A
Have you ever heard of the group Westlife? Maybe you have, but I’m sure many of you don’t know very much about it.
Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU. The group quickly became popular with young people thanks to their song Swear It Again, which was at the top of the UK charts (排行榜) in April 1999.
Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all grown up and their songs are still very popular. When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China. Face to Face has been at the top of the British charts for a long time. The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.
Although hip-hop is quite popular among the young, Westlife has no plans to change. They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids.
1. Westlife is from ________.
A. America B. China C. Ireland D. Germany
2. The number of singers in the group ________ between 1999 and 2006.
A. went from 6 to 4 B. went from 4 to 6
C. went from 5 to 4 D. didn’t change
3. What happened on March 6th, 2006?
A. Chinese fans fell in love with Westlife.
B. Chinese fans were first introduced to Westlife.
C. Chinese fans first heard Westlife’s songs.
D. Chinese fans could see Westlife in Beijing.
4. The underlined word album means ________ in Chinese?
A. 电影 B. 书
C. 歌手 D. 专辑
5. What style of music does Westlife make?
A. Hip-hop music. B. Pop music.
C. Rock music. D. Classical music.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了爱尔兰的一支乐队Westlife的成长过程，及它的成名曲，中国歌迷对它的喜爱及它的流行风格。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU.(西城男孩是一个爱尔兰男孩组合，最初由6个男孩组成，名为IOU)”可知，Westlife来自爱乐兰。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Westlife is an Irish boy band group, which was made up of 6 boys in the beginning and called IOU.(西城男孩是一个爱尔兰男孩组合，最初由6个男孩组成，名为IOU)”及第三段中的“Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing. Although the four-member group has been singing pop for seven years, the young boys have all grown up and their songs are still very popular.(2006年3月6日中国歌迷第一次有机会在北京看到Westlife乐队。虽然这支4人组合7年里一直在唱流行歌曲，但是这些年轻男孩都已经长大成年，他们的歌曲依然受欢迎)”可知，这乐队成员到2016年只有4人。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段首句“Chinese fans got their first chance to see Westlife on March 6th, 2006 in Beijing.(2006年3月6日中国歌迷第一次有机会在北京看到Westlife乐队)”可知，2006年3月6日中国歌迷能够在北京看到Westlif乐队。故选D。
【4题详解】
词句猜测题。根据该词所在句子“When they performed in Beijing, Westlife released (发行) their new album Face to Face in China.(他们在北京演出时，他们在中国发行了他们的新专辑 Face to Face)”及“The album’s most popular song You Raise Me Up mixes traditional Irish music with pop music.(这张专辑中最受喜爱的歌You Raise Me Up把传统的爱尔兰音乐与流行歌曲整合在一起)”可推出，“album”是乐队发行的歌曲专辑，后一句“这张专辑中最受喜爱的歌You Raise Me Up把传统的爱尔兰音乐与流行歌曲整合在一起。”进一步明确了该词的意思是“专辑”。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“They said, “Hip-hop is for the young, but pop can be enjoyed by moms who are busy cooking meals and raising the kids. (他们说，嘻哈是年轻人的，但是流行歌曲能被忙于烧饭和带孩子的母亲们所喜爱)”可知，他们更强调自己创作的流行歌曲能被母亲们所爱。由此推知，他们的歌曲风格是流行歌曲。故选B。
