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【题目】Singer-songwriter Tori Kelly is close to a huge breakthrough. Her recent performances on the BET Awards shows have created a sensation（轰动）in pop music. You couldn’t call Kelly an overnight success. Sure she’s only 22.

The Southern Californian girl first appeared in public on the talent show “Star Search” when she was only 10. But her real appearance came from posting videos on YouTube. Eventually Kelly made her way to “American Idol”, and advanced through to Hollywood. But she did not make the Top 24. That loss encouraged her to write more of her own material, which eventually became part of her first album “Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly”.

“Even just releasing music in general is an achievement. I get to put out a whole album of songs that I just put my whole heart into, and people are responding really well to it,” she said. “It’s like the best feeling in the world because these are songs about my life. So it’s really cool to be able to do what I love.”

“Handmade Songs” sold well enough to reach the top 10 in a number of music charts（排行榜）.She followed that success with live performances at clubs in Los Angeles. Recently, Kelly excited audiences at the Billboard Music Awards with her performance of her song “Nobody Love”.

The singer-songwriter says that being within reach of her goal is amazing. “I think all the awards shows I have done so far have just been so surreal,” she said. “Like, I always dreamed of being on different awards shows, sitting at home on my sofa and watching. I think as a kid I just always put myself on that stage, and the fact that it’s actually happening, that I get to be a part of these shows is unbelievable.”

Kelly released her full-length album “Unbreakable Smile” in June, 2015. Her single “Should’ve been us” is also rising on the Billboard Hot 100.

【1】Tori Kelly is not an overnight success because_________.

A. she often performs on the shows all around the world

B. she has released a lot of albums since she was ten

C. she has been working to be a pop star for over ten years

D. she has won many awards in the music world

【2】Which of the following is the first album of Tori Kelly?

A. “Unbreakable Smile”

B. “Nobody Love”

C. “Should’ve Been Us ”

D. “Handmade Songs By Tori Kelly”

【3】The underlined word “surreal” in Paragraph 5 means______.

A. impossible B. dreamlike C. unworthy D. valuable

【4】It can be known from the passage that Tori Kelly_______.

A. has a great gift for pop music

B. focuses on her career because she loves music

C. will change her profession soon.

D. will face more difficulties in the future.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：文章简单地介绍了22岁的创作型歌手Tori Kelly的成功之路。

【1】C推理判断题。根据第一段 “Sure she’s only 22.”和第二段可推知，Tori Kelly 10多年来一直努力成为一个流行歌星，因此她不是一夜成名的。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第二段“That loss encouraged her to write more of her own material, which eventually became part of her first album ‘Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly.’”可知，“Handmade Songs by Tori Kelly”是她的第一张专辑。

【3】B词义猜测题。根据画线词下文Tori Kelly 所说的话，特别是“and the fact that it’s actually happening, that I get to be a part of these shows is unbelievable.”可知，Tori Kelly 认为她以前参加的那些颁奖典礼都是梦幻般的经历。再根据词根法，sur-作为前缀有“超越…”之意，所以surreal有“梦幻的，超越现实般的”之意。进一步确定选B。

【4】B推理判断题。根据第三段“I just put my whole heart into”及“So it’s really cool to be able to do what I love.” 可知，Tori Kelly 对自己的事业非常专注，因为她喜爱音乐。

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