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In Hollywood，everybody wants to be rich，famous and beautiful.Nobody wants to be old，unknown and poor.For Hollywood kids，life can be difficult because they grow up in such an un-real atmosphere.Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents' ambitions.Parents pay for wasteful grand parties，expensive cars and designer clothes.When every dream can come true，kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything.A thirteen-year-old boy，Trent Maguire，has a driver，credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. "One day，I'll earn more than my dad!" he boasts.Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves.Amanda's mother em-ploys a personal trainer，a bodyguard，a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter's needs.Often，there is no parent at home most days，so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants，when to watch television or do homework.They organize their own social life.They play no childhood games.They become adults before they're ready.Hollywood has always been the city of dreams.The kids there live' unreal lives where money，beauty and pleasure are the only gods.Will children around the world soon start to think the same？Or do they already？
（1）Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids？ AA
A.The atmosphere they live in is rather unreal.
B.T heir parents put too much pressure on them.
C.It's hard for them to get along with other kids.
D.T hey have to live in the shadow of their parents.
（2）What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire，a thirteen-year-old boy？ CC
A.He always boasts about his rich father.
B.He will grow up to be good for nothing.
C.He has too much to know the value of things.
D.He is too young to manage his inherited property.
（3）Why does Amanda's mother employ other people to look after her needs？ DD
A.She wants Amanda to get professional care.
B.She has no experience in raising children.
C.She wants to show off her wealth.
D.She has no time to do it herself.
（4）What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids？ BB
A.The lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies.
B.The worship of money，beauty and pleasure.
C.The attention the media focuses on them.
D.The pursuing of perfection in performance.
【答案】A；C；D；B
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