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Pop stars today enjoy what once only belonged to the royalty(皇室)Wherever they gopeople turn out in their thousands to greet them.The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of their smilingcolorfully dressed idols.The stars are transported in their chauffeur driven Rolls Roycesprivate helicopters or executive aeroplanes.They are surrounded by a permanent entourage(随从)of managerspress agents and bodyguards.Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all their comings and goings are reportedforlike royaltypop stars are news.If they enjoy many of the privileges of royaltythey certainly share many of the inconveniences as well.It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled appearances in public.They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds who idolize them.They are no longer private individualsbut public property.The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be calculatedfor their rates of pay are great.

And why notSociety has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly.The great days of Hollywood have become legendaryfamous stars enjoyed famewealth and adulation(奉承)on an all time scale.By today's standardsthe excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular.A single gramopphone record nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did.The competition for the title“Top of the Pops”is fiercebut the rewards are truly huge.

It is only right that the stars should be paid in this way.Don't the top men in industry earn enormous salaries for the service they perform to their companies and their countriesPop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency—often more than large industrial companies—and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive annual contributions to the exchequer(国库)So who would begrudge them their rewards?

It's all very well for people in boring jobs to complain about the successes and rewards of others.People who make envious remarks should remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg.For every famous starthere are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living.A man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it has no right to expect very high rewards.He has chosen security and peace of mindso there will always be a limit to what he can earn.But a map who attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks.He knows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top.He knows that years of concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure.But he knowstoothat the rewards for success are very high indeedthey are the payback for the huge risks involved and once he makes ithe will certainly earn them.That's the essence of private enterprise.

1.The author develops the passage mainly by ________.

Acomparing different ideas

Bgiving explanations

Cinferring

Dlisting typical examples

2.The underlined word “begrudge” in the third pararaph is closest in meaning to ________.

Abe jealous of? ????????????? Bbe satisfied with

Cbe anxious about? ????????????? Dbe crazy about

3.According to the passagewhich of the following can match the view of the author?

AHe who laughs last laughs best.

BIf you venture nothingyou will gain nothing.

CHe who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

DSuccess belongs to the persevering.

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

APeople are blind in idolizing stars.

BThere is fierce competition in becoming pop stars.

CThe government taxes pop stars very little.

DPop stars' life is more luxurious than that of royalty.

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

【解析】明星的生活总是令人羡慕不已。他们的生活中有光鲜的一面:不菲的收入,以豪华汽车和私人飞机代步,一言一行都成为人们关注的焦点……然而,我们也应看到,他们活得很累,他们为成功所付出的艰辛和代价是一般人难以想象的。

1.篇章结构题。本文主要通过解释向读者阐明道理。

答案 B

2.词义猜测题。结合上下文的语境判断本句意:谁会对他们所得到的感到妒忌、不满呢?接下来作者讲了一般人从事枯燥但稳定的工作,所以这里意思是:从事稳定工作的人会妒忌这些明星。

答案 A

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,想成为明星就要冒更大的风险,然而一旦成功,回报也是丰厚的,那些选择了稳定工作的人是没有权利期待高额回报的。“If you venture nothingyou will gain nothing.”意为:不入虎穴,焉得虎子,即要成功就要冒险。

答案 B

4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“He knows at the outset that only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top.”以及第二段的最后一句可知答案。

答案 B

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