2013年初中英語閱讀題:流行小天王

　　He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.

　　This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), “Ye Huimei”, and the album was released (發行) in July and was named after his mother.

　　Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.

　　His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

　　Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No.101 Middle School in Beijing.

　　“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.

　　1. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _______.

　　A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile

　　C. often makes too much noise D.. is a pop music star

　　2. His fans are so excited because _______.

　　A. he released a new album in July B. he will sing new songs in Beijing

　　C. he can play the piano very well D. his new album was named after his mother

　　3. When he was a little child, he _______.

　　A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school

　　C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans

　　4. According to one of his fans, Jay _______.

　　A. is a good student B. has long and beautiful hair

　　C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them

　　5. The sentence “He never follows others” in the last paragraph means _______.

　　A. he always has his own style(風格) B. he likes to walk alone

　　C. he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all D. no one can catch up with him

　　DBCDA

（育路中小學教育）