1. (2018八上·张家界期中) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给三个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Barbie dolls always wear beautiful clothes. Do you know who makes the clothes for them? Kim Culmone from the US is a fashion designer. But unlike other designers, she only makes clothes for Barbie.

    Culmone is 48 years old. Her job is to design and make new clothes for Barbie. Culmone likes to watch fashion shows on the streets. When she sees beautiful clothes, she gets some ideas for her designs.

    Culmone is interested in the world of Barbie's clothes. Every day, she spends most of her time drawing different kinds of dresses for Barbie, and making them into real clothes.

    "I love dolls very much. When I was young, Barbie was a very important part of my childhood. I dreamed of making clothes for my own dolls." Culmone says. But it's not an easy job. She has to spend a lot of time planning for Barbie's clothes.

    "Sometimes, you think a dress is beautiful." Culmone says, "But when Barbie wears it, it looks different. Barbie dolls are a bit taller than a bottle of water."

1. （1） The underlined phrase "fashion designer" means ______ according to the passage.

   A . 时装设计师 B . 服装设计师 C . 服装店主
3. （2） From the passage, we can know that Culmone was born in _____.

   A . 1960 B . 1963 C . 1970
5. （3） Culmone always gets ideas for her designs by ______.

   A . watching shows B . drawing pictures C . reading magazines
7. （4） It's hard for Culmone to make clothes for Barbie dolls because_____.

   ①it always takes her a long time.

   ②she isn't young anymore

   ③the dolls are too small

   ④She has no ideas for her designs

   A . ②④ B . ①③ C . ③④
9. （5） When Culmone was young, she was dreaming of________.

   A . making clothes for her dolls . B . making clothes for her. C . making clothes for her friends.