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【题目】 Do you love music? I’d like to introduce you to a band today.The Lumineers is a band based in Denver, Colorado.The group released its first album The Lumineers in April, 2012.Recently, the record went gold, meaning 500, 000 copies had been sold.That is really a large number.Critics have mostly praised the album The Lumineers.Some have called the album’s sound “expansive”, and its songs “creative”.

The most popular song from the album is Ho, Hey.It is Number One on three Billboard singles charts rock, adult Pop and alternative.A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song.And The Lumineers say it is.But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City.

The three members of The Lumineers were excited when asked to perform at the Grammy nominations (提名) concert.But they were also very surprised when they were named as Grammy nominees.The band is up for被提名) Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Americana Album.Drummer Jeremiah Fraites told reporters, “We had no idea.”

Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz grew up in New Jersey and have been playing music together for about eight years.They found cellist (大提琴手) Neyla Pekarek, a native of Denver, after they moved to that city.Neyla Pekarek told one reporter that the band’s style developed naturally.She said it came from a lot of writing, experimenting and making changes to let the lyrics tell the stories they were meant to tell.

We leave you with one of those stories.This is Stubborn Love from the album The Lumineers.Hope you’ll enjoy their staging.

【1】What do we know about the album The Lumineers from Paragraph 1?

A.It includes some old songs.

B.It didn’t sell well at first.

C.It was released recently.

D.It is a great success.

【2】By listening to Ho, Hey, we can learn something about ________.

A.Wesley Schultz’s struggles in New York City

B.the happy times of Wesley Schultz as a singer

C.three Billboard singles charts in New York City

D.a touching love story that happened in New York City

【3】What is implied about The Lumineers in Paragraph 3?

A.They didn’t expect they would be nominated Grammy awards.

B.They didn’t want to perform at the Grammy nominations concert.

C.They were very calm when told they were nominated Grammy awards.

D.They were surely to win the Grammy award for Best Americana Album.

【4】What is this passage mainly about?

A.People’s opinions on the album The Lumineers.

B.The struggles of a band named The Lumineers.

C.A song from a famous band in the United States.

D.A band that has been nominated Grammy awards.

【5】Where is this passage probably taken from?

A.A newspaper. B.A radio program.

C.A magazine. D.A textbook.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析:本文是个简短的电台主播稿,简述了知名乐队The Lumineers,包括乐队的组成人员,成名专辑,专辑Ho, Hey的相关情况以及获奖提名。.

【1】D细节理解题。根据第一段四五句Recently, the record went gold, meaning 500, 000 copies had been sold.That is really a large number.可知该专辑大卖,自然而然这个乐队很成功了,故选D

【2】A细节理解题。根据第二段三四五句A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song.And The Lumineers say it is.But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City.很多人认为Ho, Hey 是首情歌,但主唱兼吉他手认为它还是一首可以描述他在纽约时奋斗的歌曲,故听这首歌时我们可以了解到他在纽约的奋斗,故选A

【3】A细节理解题。根据第三段我们可以知道乐队对被格莱美奖提名感到“吃惊”,此前他们“没想到”会得到提名;而对于被邀请在格莱美提名音乐会上演出,他们感到“激动”,可知他们并没期待会被格莱美奖提名,故选A

【4】D分析推理题。本文通篇都在讲Lumineers这个乐队,以及他被提名格莱美奖,故本文主要是介绍一个被提名格莱美奖的乐队,故选D

【5】B分析推理题。根据本文最后一段We leave you with one of those stories.This is Stubborn Love from the album The Lumineers.Hope you’ll enjoy their staging.在结束之际,我们为大家奉上The Lumineers专辑里的一首歌--固执的爱,希望你能喜欢。这显然是电台用语,所以文章出处广播节目,故选B

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