Question

    Many people in China know about Celine Dion, the famous Canadian pop singer. She sang the song “My Heart Will Go On.” for the movie Titanic. But do you know she had already become popular before she sang this song?

Celine Dion was born in a small town in Montreal Quebec, Canada. She is the youngest of fourteen children in a musical family. The family members formed(组成) a singing group. They traveled and played folk music. They were well known in their hometown. Celine’s mother wrote her first song for her, and she recorded the song with her brother at the age of twelve. Rene Angeli, a local rock manager, was very interested in them. He asked Mrs. Dion and her two children to come to his office. Later on, he gave strong support for Celine. In 1994, they were married.

As a singing star, Celine Dion received many prizes and soon became popular all over the world. She sang at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. In 1997, she hit whole with the song “My Heart Will Go On.”

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1.Which country does Celine Dion come from?

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2.How many brothers and sisters does Celine Dion have?

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3.Did Celine sing at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta?

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4.Who wrote the first song for her?

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5.When did she sing the song “My Heart Will Go On”?

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Answer

1.Canada.

2.Thirteen.

3.Yes, she did

4.Her mother

5.In 1997.

【解析】

本文介绍加拿大著名流行歌手席琳·迪翁。她是音乐家庭十四个孩子中最小的一个。席琳的母亲为她写了第一首歌。1994年，席琳和摇滚经理雷内·安吉利结婚了。她在1996年美国亚特兰大奥运会开幕式上演唱，1997年，她演唱电影《泰坦尼克》的歌曲《我心依旧》。

1.题意：席琳.迪翁来自哪个国家？

根据第1段第1句“Many people in China know about Celine Dion, the famous Canadian pop singer.（很多中国人都知道加拿大著名流行歌手席琳·迪翁。）”可知“席琳.迪翁来自加拿大”，故答案为Canada.。

2.题意：席琳·迪翁有几个兄弟姐妹？

根据第2段第2句“She is the youngest of fourteen children in a musical family.（她是音乐家庭十四个孩子中最小的一个。）”可知席琳·迪翁有13个兄弟姐妹；故答案为Thirteen.。

3.题意：席琳在1996年亚特兰大奥运会开幕式上唱歌了吗？

根据第3段第2句“She sang at the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA.（她在1996年美国亚特兰大奥运会开幕式上演唱。）”可知席琳在1996年亚特兰大奥运会开幕式上唱歌了；故答案为Yes, she did.。

4.题意：谁为她写了第一首歌？

根据第2段第6句“Celine’s mother wrote her first song for her,（席琳的母亲为她写了第一首歌）”可知“她妈妈为她写了第一首歌，故答案为Her mother。

5.题意：她唱《我心依旧》这首歌是什么时候？

根据第3段第3句“In 1997, she hit whole with the song ‘My Heart Will Go On.’（1997年，她演唱的歌曲《我心依旧》”可知她唱《我心依旧》这首歌是1997年；故答案为In 1997.。