Pop is short for popular, and a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must give the public what they want, and he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he is successful and his records are sold everywhere, he can't relax. Then he must work harder than ever and remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous.

     The life of a successful pop singer isn't easy at all. Everything he does in public is watched and reported in the special newspapers written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, and they go to his concerts. They make him rich and famous. But they can be very dangerous, too. Sometimes they will do anything to get a souvenir. Many singers have been forced to hide. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes, because he must always look smart and different. And most, importantly, he must always keep smiling.

1. Why must a singer work harder when he is successful?

   A. To earn more money.            B. To sell more records.

   C. To remain popular.              D. To thank the public.

2．According to the passage，the fans are the most important people for a pop singer，Because___________________.

   A．they go to his concerts            B．they buy his records

   C．they make him rich and famous     D．all of the above

3．What’s the life of a successful pop singer?

   A．Very exciting．                 B．Very interesting．

   C．Very comfortable．              D．Very hard．

4．What will be the best title for the passage?

   A．The way to become singers        B．The fans of pop singers

   C．The success of pop singers        D．The life of pop singers

　　Men sometimes say, “We are better and cleverer than women. Women never invent things, we do.” It is true that men have invented a lot of useful things. But scientists and archaeolo gists now agree that women invented one very important thing. It has changed history. They invented agriculture. Before the invention of agriculture men were hunters. They went out every day. Sometimes they killed animals and sometimes animals killed them. Life was difficult and dangerous. Women had to go out every day, too. They collected roots, fruit and grass. Then, one day, more than 100,000 years ago, a woman dropped some grass seeds. They grew and the first wheat was born. The idea grew, too. Women planted fruit trees. Then they could stay at home and look after the children and the animals. Women like baby animals. Archaeologists think that women kept the first domestic animals: dogs, cows, sheep and goats. That idea grew, too. Then their husbands did not have to go hunting for meat. They stayed at home. They built villages and cities. Civilization began.

(1) Agriculture made it ________ for mankind to begin civilization.

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(2) Villages and cities appeared ________ the invention of agriculture.

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(3) ________ built villages and cities.

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(4) We think ________ invented the most important thing.

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(5) Men didn't go out for meat with the help of ________.

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To many students, joining social media (社交媒体) “circles” is now more important than making new friends in real life.
And it’s easy. If you have a cell phone, you can download apps (应用程序) such as Sina Weibo, WeChat (微信) and QQ.
“I love to check my friends’ updates (更新). I also enjoy news and humor shared on social media,” Said Ou Wei, 14, from Hongling Middle School in Shenzhen. Because of enjoying these, Ou distances himself from real life. “I love playing the plane-shooting game on WeChat, but have no interest in playing flying chess with my classmates,” said Ou.
Deng Yunyun, 14, from Jianfeng Middle School in Shanghai, said that social media had influenced their life. Recently his school held a basketball match, and a student hurt his leg. Instead of giving him some help, students were busy with updating micro blogs about the accident.
“I think they need to learn to balance their real and online lives,” said Deng,
What makes parents and teachers worried is safety. “Many students are happy to tell their interests and personal information to their social media “friends”. Such information could bring them danger,” said Han Songjun, a teacher at Hongling Middle School.
For example, WeChat’s shake-shake function allows users to connect to other users close by. But the police warn about the danger of socializing in this way.
“Be careful. Do not use the locating (定位) function in any app, do not give your name, and do not post the photos of your residential area (小区),” said the police.
【小题1】 What is the possible meaning of the underlined word “distances” in Paragraph 3?