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It’s been a long journey. From DJ to producer to singer, Mark Ronson is now a pop star in his own right.

On Feb 15, his hit song Uptown Funk won Record of the Year, one of the most important prizes, at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

While the world has gone crazy for the song, Ronson, 40, went through six difficult months to produce it. In fact, the UK musician made 17 versions (版本) of Uptown Funk.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Ronson told the UK newspaper that he worked so hard that his hair started to fall out. At one point, the stress of trying to come up with a suitable guitar part even caused him to faint (晕倒) in a restaurant.

The difficulties didn’t stop here. Ronson also didn’t have enough confidence in his singing, as he had been a producer for a long time. “I work with great singers,” he told the New York Post, “so I’ve always heard what really good voices sound like.”

Still, things worked out great in the end.

His family plays an important part in his success. His stepfather guitarist Mick Jones was one of the first members of the rock band Foreigner and sometimes Jones would share ideas with Ronson.

“After school, Jones would play me the most recent mix of songs in the studio and ask what I thought, and I would tell him in my little English schoolboy voice, ‘ I remember the bass (贝司) was turned up a little more on the mix from last week’”, Ronson told The Guardian, “ I was kind of meant to live in the studio.”

All these influences led to his success. Ronson taught himself how to DJ when he was 16. “ I practiced by copying my favorite DJs on the radio,” he told US radio station NPR. “ I would like listen to them and try and copy in my best way what they were doing.”

With the goal of being a cool DJ, Ronson dropped out of New York University and played in clubs in downtown New York, where popular artists often visited.

“If you do a good job, there’s the chance they might remember who you are,” he told NPR.

And doing a good job is how Ronson get into show business.

“Never underestimate (低估) Ronson,” UK DJ Zane Lowe told Esquire magazine, “ he is fully prepared for opportunities.”

1.Is Mark Ronson a pop star now?

2.What did he win on Feb 15, 2016?

3.How did he teach himself to be a DJ?

4.Where did he play after dropping out of university?

5.What made him successful?

Answer

1.Yes, he is.

2.Record of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

3.He practiced by copying his favorite DJs on the radio.

4.In clubs in downtown New York

5.Hard work, strong will, influences from his family and full preparation.

【解析】

试题分析：短文讲述了马克·罗森经过自己的不懈努力，最终成为英国著名的音乐家的故事。

1.问题：现在马克·罗森是流行歌星吗?根据短文中的句子“It’s been a long journey. From DJ to producer to singer, Mark Ronson is now a pop star in his own right.”可知，他现在已经是一位明星。答案为Yes, he is.

2.问题：2016年2月15日他赢得了什么? 根据短文中的句子“On Feb 15, his hit song Uptown Funk won Record of the Year, one of the most important prizes, at the 2016 Grammy Awards.”可知，答案为Record of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

3.问题：他是怎么教自己成为流行音乐节目主持人的? 根据短文中的句子“Ronson taught himself how to DJ when he was 16. “ I practiced by copying my favorite DJs on the radio,”可知，答案为He practiced by copying his favorite DJs on the radio.

4.问题：大学辍学后他在哪儿演奏？根据短文中的句子“Ronson dropped out of New York University and played in clubs in downtown New York,”可知，在纽约市中心的俱乐部。答案为In clubs in downtown New York

5.问题：是什么使他成功的呢? 细节理解概括题。根据全文内容，罗森的发展历程可以知道他自己的不断努力，坚强的意志，家人的影响及充分的准备最终让他获取了成功。答案为Hard work, strong will, influences from his family and full preparation.

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