单选题
{{B}}Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.{{/B}}
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文]32-35 The entertainment profession, or" show business", attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and prosperous. (32) Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business. (32) (33) Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all for singers. "Pop" stands for" popular", and (32) (34) a pop singer has to work very hard to become popular. He must either give the public what they already want, or he must find a new way of singing that will attract their attention. (34) Even when he has succeeded and his records are sold everywhere, he cannot relax. The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. He can only relax when he is alone, (35) 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 a singer. They buy his records, they go to his concert, and make him rich and famous. But they can be very annoying, too. Sometimes their enthusiasm gets so hysterical that they do anything to get a" souvenir". They steal handkerchiefs, they tear off buttons, and they even cut off pieces of the unfortunate singer's hair. Many singers have been forced to hide. 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 car. And-most important-he must always keep smiling for the benefit of his public. 32.What does a talented singer need to become famous according to the passage? [听前猜测] 四个选项均为名词短语,基本上都是描述人的性格的,因此判断本道题目考查的是人的特征。 [精解] 根据原文"Talent","a good manager"以及"work very hard to become popular",可知一个有天赋的歌手还需要"a good manger"和"work hard",即diligence,才能成名。因此本题选D)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why is a good manager so important to a pop singer? [听前猜测] 四个选项均为原因从句,可以判断出问题提问的是原因。 [精解] 根据原文"Without a good manager,a performer can never hope to succeed"可知文中用的是双重否定的句式。我们可以从正面米思考这句话,没有好的经济人,表演者就没希望成功,也就是说好的经济人是他成功的必要条件,因此本题选B)。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why must a pop singer work very hard when he has become famous? [听前猜测] 选项都是用In order to来引导,因此可判定提问的是原因,回答的则是结果,目的状语从句。 [精解] 问题是“当他已经出名了,为什么还要继续努力地工作呢”。不是为了吸引大众的注意,不是为了卖更多专集,也不是为了保持他的财产,原因很简单,他想能够一直这样流行下去,因此本题选D)。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[听力原文] Why is the life of a successful pop singer not easy? [听前猜测] 四个选项均用Because来引导,后面是原因状语从句。 [精解] 根据原文"because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper",可知当一个人成为新闻媒体的焦点的时候,他本身的生活就不再具有隐私性了,因此一个成功流行歌手的生活不容易,答案选B)。