1Peoplewilldoanythingtoseeafreeshow----evenifitisabadone.WhenweheardthatacomedyshowwouldbeheldatourlocalcinemabytheBirdSeedCompany,weallrushedtoseeit.Wehadtowaitinqueueforhourstogetinandtheremustbeseveralhundredpeoplepresentjustbeforetheshowbegan.Unluckily,theshowwasoneoftheworstthatwehadeverseen.Thosewhofailedtogetinneedn'tfeeldisappointedbecausemanyoftheartistswhoshouldappeardidn'tcome.Theonlyfunnythingsweheardthateveningcamefromthehostatthebeginningoftheprogramme.Hewasobviouslyverynervousandstoodawkwardly(尴尬地)forsomeminutesbeforethemicrophone.Assoonasheopenedhismouth,everyonecouldn'thelplaughing.Weallknowwhatthepoormanwouldsay,butwhatheactuallysaidwas:"ThisistheSeedBirdCompany.Goodladies,eveningandgentlemen!"1.Alotofpeoplewenttoseetheshowbecause________.A.theshowwasveryfunnyB.thereweremanyfamousartistsintheshowC.theshowwaspresentedbytheBirdSeedCompanyD.theydidn'thavetopayforit.2.Theaudience(观众)enjoyed________.A.theperformancebytheartistsB.theshowC.theadvertisementsD.thehost'sopeningwords3.Thewriterthoughttheshowwasoneoftheworstbecause________.A.manypeoplefailedtogetinB.manyoftheartistswhoshouldappeardidnotcomeC.theadvertiserwasawkwardD.theopeningwordsbythehostwaswrong4.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatpeople________.A.likedtoseeashowwithoutfamousartists.B.likedtoseefreeshows.C.likedtoseetheshowbytheBirdSeedCompanyD.likedtoseetheshowbytheSeedBirdCompany2Filmstarsmaycomeandgo.butPaulNewman'scareerislong－lasting.Newmanhasworkedinfilmsfor40years.HismostrecentoneopenedinDecember.ThefilmiscalledNobody'sfool.Newmanplaysa60-year-oldconstructionworker(建筑工人)namedSully.Tosomepeople,Sullyseemstobealoser(失败者).Buthehasalotofcharm."I'veplayedalotofcharactersandthecharacterIplayinNobody'sFoolisclosertomethananyotherroleI'vedone,"saidNewman.Newmanwas70yearsoldonJanuary26,1998.Nobody'sFoolishis52ndfilm.HehaswontwoOscarsinhiscareer.Newmansucceededinotheraspects(方面)ofhislife.Hehasbeenmarriedfor36years.Hetookpartincarracingattheageof40andwonprizes.Twelveyearsago,hestartedafoodcompanycalledNewman'sOwn.Hegivesawayallhismoneytohelpthepoor.5.Theunderlined(划线的)sentenceinthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.manyfilmstarsleavethescreenaftertheyhavebecomesuccessfulB.itisnoteasyforafilmstartolosehisorhercharmC.notallfilmstarscanbefamousforalongtimeD.filmstarsaresuccessfulnotonlyonthescreen.6.NewmanlikesthecharacterSullybecause_________.A.hefindsalotinthecharacterthatisnewB.helikesplayinganordinary(普通的)personC.hehasneverplayedsuchawonderfulroleD.heseesmoreofhimselfinSully7.Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlyto_________.A.provethatapersoncanbesuccessfulinmanywaysB.showusamostrecentfilmbyPaulNewmanC.criticize(批评)afamousfilmstar,PaulNewmanD.tellusaboutSully,anattractivecharacterinarecentfilm3Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingorwhistle(吹口哨)whenyouarehappy.Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.Howevertheysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.Doyouknowwhataterritoryis'?Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声明)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies(物种)arewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandfrigh...
