题目内容
10.By the time Rihanna was seventeen,she had released (发行) her first album and had an international hit with her first single (单曲) Pon de Replay.Rihanna was born in Saint Michael,Barbados in 1988.She grew up there with her two younger brothers.As a child,she loved singing.She formed her first group with friends from secondary school when she was just fifteen.In 2004friends introduced the group to American record producer Evan Rogers,who was on holiday in Barbados.Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school.Rihhanna lived with Rogers and his wife.Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album,Music of the Sun.It came out at in 2005and got into the top ten.Over 69,000copies of the album were sold in the first week alone.It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide and Rihanna quickly became a big star.Her second album,A Girl Like Me,came out a year later and included the song SOS,which was her first number one hit in America.In 2007Rihanna brought out her third album,Good Girl Gone Bad,which had more dance music than the first two albums.
Rihanna sold more than fifteen million album and forty-five million singles worldwide between 2005and 2010,the most of any artist at the same time.However,she manages to find time for her charity work,too.She has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity and in 2006she created her Believe Foundation to help sick children.She also took part in Gucci's activities to raise money for children in Africa.
67.What had Rihanna released before she was seventeen?C
A.An album but no singles.
B.A single but not an album.
C.An album and at least one single.
D.Two album and a single Pon de Replay.
68.Why did Rihanna move to America?A
A.To try to become a famous singer.
B.To form her first music group.
C.To meet the record producer Evan Rogers.
D.To record her album,A Girl Like Me,with the help of Rogers.
69.Which is true about Rihanna's first album?C
A.It included her first number one hit in the US.
B.It sold 69,000 copies in total.
C.It made Rihanna a star.
D.It came out before she finished school.
70.It can be learnt from the text that RihannaB.
A.Wants to start a charity to help sick children
B.Has helped to raise money for African children
C.Has organized some concerts to raise money for charity
D.Is producing another album for her Believe Foundation.
分析 蕾哈娜十七岁的时候,她已经(发行)她的第一张专辑,和她的第一首国际主打单曲《Pon de Replay》.
蕾哈娜1988年出生在圣迈克尔,巴巴多斯.她和她的两个弟弟长大.当还是一个孩子的时候,她喜欢唱歌.在中学时她和她的朋友们组建了第一支乐队,那时她只有十五岁.在2004年,朋友介绍了美国集团唱片制作人,在巴巴多斯岛度假埃文•罗杰斯.罗杰斯认为蕾哈娜在美国可能是一个明星,她十六岁搬到那里毕业后她完成了学业.Rihanna与罗杰斯和他的妻子住在一起.然后她为Def Jam录音工作,开始了第一张专辑《音乐的太阳》.出来在2005年发行,进入了前十名.仅在第一周就售出超过69000张.它在全球销售超过二百万册,蕾哈娜迅速成为大明星.她的第二张专辑,《一个女孩像我一样》一年后发行,包括《SOS》这首歌,这是她第一次在美国发行主打歌.2007年,蕾哈娜发行她的第三张专辑《好女孩变坏》,比前两张专辑有更多的舞蹈音乐.
在2005年至2010年,蕾哈娜专辑销量超过一千五百万和四千五百万单曲,是同一时期全球发行量最多艺术家.然而,她也设法找到时间为慈善工作.她在几个音乐会上表演,为慈善事业筹集资金.在2006年,她创建了信任基金会来帮助生病的孩子.她还参加了古奇在非洲的活动,为孩子们筹集资金.
解答 67:细节理解题.根据短文第一段描述,可知当她十七岁时,蕾哈娜发布了一张专辑和一首单曲.故选C.
68:细节理解题.根据Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school.描述,可知她是为了成为一个著名的歌手.故选A.
69:细节理解题.根据短文第二段Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album,…and Rihanna quickly became a big star.描述,可知这样专辑让她成为了一个明星.故选C.
70:细节理解题.根据短文最后一段However …She also took part in Gucci's activities to raise money for children in Africa.描述,可知蕾哈娜组织过很多次为慈善组织筹款的音乐会.故选B.
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