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When most people turn 21, they spend too much time partying and having fun. But when Adele turned 21, she did something completely different.

After going through a tough breakup(分手), the British singer turned her pain into glory and recorded one of the most moving albums of the year.

The album, 21, which was released in January, has already hit the charts in 14 countries, according to the Billboard magazine.

It also noted that Adele made history as the first artist since the Beatles to have two top five singles and two top five albums in the charts at the same time (Adele’s first album, 19, was released in 2008. Each album is named for her age when she wrote it).

Now, after touring around the world for almost a year, the DVD of her live concert, released on November 29, is Adele’s latest work.

Having topped the pre-order list of Amazon. com for over a month already, this one seems set to stay on top for a while.

Born in north London, Adele sang her way up honestly: In 2006, she was signed by England’s XL Recordings on the strength of (基于)a three-song demo(样本唱片) a friend of hers had posted on MySpace;within two years she had won the BRIT Awards ‘Critics’ Choice prize and been tipped by the BBC as the “Sound of 2008”.

In 2009 she got the best new artist Grammy Award, and went on a world tour in support of the album 19 with a sold-out show in Los Angeles.

According to Adele herself, much of the inspiration of her music comes from one single breakup.

That’s probably what has made the singer’s success-that emotional certitude(确信), according to Dickins.

“The key to great singers is believing every single word they sing, ” he said. “And I think you believe every word that comes out of Adele’s mouth. You can feel her life force through her voice. ”

1.When she wrote album 19, she is at the age of______.

A．21

B．18

C．20

D．19

2.How many awards did Adele get?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

3.The underlined word “released” can be best replaced by ______.

A．recorded	B．came out
C．sold	D．written

4. In Adele’s opinion, where does her inspiration of music mainly come from?

A．Emotional certitude.	B．One single breakup.
C．A three-song demo.	D．A world tour.

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.D 细节题。根据第四段Adele’s first album, 19, was released in 2008. Each album is named for her age when she wrote it说明她的某一个专辑的名称都是以她发现该专辑的年龄来命名的，故album 19,是在她19岁的时候发行的。

2.C：细节题。C根据文章倒数4,5段she had won the BRIT Awards ‘Critics’ Choice prize and been tipped by the BBC as the “Sound of 2008”.和In 2009 she got the best new artist Grammy Award说明她已经获得了3个奖项，故D正确。

3.B 推理题。根据本句The album, 21, which was released in January, has already hit the charts in 14 countries说明是发行专辑，指专辑的出版，发行。故B正确。

4.B 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段According to Adele herself, much of the inspiration of her music comes from one single breakup.说明B正确。

考点：考查人物介绍类短文阅读

点评：文章介绍了流行天后Adele发行新专辑以及她的一些个人成就。集中考查细节题，细节题的考查要求考生在审题时要特别注意考点的定位，要在文章中准确找到相关的段落，合理的辨析推测。

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