Here are three toys on the 2016 US hot toy list．
Why？it has something to do with the quality of the toys．Companies are not allowed to lie．But they can try to make you believe that you want something．Keeping your eyes open for these marketing tricks（策略）．
Showing Famous Faces
Why is Simone Bile's picture on your breakfast box？Why does Taylor Swift drink Diet Coke？They may love those products．But they're also paid by those companies．Companies invite stars，and even cartoon characters to stand up for the products．
Forcing FOMO
FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out．If you think you won't be able to get a product because it's selling quickly，you're more likely to rush to buy it．That's why you see "limited edition（限量版）" products．Apple，for example，uses this rule when it gives out limited numbers of new photos to create shopping excitement．
Creating Collections
Think Shopkins．The company creates groups of products，like ice cream balls and teacups．Then it tries to advise you to buy them all to complete your collection．Many products have found success this way．Then they ended up in a box in your house．Ask yourself：Do I want this because I like it？Or am I just trying to collect more than my friends？
Playing Mind Games
Marketers want you to think that buying their product will change you in some way．They want you to thing "buying this brand（品牌） is going to make you cool，happy，or popular，"says Professor Ahern．Marketers try to control your view of the brand by using a story，imagery，music，or people．Then，whenever you're about to buy something，they hope that image will pop into your mind，making you choose their product over anther．
So now you know．This Black Friday，be sure to shop smart．
38．How many brands are mentioned in the passage？
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
D．Six．
39．What does the underlined sentence "Then they ended up in a box in your house．" mean？
A．Then the products were found no use to you．
B．Then something was wrong with the products．
C．Then the products were found necessary to buy．
D．Then people were proud of getting the products．
40．The passage is probably a ．
A．business story
B．marketing report
C．scientific research
D．product introduction
41．the best title for the passage may be ．
A．Top Three Toys
B．Hot Companies
C．Shopping Smarter
D．Creating Excitement．
It’s still the holiday season and students in the UK are enjoying their winter break (休假).
Tiffany in Guangdong asks us about how British students spend their winter break.
For some, it’s a time to study because they have exams next term. Some might have to study. They have to read some books. They use the winter break to catch up with(赶上) their reading. But some students can Let their hair down and celebrate Christmas and New Year with a few drinks.
This holiday is also an important time to chat with the family and maybe get some sleep too. Some lucky students are going away on holiday but it won’t be long. What do the underlined words "let their hair down" mean in this reading?
| A．放下头发 | B．烫发 | C．放松 | D．理发 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The winter break in the UK is not long. |
| B．The winter break in the UK is a time for sleep. |
| C．Students work hard in the winter break. |
| D．Students are preparing for the coming exam. |
The passage is mainly about _______.
| A．the differences between the winter break in China and the UK |
| B．what the students in the UK usually do in the winter break |
| C．why some students like the winter break |
| D．how to celebrate the winter break |
Almost all of us have unpleasant habits. We all want to get rid of(摆脱) them, but we don’t know proper ways. Here’s some advice.
●Write down all the reasons why you want to stop some behavior. Look at the reasons very often.
●It’s clever to do something else when you want to stop your bad habits. If you get angry easily, for example, you can go out for a walk.
●Decide what you’ll do to reward(奖励) yourself if you really get rid of your bad habits.
●If you get too heavy, keep junk food out of your house.
●Bad habits develop over years, so you can’t get rid of them very soon. So you should be patient.
●Don’t be afraid to ask others for support. You can talk to your friends, family or other people. When you talk to them, they might be able to provide some advice that you can’t get from yourself. 
If the eyes are the windows of the soul, then the body is the mirror of our feelings. If we are feeling great, we may give our body signals(信号). If we look at someone else’s body, we can often tell how they are feeling by their body signals. So reading body language signals is a great tool in daily communication.
In case(假使) you don’t think that learning how to read and use body language is important, here are some numbers for you. 7% of the information we receive is from what people actually say, and 38% of the information we receive is from the tone(语气) and the speed of their voice; while 55% of the information we receive is from their body language.
These non-verbal(非口头的) signals will help you a lot, but you still need to focus on what people are saying. If you focus too much on their body language signals, you and the person may feel uncomfortable. It is useful to be able to read people’s body language, but it is useful to learn how to send the right signals and avoid the wrong signals too. Body language may be given several interpretations. Many signals have different meanings, depending on the person and the situation. Be sure of it when you are trying to read a body language signal. The numbers mentioned in the second paragraph are to ___________.
| A．explain what body language is |
| B．show the importance of body language |
| C．tell us body language is less used than verbal language |
| D．tell us body language is the only tool in communication |
What is the meaning of the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
| A．Body language is widely used all over the world |
| B．Body language can be explained in different ways. |
| C．It’s too hard to understand the meanings of body language |
| D．People have already looked through many books on body language. |
According to the writer, body language is very ___________.
| A．simple to learn | B．negative to be used |
| C．hard to understand | D．helpful in communication |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Body language is uncomfortable. |
| B．What people are saying is not important |
| C．Body language can show your emotion. |
| D．To send wrong signals is not body language |
We can infer(推断) that the writer will most probably talk about __________ next.
| A．what the wrong body language signals are |
| B．examples of how to understand body language correctly. |
| C．numbers about how many people wrongly use body language |
| D．an analysis (分析) of why people wrongly understand body language |
What worries Christ most?
| A．His grandchildren | B．His death | C．His diary notebooks | D．His case |
What does Christ probably hope to happen to his diary?
| A．They can come out as an interesting book |
| B．They can be made into a TV play or a film. |
| C．His children will put them together with him after his death. |
| D．His grandchildren will continue to write following his habit. |
What does Action think of Christ’s diary?
| A．They supply good memories for others especially his grandchildren. |
| B．They will educate the young to remember the hard life |
| C．They can make his grandchildren make more money. |
| D．They may help others learn more about the war. |
What do the comments about an ordinary soldier’s war diary want to tell us?
| A．To remind Christ to write more about war. |
| B．To show others will get help from Christ’s notebooks |
| C．To encourage Christ to write diaries like the brave soldier |
| D．To tell Christ social historians are interested in the soldier’s diaries. |
Which of the following is mentioned in the page?
| A．Barrel doesn’t stop writing diaries. |
| B．Action wants to remain the diaries as a record. |
| C．Christ’s children don’t get along well with him. |
| D．Christ’s grandchildren may show interests in his diaries. |
Alice was now in a long dark room with doors all round the walls, and she could not see the White Rabbit anywhere.
She tried to open the doors, but they were all locked (锁上的). “How will I ever get out again?” she thought sadly. Then she saw a little glass table with three legs, and on the top of it was a very small gold key. Alice quickly took the key and tried it in all the doors, but she couldn’t open any.
Then she saw another door, a door that was only forty centimetres high. The little gold key unlocked this door easily, but Alice couldn’t get through it—she was much too big. So she lay on the floor and looked through the open door, into a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
“I’d like to be out there—not in this dark room. Why can’t I get smaller?” It was already a very strange day, and Alice was beginning to think that anything was possible.
After a while she locked the door again, got up and went back to the glass table. She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table. Round the neck of the bottle was a piece of paper with the words DRINK ME in large letters.
“It can be dangerous to drink out of strange bottles,” she said. “What will it do to me?”She drank a little bit very slowly. The taste was very nice and very soon Alice finished the bottle.
“I think I’m getting smaller and smaller every second.” And she was. “And now,” she said happily, “I can get through the little door into that beautiful garden.”
She ran at once to the door. Then she remembered that the little gold key was back on the glass table. She ran back to the table for it, but she was now much too small! The key was high above her, on top of the table. She tried very hard to climb up the table leg, but she couldn’t do it.
At last, tired and unhappy, she got angry with herself. Soon she saw a little glass box near her on the floor. She opened it, and found a very small cake with the words EAT Me on it.
Nothing could surprise Alice now. Where did Alice find the little gold key according to the story?
| A．In the garden . | B．On the floor. | C．In the glass box. | D．On the glass table. |
We can learn that Alice felt a little ______ from the underlined sentence.
| A．proud | B．angry | C．afraid | D．excited |
Which is the right order of the events according to the story?
① Alice saw a little glass box near her on the floor.
② Alice came to a long dark room.
③ Alice saw a beautiful garden with green trees and bright flowers.
④ Alice drank out of the little bottle and became small.
⑤ Alice took the little gold key and opened the small door.
| A．②⑤③④① | B．②④⑤①③ | C．②①⑤④③ | D．②③④⑤① |
What do you think Alice will probably do at the end of the story?
| A．Wait for the White Rabbit. | B．Eat the small cake. |
| C．Climb up the table leg again. | D．Sit on the floor and cry. |
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