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, 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, 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 month-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 could help me learn and grow with them.”

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

a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.

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

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

d. Few people bought his records.

A. abcd  B. dbca C. acbd   D. dacb

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.. Which of the following statements is right?

A. Steve Chou loves music and he sings for fame.

B. The human relationships in the Internet age he explores is that Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it.

C. Steve Chou lives with local families in Canada and practices daily conversations.

D.Steve grows up with some Americans.

4.Steve Chou may agree with the following except that      .

taking trips gives him some ideas of music

what we really want to follow is the most important.

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

in International age,technology itself is not a bad thing

5.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.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了台湾歌手周传雄在失意时保持积极的心态。他明白音乐就是他想要的而不是荣誉和金钱。同时他为了推动自己的歌唱事业非常努力的学习。

1.归纳理解题。根据短文描述的事件顺序，故选B

2.六段Chou has worked hard on learning English to push forward his music career(事业). He has flown to the UK to attend month-long English training schools three times.描述，故选D

3.是非判断题。根据第三段他对网络时代人们的关系的解释“Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to use it,”故选B

4.二段“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame(名誉)or money,”可知音乐是他想要的东西，但不是为了名誉和钱，故选C。

5.一段可知他是有积极的态度，根据第六段可知他工作努力，故选C。

考点：人物介绍类短文阅读。