单选题
Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
A. The atmosphere they live in is rather unreal.
B. Their parents put too much pressure on them.
C. It's hard for them to get along with other kids.
D. They have to live in the shadow of their parents.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[听力原文]
In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents' ambitions. Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes. When every dream can come true, kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything. A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. "One day, I'll earn more than my dad!" he boasts. Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves. Amender's mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter's needs. Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their social life. They play no childhood games. They become adults before they're ready. Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?
[解析] 因果关系题。题干意为：“为什么说生活对于好莱坞的孩子来讲很艰难?”A项意为“他们生活的环境很不真实”；B项意为“他们的父母给他们施加了很多压力”；C项意为“他们与其他的孩子很难相处”；D项意为“他们会不得不生活在他们父母的盛名之下”。听力材料中提到：For Hollywood kids，life can be difficult because they grow up in such an unreal atmosphere．(对于好莱坞的孩子，生活很艰难，因为他们在一个如此不真实的环境中长大。)由此推知，A项与其意思相近，故A为正确答案。
单选题
What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old
boy?
A. He always boasts about his rich father.
B. He will grow up to be good for nothing.
C. He has too much to know the value of things.
D. He is too young to manage his inherited property.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 事实细节题。题干意为：“关于13岁的男孩Trent Maguire，作者提到些什么?”A项意为“他经常吹嘘他有钱的爸爸”；B项意为“他长大后会一无是处”；C 项意为“他拥有的太多了，以至于不懂得事物的价值”；D项意为“他还小，不能管理所继承的财产”。听力材料中提到：A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. (13岁的Trent Maguire拥有司机、信用卡和无数的现金，他可以随时做他想做的事情。)而其前一句中提到：When every dream can come true, kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything. (当每一个梦想都能成真时，孩子会因为拥有一切而不能懂得事物的价值。)由此推知，像Trent Maguire这样的孩子，因为拥有的东西太多，从而不懂得事物的价值。C项与其意思相近，故C为正确答案。
单选题
Why does Amander's mother employ other people to look after her needs?
A. She wants Amander to get professional care.
B. She has no experience in raising children.
C. She wants to show off her wealth.
D. She has no time to do it herself.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 因果关系题。题干意为：“为什么Amender的妈妈会雇其他人来照顾她?”A项意为“她希望Amender得到专业的照顾”；B项意为“她在照顾孩子方面没有经验”；C项意为“她想炫耀她的财富”；D项意为“她没有时间亲自照顾Amender”。听力材料中提到：Amender's mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter's needs. (Amender的母亲雇了私人培训师、保镖、歌唱教练以及咨询师来满足她15岁女儿的所有需求。)其原因在前一句中提到：Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves. (父母花钱来照顾他们的孩子是因为她们自己没有时间去照顾孩子。)由此推知，D项符合题意，故D为正确答案。
单选题
What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood
kids?
A. The lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies.
B. The worship of money, beauty and pleasure.
C. The attention the media focuses on them.
D. The pursuing of perfection in performance.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 分析推理题。题干意为：“什么可能会对好莱坞孩子的生活产生负面影响?”A项意为“好莱坞电影中所描绘的生活方式”；B项意为“对金钱、美貌和享乐的崇拜”；C项意为“媒体对他们的关注”；D项意为“表演中对完美的追求”。听力材料中提到The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods．(住在那儿的孩子们过着不真实的生活，在这样的生活中，金钱、美貌和享乐是唯一被膜拜的对象。)由此推知，这种对金钱、美貌和享乐的崇拜会对好莱坞的孩子们产生负面影响。B项与其意思相近，故B为正确答案。