In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周傳雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新點(diǎn)燃).
“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, ‘why not start all over again?’”
That's how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotional voice is enthralling (迷人的). "Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow," he said.
Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. "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.
【小題1】How was Steve Zhou’s passion for music rekindled?

A．He was encouraged by his friends.
B．When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him.
C．He decided to rebuild his reputation.
D．A good idea suddenly occurred to him.
【小題2】Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou ?
A．Heal the world B．I swear C．Lovers Genesis D．Lemon tree
【小題3】How does Zhou get his music idea ?
A．From his work life B．From his trips C．From his friends D．From musical books
【小題4】What does the underlined sentence mean?
A．Technology is always a good thing.
B．Technology by no means is a good thing.
C．If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life.
D．We should not believe technology too much.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：文章介紹周傳雄的音樂理想和他成功的道路是如何走過來的。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新點(diǎn)燃).可知周傳雄的音樂熱情是在經(jīng)過一個(gè)CD店的時(shí)候，聽到的音樂將他迷住了，選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis.可知Lovers Genesis 這首歌是周傳雄寫的，選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從文章第四段的句子：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.可知周傳雄的音樂靈感是來自于旅行。選B
【小題4】句意理解題：從第四段的句子：Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you're going to use it,"（科技本身是好事情，這取決于你怎么使用它，可知這句話的意思是：如果你適當(dāng)?shù)氖褂盟�，它�?duì)你的生活是有幫助的。選C
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