江苏省祝塘中学高一上学期期中考试(英语)

祝塘中学高一上学期期中考试
英语
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共150分。

考试时间1．
第I卷（三部分，共115分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What does the conversation tell us about ? （）A．He has been back from Madrid for two weeks．
B．He is studying Spanish in Madrid．
C．He is having a vacation in Madrid．
2．What is the man going to do ? （）A．See a film．B．Take a test C．Give a lesson．
3．What can we learn from the conversation ? （）A．Tom missed the bus by just a few minutes．
B．Tom was just in time for the bus．
C．to was late getting home．
4．What does the woman mean by saying so ? （）A．English is very useful in our life．
B．English is hard to learn．
C．Learning English costs a lot of money．
5．What’s the most probable relationship between the man and the woman ? （）A．Husband and wife B．Teacher and student．C．Neighbors
第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最
佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6~8题。

6．What does the man invite the woman to do ? （）A．Write papers B．See a film C．Do some reading
7．Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation ?
A．She has three classes．B．She has to take exams．C．She has to do her schoolwork．
8．Which of the following is true about the man ? （）A．He spends a lot of time in labs．
B．He has only three classes a day．
C．he is also busy doing many term papers．
听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。

9．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers ? （）A．Strangers．B．Neighbors．C．colleagues．
10．What bus can take the woman to the shopping mall ? （）A．No．4 bus．B．No．5 bus．C．No．11 bus．
11．How can the woman get to the Fifth Avenue from the shopping mall ? （）A．By bus．B．On foot．C．By taxi．
听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。

12．Whom is the woman disappointed in ? （）A．The speakers．B．The listeners．C．The judges．
13．According to the woman , how did most of the listeners feel about the result of the
competition ? （）
A．The were satisfied．B．They were astonished．C．They were worried．
14．What do the man and the woman disagree on ? （）A．Whose speech was better．
B．Whose pronunciation was better．
C．Whose speech was meaningful．
听第9段材料，回答第15~17小题。

15．What is the relationship between the speakers ? （）A．boss and employee．B．husband and wife．C．friends．
16．When is the wedding party ? （）A．Sunday afternoon B．Saturday evening C．Friday evening
17．What will the woman probably do on Sunday evening ? （）A．take the train back home
B．attend the wedding party
C．go and interview the singer
听第10段独白，回答第18~。

18．Who brought up Eric ? （）A．His father B．His uncle C．His grandparents
19．What happened when his marriage broke off ? （）A．He began his own music group Cream．
B．He began to be addicted to drugs．
C．He wrote excellent songs．
hich of the following is true ? （）
A．Eric could also write good songs．
B．Eric had never attended an art college．
C．Eric ended his life by taking drugs．
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．This magazine is very with young people, who like its content and style．
A．familiar B．popular C．similar D．particular
22．I got caught in the rain and my suit____．
A．has ruined B．had ruined C．has been ruined D．had been ruined
23．Try your best to their quarrel．
A．keep out B．keep away C．keep out of D．keep from
24．It is not easy for me to find out our former teaching building because the school so much since I left．
A．is changing B．changed C．has changed D．changes
25．It is not books you read but the way you read them that decides how successfully you gain knowledge．
A．a number of ; in which B．the number of ; /
C．a good many ; which D．quite a few ; in which
26．After graduation she reached a point in her career she needed to decide what to do．A．that B．what C．which D．where
27．We shouldn’t spent our money testing so many people, most of _____are healthy
A．that B．which C．what D．whom
28．When the girl learnt that her boy friend was ____ in the earthquake, she _____．
A．injured, burst in tear B．killed, burst into tears
C．still alive, burst into tears D．missing, burst into laughter
29．—When can we make an appointment with you , sir ?
—What about Wednesday afternoon ?
—OK．
A．Do you have time then ? B．It doesn’t suit me．
C．That’s settle d．D．It’s so nice to meet you．
30．There is nothing more I can try ______ you to stay, so I wish you good luck．
A．being persuaded B．persuading C．to be persuaded D．to persuade
31．—Excuse me , Sir．Smoking is not allowed here．
—Oh, sorry．I ．
A．haven’t know B．don’t know C．hadn’t know D．didn’t know
32．The number of people present at the concert was than expected．There were many tickets left．A．much smaller B．much more C．much larger D．many more
33．We had run out of our money at the end of our journey ; and the bad weather our difficulty．A．added B．added to C．added up D．added up to
34．—Will $ the cost of the damage ?
—I’m afraid not．I need at least 100 more．
A．do B．include C．cover D．afford
35．Despite such a big difference in towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special．
A．point B．idea C．attitude D．sight
第二节完型填空（共；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

While in the army , there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course , for the simple reason that I always feel 36 even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 37 awake at night thinking of the 38 test I would have to face at the end of the course．39 the terrible day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small group of soldiers back to camp from the middle of 40 ．We were driven out in a(n) 41 lorry and left in a ploughed field with 42 to get back to camp as quickly as possible．Well knowing my 43 , the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made all sorts of helpful suggestions．I folded the map up , put it in my pocket , and said that we would 44 east．After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream．I looked at the map 45 It seemed to be 46 with countless thin blue lines．But which 47 line was this stream ? In despair (绝望), we sat down in the cool 48 and I felt like 49 the map into the water．Fifteen minutes later , a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us 50 to the nearest village．I
51 that we had been out for a walk and 52 got lost．The boatman invited us on 53 and
I felt 54 when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test ! Not long 55 , we got off that boat and , following the boatman’s instructions , took a bus into the village and get back to camp．
36．A．stupid B．blind C．puzzled D．lost
37．A．suffered B．lain C．slept D．laid
38．A．basic B．actual C．practical D．special
39．A．At last B．At once C．As a result D．After all
40．A．village B．downtown C．nowhere D．forest
41．A．closed B．advanced C．ordinary D．damaged
42．A．suggestions B．directions C．information D．instructions
43．A．weakness B．thought C．task D．strength
44．A．head B．point C．march D．guide
45．A．gradually B．therefore C．merely D．again
46．A．spread B．painted C．covered D．separated
47．A．similar B．particular C．correct D．wonderful
48．A．tent B．shadow C．shore D．shade
49．A．tearing B．throwing C．striking D．destroying
50．A．lift B．ride C．favor D．service
51．A．declared B．pretended C．admitted D．described
52．A．altogether B．almost C．possible D．somehow
53．A．board B．boat C．purpose D．platform
54．A．afraid B．foolish C．fortunate D．interested
55．A．ago B．lat C．afterwards D．away
第三部分：阅读理解（共，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
“I mos tly live with my mom．” Eve says , but about two nights a week I go to my dad and my stepmom’s house , and I live there and I go to school from there．I have my own room in each house , and in both houses I have desks where I can do my homework．“I have two brothers , but they’re both away at school．And I have a dog, Lion．”
“In Dad’s house , it’s Dad’s way , and in Mom’s house , it’s Mom’s way．I’ve realized that they’re different parents , and I shouldn’t treat them the same．But sometimes it gets into problems for myself．If I like rules from one house better than the other , I feel like saying , ‘I like it better when you do it this way．’ But I try to work it out．I usually say , ‘Well , I know this is your rules , but I wonder if you would rewrite the r ules a little , because I’m disagreeing with some of them…”
“My mom pushes me a lot in my homework , and it helps , because she really makes me do it．At my dad’s it’s a little bit lie , ‘Okay , let’s do this together．’ At my mom’s there’s more expected of me , and at my dad’s there’s more done for me．Those are very different , but they’re a nice contrast．I like them both．”
“When my dad first got married , it was a little hard , because I thought I was expected to treat my stepmother like Mom , but then I realized I didn’t have to．I love them both , but I know more about my mom , I know what’s going to happen more．With my stepmom , I have to think a little more , or ask a little more , because she’s a lot newer in my life．My mom likes my stepmother , and how she treats me , and my stepmother respects my mom．I consider myself really lucky．”
56．Eve spends more time with ．
A．his father B．his mother C．his stepmother D．his parents
57．From the passage , we know that ．
A．his mother remarried B．his father remarried
C．his step mother remarried D．his parents remarried
58．“My mom pushes me a lot in my homework” means ．
A．When I do my homework , my mom often pushes me with her hands．
B．When I do my homework my mom often beats me
C．My mom often urges me and encourages me to do my homework．
D．Mom often pushes me to the desk to do my home work．
59．The best title of the passage should be ．
A．Eve’s family life B．A boy’s problems
C．Eve’s family problem D．How Eve solves his problems
B
(1)Don’t answer the door of your room without verifying who it is．If a person claims to be an employee , call the front desk and ask if someone from their staff is supposed to have access to your room and for what purpose．
(2)When returning late in the evening , use the main entrance of the building．Be observant and look around before entering parking lots．
(3) Close the door securely whenever you are in your room and use all of the locking devices provide d．
(4) Don’t needlessly display guest room keys in public or carelessly leave them on restaurant tables , or other places where they can be easily stolen．
(5) Don’t draw attention to yourself by displaying large amounts of cash or expensive jewelry．
(6) Don’t invite strangers to your ro om
(7) place all valuables in safe deposit box here．
(8) Do not leave valuables in your vehicle．
(9) If you see any suspicious activity , please report your observations to the management．
(10) make sure any appliance (电器) you plug into electric outlets is able to run on 240 volts
60．The passage is most likely to appear in a ．
A．restaurant B．supermarket C．hotel D．company
61．The underlined word “verifying” in the first paragraph refers to ．
A．believing that something is true or correct
B．making certain that something is correct or true
C．being told or being informed that something is true
D．asking the front desk or the staff
62．All the following announcements mentioned in the passage are true except ．A．using all the locking devices provided when you close the door
B．trying not to show off you are wealthy and have much jewelry in public
C．that you can invite your relatives and friends to our room
D．that the staff will be to blame (怪罪) for all the damages to appliances in the place
63．These announcements are likely to be ．
A．traveler safety tips B．traveler traveling tips
C．employees safety announcements D．government traveling announcements
C
People enjoy taking trips．But what are the reasons they leave home ? One reason is for education．People travel because they want to broaden their horizons to learn about other people and other places．They are curious about other cultures．When people are tourists , they get a quick look at different ways of living．Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson．On a trip , a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic sports．What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums , visits the historical places and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the Rive Seine ? He gets a vivid picture , a real life of one of the French people．He learns about their attitudes , how they fell about business , beauty and history．What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong ? Does he et the same information that he could get from a book ? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded , that there is less than square meters of space for each person．But seeing and felling the lack of space will impress him much more．He might read that there are nearly vehicles for every kilometer of roadway．But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson．The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts : the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in
64．Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage ? （）A．For education．B．For adventure．
C．To enjoy themselves．D．To look for a different lifestyle．
65．What do we learn from the passage about Paris ? （）A．It has a dense population．
B．It has many towering buildings．
C．There are vehicles for every kilometer of roadway．
D．There are many museums and palaces．
66．What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong ? （）A．It has many big and beautiful parks．
B．It is a city of contrasts．
C．It possesses many historical sites．
D．It is an important industrial center．
67．What does the passage tell us about the traveling ? （）A．It makes our life more interesting．
B．It enables us to get first-hand knowledge．
C．It helps develop0 our personalities．
D．It brings about changes in our lifestyle．
D
Read the following three pieces of news , and then answer the questions．
1
Police said that Rob Bailey planned his bank robbery very carefully , but he didn’t thin to bring any paper with him—and that’s what got him in trouble．Bailey apparently found an envelope in his pocket and wrote on the back of it “Give me all your money．” This is what he gave to the bank teller．Unfortunately for Bailey , he had written his note on an envelope that contained a letter from his mother．The bank teller noticed Bailey’s name and address on the envelope as soon as he handed it to her．She gave the envelope to the police , and the police soon arrested him at home．
2
No one noticed when Mick Novak carried little Alex , a sleeping bundle (包) wrapped in a blanket , onto a North Star Airlines flight．Alex caused no trouble when he woke up as he was fastened into its own seat , purchased at the full cost of $400．He was enjoying his lunch when the trouble began．A flight attendant screamed , “He’s alive !” when she realized furry (多毛的) little Alex wasn’t a stuffed (填充物) animal．Alex is 25-pound chimp．He is tidy , quiet and pleasant , but he is a chimp , an d North Star says he can’t fly economy class , in fact , North Star spokesperson Jon Austin said the airline’s policy is that large animals have to ride in the cargo (货物) hold．Buy Novak said , “I would think , given North Star’s current financial problem s , they would be happy to take any paying customer．”
3
Carmen Ferreira had given up hope of finding her pet parrot , Raquel , who disappeared from the back garden of her house two years ago．But when she heard the familiar screech : “Hello, Raquel !” as s he walked
past a neighbor’s house one weekend , she called the police．The neighbor denied the bird was Raquel and said he had bought it from a pet store three years ago．But the bird recognized his true owner while behind brass at the police station , scr eeching “Hello, Luis!” the name of Ferreira’s grandson ,and “Hello , Smokey!” her cat’s name．during the course case last week , the bird dozed off but interrupted its nap to shout “Hello, Luis!” at the judge , who had ruled the bird belonged to Ferreira．
68．Which headline is connected with story 1 ?
A．Disappeared Pet B．A Letter From Mom
C．Illegal Passenger D．No Big Animal in Classroom
69．What caused Mick Novak trouble ?
A．He only paid the half price for the chimp．
B．The chimp couldn’t stay still．
C．He broke the airline’s regulation．
D．He wanted to help North Star Airline with their financial problem．
70．Why was a flight attendant so frightened ?
A．She must have thought that the chimp wasn’t a real one．
B．She saw a huge chimpanzee．
C．She found Mick Novak stole a kind of rare animal from a zoo．
D．She found Mick Novak had cheated the Airline by taking the flight without paying for the chimp $ 400．71．We can know from the news 3 ．
A．Ferreira used to call the name of his grandson , Luis , and the cat , Smokey frequently．
B．Raquel was ruled to Ferreira because it called out the name of his grandson at the court．
C．Raquel could not keep quiet , instead it shouted “Hello, Luis!” over and over．
D．Raquel was very pleased with the judge’s wis e judgment．
E
To what degree can a computer achieve intelligence ? The answer to this question may lie in a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child and the Internet．
If you ran into Smarter Child online , you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory．It can recite many facts．For example , Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season．He knows every word in the dictionary and the weather in every major city areas across the US．However , if you ask Smarter Child other questions , you get stranger answers．A question about Smarter Child’s age returns．“One year , 11 days , 16 hours , 7 minutes , and 47 seconds!” Asking where he lives gets , “In a clean
room in a high-tech building in California．”
Smarter Child uses the vast information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank．To answer 3questions about spelling , for instance , Smarter Child goes to American Heritage Dictionary online．For the weather , he visits www．intellicast．com．
Some scientists believe that by joining the many systems of the Internet , an artificial being with the combined knowledge of , say , Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born．However if Smarter Child wants to think and learn on his own like the boy-computer David in the movie A．I．, Artificial Intelligence , he must overcome two problems．
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are labeled in different ways．That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look f or the weather．It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it himself．
Another problem is that while Smarter Child can process (处理) information more exactly and faster than any human , he lacks common sense—a basic grounding of knowledge that is obvious to any young child．72．From the text we can infer that www．inte3llicast．com is a website ．
A．which is specially designed to help Smarter Child．
B．where we people can find Smarter Child
C．where weather forecasts are made
D．which is about artificial intelligence
73．It is probably most difficult for Smarter Child to ．
A．tell us how to spell a difficult word
B．tell us show the American government is run
C．provide us with a famous poem by Shakespeare
D．learn the ability to tell right behaviors from wrong ones．
74．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text ?
A．Smart Child has his own memory bank big enough for all kinds of information．
B．A．I．Artificial Intelligence is probably the name of a film about a boy-computer．
C．Smart Child can recognize different files and find information needed on his own．
D．We have similar product now which ahs the knowledge of Einstein , Nixon and Spears．
75．Which of the following is the best title for the passage ?
A．A New Web Child B．Smarter Child
C．The Future of Internet D．Intelligence Development
第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
76.She was really u_____ about the way her father treated her.
77.It was very stupid of you to i_____ your mother’s advic e.
78.All the people are c_____ about the growth of the younger generation.
79. He changed so much that I didn’t r________ him at first .
80. The professor can speak as many as five foreign l_______.
81. The hospital is three b_______ from here .You may go there by bike or on foot.
82. The scientists are searching for the s______ of the river.
83. He was c_______ along the street when he was knocked off his bike.
84. The plane is flying at an a________ of 10,000 feet.
85. She g ______ from Harvard University with a degree in law and began to work in a company. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）
根据以下提示，以travel 为题写一篇100字左右的短文。

1．当工作累了时，你可以旅游，领略大自然的美丽，呼吸新鲜空气，还可以交友。

2．有时旅游也会有烦恼，天气多变，有时可能被雨淋。

3．旅游时应准备充分，了解天气情况，有个旅伴可以互相照应，避免出事
参考答案
听力理解
1—5BBBAC 6—10BCAAC 11—15BCBAA 16——CBA
单项选择
21—25 B C CCB 26—30 D D CCD 31—35DABC C
完型填空
36—40DBCC 41—45 ADAAD 46—50CBDBA 51—55BDABC
阅读理解
56—59 BBCA 60—63 CBDA 64—67 ADBB 68—71 BCAA
72—75 CDBB
单词填空: 76 upset 77 ignore 78 concerned 79 recognize 80 languages
81 blocks 82 source 83 cycling 84 altitude 85 graduated
作文范例:
Travel is a very good activity．When you’re fed up with your work or study，and when you’re free，you can go to a beautiful place to enjoy the beauty of nature．You can breathe fresh air and make some friends．But sometimes，it is not a good thing．The weather often changes．You may be caught in the rain and may catch a cold while traveling．
Therefore，you should prepare yourself carefully before the trip．You’d better find a companion so that you can help each other and may avoid accidents．
听力原文
Text 1
W：Has Andre come back from his trip to Spain ?
M：Yes , and he liked it so much that after only two weeks at home , he went back to Madrid to study Spanish for
a year．
Text 2
M：I have to go to the classroom to t ake a test , but if I could, I’d go with you to the movies．
W：That’s too bad．I wish that you could come along．
Text 3
M：Mum, I’m home．
W：Tom, did you catch the school bus ?
M：Yes．I wasn’t a minute too early．
Text 4
M：Why does everyone always tell me that I should study English ?
W：Because it’s valuable．English is you ticket to the world．
Text 5
M：Can you do us a favor ?
W：sure , if I can．
M：My wife and I want to go out this evening．So can you look after our baby ? It’s only to midnight．We’ll pay you of course．
Text 6
M：Hi Joanie．Where are you going ?
W：Oh, hi, Paul．I’m on my way to the library．
M：Yeah ? I just wonder if you want to go to the cinema with me．
W：I’d love to , but I can’t because of all the work I have this term．I only have three classes , but in all of them I have lots of reading , research papers , reports and exams．I feel like I’ll never get through anything．
M：That’s terrible．I felt like that last year when I had term papers to write ; but this term seems easy now．I spend a lot of time in class , but most of it is in the labs．I hated writing all those term papers．But can’t I talk you into going to the show anyways ?
W：Oh, now I’m sure I won’t go．
Text 7
W：Excuse me , sir．
M：Yes ?
W：I want to go to the Loblaw Shopping Mall on St．Laurence Street．Could you show me the way ?
M：Yes．This is Times square．That’s quite a walking distance from here to the shopping mall．You’d better take
a bus．
W：Is there a bus station around here ?
M：Yes．Take NO．11 on the other side of this street．
W：How many bus stops are there before the shopping mall ?
M：Oh , about four or five．The safest way is to ask the driver to drop you off at the shopping mall．
W：I see．Thank a lot．By the way , is the Fifth Avenue far from the shopping mall ?
M：No, it’s not v ery far．You can walk there．On your way to the fifth Avenue , you can get a good view of the
city．
W：Thank you．
M：My pleasure．
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M：Martha , what do you think of yesterdays’ speech competition ?
W：Well , to be honest , I was quite disappointed．
M：You didn’t like the speeches ?
W：Yes , I did．In fact I enjoyed listening to most of the speeches , but I just couldn’t accept the result , you now．M：Hum , you mean the judges ?
W：I mean most listeners including me didn’t understand why the judges didn’t like Cherry．It was such a shock when they announced the winner was Clark．We all though Cherry’s pronunciation was the best．
M：You’re probably right , but don’t you think the speech itself is more important ? As I see it , Clark’s speech was more meaningful t han Cherry’s．I was deeply moved by the story Clark told us．
W：That I don’t know．In my opinion we also learned something very important from Cherry’s speech．
M：that’s right．Cherry and Clark were indeed very close．I guess it was difficulty for the judges．
W：Well, I wish I could agree with you．But I do thin Cherry was the best．
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M：Sarah , are you doing anything this weekend ?
W：Yes , actually I am．Why ?
M：I’ve got a special job for you．
W：Oh, really ? What is it ?
M：Nail Alexander is coming to Colchester this weekend．He’s giving a concert at the Hippodrome on Sunday Evening．Can you go to the show and then interview him for the paper ?
W：I’m so sorry, Clive．I’m afraid I can’t make it．I’m going to my brother’s wedding in Manchester．
M：Oh, no．You’re my best reporter．Do you have to go to the wedding ?
W：Yes, I’m sorry but I do．
M：When exactly is the wedding , then ?
W：At noon on Saturday , but there’s a party in the evening and I’m not coming back to Colchester until Sunday evening．
M：Sunday evening !
W：Well, there aren’t many trains on Sundays , you know．
M：We can send a car for you．
W：Well , if you insist．
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Eric Clapton is one of the most successful rock stars of all time．He has sold millions of copies of his records and has appeared in concerts all over the world．
Clapton was born in 1945 in a small town near London．．When he was only two years old , his mother left him．Eric was brought up by his grandparents．Until he was nine．He believed that they were his parents and it was a terrible shock when he found out that they weren’t．But his grandparents treated him well．They paid for him to go to art college．But Eric had already become interested in music and he started playing the guitar in bars and clubs．
Clapton first became famous when he started a group called Cream．He could not only play the guitar and sing but could also write excellent songs．But while on stage he was brilliant guitar—playing superstar , his private life was falling apart．After his marriage was broken off , he started taking drugs．。