六级标准听力测试模拟四Section B答案解析(2)

　　Passage Two

　　The entertainment profession, or “show business”, attracts many young people. Unfortunately, only very few can hope to become famous and prosperous. 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. 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 for 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 cannot relax. Then he must work harder than ever to stay popular, 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 a singer. 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 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.

　　Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. What is an important factor for becoming a famous singer?

　　【解析】选[C]。文中的Talent is not enough...Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed. Fashion is important in this business, too表明，想要成为著名歌星，talent, a good manager, fashion三个因素都十分必要，选项[C]是其中之一，为正确选项。

　　30. Why is a good manager so important to a pop singer?

　　【解析】选[B]。根据文中的Without a good manager, a performer can never hope to succeed可知，好的经纪人之所以对流行歌手很重要是因为经纪人可以帮他获得成功，选项[B]为答案。

　　31. Why must a pop singer work very hard when he has become famous?

　　【解析】选[D]。文中提到，即使歌手取得了成功，唱片广泛发行，他也不能放松，而是要更加努力以保持受欢迎度。选项[D]是对文中的to stay popular的同义转述，为答案。

　　32. Why is the life of a successful pop singer not easy?

　　【解析】选[B]。文中提到成功歌手的生活并不容易，并随后给出了原因：because everything he does is watched and reported in the special newspaper written for the “fans”，选项[B]与此相符，为正确选项。

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