【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

Celebrities(名人) have become a powerful influence on some people because of their social position and their economic situation.

First,some people admire and imitate stars because they allow themselves to be influenced by the media. Television,radio,and magazines invade(侵扰) the lives of audience with a variety of shows,information,and publications about stars and their lives. For instance,Britney Spears has become the target of paparazzi(狗仔队).In May,Britney appeared at the front page of the most popular magazines revealing that she married her best friend in Vegas,Nevada. Media also invade stars' lives because reporters know they get high profits from readers who buy and follow their favorite artists' news.

Second,some mad audience imitate their celebrities for their lack of confidence. Some people who are shy and lack personality may find that imitating others will cause a good impression. For instance,my cousin Jenny,who lacks a social life because of her introverted(内向的) personality,believes that acting and dressing like Jennifer Lopez will make her popular in high school.

Finally,several fans of stars imitate them because of peer(同龄人) pressure. Since my niece's girlfriends formed an Antonio Banderas' fan club,she had also joined the group. Although she wasn't a huge fan of his,now she collects most of Banderas' possessions. In fact,when I asked Arianna,my niece,why she was part of Banderas' fan club,she replied with a doubtful tone that she did not wish to be rejected by the other teens.

In conclusion,it is true that celebrities play spectacular roles in their performances in Hollywood,which entertains many people all over the world;however,modern celebrities influence the audience to the point where their fans admire and try to imitate their lives.

【1】What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Why people are influenced by celebrities.

B.The harmful influence of celebrities.

C.What kind of people are influenced by celebrities.

D.How to avoid the influence of celebrities.

【2】We can infer from Paragraph 2 that ________.

A.media are on the side of stars

B.stars know how to take advantage of media

C.media can give wrong information about stars

D.media invade stars' lives for their own good

【3】Jenny acts and dresses like Jennifer Lopez because ______________.

A.she admires Jennifer Lopez's personality

B.she wants to become famous too

C.she wants to change her own personality

D.she lacks selfconfidence

【4】Arianna joined the Antonio Banderas' fan club to ________.

A.seek encouragement from the star

B.be accepted by other teens

C.become a real fan of the star

D.learn more about the star

【5】The author of the passage probably believes that ________.

A.it's easy for people to resist the influence of celebrities

B.all young people are easily influenced by celebrities

C.it's no good for people to imitate celebrities blindly

D.people can improve their personality by imitating their favorite stars

【题目】Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams.Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).

Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too.Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.

Mary is shy but loves to dance.Compared with other girls, she is invisible.However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.

Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable.Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball.They meet and fall in love with each other.But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams.Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies.Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school.Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.

The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale.Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful.There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.

“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson.“Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”

【1】The first paragraph is mainly to _________.

A.inform us of the importance to marry a prince

B.remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C.build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

D.tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

【2】In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _________.

A.is badly treated by the stepmother

B.is brave in expressing her love

C.has a dream of meeting a prince

D.is embarrassed by the pop singer

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.

B.The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

C.Not many people have a dream to be realized.

D.Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.

【4】What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?

A.The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.

B.The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.

C.The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream.

D.The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.

【5】The passage is mainly about _________.

A.an introduction to Mary Santiago

B.a review about a film

C.an essay about dreams

D.an advertisement of Cinderella

【题目】Hearing live music is one of the most pleasurable experiences available to human beings. The music sounds great, but it sounds greater when you get to watch the musicians as they create it. No matter what kind of music you love, try listening to it live.

This guide focuses on classical music, a tradition that originated before recordings, radio, and the Internet, back when all music was live music. In those days live human beings performed for other live human beings, with everybody together in the same room. When heard in this way, classical music can have a special excitement. Hearing classical music in a concert can leave you feeling refreshed and energized. It can be fun. It can be romantic. It can be spiritual.

Classical music concerts can seem like snobby (高傲的) affairs full of foreign terms and unusual behavior. It can be hard to understand what’s going on. It can be hard to know how to act. But don’t worry. Concerts are no stranger than any other amusement, and the rules of behavior are much simpler and easier to understand than the stock market, football, or system software upgrades.

If you haven’t been to a live concert before, or if you’ve been confused by concerts, this guide will explain, so you can relax and enjoy the music.

1From Paragraph 1, we can see that the author encourages us _______.

A. to watch the musicians to compose music

B. to experience the spirit of classical music

C. to attend live concerts and enjoy live music

D. to obtain pleasure from different kinds of music

2Which of the following can replace the underlined word “originated” in Paragraph 2?

A. listened B. started

C. performed D. disappeared

3The author considers that live classical music _______.

A. is full of foreign terms

C. is too difficult to understand

B. is stranger than other amusements

D. is exciting to both players and listeners

4The passage is _____ which focuses on live classical music.

A. a review B. a conclusion

C. a summary D. an introduction

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