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1、英语八年级英语下册阅读理解及答案一、八年级英语下册阅读理解专项练习（含答案解析）1．阅读理解 Morethanfiftyyearsago,BarbieMillicentRobertsfirstappearedintheworldoftoys.Sincethen,Barbiedoll,aseveryonecalledher,hasbecomethemostsuccessfultoydollinhistory.Herparent,theMattelCompany,saidthat90GofallAmerica
2、ngirlsbetween3and10haveatleastoneBarbieathome. However,Barbieisfacingsometroubleatpresent.Therearemanysimilardollsonthemarketincompetitionwithher.AnotherdollnamedBratz,forexample,cametolifeaboutsixteenyearsago.Shelooksmoreliketoday'spopstarswithheavymakeu
3、p（浓妆）andminiskirts.Andhercompanyoffersmorekindsofclothes. ItseemsthatBarbiehaslosthermagicamongoldergirls."Foryoungergirls,playingwithaBarbieismuchfunnier.Butwhenyougetolder,youwantsomethingsmarterandmoremodern,"saysVeraShepherd,ashopassistantofatoystorei
4、nNewYork. Itisgoodnewsthatontheinternationalmarket,BarbieisstillNo.1.AlthoughMattelissellingfewerBarbiesintheUnitedStatestheseyears,salesinothercountriesarestillgoingup.MattelopeneditsfirstBarbiestoreinShanghai,wheregirlscanshop,eat,drinkorevenbecomefashi
5、ondesignersfortheirownBarbies. MattelisplanningbigcelebrationsforBarbie's58thbirthday.FashiondesignersfromallovertheworldhavebeencalledtomakenewdressesforBarbie.HowlongwillBarbiestaypopularintheworldoftoydolls?Itishardtosay,but58issurelynottheagetoretire（
6、退休）.（1）Barbie'sfamilynameis .A. Roberts B. Millicent C. Shepherd D. Bratz（2）Barbie'stroubleisthat .A. shewearsheavymakeupandminiskirtsB. otherdollsaremorepop
7、ularwithlittlegirlsC. otherdollsaretryingtobeatherinthemarketD. shehasbecomelesspopularintheinternationalmarket（3）GirlscandothefollowinginthefirstBarbiestoreinShanghaiEXCEPT .A. goingshopping B. havingfood C. drinkingjuice
8、 D. takingphotos（4）What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords"fashiondesigners"inthepassage?A. 珠宝设计师 B. 发型设计师 C. 舞台设计师 D. 时装设计师【答
