerfreeofcharge

C．CosmoBookshavesentbillsforbooksthattheyhavenotsent

D．Mr.Walkerhasn'

treceivedthebooksthatheordered

13．Thetone（语气）oftheletteristhatof.

A．bitternessB．respect

C．annoyanceD．humor

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.

Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomsTVs.

Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1,000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon’truleoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters（年轻人）maywatchlotsofTV.

TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThosewithcollegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan2½

hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.

IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowest,whilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.

WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn’thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.

14．AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight____________.

A.havewatchedalotofTV

B.notbeinterestedinmath

C.beunabletogotocollege

D.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms

15．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.

B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.

C.TVsetsshouldn’tbeallowedinchildren’sbedrooms.

D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedone.

16．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.ComputersorTelevision

B.EffectsofTelevisiononChildren

C.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducation

D.TelevisionandChildren’sLearningHabits

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight，Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestuff（东西）theycall“books”。

Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday. 

“Whencan