Question

In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him. “My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame（名誉）or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such a music genius（天才）, who has since then composed（作曲）lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). 

“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.

Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album（集）he explores human relationships in the Internet age. “Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,” is Chou’s advice to teenagers.

  Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.      

Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career(事业). He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices daily conversations.

  “So I could easily read the English instructions on recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou, “The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate（感激） could help me learn and grow with them.”

1.Which of the following about Steve Chou is the correct order?  

①. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

②. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.

③. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.

④. Few people bought his records.

A. ①②③④         B. ④②③①       C. ①③②④      D.④①③②

2.Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?

A. Because he wants to live in the UK.

B. Because his record company asks him to.

C. Because he wants to sell his album in the UK.

D. Because he thinks it will be helpful for his music career.

3.Steve Chou may agree with the following except that __________.

A. taking trips gives him some ideas of music

B. what we really want to follow is the most important

C. music is a thing that can bring him fame and money

D. in International age, technology itself is not a bad thing

4.What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?

A. Kind and helpful.                 B. Proud and confident.

C. Active and hard-working.       D. Calm and disappointed.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了台湾音乐制作人周传雄的奋斗过程。刚开始他的唱片几乎没人买，后来他听到了一首歌曲，努力创作。后来他创作了许多在流行音乐排行榜上出名的音乐。周传雄喜欢通过旅行，接近大自然寻找音乐灵感。为了推进他的音乐事业，他去英国学习英语。

1.细节理解题。根据In his lowest days when few people bought his records,可知文中先叙述了周传雄的唱片几乎没人买。One day, he passed by a local CD store and heard a song 后来他经过一家CD店，听到一首歌； who has since then composed（作曲）lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). 后来他创作了许多在流行音乐排行榜上出名的音乐。 Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers Genesis.最近，他公布了他的最新作品《恋人创世纪》。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career(事业)可知他去英国练习英语是为了推进他的音乐事业。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” 和    Chou often gets his music ideas from trips.  以及  Technology itself is a good thing,可知周传雄认为了解自己真正想去追寻的很重要，他会经常通过旅行得到音乐灵感，他还认为技术本身不坏。故ABD三项符合文中的意思，故选C。

4.推理判断题。文中叙述了周传雄喜欢通过旅行，接近大自然寻找音乐灵感，从中看出他比较活跃。通过他为了自己的音乐失业，去英国学习英语，看出他是一个努力学习的人。故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。