题目内容
Mary is one of the girls who ______ always on time.
A.is B. am C. are D. was
C
A recent survey of teachers found that an unhealthy passion with celebrity culture is having a negative impact on British students’ studies and it discovered that celebrity couple, the Beckhams, are the favorites among most students. Many students are ignoring building their own careers to seek a chance at fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found.
Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity many pupils wanted to follow while more than half of students wanted to be pop stars.
The survey said the celebrities that students aspired to mostly were David and Victoria Beckham who live in Los Angeles now. Soccer player Beckham is on the top of the survey while in second place, with almost a third of the survey’s votes, was his 33-year-old pop star wife.
Almost half of the 300 teachers surveyed said pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing "unsuitably".
"We are not surprised about the influence of celebrity culture in schools —it reflects the current media passion with celebrities and the effect of celebrity culture on society as a whole," ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said in a statement.
"Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. They can raise pupils’ aspirations and desires for the future. However, celebrity culture can spread the idea that celebrity status is the greatest achievement and reinforce the belief that other career choices are not as valuable," said one primary school teacher. "Too many of the pupils believe that school success is unnecessary, because they will be able to get fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show."
The story mainly tells us that ______.
A. the Beckhams are mostly admired in Britain
B. most students think that being pop stars is more valuable than other career achievements
C. the celebrity passion has a harmful impact upon British students’ studies
D. a survey was made recently about the popularity of the stars
According to the survey, Victoria Beckham ______.
A. is a pop star most students admire
B. goes in the second place of the celebrities admired
C. won two-thirds of the votes
D. lives in New York now
Why does the author mention that pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing “unsuitably”?
A. The pupils think it interesting to pretend to be the celebrities.
B. The behavior or the dress of celebrities can be followed as examples.
C. The author wants to show the negative influence these celebrities had on the students.
D. The author just wants to show being pop stars is very valuable to the students.
What is not TRUE according to the story?
A. Celebrities can’t have positive impact on the students.
B. Beckham and Victoria are husband and wife.
C. The so-called celebrity culture does harm to the pupils’ ideas about achievement.
D. Many students believe that school success is unnecessary.
The best title of the story is _____.
Sports Star David Beckham
B. Survey of Students about Celebrities
C Harmful Effect of Celebrities on Students
D. Better to Be Pop Stars Than Sports Stars
“Hi! John.” Mary ran towards me with a rare bright smile on her face, saying, “I’m going to have a 1 performance tonight. I hope you’ll come. Here is the 2 .” She left in a hurry, disappearing in the crowds of people 3 .
“What?! What performance? Dance? Is that true?” I asked myself. Mary was not such kind of girl. She was a quite 4 girl. I had never seen her making up or wearing attractive clothes, for she did not know how to 5 indeed. What a terrible thing, especially for a plain girl！
“I should go to, I must go to. That’s a miracle!” I thought.
I arrived at the 6 with the ticket, and found my seat. Her performance was the seventh one. I knew I would 7 from a hard time before her turn, for I had no 8 of art, but her performance was 9 watching, no matter how long I would wait. Time went slowly. I 10 with myself not to fall asleep.
“Let’s welcome the next exciting dance - Latin !” 11 filled the hall at once.
I opened my eyes as large as possible, 12 to lose anything. Wearing a golden and shining skirt, Mary appeared on the stage. Her dress went well with the brilliant lights. She was so beautiful. Dancing with a charming smile, she was fully 13 in the Latin music. At this moment, she looked like a pretty butterfly 14 on the splendid stage.
After all the performance 15 , I waited for her at the gate.
“Hi!” She stood in front of me with a bag and her crystal high-heeled shoes in her hands, and 16 as she used to be, but the making-up still could be seen.
“How do you feel?” There was not a little bit tired 17 on her face.
“ 18 !” I answered.
“Thank you! I knew it would be.” She could not 19 her excitement, laughing like a child. Looking at the shining crystal high-heeled shoes in the wonderful starry night, I 20 that every girl has a pair of special shoes which are like the crystal shoes of Cinderella.
1. A. instrument B. dance C. music D. opera
2. A. address B. number C. ticket D. invitation
3. A. quickly B. completely C. quietly D. excitedly
4. A. lovely B. popular C. confident D. ordinary
5. A. cover up B. turn off C. dress up D. take in
6. A. hall B. party C. cinema D. concert
7. A. relieve B. escape C. relax D. suffer
8. A. interest B. ability C. sense D. touch
9. A. proper B. worth C. good D. happy
10. A. struggled B. knocked C. supported D. controlled
11. A. Appreciation B. Attention C. Expectation D. Applause
12. A. desiring B. fearing C. forgetting D. regretting
13. A. absorbed B. swallowed C. addicted D. surrounded
14. A. singing B. flying C. skipping D. staying
15. A. stopped B. paused C. ended D. succeeded
16. A. talked B. dressed C. laughed D. saw
17. A. appearance B. excitement C. expression D. exhibition
18. A. Sorry B. Congratulations C. Far from D. Fantastic
19. A. hide B. prevent C. remove D. abandon
20. A. doubted B. realized C. wondered D. suggested
【小题1】The theatre has very good access for the (残疾人)【小题2】Mary is an old lady of great ( 尊贵 )【小题3】The Olympic m is “Swifter , Higher , Stronger .【小题4】She went on holiday alone ---- she’s very i .【小题5】She took a year’s leave of a from her job .【小题6】He g from high school and went to college last year.【小题7】My father has ( 辞职 ) as Minster of Education.【小题8】You need a health ( 证明 ) if you want this job.【小题9】The youth should have great a .【小题10】Fresh air is b to one’s health.【小题11】She lost everything she owned as a direct ________________(后果).【小题12】It will take a lot of energy to get them ________________(支持)this policy.
—I’ll join the music club ________ Mary is in the club, too.
—You mean if Mary joins the club you’ll do, too.
A. in case B. so that C. now that D. on condition that
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A recent survey of teachers found that an unhealthy passion with celebrity culture is having a negative impact on British students’ studies and it discovered that celebrity couple, the Beckhams, are the favorites among most students. Many students are ignoring building their own careers to seek a chance at fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found.