In his lowest days when few people bought his records,
Taiwan singer Steve Chou lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he
passed by a local CD store and heard a song that greatly attracted him.
“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly
want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou said. That’s how we luckily have such
a music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music
charts (排行榜).
“Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look
deeply into our souls and see what we really want to follow,” he said.
Recently he has made public his latest work Lovers
Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet
age.“Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you’re going to
use it,”is Chou’s advice to teenagers.
Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has
traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country’s
language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.
Chou has worked hard on learning English to push
forward his music career. He has flown to the UK to attend months-long English
training schools three times. There he lives with local families and practices
daily conversations.
“So I could easily read the English instructions on
recording machines and communicate with the local music producers,” said Chou,
“The music reviews of the US or British singers that I appreciate could help me
learn and grow with them.”
1.Which of the following about Steve Chou is the
correct order?
a. He made public his work Lovers Genesis.
b. He passed by a local CD store and heard a song that
greatly attracted him.
c. He composed lots of hits for the pop music charts.
d. Few people bought his records.
A.abcd B.dbca C.acbd D.dacb
2.Why has Chou flown to the UK to learn English?
A.Because he
wants to live in the UK.
B.Because his
record company asks him to.
C.Because he
wants to sell his album in the UK.
D.Because he
thinks it will be helpful for his music career.
3.Steve Chou may agree with the following except that
__________.
A.taking trips
gives him some ideas of music
B.what we
really want to follow is the most important
C.music is a
thing that can bring him fame and money
D.in International
age, technology itself is not a bad thing
4.What is Steve Chou like according to the passage?
A.Kind and
helpful. B.Proud and
confident.
C.Active and
hard-working. D.Calm and
disappointed.