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Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life．Is that true? The answer is definitely no．In fact, they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star．

Feb． l0, 2012
5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel． Packed bags． Took taxi to airport．
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather．
8:30	Plane landed． Waited for luggage (行李)for half an hour． Signed for fans at the airport．
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest．
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters．
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show．
12:00	Had lunch with local producer (制片人)
I3:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show． The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly．
17:00	Back to hotel． Tried to have a rest． Still worried about the band．
18:00	Had supper, but ate little．
18:30	Went to theatre again and got ready for show．
19:30	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome． The band improved a little．
22:00	Show was over． Very tired from it．
23:00	Back to hotel． Took a bath． Too excited to sleep, so watched TV．
0:00	Fell asleep, with TV on．

【小题1】The pop star went back to the hotel _________ on Feb．10, 2012．

A．once

B．twice

C．three times

D．four times

【小题2】According to the chart, the pop star was good at _________．

A．singing

B．dancing

C．making faces

D．playing the piano

【小题3】The pop star felt ________ after the performance．

A．tired

B．excited

C．sad

D．both A and B

【小题4】The band did _________ in the rehearsal (彩排) in the night’s show．

A．better in the show than

B．worse in the show than

C．in the show as badly as

D．not do as well as in the show

【小题5】This passage mainly tells us that _________．

A．pop stars are not rich in fact

B．young people had better not be pop stars

C．there are many young people wanting to be pop stars

D．pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have

Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always  31  to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.

Mr. Brown works in a  32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in   33  town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the  34 , but he never forgets  35  them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy  36  a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.

Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very  37  , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a  38  the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.

“What’s wrong?” he asked  39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big  40  on his face, “My name is Mike”.

1.	A．rude B．ungrateful C．kind D．unkind

 

2.	A．hotel B．school C．police station D．bank

 

3.	A．the same B．a busy C．an old D．another

 

4.	A．second B．next C．another D．last

 

5.	A．to get B．to keep C．to send D．to borrow

 

6.	A．collecting B．getting C．choosing D．writing

 

7.	A．slowly B．fast C．carefully D．carelessly

 

8.	A．knock off B．knock over C．knock into D．knock at

 

9.	A．someone B．himself C．no one D．none

 

10.	A．anger B．cry C．sadness D．smile

 

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.

   When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.

I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

1.A. proper            B. same             C. usual              D. right

2.A. considered        B. supposed          C. met               D. expected

3.A. learning          B. life               C. work              D. fun

4.A. in               B. out               C. away              D. around

5.A. decided          B. continued          C. managed           D. hoped

6.A. more            B. less               C. still               D. even

7.A. first             B. last               C. next               D. only

8.A. interest           B. event             C. subject            D. problem

9.A. unnecessary       B. foolish            C. common           D. unusually

10.A. felt             B. acted             C. looked             D. discovered

 

In the US, the most popular way to welcome the new year is with a big party. Some parties are at private homes. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or eating-place on the night of December 31st. There, they can eat a big dinner, drink champagne, and dance to orchestra music.

Most New Year’s parties are usually noisy. People shout and sing. And often, guests blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. This tradition of noise making is believed to start centuries ago. People thought that loud sounds would drive away the bad spirits of the old year.

The biggest, noisiest New Year’s party in the US takes place in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people gather(聚集) there. Some of them ring bells and set fireworks. Others blow whistles of car horns(喇叭). And at twelve o’clock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on top of a tall building.

The Times Square celebration includes another well-known American tradition. Since 1929, the band of musician Guy Lombardo has given a concert on New Year’s Eve. Guy Lombardo died in 1977. But, Bill Lombardo, has kept the tradition alive with a band concert at a New York city hotel. When the crowds in Times Square start cheering the arrival of the new year, television cameras show the band playing the song Auld Lang Syne.

1. The most usual way to welcome the new year in the US is ________.

A. to go shopping      B. to meet friends    C. to travel abroad     D. to hold a big party

2. The biggest New Year’s party in the US is __________.

A. in Central Park     B. in Hollywood       C. in Times Square    D. in Disneyland

3. In the past, some American people made big noise when the new year arrived ________

A. to express their friendship         B. to drive away the bad spirits

C. to make others more excited       D. to give best wishes to each other

4.In 1929 a concert on New Year’s Eve was given by _________.

A. the band of Guy Lombardo        B. the band of Bill Lombardo

C. the band of Johann Strauss         D. the band of Elvis Aaron Presley

 

Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. In fact, they had very hard lives. They spend much of their time on travel. Sometimes the travel is interesting, but in most time it is boring to pop stars. The following chart is a day’s life of a pop star.

Feb. 10,2007
5:00	Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel, packed bags. Took taxi to airport.
7:30	Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather.
8:30	Plane landed. Waited for luggage for half an hour. Signed for fans at the airport.
9:45	Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest.
10:00	Started out to attend the meeting with fans and give an interview to the local reporters.
11:00	Went to radio station to attend the live show.
12:00	Had lunch with local producer.
13:00	Went to the theatre and reported for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly.
17:00	Back to hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band.
18:00	Had supper, but eat little.
18:30	Went to theatre again and got read for show.
19:00	Sang very well, and audience gave a warm welcome. The band improved a little.
22:00	Show was over. Very tired from it.
23:00	Bach to hotel. Took a bath. Too exited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell a sleep, with TV on.

【小题1】According to the chart, the pop star was a_____.

A．singer

B．dancer

C．player

D．pianist

【小题2】According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ______.

A．6:30

B．7:00

C．7:30

D．8:00

【小题3】How long did he spend on his way to the place his performance?

A．one hour	B．Two hours
C．four hours and three quarters	D．One hour and a quarter.

【小题4】At the radio station, the pop star ______ .

A．Showed fans how to become famous

B．gave a performance on the air

C．met fans and singed for them

D．told people how he lived his life

【小题5】From this  passage, we get to know that _____.

A．not all people like pop stars

B．pop stars have their own bands

C．fans are troublesome for pop stars

D．to be a pop stars is not all fun