1 . 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 34 years old. Pop stars from all over the world appear on this successful TV programme. After 1,800 shows, it’s still the most popular pop music show in Britain. So what’s the secret?

“We get lots of bands to perform live in the studio,” says producer Chris Cowey. “That just doesn’t happen on other shows.”

Chris starts planning 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, practices 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 are practicing 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 still the most popular in Britain?

A．The live performances in the studio.

B．The jobs carefully done by the workers of the TV station.

C．The great fame of the bands.

D．The large numbers of pop fans in Britain.

2. When the bands receive the invitations to the performance, _________.

A．they must decide on the songs

B．they don’t have to decide what songs they will perform

C．the songs that will be performed haven’t been decided on

D．they have no idea what songs they will perform

3. The underlined word “costume” in Paragraph 7 probably means        .

A．makeup	B．stage
C．studio	D．clothes

4. How is a music programme made at the TV station?

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B．

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D．

5. Which is the proper title for the passage?

A．More Popular, More Successful	B．A Stage for Pop Stars
C．Go Backstage of Top of the Pops.	D．A Popular Live Band.

2 . TUVALU, a tiny country in the Pacific Ocean, has asked for help as it will be swallowed up by the sea.

Storms and huge waves are a constant threat and none of Tuvalu’s nine little islands is more than five meters above sea level. Salt water is already entering the country’s drinking water supply, as well as damaging plants that produce fruit and vegetable. Without urgent help, the country’s days are numbered.

But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea. Venice, a historic city in Italy best known for its canals, has sunk about 24cm over the past 100 years. Experts say that it will have sunk another 20-50cm by 2050. A century ago, St. Mark’s Square, the lowest point city, flooded about nine times a year. Nowadays, it happens more than 100 times. While Venice is slowly sinking into the mud on which it stands, global warming causes Tuvalu’s rising sea level.

The average global temperature has increased by almost 0.5 centigrade degrees over the past century; scientists expect it rise by extra 1-3 degrees over the next 100 years.

Warmer weather makes glaciers (冰川) melt, and adds more water to the ocean. The warmer temperatures also make water expand, so it takes up more space, causing the sea level to rise. The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years.

The main cause of global warming is human pollution. Through burning coal, oil and gas, people have been increasing the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such as CO2. This adds to the power of the greenhouse effect, making the planet even warmer.

Many scientists believe that, if the warming is not stopped, there will be huge climate changes. The sea level could rise by one meter this century.

Should this come true, the sea will swallow up millions of homes and the world will be flooded with “climate refugees” looking for somewhere to live.

1. We can infer from the second paragraph that _______ .

A．Tuvalu is in danger of being swallowed up by the sea

B．all Tuvalu’s islands are about five meters above the sea level

C．drinking water in Tuvalu has been destroyed

D．Tuvalu is often flooded by storms and waves

2. Put the following events in the right order.
a. Glaciers began to melt.                           b. People burn coal ,oil and gas.
c. The greenhouse effect is growing.            d. The earth is getting warmer and warmer
e. The sea level is rising.                            f. More CO2 is produced.
g. Many places are sinking into the sea.

A．d,f,b,c,a,e,g

B．b,f,c,d,e,a,g

C．f,c,b,d,a,e,g

D．b,f,c,d,a,e,g

3. What does “climate refugees” mean?

A．Climate changes.	B．Climate effect.
C．People forced away from their homeland by climate.	D．Rare animals moving from place to place for climate changes.

4. Which of the following is False according to the passage?

A．The sea level has risen about 10-25 cm in the last 100 years for warmer temperatures.

B．The average global temperature has risen by 1-3 centigrade degrees over the past 100 years.

C．The warmer temperature causes the sea level to rise.

D．There will be huge climate changes unless the warming is stopped