In his lowest days when few people bought his records, Taiwan singer Steve Chou (周傳雄) lived alone in Canada and did little. One day, he passed by a local CD store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. His passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新點燃).

“My heart tells me that music is the thing I truly want to do, not for fame or money,” Chou told Teens. “So I asked myself, ‘why not start all over again?’”

That's how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). His emotional voice is enthralling (迷人的). "Sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow," he said.

Following the success of Turkey in Blue, he has recently released his latest work Lovers Genesis. In this album he explores human relationships in the Internet age. This time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. "Technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how you're going to use it," is Chou's advice to teenagers. Chou often gets his music ideas from trips. He has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a country's language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.

1.How was Steve Zhou’s passion for music rekindled?

A. He was encouraged by his friends.

B. When he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him.

C .He decided to rebuild his reputation.

D. A good idea suddenly occurred to him.

2.Which of the following songs belongs to Steve Zhou ?

A. Heal the world B. I swear C. Lovers Genesis D. Lemon tree

3.How does Zhou get his music idea ?

A .From his work life B. From his trips C. From his friends D. From musical books

4.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A. Technology is always a good thing.

B. Technology by no means is a good thing.

C. If you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life.

D. We should not believe technology too much.

 

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹周傳雄的音樂理想和他成功的道路是如何走過來的。

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