2014-2015学年第一学期九年级培优班英语科训练材料(一)原班级___________姓名___________学号___________成绩___________一、阅读理解(每小题2分,共10分)阅读下面这篇短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出最佳选项。Fifty-threeyearsagoBarbieMillicentRobertsfirstappearedintheworldoftoys.Sincethen,Barbiedoll,aseveryonecalledher,hasbecomethemostsuccessfultoydollinhistory.Herparent,theMattelCompany,saidthat90%ofallAmericangirlsbetween3and10haveatleastoneBarbieathome.However,Barbieisfacingsometroubleatpresent(现在).Therearemanysimilardollsonthemarketincompetitionwithher.AnotherdollnamedBratz,forexample,comestolifethirteenyearsago.Shelooksmoreliketoday'spopstarswithheavymakeup(浓妆)andminiskirts.Andhercompanyoffersmorekindsofclothestoo.ItseemsthatBarbiehaslosthermagicamongoldergirls.“Foryoungergirls,playingwithaBarbieismuchfun.Butwhenyougetolder,youwantsomethingsmarterandmoremodern,”saysVeraShepherd,ashopassistantinaNewYorktoystore.Itisgoodnewsthatontheinternationalmarket,BarbieisstillNo.1.AlthoughMattelissellingfewerBarbiesintheUnitedStatestheseyears,salesinothercountriesarestillgoingup.InJanuary2009,MattelopeneditsfirstBarbiestoreinShanghai,wheregirlscanshop,eat,drinkorevenbecomefashiondesignersfortheirownBarbies.MattelisplanningbigcelebrationsforBarbie's53rdbirthday.FashiondesignersfromallovertheworldhavebeencalledtomakenewdressesforBarbie.HowlongwillBarbiestaypopularintheworldoftoydolls?Itishardtosay,but53issurelynottheagetoretire(退休).()1.Barbie'sfamilynameis________.A.RobertsB.MillicentC.ShepherdD.Bratz()2.Barbie'stroubleisthat________.A.itwearsheavymakeupandminiskirtsB.otherdollsaremorepopularwithlittlegirlsC.otherdollsaretryingtobeatherinthemarketD.ithasbecomelesspopularintheinternationalmarket()3.GirlscandothefollowinginthefirstBarbieShopinShanghaiexcept________.A.goingshoppingB.havingfoodC.drinkingjuiceD.takingphotos()4.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“fashiondesigners”inthepassage?1A.珠宝设计师B.发型设计师C.舞台设计师D.服装设计师()5.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FirstBarbieShopinShanghaiB.Barbie'sPastandPresentC.Barbie's53rdBirthdayPartyD.BarbieLostHerMagic二、综合填空(每小题1分,共10分)根据短文内容和首字母提示,在短文空白处填入适当的单词。Eachyear,manyChinesepeoplegoabroadbecauseofallkindsof(6)r____________.Theyarebecomingyoungerandyoungeryearbyyear.EvensomeChineseparents(7)s____________theirchildrentoforeigncountrieswhentheyareonlyinamiddleschool.Theythinktheirchildrencangetawiderview,lessacademic(学业)competitionorfamilyhonor(荣誉).Butlifecanbe(8)h__________foryoungpeoplethere.Atfirst,theyhavetofacetheculture(9)d__________andlanguageproblems.However,thesearenotalwaysthemostdifficultthingstoovercome(克服).Tomostchildren,controlling(管理)themselveswellisabigchallengewhenstudying(10)a_____________inastrangecountry.YuYang,a15-year-oldstudentfromGuangdongProvincestudiesinahighschoolinToronto,Canada.Tohissurprise,histeachersthere(11)n_____________pushstudentstostudyhard.Andusuallythereisn'ttoomuchhomework.Studentshavelotsoffreetimetodosomeactivities.Someofhisfriendsspendtheirwholeyear'smoneyinthefirsttwo(12)m___________ofthenewterm.Sotheyhavetoasktheirparentsforsomemoremoney.Ononehand,studyingabroadcanhelpstudentslearnforeignlanguagesquicklyandopenuptheir(13)e_____________,butontheother...