The entertainment profession or “show business" attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and successful. Talent is not enough, because show business is as competitive as any other business .Without a good manager ,a performer can never hope to succeed .Fashion is important in this business, too. The best tailor in the world will never be a success if he makes old-fashioned clothes. In exactly the same way, a performer must change his “act" in order to follow the taste of the moment. This is true for actors, dancers and comedians, but perhaps most of all singers.
“Pop" stands for “popular" and 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. Even when he has succeeded, and his records are sold everywhere, he can not relax. Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.The life of a successful pop singer is not at all easy. 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 singers. 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 get so hysterical that they do anything to get a “souvenir"（紀(jì)念品）. 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.
小題1:Why must a pop singer have a good manager?___________.
A．To protect him from his fansB．To look after his business interests
C．To help him to change his “act"D．So that he can relax
小題2:Why must a pop singer work even harder when he has become famous?___________
A．Because he wants to attract the attention of the public
B．Because he wants to sell more records
C．Because he wants to become popular
D．Because he wants to stay popular
小題3:For a pop singer , the most important advantage of having fans is that____.
A．they buy his CDs or VCDs. They go to his concerts, and watch his MTV
B．they watch him and report everything he does
C．they shout and cry very loudly during the performance
D．they make him rich and famous

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:D

試題分析:
小題1:推理題，由第一段第三、四行because show business is as competitive as any other business .Without a good manager ,a performer can never hope to succeed可以推出答案，故選B。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段第四、五行Then he must work harder than ever because there are always younger singers trying to become famous and to steal some of the popularity.可以知道答案，所以選D。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題，由第二段倒數(shù)第八行They buy his records, they go to his concerts and they make him rich and famous可以知道答案，所以選D
點評：本文說明了娛樂業(yè)和演藝界怎樣吸引許多年輕人。對于文章中的細(xì)節(jié)題，要注意文章中的細(xì)節(jié)的理解。推斷題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷，考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點。
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