Question

Michael Jackson was one of the world’s best singers. He was born in the middle west of the city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “ The Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television program. In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of I Want You Back. It was very popular. One of their hit records was Never Say Goodbye.

Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.

Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint (晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records(吉尼斯世界纪录)in2006. He died on June 25th,2009. but he would live in our hearts forever.

1.How many people are there in Michaels’s group?

A. Three B. Five C. Four D. Six

2.What’s the name of their first record?

A. Never Say Goodbye. B.See You,See Me.

C. I Want You Back D. On the World

3.The underlined word “copies” means ______ in Chinese.

A.抄写 B.张//份 C.复制 D.模仿

4.Michael was good at ______.

A. rock music B. street dance C. playing the piano D. moon walking

5.Why did Michael have to stay at home most of the time?

A. Because he was too famous

B. Because he often felt lonely

C. Because he had no friends

D. Because his company told him to do so.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，迈克尔·杰克逊是世界上最好的歌手之一。他出世在加里，印第安娜市中西部的1958。他开始与他的四个兄弟唱歌。他们称这组“杰克逊五，他们的命中记录之一是永远不说再见，迈克尔是擅长跳舞和唱歌，在他的别墅里养了很多小动物但是他从不吃肉，他经常做慈善事业。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段， He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “ The Jackson Five”。在杰克逊组合里有他的五个兄弟。可知选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段，In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of I Want You Back.，他们第一个唱片的名字是I Want You Back.。可知应选C。

3.词义猜测题。联系上下文描述，并在同一年，他制作了自己的纪录，售出八百万份世界各地。可知词意为复制的意思。故选B。

4.细节理解题。第二段中Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking可知杰克逊擅长月球上行走。故选D。

5.细节理解题。通过文章第三段Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous，可知因为杰克逊特别出名所以他不经常出去，故选A。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。