Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record 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, 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 raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
小題1: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”
小題2:Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.
A．rock musicB．street dance
C．playing the pianoD．moon walking
小題3:Why did Mochael 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 asked him to do so

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:A

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”可知答案為C
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking可知答案為D
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous.可知答案為A
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