2010 Expo is \City，Better Life\．So far more than 230 countries，regions(地区) and international organizations have said that they will take part in the Expo．The Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors，5% of them from abroad． The World Expo had proved during its more than 150-year history to play an important role in promoting(促进) world economic and technological development．The Chinese government and people have done a lot to prepare for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo，and the country looks forward to sharing the achievements of human civilization(文明) with friends from around the world． 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1．Who were chosen as ambassadors for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo? A．Yao Ming． B．Jackie Chan． C．Lang Lang． D．All of the above．

( ) 2．What is the theme of the 2010 Expo? A．Better City，Better Life．

B．Promoting world economic and technological development． C．Green Exip．

D．Sharing the achievements of human civilization． ( ) 3．How long is the history of the Expo? A．230 years． B．70 years．

C．More than 150 years． D．150 years．

( ) 4．How many people will come to the 2010 Expo according to the article? A．70 million． B．3.5 million． C．66.5 million． D．230 million． 5．把画线部分译成汉语。

__________________________________________________ 答案：

1．D 根据短文第一段的内容可以确定，成龙、姚明和郎朗被选为世博会的形象大使，所以选 D。

2．A 根据短文第二段中内容可知，世博会的主题是“城市，让生活更美好”，即选 A。 3．C 根据短文第三段的第一句可以确定“世博会有 150 多年的历史”，所以选 C。 4．A 根据短文中第二段最后一句 The Expo is expected to attract 70 million visitors，可以确定选 A。

5．在促进世界经济和技术发展方面扮演着一个重要角色画线部分所在句意思是“事实证明世博会在超过 150 年的历史中在促进世界经济和技术发展方面扮演着一个重要角色”。

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Many young people want to be pop stars．Pop stars are rich．Many people think they are leading happy and easy lives．In fact，they have very hard lives．They spend much of their time on travel．Sometimes the travel is interesting，but most often it is boring to pop stars．The following chart is a day's life of a pop star． Feb．10，2009 5:00 7:30 8:30 Woke up，had breakfast in the hotel and packed bags．Took taxi to airport． Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather． Plane landed．Waited for luggage for half an hour．Signed for fans at the airport． 9:45 10:00 Arrived at the hotel and had a short rest． Started out to attend the meeting with fans and gave an interview to the local reporters． 11:00 12:00 13:00 Went to radio station to attend the live show． Had lunch with local producer． Went to theatre and prepared for the night's show．The lighting of the theatre was good，but the band did poorly． 17:00 18:00 18:30 19:00 Back to hotel．Tried to have a rest．Still worried about the band． Had supper，but ate little． Went to theatre again and got ready for show． Sang very well，and audience gave a warm welcome．The band improved a little． 22:00 23:00 0:00 Show was over．Very tired from it． Back to hotel．Took a bath．Too excited to sleep，so watched TV． Fell asleep，with TV on． 根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。

( ) 1．According to the chart，the pop star was a _______． A．player B．dancer C．singer D．pianist

( ) 2．According to his plan，his plane should have taken off at _______． A．6:30 B．7:00 C．7:30 D．8:00

( ) 3．How long did he spend on his way to the place for his performance? A．One hour． B．Two hours．

C．Four hours and three quarters． D．One hour and a quarter．

( ) 4．At the radio station，the pop star ________． A．showed fans how to become famous B．met fans and signed for them C．gave a performance on the air D．told people how he lived his life

( ) 5．From this passage we get to know that _______． A．not all people like pop stars B．pop stars have their own bands C．fans are troublesome for pop stars

D．to be a pop star is not all fun 答案：

1．C 根据表格中的“Sang very well，and...”可知这位被人家所喜欢的名人是一位歌星。

2．B 根据内容“7:30 Plane took off half an hour later than usual for the bad weather．”可以确定飞机起飞时间应是 7:00。

3．C 从他 5:00 坐车去机场到 9:45 到达旅馆(即演出地点)，一共是 4 小时 45 分钟，即答案是 C。

4．C 根据表中“Went to radio station to attend the live show．”可知，他去电台参加了一个现场直播，所以选 C。

5．D 根据短文介绍和表格时间安排，可知歌星们的生活并不像我们想的那样有趣，所以选 D。

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Michael Jackson，the king of pop was dead in June，2009．His This Is It won the high records to gross $101 million at the world-wide box office over five days． Sony Pictures(索尼影视) acquired rights to the film，a behind-the-scenes documentary．The five-day total already makes This Is It the highest-grossing concert film of all time，far more than Hannah Montana's concert．

\，\，who heads world-wide distribution for Sony Pictures．\．\ Although This Is It set new records，its domestic ticket sales fell below some Hollywood expectations．The film grossed just over $32.5 million at the domestic box office，according to studio estimates，while it made an estimated $68.5 million internationally during the same period．

Sony announced on Sunday that，based on the strong performance of the film，it would extend(延伸) the limited two-week run for This Is It for three more weeks in domestic theaters，through the Thanksgiving weekend．Internationally，the studio will extend the movie on a \basis，\says Mr．Bruce，likely lasting from one week to three weeks in most places． 根据短文内容，完成下列句子。

1．Michael Jackson was called _______．

2．Sony Pictures acquired rights to his _______．

3．This Is It made an estimated _______ million internationally according to studio estimates．

4．Sony announced on Sunday that the film will last _______ days in most places．

5．Michael Jackson died in _______． 答案：

1．the king of pop 根据短文第一句内容可以确定，杰克逊被称为“音乐之王”，即答案是 the king of pop。

2．behind-the-scenes documentary 根据短文第二段内容可知，索尼影视买断了记录迈克尔·杰克逊筹备音乐会幕后故事的纪录片，所以答案是 behind-the-scenes documentary。

3．$68.5 据短文中第四段中的内容很容易确定答案是 $68.5。

4．more than 20 days 根据短文最后一段的内容可以确定《就是这样》的放映时间从一个星期延长到三个星期，即 more than 20 days。

5．June，2009 根据短文第一句可知，杰克逊死于 2009 年 6 月，即答案是 Jane，2009。