Do you love music? I’d like to introduce you to a band today. The Lumineers is a band based in Denver, Colorado. The group released its first album The Lumineers in April, 2012. Recently, the record went gold, meaning 500, 000 copies had been sold. That is really a large number. Critics have mostly praised the album The Lumineers. Some have called the album’s sound “expansive”, and its songs “creative”.

The most popular song from the album is Ho, Hey. It is Number One on three Billboard singles charts: rock, adult Pop and alternative. A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song. And The Lumineers say it is. But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City.

The three members of The Lumineers were excited when asked to perform at the Grammy nominations (提名) concert. But they were also very surprised when they were named as Grammy nominees. The band is up for（被提名) Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites told reporters, “We had no idea. ”

Jeremiah Fraites and Wesley Schultz grew up in New Jersey and have been playing music together for about eight years. They found cellist (大提琴手) Neyla Pekarek, a native of Denver, after they moved to that city. Neyla Pekarek told one reporter that the band’s style developed naturally. She said it came from a lot of writing, experimenting and making changes to let the lyrics tell the stories they were meant to tell.

We leave you with one of those stories. This is Stubborn Love from the album The Lumineers. Hope you’ll enjoy their staging.

 

1.What do we know about the album The Lumineers from Paragraph 1?

A. It includes some old songs.

B. It didn’t sell well at first.

C. It was released recently.

D. It is a great success.

2.By listening to Ho, Hey, we can learn something about ________.

A. Wesley Schultz’s struggles in New York City

B. the happy times of Wesley Schultz as a singer

C. three Billboard singles charts in New York City

D. a touching love story that happened in New York City

3.What is implied about The Lumineers in Paragraph 3?

A. They didn’t expect they would be nominated Grammy awards.

B. They didn’t want to perform at the Grammy nominations concert.

C. They were very calm when told they were nominated Grammy awards.

D. They were surely to win the Grammy award for Best Americana Album.

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. People’s opinions on the album The Lumineers.

B. The struggles of a band named The Lumineers.

C. A song from a famous band in the United States.

D. A band that has been nominated Grammy awards.

5.Where is this passage probably taken from?

A. A newspaper. B. A radio program.

C. A magazine. D. A textbook

 

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】

試題解析：本文是個(gè)簡(jiǎn)短的電臺(tái)主播稿，簡(jiǎn)述了知名樂(lè)隊(duì)The Lumineers.

1.Recently, the record went gold, meaning 500, 000 copies had been sold. That is really a large number. ”可知該專輯大賣(mài)，自然而然這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)很成功了。

2.A lot of people think of Ho, Hey as a love song. And The Lumineers say it is. But lead singer and guitarist (吉它手) Wesley Schultz says it is also about his personal struggles when he was living and working in New York City. ”（很多人認(rèn)為Ho, Hey 是首情歌，但主唱兼吉他手確認(rèn)為它還是一首可以描述他在紐約時(shí)奮斗的歌曲。）所以，只有A.選項(xiàng)符合文意。

3.…excited when asked to perform at the Grammy nominations (提名) concert. …very surprised when they were named as Grammy nominees. The band is up for（被提名) Grammy awards as Best New Artist and Best Americana Album. Drummer Jeremiah Fraites told reporters, “We had no idea.”，此間出現(xiàn)重點(diǎn)詞匯告訴我們，樂(lè)隊(duì)對(duì)被格萊美獎(jiǎng)?wù)f提名感到“吃驚”，此前他們“沒(méi)想到”會(huì)得到提名；而對(duì)于被邀請(qǐng)?jiān)诟袢R美提名音樂(lè)會(huì)上演出，他們感到“激動(dòng)”。所以，正確答案為A.

4.A. opinions B. struggles C. A song D. A band）。通讀全文可知，文章主要講的是The Lumineers這個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)，故正確答案為選項(xiàng)中心詞為band的D.選項(xiàng)。

5.We leave you with one of those stories. This is Stubborn Love from the album The Lumineers. Hope you’ll enjoy their staging.”語(yǔ)意：“在結(jié)束之際，我們?yōu)榇蠹曳钌蟃he Lumineers專輯里的一首歌--固執(zhí)的愛(ài)，希望你能喜歡�！�，這顯然是電臺(tái)用語(yǔ)，所以文章出處應(yīng)選B.A radio program.

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