Taylor Swift，23，US

     Unlucky in love as she may be，Swift was lucky at the Billboard Viusic Awards on Sunday night. The singer received the night's top honor,Artist of the Year, as well as Top billboard 20 Artist Top Female Artist，Top country Artist and Top Digital songs Artist. Her album Red topped the billboard 200 and country album categories，and her single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was named Top

Country Song.

Adele，25，UK

  Adele has been appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire this week during Queen Elizabeth II's annual Birthday Honors，the BBC reports．The singer was recognized for her service to music．The award is another highlight in a fruitful year for Adele，who，in addition to a Grammy and a Golden Globe，won a Best Original Song for Skyfall in Oscar 2013.

Robert Downey Jr，48，US

The actor, best known for playing the superhero Iron Man, left an 18-month-old fan in floods of tears because he wasn't wearing his character's red and gold suit in public. The heartbreaking meeting happened last Thursday while the actor was out for a walk in the Massachusetts towns of Sunderland and Shelburne Falls. A photo of the crying kid and Downey looking both concerned and awkward quickly made its way into the international news.

Jennifer Aniston，44，US

 

 

In the 10 months since her August 2012 engagement（訂婚）to Justin Theroux，all eyes have been on Aniston，with fans wondering just when she will become Mrs Theroux. But multiple sources in contact with Aniston and her inner circle say that plans for the much expected wedding appear to be left for the present time. The couple decided to delay the big day because they're both busy with work.

1.On which page of a newspaper can you find the above material？

A. On the front page.      B. On the entertainment page.

C. On the sports page.     D. On the education page.

2.2013 has been a fruitful year for Adele for she has won all the following awards EXCEPT_______

A. the Golden Globe

B. the Grammy

C. Artist of the Year in Billboard

D. Best Original Song in Oscar

3.The anecdote about Robert Downey Jr happened_______．

A. on a casual occasion B. at a fan meeting

C. at a movie promotion D. at a press conference

4.Which of the following is true according to the text？

A. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was written for Taylor Swift's country.

B. Adele sang on the BBC to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's birthday.

C. Robert Downey did not know what to do when the kid started crying.

D. Jennifer Aniston is working on her wedding despite her busy schedule.

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇娛樂新聞。文章介紹了Taylor Swift，Adele，Robert Downey Jr，Jennifer Aniston四位明星的情況。

1.B考查推理判斷。根據(jù)文章對四個明星的介紹可知，這是報紙上一篇娛樂版的內(nèi)容。故選B。

2.C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第二段中Adele，who，in addition to a Grammy and a Golden Globe，won a Best Original Song for Skyfall in Oscar 2013.的內(nèi)容可知C是Adele沒用獲得的獎項(xiàng)。

3.A考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第三大段中的The heartbreaking meeting happened last Thursday while the actor was out for a walk in the Massachusetts towns of Sunderland and Shelburne Falls.可知，這個Robert Downey軼事發(fā)生在他外出散步的時候，故選A。

4.C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段中的her single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was named Top Country Song.可知A錯；根據(jù)文章第二段中的Adele has been appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire this week during Queen Elizabeth II's annual Birthday Honors，the BBC reports．可知B錯誤。根據(jù)最后一段中的The couple decided to delay the big day because they're both busy with work.可知D錯誤。故選C。

考點(diǎn)：考查新聞體裁的閱讀理解。

 

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