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 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. 10, 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 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.
13:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) 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 ready 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	Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell asleep, with TV on.

1.According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.

A．singer

B．dancer

C．player

D．pianist

2.According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.

A．6:30

B．7:00

C．7:30

D．8:00

3.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 star is not all fun

 

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 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. 10, 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 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.
13:00	Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band(乐队) 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 ready 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	Back to hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep, so watched TV.
0:00	Fell asleep, 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】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 star is not all fun

A Discussion

　　Host: Hello! I'm Gavin from All Talk 970 FM. Welcome to our program. Today our topic is part-time jobs. Are they good for school children or not?

　　Headmaster (校长) : Certainly not. Children have got two full-time jobs already: growing up and going to school. Part-time jobs make them so tired that they fall asleep in class.

　　Mrs Bttck: I agree. I know school hours are short, but there's homework too, and children need a lot of sleep.

　　Mr Black: Young children perhaps, but some boys stay at school until they're eighteen or nineteen. A part-time job can't harm them. In fact, it's good for them. They themselves earn their pocket-money. And they see something of the world outside school.

　　Businessman: You're quite right. Boys learn a lot from a parttime job. And we mustn't forget that some families need the extra money. If the students don't take part-time jobs, they can't stay at school.

　　Host: Well, we have got two for, and two against. What do our listeners think?

(1) How many guests (嘉宾) join the discussion?

(2) Who have the same opinion?

A．Mr and Mrs Black.

B．The host and Mrs Black.

C．The headmaster and the businessman.

D．The businessman and Mr Black.

(3) Mrs Black thinks that children ________.

A．need enough sleep

B．need the extra money

C．should see something of the world outside school

D．should stay at school until they're eighteen or nineteen

(4) What do the children think of part-time jobs?

A．We are not told in this passage.

B．Part-time jobs are good for them.

C．Part-time jobs aren't good for their studies.

D．Part-time jobs can help the students from poor families.

(5) Where is the discussion most probably from?