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 (暈倒) 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(吉尼斯世界紀錄)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.抄寫 B.張//份 C.復制 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】

試題分析：這篇文章主要講了，邁克爾·杰克遜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。他開始與他的四個兄弟唱歌。他們稱這組“杰克遜五，他們的命中記錄之一是永遠不說再見，邁克爾是擅長跳舞和唱歌，在他的別墅里養了很多小動物但是他從不吃肉，他經常做慈善事業。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段， He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “ The Jackson Five”。在杰克遜組合里有他的五個兄弟。可知選B。

2.細節理解題。根據第一段，In 1970 the group made their first record with the name of I Want You Back.，他們第一個唱片的名字是I Want You Back.。可知應選C。

3.詞義猜測題。聯系上下文描述，并在同一年，他制作了自己的紀錄，售出八百萬份世界各地。可知詞意為復制的意思。故選B。

4.細節理解題。第二段中Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking可知杰克遜擅長月球上行走。故選D。

5.細節理解題。通過文章第三段Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous，可知因為杰克遜特別出名所以他不經常出去，故選A。

考點：人物傳記類短文閱讀。