Once upon a time, there was a man who was so famous that everyone in his country knew him.
One day, the famous man was sitting in a restaurant with his sister. “It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister. “It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,” he denied. “But look, we’re sitting at the best table and eating the best food. We couldn’t sit here and eat this if you weren’t famous,” said his sister. “I’ll show you what I mean,” said he.
The next day, the famous man picked up his sister and took her to another country. “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.” Soon they found a restaurant, but it was very busy, so they had to queue. “This wouldn’t have happened if you were famous,” said his sister, but the famous man just smiled.
When they finally got a table, it took the waiter years to bring what they ordered. And the food supposed to be hot was cold, and the food supposed to be cold was hot! Eventually, the famous man couldn’t stand any more and asked to see the manager. “This food is awful. We had to wait an hour for a seat, and the service is also very poor. Look, even my spoon is dirty!”
Showing his horribly yellow teeth, the manager, smiling, said, “Well, that’s just bad luck for you.” 
“Don’t you know who I am?” asked the famous man.
“I’ve no idea,” replied the manager.
So the famous man and his sister ran away, without paying.
小題1:What’s the attitude of the man’s sister toward famous people?
A.Indifferent.B.Envious.C.Curious.D.Annoyed.
小題2:The famous man took his sister to another country to ________.
A.see how famous he was thereB.enjoy the delicious food there
C.enjoy the beautiful views thereD.see what would happen if no one knew him
小題3: In fact, the famous man thought that being famous ________.
A.was a thing worth taking pride inB.could bring him all he needed
C.was not all great with everythingD.would enable him to travel abroad
小題4:The passage is written mainly ________.
A.to describe famous people’s life
B.to explain the importance of being famous
C.to show how to deal with problems in a restaurant
D.to show that famous people are watched more

小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C
小題1:D

小題1:推理題:從第二段他姐姐的話:It must be great to be famous. Everyone tries to please you, and you can do whatever you want to,” said his sister.說明姐姐羨慕名人.選B
小題1:推理題:從第三段的句子: “I’m not at all famous here,” he said. “Let’s see how we get on.”說明是想讓他姐姐看看沒人認識他的情況下會發(fā)生什么,選D
小題1:推理題:從第二段的句子:“It’s quite the opposite sometimes, in fact. Because I’m famous, I can’t do what I want to,”可以看出這個人認為做名人不是什么都好.選C
小題1:主旨題:從他姐姐和飯店經(jīng)理的話,我們可以推斷名人被更多的關注.選D
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