The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(發(fā)行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

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The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy．He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair．He doesn’t smile very often．However，if you talk to him about music，he’ll have a lot to say．

This is Jay Chou，the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王)．His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12．Those songs are from his new album(唱片)，“Ye Huimei”，and the album was released(發(fā)行)in July and was named after his mother．

Chou grew up just with his mother．He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects．

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old．He loved it and kept on practicing．

Chou is not very handsome．He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks，but the singer has huge crowds of fans．“He is really good at music．It makes him attractive(有魅力的)to me．”said Liu Jiajun，a Junior 2 student in No．101 Middle School in Beijing．

“He is true to himself．He never follows others.”said Zhang Yujie，a Junior One girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong，Jiangsu Province．

1 From this passage，we know that Jay Chou ________.

A．is very handsome                                        B．has a bright smile

C．often makes too much noise                        D．is a pop music star

2 His fans are so excited because ________．

A．he released a new album in July

B．he will sing new songs in Beijing

C．he can play the piano very well

D．his new album was named after his mother

3 When he was a little child，he ________．

A．talked a lot every day                                         B．did well in his study at school

C．started to like music                                    D．had huge crowds of fans

4 One of his fans says Jay ________．

A．is a good student                                               B．has long and beautiful hair

C．is a well-known pianist                                D．is very attractive

5 The sentence“He never follows others”in the last paragraph means ________．

A．he always has his own style(風(fēng)格)               B．he likes to walk alone

C．he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all             D．no one can catch up with him

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.“Mom，come here！There's this lady here my size！”
The mother rushed to her son；then she turned to me to say sorry to me.
I smiled and told her，“It's OK.”Then I talked to the boy，“Hi，I'm Dory Kramer. How are you？”
He studied me from head to toe，and asked，“Are you a little mommy？”
“Yes，I have a son,” I answered.
“Why are you so little?”he asked.
“It's the way I was born,” I said.“Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.”After I answered his other questions，I shook the boy's hand and left.
My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance( 一瞥) to see I’m different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(="1.14" metres).I was born a dwarf．In spite of this，I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names (辱罵).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.
But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. What I lacked in height，I made up for in personality. When people are rude，I remind myself，“Look what else I have－a great family，nice friends.”
【小題1】Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice.“Mom，come here！There's this lady here my size！”

     The mother rushed to her son；then she turned to me to say sorry to me.

     I smiled and told her，“It's OK.”Then I talked to the boy，“Hi，I'm Dory Kramer. How are you？”

     He studied me from head to toe，and asked，“Are you a little mommy？”

“Yes，I have a son,” I answered.

    “Why are you so little?”he asked.

    “It's the way I was born,” I said.“Some people are little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.”After I answered his other questions，I shook the boy's hand and left.

     My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.

     It takes only one glance( 一瞥) to see I’m different. I stand three feet nine inches tall(=1.14 metres).I was born a dwarf．In spite of this，I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

     I didn't realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids called me names (辱罵).Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year.

     But I learned to smile and face the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. What I lacked in height，I made up for in personality. When people are rude，I remind myself，“Look what else I have－a great family，nice friends.”

1.Why did the mother say sorry to Dory Kramer?

A．Because the boy ran into the author.

B．Because the boy hit the author.

C．Because the boy said the author was fatter than him.

D．Because the mother thought the boy's words had hurt the author.

2.What does a dwarf look like?

A．Of medium height.            B．Very tall.

C．Very short.                      D．Very thin.

3.When did the author realize that she was too short?

A．When she grew up.

B．When she was 47 years old.

C．When she began to go to school.

D．When she met the boy in the supermarket.

4.What does the sentence “What I lacked in height，I made up for in personality”mean?

A. Although I am not tall, I often dress up to make myself different.

B. Although I am not tall, I can make myself tall by dressing up.

C. Although I am not tall, I try to keep it as my personal secrets.

D. Although I am not tall, I can make myself good with good personal qualities.