2017年12月英语四级美文：Pop Stars

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　　2017年12月英语四级美文100篇汇总

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　　Pop Stars

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　　Since the 1950s, most of the stars of pop music

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　　have come from Britain and America.

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　　However, in the last ten years,

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　　when many different kinds of music

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　　have established themselves on the pop scene,

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　　more and more stars have come from other countries.

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　　Pop music changes all the time

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　　and new stars appear and become famous.

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　　Many of today’s stars started out in the 1960s

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　　and have changed their music to suit the time.

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　　Although most stars take many years to become famous,

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　　their fame does not usually last long.

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　　For a musician to stay popular

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　　and still produce good,

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　　original music over a long period of time,

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　　is a sign of true star.

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　　Most stars start their careers in a simple way —

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　　playing in unknown nightclubs or dance halls

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　　where people want to dance to the music,

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　　not listen to it.

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　　They may have continued doing this for many years

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　　until they get a “break” —

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　　a chance to perform in a well-known place

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　　or get a recording contract.

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　　To become a star is the aim of every singer or musician

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　　and the dream of many a pop-crazy teenager.

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　　However a group or star makes it to the top,

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　　they can be sure that their lives

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　　will change once they are successful.

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　　Ordinary teenagers living at home with their parents

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　　may suddenly find themselves rich enough

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　　to buy their own houses.

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　　An established superstar may be able to buy several.

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　　Despite the large amounts of money that are earned,

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　　life at the top is not easy for many stars.

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　　The pop scene is hard work and many stars

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　　need to spend a lot of time away from home.

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　　For a lot of them,

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　　this means they have no home life

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　　and their personal relationships suffer.

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　　In spite of great public success,

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　　life at the top can be very lonely.

　　2017年12月英语四级美文100篇汇总

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