题目内容
9.After 10years in the spotlight,country-music star Carrie Underwood is still enjoying herself,still growing and still staying true to who she is.But these personal accomplishments are not easy,even when you're living a dream come true.Growing up in small-town Oklahoma,Underwood currently lives a life that is many miles removed from her childhood,literally and figuratively (象征性地).She grew up comfortably on a cattle farm,but her interest in performing was clear from the beginning as she sang in church and talent shows.Proving to be a more than competent singer,she was offered a record deal at 14,though it fell through.
Underwood's proper music career began with her audition on the TV singing competition American Idol at age 21in 2005.After impressing the judges,Underwood competed in Hollywood.Show producer Simon Cowell made a prediction:"Not only will you win this show,you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner."Indeed,Underwood did win that year's competition and has managed to outsell even Idol winner Kelly Clarkson.
After winning American Idol,Underwood debuted (首发) the album Some Hearts,which was a great success,now seven times platinum (白金).She has released four other albums,most recently Greatest Hits:Decade#1,implying she's far from finished,though she's not interested in stepping on familiar ground."I don't want to make the same album over and over again…Then I've gotta decide which version am I gonna be tonight-country Carrie or Pop Carrie?I'd rather just make country music that anybody can get into no matter what they listen to."
As Underwood continues to grow her fan base (Australia and the U.K.have become significant followers),she knows her situation is rare."…If I hadn't made my place in country music via American Idol,I probably could have tried to make it for the rest of my life and never made any progress,"she says.Country singer Brad Paisley has also heard her express that she feels she is a star for no reason,that others are annoyed about her smooth success."I told her she was one of the greatest gifts we have been given in Nashville,"says Paisley.
78.According to the passage,Underwood's present life and her childhood arequite different.
79.How do you find Underwood's first record deal?It was a failure.
80.What does Simon Cowell's prediction mean?He believed that she would be the most popular singer.
81.Underwood named her latest album Decade#1becauseshe would release more albums later..
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分析 在聚光灯下10年之后,乡村音乐明星Carrie Underwood还在享受着自己的生活,仍然在成长,仍然坚持做真正的自己.但是这些个人成就是不容易的,即使在你梦想成真的时候.
在小城镇Oklahoma长大,她目前的生活,无论如何,与她的童年时的生活一点都不一样.她舒适地在一个奶牛农场长大,但她在表演上感兴趣,很明显是开始与她在教堂里唱歌和进行才艺展示.被认为是一个非常称职的歌手,她在14岁时被给予了一个录唱片机会,尽管最后没有实现.
她的真正意义上的音乐生涯始于在2005年时她参加电视歌唱比赛"美国偶像".给评委留下深刻的印象后,她参加好莱坞的比赛.节目制作人Simon Cowell做了一个预测:"你不仅会赢得这个节目,你会卖出比其他任何以前的偶像冠军更多的唱片."的确,她的确赢得了当年的比赛,并且成功超越甚至像偶像冠军Kelly Clarkson这样的选手.
赢得"美国偶像"后,她首次推出她的专辑,这张专辑是一个巨大的成功,现在是唱片集达100万张的销售量的七倍.她已经发行了另外四张专辑,最近一张专辑是Greatest Hits:Decade#1,这意味着她还远远没有结束,虽然她对踏上熟悉的舞台不再感兴趣."我不想一遍又一遍地制作同样的专辑,…然后我决定今晚我会采用哪个版本,是Carrie还是Pop Carrie?我宁愿制作让任何人都能接触到的乡村音乐,不管他们想听什么."
当Underwood继续增长她的粉丝群时(澳大利亚和英国成为重要的追随者),她知道她的这种情况是很少见的."…如果我没有通过成为"美国偶像"在乡村音乐界有一席之地,我或许可以试着让它成为我余生的努力方向,最后没有取得任何进展,"她说.乡村歌手Brad Paisley也听到过她说她觉得她没有任何理由能成为明星,别人对她一帆风顺的成功生气."我告诉她,她是一个我们在Nashville被给予的最大礼物".Paisley说.
解答 78.quite different.细节理解题.根据第二段中的第一句"Growing up in small-town Oklahoma,Underwood currently lives a life that is many miles removed from her childhood,literally and figuratively (象征性地)."可知她目前的生活,无论如何,与她的童年时的生活一点都不一样,故答案为quite different.
79.It was a failure.细节理解题.根据第二段的最后一句中的"though it fell through"可知她在14岁时被给予了一个录唱片机会,但是最后没有实现,交易失败,故答案为It was a failure.
80.He believed that she would be the most popular singer.细节理解题.根据第三段的"Not only will you win this show,you will sell more records than any other previous Idol winner."可知他认为她将会成为最受欢迎的流行歌手,故答案为He believed that she would be the most popular singer.
81.she would release more albums later.细节理解题.根据第三段的"…implying she's far from finished,though she's not interested in stepping on familiar ground."和"I'd rather just make country music that anybody can get into no matter what they listen to."可知她以后将发行更多的唱片,故答案为she would release more albums later.
点评 本文介绍了乡村音乐明星Carrie Underwood的事情,题目涉及多到细节理解题,题目重在理解全文的意思.对于题目中所提的问题要充分理解原文,在文章中找到答案,利用文章的信息进行作答,答题的过程中注意形式上的变化和词语的选用,符合题目前后文的要求.
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