Many young people want to be pop stars. Pop stars are rich. Many people think they are leading a happy and easy life. Is that true? The answer is no. 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, 2018 | |
5:00 | Woke up and had breakfast in the hotel. Packed bags. Took taxi to the airport. |
7:30 | Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather. |
8:30 | Plane landed. Waited for luggage（行李）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（制片人）. |
13:00 | Went to theatre and prepared for the night’s show. The lighting of the theatre was good, but the band did poorly. |
17:00 | Back to the hotel. Tried to have a rest. Still worried about the band. |
18:00 | Had supper, but ate little. |
18:30 | went to the theatre again and got ready for the show. |
19:30 | 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 the hotel. Took a bath. Too excited to sleep. so watched TV. |
0:00 | Fell asleep. with TV on. |
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。
1.The pop star went back to the hotel_______on Feb. 10, 2018.
A.once B.twice C.three times D.four times
2.According to the chart, the pop star was good at_______.
A.singing B.dancing C.making faces D.playing the piano
3.The pop star felt_______after the performance.
A.tired B.excited C.sad D.both A and B
4.The band did______in the rehearsal（彩排）in the night's show.
A.better in the show than B.worse in the show than
C.in the show as badly as D.not tell us how the band did
5.This passage mainly tells us that_______.
A.pop stars are not rich in fact
B.young people had better not be pop stars
C.there are many young people wanting to be pop stars
D.pop stars don’t have an easy life as they seem to have
Peter decided to become a runner after watching the Olympics. His parents were surprised at it, because he had never been interested in running before. His friends thought he was joking. Everyone believed that he would give up in a week. But they were all wrong.
Peter found a useful training plan on the Internet. He started by walking and then he started running. After that, he joined a local running group and ran in the park twice a week. Three months later, he ran his first race. Though he didn't win, he reached the finishing line without resting. Until now, he has run in several races. He is very proud of himself.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上将“F”涂黑。
1.Peter wasn’t interested in running before.
2.Peter’s friends believed that he could become a runner.
3.Peter’s training plan came from the Internet.
4.The running group ran in the park once a week.
5.Peter won his first race after training for three months.
One Sunday afternoon, my younger brother and I were left alone at home. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. My brother thought it was our parents, so he opened the_______quickly.
A tall man stood outside and asked politely if our parents were at home.
Without thinking my brother said, “No.” When I wanted to close the door he suddenly_______the door very hard and came into our house. He took out a _______and ordered me to tie up my brother’s _______with a rope（绳索）.I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie（松开）himself_______. The man then tied my hands up and locked_______of us in the kitchen.
Soon, he went upstairs. I taught my brother to untie his rope with his hands. He then untied_______. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, but the line was cut off. The doors were all locked from outside. It was lucky that the man forgot_______the kitchen door. We got out of the house through the window and went to the nearest pay phone to call the police.
Soon the police came and the man was caught. By the time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were glad that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from_______the door to the stranger. I learned a lesson on ________
1.A.cupboard B.door C.doorbell D.window
2.A.pushed B.too C.knocked D.closed
3.A.candy B.knife C.gift D.phone
4.A.feet B.legs C.arms D.hands
5.A.hardly B.easily C.suddenly D.difficultly
6.A.all B.each C.neither D.both
7.A.me B.myself C.him D.himself
8.A.to pass B.to open C.to close D.to lock
9.A.turning on B.sending C.opening D.closing
10.A.safe B.safely C.safety D.danger
—I hope that I will have much money and I can buy a beautiful car.
—_______.
A.In your dreams B.You're welcome C.Thank you D.You're friendly
He is the man________helped me yesterday.
A.which B.whose C.who D.whom
Millie is a kind girl. I think she can________her classmates.
A.get along well with B.hear of C.hear from D.get ready for
