59. A suitable title for this passage might be _______.

A. The Way to Become a Pop Singer　　　　　 B. The Fans of the Pop Singer

C. The Pop Singers　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Success of Pop Singers

答案：56-59 BCBC

B

　 If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems

to be going wrong and you feel as if your life is completely out of control. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or even strangers can lighten your spirits. It is also during those times that destructive words can sink you deeper and deeper into depression.

　 For example, consider this story about a group of frogs who were traveling through the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two unfortunate frogs they would never get out.

　 The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs took heed of　 what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain. The more they shouted, the harder he jumped and finally he made it to safety.

　 When he got out, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all shouting at him to simply quit. The frog explained to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

　 Every time you have a chance to say either something positive or negative to another human being, do choose the chance to say something positive! Don’t let those opportunities get away from you. Your words have a large amount of power. Use them wisely. You really never know just how much they can mean to someone else.

58. A pop singer has a lot of clothes in order to keep himself _________.

A. smart and the same　　 B. smart and different　　 C. healthy and young　　 D. rich and strong

57. The underlined word “annoying” in the second paragraph means__________.

A. lovely 　　B. friendly　　　 C. boring　　 D. angry

56. Pop singer works very hard ___________.

A. to get attention　　　 B. to stay popular　 C. to get more money　　 D. to sell more records

70．From this passage，we can conclude that　　　　　 ．

　 　　 A．good children always do the right thing

　 　　 B．parents should try their best to avoid spanking their children

　 　　 C．parents have no choice but to spank their children

　 　　 D．children can have more than one choice to avoid being spanked

答案：68-70 ADB

黑龙江省五大连池市高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

“Pop” stands for popular, and a pop singer has to work very hard to stay popular. He must either give the public what they want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. Then he must work harder than ever to remain popular, because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.

The life of a successful pop singer isn’t easy at all. He can only relax when he is alone, because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the fans. The fans are the most important people in the world for the singer. They buy his records, they go to his concerts, and they make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm(热情) is so hysterical(歇斯底里的) that they do anything to get a souvenir(纪念品). They steal handkerchief, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of unfortunate singer’s hair. Many singers have been forced to hide, and some who have not been so lucky as to escape have been stripped(剥) practically naked by their fans. A pop singer has to spend a lot of money on clothes because he must always look smart, or at any rate, different. He must have a luxurious(豪华的) car. And most importantly, he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public.

69．Which of the following is NOT the problem caused by spanking?

　 　　 A．It teaches the child to hit others when they offend him or her．

　 　　 B．The parents may get angry and hit the child too hard．

　 　　 C．Sometimes parents may use spanking for everything．

　　　 D．It makes parents try other ways to make the child do right．

68．According to the passage，when children do something wrong，one thing that parents usually do to punish them is to　　　 .

　　 A．strike them on the bottom　　　　 B．try to help them do the right thing

　 　　 C．teach them what to d0　　　　　　 D．take them to court

67.We can learn from the passage that　　 .

A、human life will not last more than 120 years in the future

B、humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now

C、much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life

D、we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells

答案：64-67 AA DC　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

Sometimes children do not do what their parents tell them to do．When this happens，a parent tries to help the child to do the right thing．When this does not work，the parent usually punishes the child．

　　 There are many things that a parent can do．One thing that people have done is to spank(打屁股)the child．When a parent spanks a child, they will use their hand or a hard object to strike them on the bottom．This means showing the child that they have done something wrong．

　　 One parent remembers being spanked when he was a child．His parents used a wooden spoon．When he spanked his own children with his hand, he saw that he put a red mark on his child’s leg．He never did that again．

　　 One problem with spanking is that it teaches the child to hit someone when they do not like what the other person is doing．Another problem with spanking is that the parent is usually angry and can hit the child too hard．Sometimes parents will use spanking for everything and not try other ways to get the child to do the right thing．

　　 Many parents are not sure of what to do instead of spanking．Some people think that their religion tells them that spanking is okay．Some think that the law lets them do it．The courts(法院)say that parents have the right to teach their children how to behave．

　 　　 Other things should be tried before a parent decides to spank a child．Telling the child exactly what is wanted from them can ne one thing．Giving a child more than one choice is another thing that can be tried．Getting down to the child’s level and taking a more child-friendly approach can help as well．

66.Humans may live longer in the future because　　 .

A、heart disease will be far away from us　　　　　 B、human brains can decide the final death

C、the basic materials of cells will last forever　　　 D、human organs can be repaired by new medicine

65.In the author’ s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in　　 .

A、medicine　　B、the Internet　　 C、brain cells 　　D、human organ