The audience starts to scream and young
people all over Britain
turn on their TVs．Yes，it’s Top of the pops!
Top of the pops is an amazing 45-year-old programme．Pop stars from all over the world appear on this successful TV prograrnme．After about 2340 shows，it’s still the most popular pop
music show in Britsin．So what’s the secret?
“We get lots of babds to perform live in the studio，”says producer Chris Cowey“That just doesn’t happen on other shows”
Chris starts the preparations for the programme over a week before it goes out．His first job is to decide which bands to have on the show．When the chart of the top twenty songs is produced on Sunday，Chris can start to book the bands
Monday starts with Chris meeting his sound，lighting and camera workers．They listen to each song and plan the show．
Tuesday is paperwork day．There are bookings to make sure of，letters to answer and lots of phone calls to make．The show is on Thursday．Bands arrive at the studio from 10 o’clock in the morning and start practising．Tonight’s presenter，Jo Whiley，practises too
First the bands go to make up．Judy and Issy are the make-up artists．“We see the stars with no make-up on，looking terrible，”says Issy．Then the bands go to the costume department where Marianne dresses the stars
Back in the studio things are happening．The audience is practising their dance moves! It takes over two hours to record the whole programme，then Chris edits it all night long．The final version is exactly 29 minutes long
1.What make (s) Top of the Pops the most popular in Britain?
A．The famous singers of the bands
B．The live performances in the studio
C．The large nurnbers of pop fans in Britain
D．The jobs carefully done by the workers of the TV station
2.When the bands receive the invitations to the perfomlance，
A．they mast decide what songs they will perform
B．they have no idea what songs they will perform
C．they don’t have to decide what songs they will perform
D．the songs that will be performed haven’t been decided on
3.Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
A．The programme time on TV is exactly controlled
B．All the stars must make up before their performance
C．The producer plays the main role in planning the programme
D．There are no audience to join in the performance at the TV station
4.How is the music programme made at the TV station?
5.Which is the proper title for the passage?
A．A Stage for Pop Stars
B．Go Backstage of Top of the Pops
C．Great Success Comes from Hard Work
D．The Most Popular Is the Most Successful
As a school librarian，I’m often asked what books are most appropriate for teaching particularconcepts．As the mother of a toddler，I’m now teaching my son to recognize letters and learn thealphabet．Boaks are a great help in teaching a child letters．Here is this librarian and mom’s picks for the best books to help teach your child letters．
Eric Carle’s ABC
Eric Carle is one of my favorite children’s authors and this colorful book is perfect for helping teach the alphabet．The block-style letters are easier to read
and recognize for toddlers than mitten ones．Each letter is tied to an animal name，so your child will have fun looking at the animals，and 1earn the animal
names while also learning letters．
Baby Einsstein：My First Book of Letters
The Baby Einstein books always promote thinking skills and creativity in
young children．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters is no exception．This
book includes letters in both upper and lower case，and asks questions about nature that go with each letter for your child to answer．This colorful book is great for helping teach your child letters．
Dr．Seuss’ABC
Dr．Seuss lends his wonderful writing and illustrating（插图）talent to this
great teaching book．His classic writing and funny pictures can be found throughout this alphabet book．The letters are block style，solid-colored，and easy
to read．Your child will love learning letters from this fun book．
Kipper’s A to Z：an Alphabet Adventure
In this book，children follow the little dog Kipper as he works his way through the entire alphabet．The clean，solid font used for the letter makes them
easy to read for young eyes．Author Mike Inkpen does a great job in this book，
which tells more of a story than the other books
Teaching your child letters can be a hard task．It’s import to try to make the alphabet fun and interesting for your child．
1.In Paragraph I，“toddler”probably means
A．baby B．teenager C．student D．young child
2.If you want to make your son or daughter interested in nature you should choose
A．Eric Carle’s ABC B．Baby Einstein；My First Book of Letters
C．Dr．Seuss’ ABC D．Kipper’s A to Z；an Alphabet Adventure
3.Why did the author write the passage?
A．To recommend the books． B．To sell the books
C．To adverfise the books D．To criticize the books
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance, and was busy tapping my feet，and 32 along to the relaxing tunes!
WhenI got up to get a cup of coffee and a 33 ，I noticed a middle-aged woman nearby．She had 34 been caught in a fire of some sort． Her face had been seriously 35 ，so that the skin looked very tight．She almost had no nose．and her eyes were tiny．I took a deep
breath，and went back to my 36 ，thinking how brave she was to come out and 37 in public．I also felt 38 of myself for shuddering（战栗）and looking down while I 39 back to my seat，unable to send even a weak 40 her way
As I was sipping（啜饮）my coffee and eating my cookie，I kept thinking about 41 I should ignore this moment and just 42 my own business，or do something about my feelings．I couldn’t let it go．I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie， 43 this time I made my way slowly 44 the wonan，said，“Isn’t he a wonderful performer?”and gave her a largest smile I was able to give．To my 45 ，she looked right at me and gave me a huge SMILE in return!
I’m sure it took this woman a 46 time to find her smile after her terrible 47 ．I believe that my smile 48 her day，and hers also made me very happy．She seemed to have
49 to find peace with herself，and I was 50 ，because her smile had made her beautiful
Sometimes it takes 51 to smile，considering how hard life can be．
1.A．speaking B．singing C．watching D．listening
2.A．tea B．dish C．sweet D．cookie
3.A．obviously B．naturally C．suddenly D．regularly
4.A．cut B．burned C．beaten D．wounded
5.A．space B．shop C．stage D．seat
6.A．appear B．perform C．suffer D．express
7.A．satisfied B．tired C．ashamed D．proud
8.A．looked B．headed C．carried D．pushed
9.A．chance B．message C．word D．smile
10.A．whether B．how C．when D．where
11.A．understand B．mind C．organize D．control
12.A．but B．though C．or D．so
13.A．out B．toward C．around D．through
14.A．surprise B．sorrow C．joy D．regret
15.A．good B．hard C．short D．long
16.A．accident B．dream C．slate D．journey
17.A．marked B．praised C．brightened D．reminded
18.A．forgot B．determined C．failed D．managed
19.A．anxious B．puzzlad C．glad D．worried
20.A．courage B．ability C．strength D．patience
The old couple have been married for 50 years and neve with each other
A．they had quarreled B．they have quarreled
C．have they quarreled D．had they quarreled
一Have you got any job offers?
一No．I I’ll not give up，whatever the result is
A．waited B．have waited
C．had been waiting D．have been waiting
It was wrong of you to from all your friends who helped you when you were in trouble．
A．break away B．break down C．break into D．break out
