Question

Jesse McCartney began entertaining and delighting audiences at a very early age in off-Broadway stage shows including Oliver, A Christmas Carol, and Annie Get Your Gun. At the age of seven, he began a national tour the stage musical show of The King and I. 1998 brought his big chance in television with the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children. McCartney stayed with the show for the next three years and won several awards for his role of Chandler.

In 1999 he showed great interest in music, when he auditioned(试听) for and won a spot in a boy band called Dream Street. Sales of the group's album(唱片) once reached up to 300,000 copies. Shortly after the album went platinum, they toured around the USA with Britney Spears(布兰妮) before the band broke up in 2002．His first band was called the Sugar Beats, and in 2003 McCartney partnered with their producer Sherry Kondor to launch his solo(个人专辑)career. The song Beautiful Soul became the title track for McCartney's first solo album. Following the great success of his album, it took McCartney one and a half year to make his new one, Right here You Want Me, which, according to McCartney himself, has had more personal experiences and thoughts.

McCartney never gave up acting and appeared the films The Pirates of Central Park and The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz. In 2004 he successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly on the TV series SummerlanD．He has also combined music and film, contributing songs to films .

Born April 9, 1987, Jesse is the oldest of three children. His parents were actors in New York City. His sister Lea Joyce was born in 1991 and brother Timmy, with whom Jesse is very close, came along in 1996．He graduated from Ardsley High School (New York) in 2005, where he was a junior baseball pitcher(投手). Jesse's best friend is former band mate Greg Raposo.

61．Which of the following is NOT mentioned of Jesse McCartney?

       A．education             B．family         

       C．success in music          D．tours abroad

62．Choose the right order about Jesse McCartney’s achievements .

       ①launched the song Beautiful Soul    

       ②successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly

       ③a national tour of The King and I 

       ④launched the album, Right here You Want Me

       ⑤played the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children.

       A．③⑤①②④    B．③⑤①④②       C．③⑤④②①      D．④③⑤①② 

63．Which of the following is not films or TVs where McCartney acted?

       A．All My Children                      B．A Christmas Carol   

       C．The Pirates of Central Park        D．The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz

64．The underlined phrase “went platinum” (Paragraph 2)probably means_____.

       A．went worse and worse        B．lost reputation  

       C．became very popular         D．became a failure

65．Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?

       A．The role of Adam Chandler McCartney played was very popular

       B．McCartney's solo album Right here You Want Me was a great success

       C．Brandin Westerly is a leading character of the TV series Summerland

       D．McCartney's brother Timmy is nine younger than him

Answer 1

61-65 DABCB

解析:

61． 细节理解题。文章最后一段提到了杰西.麦卡尼的学校教育和家庭；第二段主要讲述了他在音乐方面的成就。文中只提到他在国内的巡回演出(a national tour; toured around the USA),没有提到在国外的巡回演出。故答案为D。

62． 事实排序题。从文中可以找出相应的时间。① 2003年②2004年③1994年.由第一段At the age of seven, he began a national tour the stage musical show of The King and I. 再由最后一段Born April 9, 1987…可知他7岁时也就是1994年④2004年6月. 由第二段中…and in 2003 McCartney…The song Beautiful Soul became the title track for McCartney's solo album…it took McCartney one and a half year to make his new one, Right here You Want Me..可知《真情守候》发行的时间大约为 2004年6月 ⑤1998年。由以上所述可知答案为A。

63． 细节理解题。由文章第一段第一句中in off-Broadway stage shows including Oliver, A Christmas Carol, and Annie Get Your Gun.可知是舞台表演。不是演的电影或电视。故B项为正确答案。All My Children为电视节目；C 、D项为电影。

64． 词义猜测题。由上文Sales of the group's album(唱片) once reached up to 300,000 copies.可知的意思为 “很受欢迎”。 Platinum 本义为 “白金的”，用于唱盘或唱片时。指单张唱盘或唱片销售量超过30万张，也就是说这张唱盘或唱片很受欢迎，很畅销。

65． 细节判断题。由第二段The song Beautiful Soul became the title track for McCartney's first solo album. Following the great success of his album, it took McCartney one and a half year to make his new one, Right here You Want Me…可知《天使的心》是他的首张个人专辑，而不是《真情守候》。故B项表述有误，符合题意。A、C、D三项文中均有表述。