Question

Michael Jackson’s full name is Michael Joseph Jackson. He is one of pop music’s biggest stars. He was born         August 29^th, 1958 in Indiana, the USA. He is famous         the King of Pop.

Michael Jackson is about 50 years old. And he has been a singer for more than 40 years. He started to perform on the stage         he was very young. Michael Jackson _       his brother’s pop group in 1964. He quickly became famous. Jackson made his first national TV appearance at the age of 11. Later on, his classical disco Off The Wall         10 million copies. He gave some concerts        the tickets always sold out.

But there’s         happening to him. He once said, “There is a lot of        in my past life.” Despite his private life, people all over the world still enjoy his music.         his songs are played, people will think of his dynamic(有力量的) performances. Though Jackson died in June, 2009, his fans said that he would be a great         forever.

1.A. on                              B. in              C. at             D. to

2.A. with                          B. for             C. to             D. as

3.A. because                      B. when           C. if              D. since

4.A. attended                      B. took part in      C. joined          D. joined in

5.A. went                          B. sold            C. came           D. bought

6.A. because                      B. so              C. but            D. and

7.A. something unhappy              B. unhappy something C. something happy D. happy something

8.A. happy                          B. happiness        C. sad            D. sadness

9.A. Whenever                      B. However[        C. Whatever       D. Wherever

10.A. singer                          B. song            C. music          D. dance

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.A

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了Michael Jackson是一个美国著名的流行歌手，他在很小的时候就登上了表演的舞台，尽管他现在去世了，可他的粉丝仍然认为他将永远是最好的歌手。

1.考查介词及语境的理解。他出生在美国的印第安那州。表示在某月的某日的前面应该用介词on，表示在具体的某一天应该用介词on，故选A。

2.考查介词及语境的理解。他作为音乐之王而出名。这里短语be famous for因为……而出名；be famous as作为……而出名。根据句意故选D。

3.考查连词及语境的理解。 A. because因为； B. when 当……时候； C. if 如果； D. since因为。当他很小的时候就在舞台上是表演了。根据Michael Jackson is about 50 years old. And he has been a singer for more than 40 years.可知当很小的时候就开始登上了舞台，故选B。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. attended 参加；指心里经常性地想着〔做〕某事,现代英语中主要用于表示“参加(会议、集会、典礼、婚礼、追悼会等)”,有时也指上学、听课、听报告等。它强调的是动作,即听或看,为正式书面用语。 B. took part in 参加；指参加一项工作,在其中分担一部分,也指参加活动并积极工作。C. joined 参加；指参加某团体或组织成为其中一员或参加活动,是非正式用语。 D. joined in参加正在进行的某项活动。Michael Jackson 参加了他的兄弟的流行乐队。参加某个团体应该用join，故选C。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。 A. went 去； B. sold 卖； C. came回来； D. bought买。后来他的专辑《疯狂》卖了100万张。根据上文He quickly became famous.可知因为他出名了所以他的专辑卖得相当好，故选B。

6.考查连词及语境的理解。 A. because因为； B. so因此； C. but 但是； D. and和，表示前后是并列关系。根据空格前后都是句子并且是并列关系，故选D。

7.考查代词、形容词及语境的理解。 A. something unhappy B. unhappy something C. something happy D. happy something在他身上有一些不愉快的事情。这里根据常识可知something 是不定代词，当形容词来修饰它的时候应该放在不定代词的后面，故选A。

8.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. happy形容词，高兴； B. happiness名词，高兴； C. sad 形容词，伤心； D. sadness名词，伤心。根据Despite his private life, people all over the world still enjoy his music.和But there’s happening to him.可知这里是伤心的事情，又因为a lot of 修饰名词所以应该用名词，故选D。

9.考查连词及语境的理解。 A. Whenever 无论何时； B. However无论如何； C. Whatever无论什么； D. Wherever无论在哪里。无论他的歌在什么时间放，人们都认为那是有力量的表演。根据Though Jackson died in June, 2009, his fans said that he would be a great forever. 可知应该指的是无论什么时间，故选A。

10.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. singer歌手； B. song歌曲； C. music音乐； D. dance跳舞。尽管Jackson 已经去世了，可是他的粉丝他将永远是最好的歌手。根据上文He is famous the King of Pop.可知他是歌手，故选A。

考点：人物类短文。