Question

【题目】 Hi, I’m John Donald, on the Voice of America.

We are checking out the top three songs in the Billboard chart（美国单曲排行榜）ending this week.

The third place goes to One Republic with “Counting Stars”. This song has already hit number one in the United Kingdom. But how high has One Republic risen in its US homeland? Well, they haven’t had a US number one single yet. Back in 2007, their first single “Apologize” reached the second place, while hitting number one in more than a dozen countries.

The second place comes Lorde with another former（以前的）title-holder（冠军保持者）, “Royals”.

Up at number one is a famous partner Eminem and Rihanna with “The Monster”. How many times have they worked together? If you said twice, you’re wrong. This is their fourth. You probably remember their huge 2010 hit “Love The Way You Lie” and they also sang together “Love The Way You Lie (Part II)”. Finally, the pair worked together on “Numb”, which appears on Rihanna’s latest album（唱片）Unapologetic.

That’s it for now, but let’s meet again next week for a new chart.

【1】Which song once reached No. 1 in the US?

A. RoyalsB. Counting StarsC. ApologizeD. Numb

【2】Which were the songs Eminem and Rihanna sang together?

A. Numb, Unapolotetic and Love The Way You Lie

B. Numb, Apologize and Love The Way You Lie(Part II)

C. Love The Way You Lie, One Republic and Unapologetic

D. Love The Way You Lie, Numb and Love The Way You Lie(Part II)

【3】What is the passage mainly about?

A. New songs introduction.

B. Some singers’ recent situation.

C. Some singers’ private lives.

D. The three most popular songs in the Billboard chart this week.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述本周美国单曲排行榜最受欢迎的三首歌。

【1】细节理解题。根据The second place comes Lorde with another former（以前的）title-holder（冠军保持者）, “Royals”可知，Royals曾经是第一名，故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据How many times have they worked together? If you said twice, you’re wrong. This is their fourth. You probably remember their huge 2010 hit “Love The Way You Lie” and they also sang together “Love The Way You Lie (Part II)”. Finally, the pair worked together on “Numb”, which appears on Rihanna’s latest album（唱片）Unapologetic可知，他俩唱了Love The Way You Lie, Numb以及Love The Way You Lie（Part II），故选D。

【3】主旨大意题。根据We are checking out the top three songs in the Billboard chart（美国单曲排行榜）ending this week可知，本文讲述本周美国单曲排行榜最受欢迎的三首歌，故选D。