题目内容
Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also 1life's lows too. This 2him that having a 3picture of oneself is the key to4 .
"I grew5at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned6 me," he said."
"Then I realized that dreams will 7only if I put myself in the 8place."
Peng, 29, will 9at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has 10his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name 11the album is about his reflection on his youth.
"The 12years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.
When younger, he first 13of being a painter, until one day the 14singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the 15singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his16from junior school.
Soon, they topped the music charts and 17most of the "'Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn't last. The band 18. Peng became depressed and began 19his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.
"When you 20to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.
- 1.
- A.shared
- B.completed
- C.escaped
- D.experienced
- A.
- 2.
- A.has scared
- B.has taught
- C.has held
- D.has warned
- A.
- 3.
- A.realistic
- B.real
- C.true
- D.authentic
- A.
- 4.
- A.something
- B.everything
- C.nothing
- D.anything
- A.
- 5.
- A.frightened
- B.excited
- C.delighted
- D.overconfident
- A.
- 6.
- A.against
- B.to
- C.down
- D.over
- A.
- 7.
- A.come out
- B.come up
- C.come true
- D.come across
- A.
- 8.
- A.fight
- B.left
- C.suit
- D.wrong
- A.
- 9.
- A.stop
- B.perform
- C.work
- D.stay
- A.
- 10.
- A.created
- B.written
- C.made
- D.composed
- A.
- 11.
- A.tells
- B.reads
- C.suggests
- D.goes
- A.
- 12.
- A.teenage
- B.youth
- C.mid-aged
- D.old
- A.
- 13.
- A.considered
- B.dreamed
- C.suggested
- D.tried
- A.
- 14.
- A.gentle
- B.cold
- C.depressed
- D.explosive
- A.
- 15.
- A.lead
- B.pop
- C.proper
- D.first
- A.
- 16.
- A.workers
- B.strangers
- C.classmates
- D.colleagues
- A.
- 17.
- A.bagged
- B.accepted
- C.beat
- D.finished
- A.
- 18.
- A.broke into
- B.broke in
- C.broke up
- D.broke down
- A.
- 19.
- A.improving
- B.doubting
- C.wondering
- D.considering
- A.
- 20.
- A.reach
- B.have
- C.adapt
- D.contribute
- A.
MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜剧演员) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.
Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人员) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.
The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.
“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (坚持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.
Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一级方程赛车) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.
“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.
He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.
Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (运动服合资企业).
The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.
“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.
【小题1】Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.
A.his assistants were not careful enough |
B.the Canadian Prime Minister helped the two comics |
C.the two comics imitated the Canadian Prime Minister so well |
D.it was April Fool’s Day |
A.liked to fool famous people on their show |
B.thought that Gates was not a great challenge to them |
C.had a good knowledge of Bill Gates and his Windows operating system |
D.were not quite satisfied with their tricks |
A.Gates ‘April Fooled’ | B.Two Comics and Their Tricks |
C.Two comics and Their Show | D.A Fake Interview |
The popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, getting more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song ‘Baby’ had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.
Since its release, the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On the Floor’ and Eminem's ‘Love the Way You Lie’. And in September, 'Gangnam Style' also became the most liked video on YouTube, now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY, your certificate is waiting here at our office, come pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, ‘Gangnam Style’ would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July, the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody(恶搞)videos.
It became part of the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader.
Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
【小题1】This passage mainly talks about a world famous________.
A. music chart B. video website
C. music video C. Korean pop singer
【小题2】Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage?
A.“Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber’s “Baby” on You Tube’s views. |
B.“Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 5.4 million people. |
C.“Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records. |
D.“Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views. |
A.The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide |
B.Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video. |
C.Despite its massive popularity, the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased. |
D.PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”. |