Some students have their favorite pop stars or sport stars.They admire them very much.They admire their ability and the way they live their lives.Young people are full of potential ( 潜能) and have lots of questions about their futures：What kind of person will I be? What kind of job can I do? ①Sportsmen_and_pop_stars_seem_to_have_already_answered_these_questions_in_their_own_lives．But when you watch these people, you only see a part of their lives, the public part.Their everyday lives might be very different.
Many parents worry that their children will follow the bad side of their idols (偶像)．And many young people are often disappointed to discover that their favorite idols have feet of clay.But the lucky thing is that they don't have to behave exactly like their idols.
Celebrities (名人) are fun to watch and admire, but the best idols are often the people you see in your everyday life：your family, your neighbors and your teachers.②这些就是教你如何诚实及与他人相处的人。
1.Are the celebrities' everyday lives always the same as their public part lives?
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2.Why are many young people often disappointed about their idols?
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3.Who are the best idols according to the passage?
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4.将画线句子①译成汉语。
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5.将画线句子②译成英语。
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American country music is very old.In the west of America, cowboys (牛仔)had to look after cows and watch them all day and all night, because the cows sometimes ran away.Cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous.They often drank strong coffee to stay awake at night.They also sang to cows to make them quiet.They also sang when they traveled to towns for fun.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England or France and Canada.They enjoyed their own kind of music.When they visited their friends and families during holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.
Country music describes life.It talks about love, jobs, homes, friends and farms and so on.People in many parts of the world like American country music.
1.American country music ________．
A. is hardly enjoyed by people B. is only loved by cowboys C. has a long history
2.Why did cowboys sing songs?
A. Because their life was full of happiness.
B. Because they needed to sing to cows to make them excited.
C. Because they wanted to be fun when they traveled to towns.
3.People from Ireland, France and several other countries often sang country music because ________．
A. they lived in the south of America
B. they usually visited their friends and families during the holidays
C. they liked the music of their own countries
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Cowboys looked after and watched cows day and night because they liked their cows very much.
B. Country music talks about our lives.
C. Only Americans like country music.
5.Which of the following may not be described by country music?
A. Love. B. Volunteer work. C. Farms.
Name：John Lennon
Born：9 October 1940，Liverpool，England，UK
Died：8 December 1980，New York，US
Occupations：Musician，singer，songwriter，artist，writer，actor
Music types：Rock and pop
Honor：In 2002，a BBC survey on the 100 Greatest Britons reported that he was the eighth.In 2008，Rolling Stone ranked(将……列入) him the fifth greatest singer of all time.
John Lennon was famous as the founder member of the Beatles，a successful popular music band.He got his first guitar at 16 and wrote his first song at 18.In his short life，he wrote so many songs.
John Lennon was killed by a fan that had mental illness in 1980 in front of his apartment.But he will stay in our hearts forever.
1.When was John Lennon born?
A. On 8 December，1980. B. On 9 October，1980. C. On 9 October，1940.
2.What kind of music was John Lennon good at?
A. Country. B. Rock and pop. C. Jazz.
3.What honor did John Lennon win in 2008?
A. The fifth greatest singer of all time. B. One of the 100 Greatest Britons.
C. A successful band singer.
4.What did John Lennon do in his short life?
A. He helped others. B. He gave a lot of concerts. C. He wrote many songs.
5.Which of the following is right?
A. John Lennon used to be a host. B. John Lennon was an Englishman.
C. John Lennon got his first guitar at 18.
This is a talk by a London taxi driver.
“I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years.Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”
“It's a nice job most of time.I can meet a lot of people.I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5：30 in the afternoon.”
“I usually go home between two o'clock and three o'clock in the morning.”
“Some very strange things happened late at night.One day I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her keys.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”
“I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell, I decided to find out what was happening.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.The next thing I knew was that the police came.They thought I was a thief.” “Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼)．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”
1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ________．
A. drive B. make money C. climb in through the window
2.The woman climbed in through the window because ________．
A. she wanted to have a sleep B. she couldn't find her keys
C. she didn't want to pay the driver
3.The story happened ________．
A. in the afternoon B. late at night C. 20 miles outside London
4.The driver climbed in through the window to ________．
A. return the dog to the woman B. see what was happening in the house
C. phone the police
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The driver left the dog in the car. B. The police made a mistake.
C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.
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情景七选五 请阅读下面一段对话，根据其情景，从方框内七个选项中选出能填入对话的五个选项。
A．Sure, thanks!
B．They only started singing earlier this year.
C．They're from Canada.
D．I feel excited when I listen to it.
E．Have you heard of them yet?
F．Did you listen to it?
G．No, I've had it.
Jenny：What are you listening to, Peter? The music sounds really cool.
Peter：Hey Jenny! I'm listening to a band called “Red Sky”.1.
Jenny：No, I haven't.Are they a new band?
Peter：Yes.2. But they've already made four CDs.
Jenny：Wow, they must be really popular.Where are they from?
Peter：3. There are five people in the band and they're all teenage boys.
Jenny：I guess what they're playing is pop music, right?
Peter：Yes, but it sounds more like rock.I like their music because it's loud and full of energy.4.
Jenny：Me too.I think if I listen to their music every morning, it will wake me up and make me happy for the rest of the day!
Peter：Do you want to borrow my CD then?
Jenny：5. That will be great!
Rush for the Gold is a great book.If you like swimming, then it is really a good book for you.The ______ shows how agents are trying to make money and control an swimmer's life.It also provides many details about sports, which makes ______ possible to picture what is happening.
This story ______ a few months before the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.The two main ______ in the book are a 15yearold swimmer, Susan Carol Anderson, and her boyfriend, Stevie Thomas.Susan and Stevie are teen sports ______ for different newspapers.After winning the World ______ Championships in Shanghai, Susan becomes a top American swimmer and she becomes the most famous swimmer in the country, which is ______ a good thing and a bad thing.She had to have an agent work with ______．
Susan Carol is six feet ______ at the age of 15.However，as a swimmer, Susan Carol is basically an ordinary girl.Like many teenagers, she loves to text and ______ Internet.Stevie is an ordinary sports teenager.Susan Carol's father, Anderson, is a very kind person.Also he is a man who is interested in making money by hard work.
1.A. play B. book C. movie
2.A. her B. him C. it
3.A. happened B. took C. came
4.A. men B. persons C. girls
5.A. teachers B. reporters C. students
6.A. Running B. Football C. Swimming
7.A. both B. all C. neither
8.A. him B. them C. her
9.A. high B. tall C. short
10.A. use B. play C. come
