Question

【題目】Jay Chou is a well-known name both in Taiwan and mainland. He is now one of Asia’s hottest pop stars. His catchy tunes have mainstreamed (主流) rap and R&B in the Mandopop world. In the past his teacher thought he was dumb (木訥的). Talent spotters(觀察者)thought he was ugly. But his success proves that the music still matters more than looks and image. His musical talent is recognized by fans, fellowsingers and producers.

Now, a singing contest was held in Taiwan. Chou appeared at the contest with band “Nan Quan Mama”, which was discovered by Chou. Their first album the Summer of Nan Quan Mama, composed and produced by Chou was a great success.

Chou started his career at a singing contest, attracting the attention of record producers. But the successful singer does not believe in luck. He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success. He said, “I didn’t know how to sing at the beginning, so I lost the first time. But I was so determined that I never stopped trying. My advice to these young singers is never to give up, and always believe in yourself.”

Chou’s confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar.

【1】The best title for this passage can be________.

A. Jay Chou and Nan Quan Mama B. Jay Chou encourages youngsters

C. Jay Chou and his band D. A brief introduction of Jay Chou

【2】The underlined part “matters more” most probably means________.

A. better B. more different

C. more difficult D. more important

【3】Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Jay Chou?

A. Jay Chou is confident towards music.

B. He is a determined man.

C. He succeeded the first time he appeared on the stage.

D. Though not good-looking, he has a gift for music.

【4】________makes Jay Chou a success according to the passage?

A. His luck B. His passion of music

C. His hard work D. Both B and C

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】試題分析：本文介紹亞洲炙手可熱的明星之一周杰倫。他對音樂的熱情和艱苦工作是他成功的關(guān)鍵。他是年輕人的榜樣。

【1】B主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Chou’s confidence has strengthened his music. He is a great source of inspiration to youngsters who share his determination to become a superstar. 周杰倫的自信加強(qiáng)了他的音樂。他是年輕人的精神源泉。也就是說：他鼓勵年輕人。故選B。

【2】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前面的兩句In the past his teacher thought he was dumb (木訥的). Talent spotters(觀察者)thought he was ugly. 在過去，他的老師認(rèn)為他木訥。天才觀察者認(rèn)為他是丑陋的。和后面的than looks and image.比外表和形象�？芍�音樂比外表和形象更重要。D項符合題意。

23.【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第四。五句In the past his teacher thought he was dumb (木訥的). Talent spotters(觀察者)thought he was ugly. 在過去，他的老師認(rèn)為他木訥。天才觀察者認(rèn)為他是丑陋的�？芍�他第一次登臺沒有成功。故選C。

【4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段第三句He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success.他說他對音樂的熱情和艱苦工作是他成功的關(guān)鍵。故選D。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

1. 人物傳記類文章的閱讀策略和解題技巧

首先，把握文體特征，注意寫作手法如前文所述，人物傳記是記敘文體的一種，因此在閱讀時要把握好時間、地點、人物和事件這四大要素。其次，還應(yīng)該注意人物傳記類文章的結(jié)構(gòu)多按時間順序排列，一般采用倒敘的寫作手法，有時也采用插敘和補敘等手段。弄清楚人物傳記類文章的特征和寫作手法，能幫助考生在閱讀和回答問題時做到高效省時、準(zhǔn)確無誤。

2. 直接信息題

對此類題型，考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案�！�4】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第三段第三句He says it’s his passion for music and hard work that are keys to his success.他說他對音樂的熱情和艱苦工作是他成功的關(guān)鍵。故選D。