Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.

Every first lady since Lou Hoover—except Bess Truman—has been appeared in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to appear on the cover. She appears wearing a silk dress by Jason Wu.

Vogue’s editor Andre Leon Tally recalled his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of US president Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony（就职典礼）. “One of the best experiences of my life .” “She is so easily reached, natural and normal.” he said.

Mrs. Obama described her role as “Mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. “I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said. “But there’s also a measure of freedom. And clearly there will be time I won’t be able to drop them off at all. I like to appear in my kids’ school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”

Being in Vogue, though, the chat finally turns to clothes. “I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. Someone will always not like what you wear---people just have different tastes. ”

Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers. Not this time. “She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She has never had a talk with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How does this like?’ And I’m glad for that.”

45. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 we know____.

A. every first lady has appeared on the cover of Vogue

B. only Bess Truman has appeared on the cover of Vogue

C. only two first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue

D. only Mrs. Obama has appeared on the cover of Vogue

46. From the forth paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. loves their daughters very much

B. likes to do housework very much

C. likes to do all for her husband

D. has nothing to do after daughters go to school

47. From the last paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.

A. is a woman of kindness

B. has her own sense of beauty and idea

C. herself is a clothes designer and model

D. doesn’t like to be watched changing clothes

48. Which of the following is the best title?

A. First ladies of Vogue Cover Model

B. First Lady Michelle Obama Read Vogue Too

C. First Ladies Like to be Vogue Cover Model

D. First Lady Michelle Obama Is Vogue Cover Model

 

The iPhone, the iPad: each of Apple’s products sounds cool and has become a fad (一度时髦的风尚). Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter “i” — and many other brands are following suit. The BBC’s iPlayer — which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet — adopted the title in 2008. A lovely bear — popular in the US and the UK — that plays music and video is called “iTeddy”. A slimmed-down version of The Independent newspaper was launched last week under the name “i”.

In general, single-letter prefixes have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most “i” products are aimed at young people and considering the major readers of The Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i”. Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, former head of the Language Center at King’s College London, “i” works because its meaning has become ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or interactive, Thorne told BBCMagazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition,” he says.

“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now associated with portability (轻便).” Adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western world is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

Along with “Google” and “blog”, readers of BBCMagazines voted “i” as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was associated with all things advanced and modern. However, as we entered the new century, the trend unavoidably disappeared.

1.People use iPlayer to _________.

A．listen to music                          B．make a call

C．watch TV programs online                 D．read newspapers

2.We can infer that The Independent’s “i” is aimed at _________.

A．young readers                         B．old readers

C．fashionable women                      D．engineers

3.Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are _________.

A．portable                              B．environmentally friendly

C．advanced                             D．recyclable

4.The writer suggests that _________.

A．“i” products are often of high quality

B．iTeddy is a living bear

C．the letter “b” replaces the letter “i” to name the products

D．the popularity of “i” products may not last long

 

I went to the Chinatown market in London last Sunday. The first thing I did was to go to one of the Chinese green grocers’ shops. As soon as I entered the shop, I smelt mixtures of Chinese spices and saw the new season’s fruits. My son wanted a bag of sweets, so we popped into the shop next door which sells many kinds of candy.

    There’s a lot of noise in the Chinatown market and you will see many tourists too. There are a lot of cars and trucks that never stop beeping. While people are loading and unloading their goods, most of them have their cars and trucks parked in the middle of the road. This causes great inconvenience for other drivers. Can you imagine that?

    After we had done all our shopping, my son and I went to a restaurant for lunch. We enjoyed our meal very much. But the shopping made us both very tired at the end. We headed down the road to catch our bus home. My son and I enjoyed riding in the bus. We also enjoyed looking at different buildings and people walking by dressed in fancy outfits. Although Chinatown can be a busy place to shop, I do enjoy going there now and then. I can buy some of my necessities, and I can also look and browse around the other shops and department stores where I can indulge (使沉迷) myself with some nice things. Chinatown is located in the heart of central London where you can find tons of shops and other places to amuse you. And for me, I certainly don’t mind going back there again soon.

1.The underlined words “popped into” most probably could be replaced by “_____”.

A. broke into     B. rushed into      C. pushed  into           D. walked into

2. The author probably didn’t go to a ______.

A. restaurant           B. grocery

C. clothing store       D. sweets shop

3.What can we learn from the passage?

4.From the passage, we can infer that the author most probably went to Chinatown by­­_____

5.What does the last sentence of the passage imply?

 

 

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"  

1. The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because _______.

A. they didn't want to stop playing                        

B. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head

C. they didn't want to have their pictures taken 

D. the traveller was not doing well with her camera

2. The traveller made an apology to the head because _______.

A. she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand.

B. the children would lose their souls   

C. she had stayed in the village too long

D. she didn't take a picture of the head first

3. When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .

A. the children wanted to play with her                       

B. the traveller didn't know what the children meant

C. he wanted the traveller to tell him something else

D. the traveller didn't let him speak

4. Which of the following is NOT right?

A. The traveller knew something about people in some countries.

B. The children wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.

C. The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.

D. The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.

 

A traveller was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The traveller's face turned red and she apologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. When she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap!"

1.The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because ______.

A．they didn't want to stop playing

B．the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head

C．they didn't want to have their pictures taken

D．the traveller was not doing well with her camera

2.The traveller made an apology to (向……道歉) the head because _______.

A．she thought it was not right to take people's pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)

B．the children would lose their souls

C．she had stayed in the village too long

D．she didn't take a picture of the head first

3.The traveller explained how to use a camera to the head because _______.

A．the head was very interested in her camera

B．the head wanted to learn to take pictures

C．she was afraid of the head

D．she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing

4.When the head smiled, it's clear that _______ .

A．the children wanted to play with her

B．the traveller didn't know what the children meant

C．he wanted the traveller to tell him something else

D．the traveller didn't let him speak

5.Which of the following is NOT right?

A．The traveller knew something about people in some countries.

B．The children wouldn't mind if the traveller took pictures of them.

C．The head was afraid that the traveller's camera would hurt the children.

D．The traveller didn't understand why the children shouted.