The “show business” attracts many young people. 1 , only very few can hope to become famous. Talent is not 2 . Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is 3 important in this business. The best tailor in the world will never be successful if he makes 4 clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his "act" in order to 5 the taste of the moment. This is 6 for actors and dancers, but perhaps most of all for 7
"Pop" stands for "popular", and pop singer has to 8 to become popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find 9 way of singing that will attract their attention. 10 when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot 11 . He must work harder than ever to 12 popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous.
The life of a successful pop singer is 13 . He can only relax when he is 14 , because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the "fans". The fans are the most important people in the world for 15 . They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him 16 . But they can be very troublesome, too. They sometimes 17 handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to 18 A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on 19 , because he must always look smart. He must have a nice car. And 20 he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.
1. A. Unfortunately B. Therefore C. Naturally D, Luckily
2, A, important B. enough C. necessary D, encouraged
3. A. still B, yet C, even D. also
4. A. good B. old-fashioned C. bright-colored D. new
5. A. follow B. get C. change D. agree
6. A. so B. same C. true D. also
7. A. artists B. tailors C. women D, singers
8. A. act B. work very hard C. travel D, sing
9. A. a new B. an easy C. a special D. a strange
10. A. Even B. Unless C. If D. But
11. A. give up B. become popular C. relax D. satisfy
12. A. become B. remain C. make D. gain
13. A. simple B. not busy C. exciting D. not easy
14. A. tired out B. old C. alone D. famous
15. A. the public B. the show business C. the film star D. the singer
16. A, rich and famous B. excited C. poor but happy D. satisfied
17. A. receive B. steal C. ask for D. demand
18. A. sing B. give in C. hide D. leave
19. A. traveling B. clothes C. food D. housing
20. A. thus B. more or less C. after all D. above all
1．A. 演艺界虽吸引人，但“不幸的是(unfortunately)”，能成名者却也是寥寥无几。 2．B．根据下文得知，艺人成员必须具备三个条件，即：才能，一个好的经纪人以及追求时尚。因此只有才能是不够(enough)的。 3．D．also意为“也”。 4．B．该句举例说明追求时髦的重要性。再好的裁缝只做过时的衣服永远也不会成功。Good意为“好的”，new指“新的”，bright-colored指“色彩鲜艳的”。以上三项皆不符合题意，只有old-fashioned(过时的)正确。 5．A. get与agree在此是搭配错误；此外一个演员通常只能顺应(follow)时代的潮流而不是妄想改变(change)时代的潮流。 6．C．true指“理论、观念等正确”。 7．D．根据下文应选D，因为下文通篇讲做歌星尤其是成名歌星的难处。 8．B．事实上不管是谁，不管干什么工作，要想成功，唯有努力工作。 9．A. 此处指唱歌须有新意才能吸引人。 10．A. even与when连用意为“甚至当……时候”。其余三项均为连词，都不能与when连用。 11．C. relax意为“放松”。 12．B．真可谓“成名容易守名难”。 13．D. 根据下文应D。其余三项与题意不符。 14．C．指歌星独处时才能放松。 15．D．虽说所有的“迷”对他们的“星”都很重要，但此处仅指歌星(the singer)． 16．A．指歌迷使歌星富有、使他们成名。 17．B．此句举例说明歌迷有时也是很可恨的。既说可恨，当然不会是收到(receive)歌星的手帕，也不会是向歌星要(ask for or demand)手帕，只能是偷(steal)手帕了。 18．C．对于那些可恨的歌迷，歌星们有时只能躲避(hide)。 19．B．指花很多钱买衣服。 20．D．歌星除了看上去要酷外，最重要的(above all)是对他的歌迷，他必须永远面带微笑。
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科目：高中英语 来源：2009-2010学年上海大学附中高二上学期期末考试（英语） 题型：阅读理解
I was born in Korea, and my family came over to America when I was 10. I’m the middle child of three girls, and my parents moved so we would experience a different life. They did it for our education and to give us more of a chance than they had. We moved to Staten Island, and I went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. My parents didn’t agree with me when I told them I wanted to be an actress. My father suggested I try premed(医学预科). But after they saw me in plays they were really proud.
I graduated from Boston University and was doing theater in New York when I got cast in a Korean miniseries(电视连续剧). We started shooting the show in New York, and then went to Korea to finish it up. They said I would be there for three weeks, but it ended up being two months. The miniseries took off, and overnight, I became recognizable. It was sort of like Lost. It blew up. Then amazing projects were offered to me. I kept thinking, “ I’ll do one more and then go back to the US.” I ended up staying for seven years.
Some people described me as the Julia Roberts of Korea, which is a bad comparison because she’s the queen of romantic comedy. I became famous in Korea for a dramatic role in a film called Shiri. I played a “La Femme Nikita” type of role. I was the girl with gun—all action．
( )65. The writer’s parents moved to America so as to _________.
A. offer a good chance to their children.
B. receive a good education in performing
C. seek a good life in America
D. film a Korean miniseries
( )66. When the writer announced her decision to become an actress, her parents_____.
A. were both in favor of her B. felt very ashamed of her
C. didn’t agree at first D. took it for granted
( )67. What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The author’s performing life in America.
B. The difficulties of filming abroad.
C. The popularity of the miniseries Lost.
D. The author’s first performing breakthrough.
( )68. The writer referred to the Julia Roberts of Korea as a bad comparison to show______.
A. she looked down upon Julia Roberts.
B. she disliked to compare with others
C. she had a different style of performing
D. she was better at dramatic roles than Julia
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011—2012学年度辽宁省内沈阳二中高二10月月考英语卷 题型：阅读理解
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles’ parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom’s act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom’s house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored(发起) “Tom Thumb” weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
【小题1】“Talk of the town” means .
| A．it was in the newspaper |
| B．people spread bad rumors about it |
| C．it was the most popular happenings |
| D．it was discussed in a city meeting |
| A．It helped people cheer up in a dark time. |
| B．People gave it too much of their attention. |
| C．It was funny and ridiculous. |
| D．Tom and Lavinia were stupid. |
on a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall because .| A．the wooden plate would make it sound as if Tom was dancing |
| B．it made Tom look taller |
| C．the eight–foot–tall man was the only tall person Tom trusted |
D．the difference between them would make Tom look even  smaller |
| A．Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine. |
| B．People are always disappointed during war time. |
| C．Entertainment can serve an important purpose. |
| D．People should be married when they are small children. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年浙江杭州西湖高级中学高二8月开学考试英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me. I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time. I know kids who have been shot or beaten up. I have friends who ended up in prison. I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr. Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr. Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work. My grades rose. In fact, the scores of our whole class rose. One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem. Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full. We did not want to let him down.
Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year. He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award. But when the time came to draw names, Mr. Clark said, “You’re all going.”
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears. We didn’t want his class to end. In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch. He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55. In 2003,
Mr. Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages (孤儿院). It was the most amazing experience of my life. It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.
【小题1】Without Mr. Clark, the writer .
| A．might have been put into prison |
| B．might not have won the prize |
| C．might have joined a women’s club |
| D．might not have moved to Atlanta |
| A．a show | B．a speech | C．a classroom rule | D．a book |
| A．None | B．Three | C．Fifty-five. | D．All. |
| A．It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time. |
| B．Mr. Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did. |
| C．Mr. Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles. |
| D．In 2003, Mr. Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us. |
| A．Mr. Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling |
| B．Mr. Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs |
| C．a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores |
| D．a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届辽宁省沈阳二中等重点中学协作体高三领航高考预测（二）英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
Prison Break is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.
Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?
Miller,35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.
Miller didn’t take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.
Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he
first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end.
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia（《恐龙帝国》）. He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination（提名）and another season of Prison Break on his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood.
【小题1】What does the passage mainly talk about?
| A．Michael Scofield in Prison Break . |
| B．Hollywood’s recent big hit—Prison Break. |
| C．Miller’s unusual path to fame and fortune. |
| D．The man who will take over all of the world. |
| A．it’s difficult to tell him from others |
| B．he is a shy man and hard to cooperate with |
| C．he always has ideas hard for people to understand |
| D．his family background and life experience are very special |
| A．Miller put a lot of extra work for his final success. |
| B．Miller gained fame and fortune at last with his first film. |
| C．Miller finally succeeded even if he has been in low position. |
| D．Miller managed to pay off his debts with his small income in the end. |
| A．He is chosen to play the Michael Scofield due to his interesting personality. |
| B．His performance in Dinotopia makes some contributions to his success. |
| C．He has the same experience with the character Michael Scofield. |
| D．He is angry about his being born into a mixed-cultural family. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届湖北省荆门市高二下学期期末质量检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long. “Geili” and “fuyun”, last year’s biggest linguistic innovations, are practically prehistoric in Internet terms. What’s buzzing now is “hold steady”
The term comes from a segment (片段) on the Taiwanese TV show University which features Miss Lin(Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to behave like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. The extremely funny lecture is mainly an over-the-top mockery(嘲笑) of the fashion world, but Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.
Holding steady, Internet slang for “staying poised”, is one of the qualities the public has been looking for lately as pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy. The quality was demonstrated by a girl named Su Miaoling this year. The contestant in the TV singing competition Super Girl carried herself with an air of confidence on stage and kept her cool when others got anxious. “I like your poise(淡定). Very few contestants on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users dubbed Su “Sister Poise”.
Poise is also appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a well-mannered person. Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton made it onto the list in 2011 “for the poise and dignity with which she conducts herself in the public spotlight”. The Duchess of Cambridge was also acclaimed earlier this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding.
Good news for many, poise is not genetic----it can be acquired with a bit of effort. A personal growth guidance gives tips on how to stay poised. “Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practice yoga regularly to calm your nerves; use self-affirmation by saying ‘I choose to be calm in any situation’; write down your affirmation daily to imprint the goal,” reads the site.
1.According to the passage, what does “hold steady” mean?
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A．well balanced |
B．hold still |
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C．remain stable |
D．keep calm |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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A．Poise isn’t born with people, so it can be acquired. |
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B．Under different pressures, people hope to keep calm. |
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C．“Hold steady” comes from a lecture given by a fashion queen. |
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D．In western culture, holding steady is a quality of well-mannered people. |
3.Which of the following is NOT the way to hold steady?
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A．learn to use self-encouragement. |
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B．Write the goals to be achieved |
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C．Practice yoga regularly to calm your nerves. |
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D．Take deep breaths when facing difficult situations. |
4.The purpose of this passage is to_______.
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A．introduce the Internet hot term “hold steady” |
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B．tell funny stories about how to hold steady |
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C．demonstrate how to keep calm under pressure |
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D．give advice on how to keep cool in daily life |
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