People think what I do is so wonderful because I interview stars. And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987 I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months，anyway. Then I noticed how stars would fool me around for months. I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interesting, and some acted just simply rudely. I started hating the way I was treated, and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped (崇拜）before were pretty ordinary. So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths(神秘）.If the star was a bad guy, I would say so. If I thought anyone was stupid, I did not hold back that information.

I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty. Surprisingly, many of them hated me for it. I have gotten so many attacks on my character. In their eyes，being famous is everything, even more desirable than being truly creative and talented

Why do we need stars? In fact, the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip (闲话）.Over time, talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about. Thus, some people are more interested in the personal lives of the stars than in the lives of their own family and their own friends. That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview -as we care. We want the dirt on their personal lives.

There is another reason we worship stars. As a whole, our society is not as religious as it once was. It seems that people need something to fulfill them the way religion once did. Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.

We make them stars, but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant, and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die. I am part of this whole process. No wonder I feel soiled at the end of workday.

1.What are the stars like according to the author?

A.      They always treat others rudely.

B.      They always talk about something dull.

C .  They are acutually ordinary people.

D.      They are usually honest and polite,

2.We worship stars because ______.

A,      we need true mental heroes to support us

B.      we can learn something useful from famous stars

C.  we concern about the stars ，family and friends

D.  we like talking about the stars ，dressing styles

3.When the author is writing this article ，his tone sounds  ______.

A,      excited     B. angry    C. worried         D. calm

4.What is the main purpose of the author writing the passage?

A.      To show the disadvantages of working with stars.

B.      To remind us not to worship famous stars blindly.

C.      To laugh at the failures of stars he has interviewed.

D.      To talk about the reasons why we worship stars.

 

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For a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special to do about it. Now we know that getting along with ourselves and with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything our own way or demanding the best share of everything, including the attention of our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people, it is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be.

You don't have to be spineless（懦弱）in order to be popular. In fact，you will be liked and respected if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights. But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your own group, to older people, to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character.

You can not expect to be perfect, and so you must learn not to be too unhappy when you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged when they recognize in themselves qualities that they do not like--selfishness, laziness and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.

At the same time, it is important to remember that, while you are probably no worse than others, chances are you are not much better, either. The surest way to be happy is to think yourself above other people.

When something is wrong, it is good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you don't like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why, and look at yourself, too, to be sure that you are not doing something to make that person dislike you. In time, things may turn out all right if you just keep trying to be pleasant and polite. If things do not turn out all right, then you will simply have to learn to get along the best you can with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can't change.

41. One of the two ways the author suggested for us to get along well with others is______

A. to draw attention of our friend

B. to demand the best share of everything

C. to look for treasure in order to be successful

D. to pay more attention to other people's good points

42. According to the passage, if one wants to be popular one needs to

A. be polite and friendly          B. give up some fights

C. avoid arguing with other people  D. be ready to change his/her character

43. The passage shows that there is no perfect person but someone should be blamed if he______

A. makes a big mistake

B. is selfish and lazy

C. does not draw a lesson from his own fault

D. is very unhappy about his unpleasant quality

44. The passage implies that in order to be a happy person, one should consider oneself______

A. no better than others

B. not the same as others

C. as having something better than others

D. as having better chances than others

45. The purpose for the writer to write the passage is to ______

A. train you to be perfect

B. show you the way to be happy

C. tell you how to act when you dislike a person

D. teach you how to be popular among our friends

 

A man may usually be known by the books he reads as well as by the company he keeps; for there is a companionship of books as well as of men; and one should always live in the best company, whether it be of books or of men.

A good book may be among the best of friends. It is the same today that it always was, and it will never change. It is the most patient and cheerful of companions. It does not turn its back upon us in times of difficulty. It always receives us with the same kindness, amusing and instructing us in youth, and comforting us in old age.

Books possess an essence (本质) of immortality (不朽). They are by far the most lasting products of human effort. Temples and statues decay, but books survive. Time is of no account to great thoughts, which are fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds which are fresh today as when they first passed through their author’s minds ages ago. What was then said and thought still speaks to us as vividly as ever from the printed page. The only effect of time has been to sift out (筛选) the bad products; for nothing in literature can long survive but what is really good.

Books introduce us into the best society they bring us into the presence of the greatest minds that have ever lived. We hear what they said and did; we see them as if they were really alive; we sympathize with them, enjoy with them, grieve with them; their experience becomes ours, and we feel as if we were in a measure actors with them in the scenes which they describe.

The great and good do not die even in this world. Embalmed（保存） in books, their spirits walk abroad. The book is a living voice. It is an intellect to which one still listens. Hence we ever remain under the influence of the great men of old. The imperial intellects of the world are as much alive now as they were ages ago.

1.A man may usually be known by         .

    A．the books he reads               B．the company he works in

    C．his way of reading books         D．how many old books he keeps

2.Which of the following is NOT a reason why a book may be among one’s best friends?

    A．It will never change.

    B．It is the most patient and cheerful of companions.

    C．It doesn’t turn its back upon us.

    D．It is only with us in times of happiness.

3.Why don’t the great and good ever die?

    A．Because they have a long lifespan.

    B．Because they like books.

    C．Because they are statures.

    D．Because their spirits are embalmed in books.

4.By writing the passage, the author wants to tell us          .

    A．how to make friends              B．books can also be our best friends

    C．the book is a living voice       D．how to read books