Question

“I would say, no matter what people tell you, anything can happen.” That’s the message Internet singer Austin Mahone says at We Day, an event for young people in Canada.

When he was 14，Austin and a friend began uploading pop songs to musical websites.“I was just doing it because we had nothing to do, living in a small town.”

“I’d check different websites for the hottest songs, and I’d record my own videos,” he explains. “That’s how people began to find me online.”His videos got millions of hits and he signed with a record company. The result was the release of Austin’s first album, Junior Year. While it seems like a sudden rise for the teenager, Austin admits the early days were not always fun. He says a lot of people thought badly of him for posting his videos online. Yet this didn’t put him off.“I kept working hard. ”And the hits on his videos kept coming.

Austin’s achievement and spirit make him a perfect fit for the message of We Day. After all, Free the Children, the creator of the event, was founded to “enable youth to make changes.” Even Austin’s unusual rise by way of the Internet fits with the way Free The children works and raises money.

Because of Austin, his four million followers will learn about Free the Children. While Austin’s presence certainly helps We Day, it’s good for him, too. Austin gets to show himself as someone who volunteers his time and talent for a worthy cause and show that he cares about making the world a better place.

1.Why did Austin put pop songs on musical websites?

A. He was bored with his life there.

B. To attract people’s attention.

C. To help advertise the songs.

D. His friend asked him to do so.

2.What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A. Austin’s sudden rise.

B. People’s dissatisfaction.

C. The release of Junior Year.

D. Signing with a record company.

3.What Austin did at We Day ________.

A. was a win-win situation

B. set an example for all the singers

C. first made him become known to the public

D. led many young people to be volunteers

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要讲述了一位网络歌手Austin，他因为无聊把他的歌曲放到了网上，吸引了大量的听众，由此他发行了他的第一张专辑。

1.A 细节理解题。根据文中第二段When he was 14，Austin and a friend began uploading pop songs to musical websites.“I was just doing it because we had nothing to do, living in a small town.”可知，他把音乐放到网上是因为他很无聊，没有事情做，故选A。

2.2】B 词义猜测题。根据文中He says a lot of people thought badly of him for posting his videos online. Yet this didn’t put him off.“I kept working hard. ”And the hits on his videos kept coming.可知，有很多人不喜欢他，认为他把音乐放到网上很不好，但是人们的不满并没有使他后退，所以这里的this指的是人们对他的不满意。故选B。

3.3】A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Austin’s achievement and spirit make him a perfect fit for the message of We Day. 及最后一段的While Austin’s presence certainly helps We Day, it’s good for him, too.可知，We Day跟他是双赢的，对双方都有好处。故选A。

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