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【题目】In January, 2016, Harry Styles made a bold decision. He left the popular boy band One Direction and went solo (单飞). Now he is making his own voice heard. The 23-year-old British singer released his first solo single called Sign of the Times. His self-titled album (个人同名专辑) is coming out on May 12.

Going solo is a journey for him to find his identity (身份). Though at the time, he was uncertain about his future, he kept a word in his mind - “honesty”. “I didn’t want to write ‘stories’,” he told Rolling Stone. “I wanted to write my stories, things that happened to me. The number-one thing was I wanted to be honest. I hadn’t done that before.”

He is indeed full of stories since beginning his solo career. Last fall, he spent two months recording on a remote island in Jamaica (牙买加).Along with some musicians, he filled a two-floor house with instruments. They hung out at the bar that looked like a tree house. Many mornings began with a swim in the river down the hill. They watched many romantic comedies. Styles always held a black notebook and looked like a college student who was studying, Rolling Stone reported.

His coming album is about rock music. In fact, he grew up with it. His father Desmond was a rock music fan. When Styles was very young, he danced to The Dark Side of the Moon, a classic song by British rock band Pink Floyd. “I couldn’t really get it. But I just remember (thinking that) this is really cool.”

Harry said, “At the very beginning, all I wanted was to be the granddad with the best stories.” Surely, now he is on the right track (轨道).

【1】Why did Styles go solo?

A. He wanted to travel with his friends.

B. He was certain that he would succeed.

C. He wanted to be independent from the hand.

D. He wanted to do the things that he hadn’t done before.

【2】From the article, which of the followings is true?

A. Styles，next album is about his father.

B. Styles wanted to be a man with “stories”.

C. He left the band because of its dishonesty.

D. Styles couldn’t find his identity after going solo.

【3】What Styles did on the island in Jamaica didn’t include .

A. making a record B. hanging out at the bar

C. swimming in the river D. studying like a college student.

【4】What is the article mainly about?

A. Styles’ “stories” about his solo career. B. Styles’ favoriate sports

C. The band One Direction D. Styles’ achievements in music.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】文章讲述了一名英国歌手Harry Styles离开了受欢迎的男孩乐队，单飞去自己的音乐，他想找到真正的自己，想坚持自己的对音乐的那份真诚，写出真正发生在自己身上的故事而进行的一系列的活动。并走上了自己认为的正确的轨道。

【1】细节题解题。从文中第2段 “I wanted to write my stories, things that happened to me. The number-one thing was I wanted to be honest. I hadn’t done that before.”可以看出Styles单飞的原因是想做他以前没做过的事物。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。从第2段“I wanted to write my stories, things that happened to me.”可知Styles不想去编造故事，他想去写真正发生在自己身上的故事可知，他想成为一个有“故事”的人。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。从第3段“Styles always held a black notebook and looked like a college student who was studying.”可知，Styles常常拿着一个黑色笔记本，看起来像一个正在学习的大学生而并不是他像一个大学生一样学习，所以D选项错误，故选D。

【4】主旨大意题。这篇文章总体讲述的是Styles单飞之后发生在他身上的一系列故事。而其它选项均没有过多提及。故选A。