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A. it's midnight and most people are asleep B. it's noon and many people are having lunch C. it's the morning and many people are working D. it's the afternoon and most people are playing computer games 50. What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan? A. 1:15 p.m. B. 2:15 p.m. C. 1:15 a.m. D. 2:15 a.m. B Before the 1980s, models were just beautiful people in magazine photographs. People knew very little about them. They didn't know how old they were, where they lived or what their favourite sports were. Most people didn't even know their names. Then came the 1980s, the era(时代) of the supermodel. This was when some models became so famous that they became as well known as Hollywood film stars. Most people today have heard of Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson, Claudia Schiffer and the other supermodels. Stories about them appear in magazines. Journalists interview them. Television documentaries have been made about their lives. There are also hundreds of supermodel websites created by fans. On these websites, fans include information about the models' weight, shoe size and hair colour. One of the reasons these models became so famous was the huge amounts of money they were paid. Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista once said, “I won't get out of bed for less than $10,000 (￡6500) a day.” Claudia Schiffer had a four-year contract (合同) with the cosmetics (化妆品) company Revlon. The company paid her ￡4,000,000 for just thirty days' work per year—that's more than ￡130,000 per day! Supermodels don't make their money just from posing for the camera or walking down the catwalk. They have discovered many other areas where they can market themselves: films, television shows, exercise videos, calendars, and even the lingerie(女内衣) business. Elle Macpherson has her own underwear company which makes millions of pounds a year. Supermodels have many other things in common, too. They travel all over the world to work. They own houses and flats in many different places. 51. Before the 1980s, _________. A. supermodels didn't exist B. models were as well known as Hollywood stars C. some models were called supermodels D. people knew the names of many models 52. How do people get to know about the lives of supermodels? A. By watching their shows. B. By calling their mobiles. C. By surfing their websites. D. By sending presents to them. 53. For one day's work, Linda Evangelista expects to be paid _________. A. ￡6,500 or more B. less than ￡6,500 C. ￡4 million D. more than ￡130,000 54. Which of the following is not true? A. Supermodels are paid too much money. B. Nowadays supermodels are just as famous as Hollywood stars. C. Supermodels don't just make money from modeling. D. All the supermodels have their own underwear companies. 55. What makes supermodels so famous? A. Stories, interviews, TV documentaries, etc. B. Their physical appearance. C. The modeling jobs they do. D. The businesses they run. C The yo-yo is one of the oldest and most popular of all toys. The Greeks were playing with yo-yos around 500 BC. It was a popular children's toy in the Philippines during the 16th century, and it was the toy to own in Britain in the early 19th century. Even the Prince of Wales had one! The first American yo-yo company was started in 1928. The American yo-yos had a special feature. They could stop at the end of the string and spin(旋转) in one place before moving up again. This was called “sleeping”. It allowed the user to do tricks while the yo-yo was spinning. Soon yo-yo fans of all ages were doing tricks with names like “walk the dog”, “rock the baby” and “around the world”. During the 1970s, yo-yo companies began making their yo-yos more interesting and exciting. Yo-yos lit up in the dark, they whistled, and they had funny shapes. In 1985, the yo-yo even went into space. It was taken on the space shuttle Discovery to see how it would perform in zero gravity(重力). It would still spin, but without gravity to pull it down, it would not “sleep”. (责任编辑：admin) |