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, 2014
| 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(签名) 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. |
According to the chart, the pop star was a ________________.
| A．singer | B．dancer | C．player | D．pianist. |
According to his plan, his plane should have taken off at ________________.
| A．6:30 | B．7:00 | C．7:30 | D．8:00 |
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 |
One night， four naughty（顽皮的）boy students stayed out of school having a late party at a night club and having a great time． They were partying so happily that they forgot they were going to take an exam the next day．
The next morning， they got up too late to take their exam． In order not to be punished， they thought of a plan which they believed was perfect． They made their clothes dirty and went to the teacher's office．
" Mr． Johnson， we went to a friend's house last night in another town． On the way back， our car got a flat tire（爆胎）， so we had to push the car all the way back to school． That's why we didn't make it for the exam．"
The teacher listened to their story， and told them in a kind voice， "It doesn't matter． I am going to give you another chance to take the test three days later．" The four students thanked him and left happily．
The test day arrived in the end． The teacher asked them， "I am going to put each one of you in a different room for the test． Are you OK with that？
"OK"， the students were fine with that because they had all studied hard． Then they got the test paper． It had only two questions．
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Test Paper（100 points） Your name：______（1 point） Which tire burst（轮胎爆裂）？______（99 points） A．Front left B． Back left C．Front right D． Back right |
（1）Why didn't the students take the exam？
| A． |
Because their car had a flat tire． |
| B． |
Because they stayed up too late the night before． |
| C． |
Because the teacher didn't want them to． |
| D． |
Because their clothes were too dirty．. |
（2）What did the teacher do after listening to their story？
| A． |
He believed them by giving them a second chance． |
| B． |
He didn't do anything about it． |
| C． |
He used a different way to tell if they were lying． |
| D． |
He was very angry． |
（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE？
| A． |
They remembered the exam the next day． |
| B． |
Their car was broken on the way back to school． |
| C． |
They has a great time taking the exam． |
| D． |
They took the second test seriously． |
（4）According to the passage， we can learn that ．
| A． |
the teacher had no doubt about what the students said |
| B． |
the students were very clever |
| C． |
the students told a terrible lie |
| D． |
the students didn't tell a lie |
（5）What do you think of the teacher？
| A． |
Wise． |
| B． |
Stupid． |
| C． |
Hard-working． |
| D． |
Unhealthy． |
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（1）What does the underlined word "NOTICEBOARD" mean？
| A． |
警告 |
| B． |
公告栏 |
| C． |
失物招领 |
| D． |
社团招聘 |
（2）Volunteers are welcome to to make the city more beautiful at Foxdale Park．
| A． |
plant a tree |
| B． |
ride public bikes |
| C． |
save water |
| D． |
clean up the park |
（3）The book lovers will talk about this month．
| A． |
Aron Ralston |
| B． |
JK Rowling |
| C． |
Charles Dickens |
| D． |
Hemingway |
（4）Bill plans to have four jazz lessons， and he has to pay ．
| A． |
﹩ 28 |
| B． |
﹩ 51 |
| C． |
﹩ 54 |
| D． |
﹩ 68 |
（5）Mr． Li can take his son to Sunnyside Public Library at to listen to stories．
| A． |
15：00， 23 rd June |
| B． |
16：00， 24 th June |
| C． |
16：00， 23 rd July |
| D． |
15：00， 24 th June |
根据短文内容，判断正误．正确的填"T"，错误的填"F"．
To me， life would be boring without music． I realize that it is not true for everybody． Many people get along quite well without going to the concerts， and listening to the CDs． But music plays an important part in everyone's life， whether he realizes it or not． Try to imagine， for example， what films or TV plays would be like without music． Would the feeling， the moving story， and the greatest interests， be so exciting？ I'm not sure about it．
Now， we have been speaking of music in its more common meaning- the kind of music we hear in the concert hall． But if we look at some parts of music more closely， we discover them in our everyday life， too-in the sound of the sea， the singing of a bird in the woods and so on． So music surely has meaning for everyone． And， of course， it has special meaning for those who have spent all their lives working on playing or writing music．
It is well side， "Through music a child enters into a world of beauty， expresses himself from his heart， feels the joy of doing things alone， learns to take care of others， develops his mind and makes his body strong．"
（1）Music is very important in my life．
（2）Some people don't realize the importance of music．
（3）Music can't be found everywhere in everyday life．
（4）Music has meaning， especially for musicians．
（5）The writer talked mainly about the development of music．
American and British people both speak English of course．But sometimes it does not seem like the same language．In fact， there are some important differences between British English and American English．
（1） Often， Americans don't say each word separately．They say several words together．Americans may say "I dunno" instead of "I don't know"．Or they may say "Whaddya say？" instead of "What did you say？" However， the British are more careful in their speech．They usually say all the words and keep them separate．
Sound is not only the difference between British English and American English．Words sometimes have different meanings too．（2） Americans drive trucks， but in England people drive lorries．
（3） In England， if you are going to telephone your friends， you "phone them up"．In America， you "give them a call"．
There are also some differences in grammar．For example， Americans usually use the helping verb "do" when they ask a question．They say "Do you have a storybook？" But the British often leave out the helping verb．（4）
Most languages are like this．Languages change over time．When people live in separate places， the languages change in different ways．This is what has happened to English．（5） Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France．
A． English is widely used in China．
B． It can also happen to other languages， such as French．
C． For example， the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different．
D． They say "Have you a storybook？"
E． English in these two counties is different only in sound．
F． First of all， they sound very different．
G． Many expressions are also different in the two countries．
Working as a vet （兽医）， I met a family who taught me an unforgettable lesson． They came to my clinic with their dying dog Coco． I examined Coco and found he was old and had a serious illness． I told the family we couldn't do anything for Coco， and euthanasia （安乐死） would be best for the dog．
On that day， they little boy Eric seemed so calm ， petting the old dog for the last time， that I wondered if Eric understood what was going on．
The little boy seemed to accept Coco's death without any difficulty． We sat together for a while after Coco's death， explaining that animal lives are shorter than human lives．
Eric， who had been listening quietly， piped up： "I know why．"
He said， "People need a lifetime to learn how to live a good life-like loving everybody and being nice， right？" The six-year-old continued， "Well， animals already know how to do that， so they don't have to stay as long．"
I'd never heard a more soft-hearted explanation as to why animal lives are so short． It has changed the way I live． I see everyday as the day that my life could be easily taken away， so I try to live my life to the fullest．
（1）What was the matter with Coco？
| A． |
She had a stomachache． |
| B． |
She had a headache． |
| C． |
She was old and dying． |
| D． |
She was hurt by her friend． |
（2）Which of the following would be best for Coco in the clinic？
| A． |
Some delicious food． |
| B． |
Euthanasia． |
| C． |
A good friend． |
| D． |
An interesting toy． |
（3）Why Was Eric so calm while petting the dog for the last time？
| A． |
Because he didn't know what was going on． |
| B． |
Because he didn't know how to face Coco's death． |
| C． |
Because he had another dog． |
| D． |
Because he accepted Coco's death． |
（4）How can we understand Eric's words？
| A． |
He thought people already knew how to love others all the time and be nice． |
| B． |
He thought dogs already knew how to love others all the time and be nice． |
| C． |
He didn't think people knew how to love dogs． |
| D． |
He didn't think dog knew how to love people． |
（5）According to the passage， we can infer that ．
| A． |
the vet didn't do anything for Coco |
| B． |
the vet makes an effort to live a life |
| C． |
the vet has lived a fullest life |
| D． |
the vet will keep more dogs |
