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 |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” “I don't know,” says Fred. “What do you think?” “Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess.” “In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer(便携式计算机). The computer will give people the answers to all their problems. We shall all have telephones in our pockets, too, and we’ll be able to talk to our friends all over the world. Perhaps we’ll be able to see them at the same time. ” “A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Perhaps there will be big towns, factories and farms under the sea, too. ” “Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays, perhaps they’ll work only two or three days a week. They’ll be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there. ” “I’m looking forward（期待）to the year 2020. I hope to go to the moon! ” “And 1 hope I’ll be able to live under the sea.” says Fred. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish! ”Tom and Fred talked about ____ .
| A．their school life |
| B．some interesting news |
| C．their life in the past |
| D．their life in the future |
Machines will ____ .
| A．do most of the work instead of people |
| B．do some of the work instead of people |
| C．do as much work as people |
| D．do less work than people |
From their talk, we know that ____ .
| A．only Fred hopes to fly to the moon |
| B．both of them hope to fly to the moon |
| C．one of them hopes to fly to the moon |
| D．neither of them hopes to fly to the moon |
Fred said ____ .
| A．he liked fish very much |
| B．he would like to live under the sea like a fish |
| C．he would go fishing under the sea |
| D．he would spend a few days on the moon |
Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned(提及)?
| A．People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
| B．People will have more holidays. |
| C．Many people will live and work under the sea. |
| D．All the factories and farms will be built under the sea |
October 1st, 2011
Dear Ann,
I hope that you and your children will be here in two weeks. My husband and I will go to meet you at the train station. Our town is small but it is nice and beautiful. Your son Tom can go to the sports center every day. He can play games and go swimming there. Jill is also lucky. My son has a cat and two sheep and I have two horses. She can play with them all day.
Please don't worry. I'm sure you’ll have a good time here. See you soon.
Best wishes,
LindaThe letter was from ________________.
| A．Ann | B．Linda | C．Jill | D．Tom |
Ann and her children will go to Linda’s home on about______________.
| A．October 1 | B．October 7 |
| C．October 15 | D．October 28 |
Linda lives in ________________ .
| A．a big city | B．a small town |
| C．a big town | D．a country |
Ann and her children are going to Linda’s home _____________.
| A．by bus | B．by car | C．on foot | D．by train |
From the letter we know that Tom loves and Jill loves .
| A．sports, animals | B．music, animals |
| C．sports, dancing | D．animals, sports |
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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?" The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains." The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.One day the mother took a bus ______.
| A．to a small city | B．to get some money | C．with her son | D．to school |
The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D 4The mother was______.
| A．not honest(诚实) | B．honest | C．very clever | D．not pretty |
The conductor asked ______ how old he was.
A. the mother B. the little boy C. the bus driver D the passengerThe boy was ____ years old then.
A. four B. two C. two and a half D six and a half
下面是Mr. Zhang 入住宾馆的房卡，阅读以下信息，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Zhang lives in Hotel_____.
| A．Eiffel | B．King | C．Napoleon | D．Mapol |
The hotel is______.
| A．on King Street near a bank |
| B．next to a museum |
| C．near a train station |
| D．on George Street near a park |
Which bus can’t reach the hotel?______
A. Bus 705. B. Bus 750. C. Bus 12. D Bus 47.If Mr. Zhang gets lost, he can_____.
| A．take Bus 507 to the hotel |
| B．wait until the light is green |
| C．go back to the hotel to search the Internet |
| D．call the hotel at the number on the card |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Open the door when the red light is on. |
| B．The card can be used for shopping. |
| C．The card can help you when you get lost. |
| D．Mr. Zhang can keep the card when he checked out. |