Nicknamed the Golden Music Boy, 21-year-old Hu Yanbin, was born and grew up in Shanghai. At the age of 15, he made a 1 that he would make his own album before he was 18. Fortunately, the 2 boy’s dream came true. His first album Adept with Both Pen and Sword 3 in 2002 and he became the first mainland artist to 4 a solo album in the mainland, Hong Kong, and Taiwan 5 at the same time. The album 6 him to become a popular star.

　　His success is not only because of his excellent singing 7 , but also because of his talent in song 8 .

　　Before his album was made, Hu Yanbin’s 9 company tried to invite someone else to write several songs 10 him. None of them were as good as they’d hoped. 11 Hu Yanbin came into the office with a guitar on his back and played several songs. 12 , everyone in the office really liked these tunes and they decided to 13 them on his first album.

　　Some people would 14 this rising star with Jay Chow from Taiwan, but Hu says his musical 15 is quite different from Jay Chow’s, 16 he likes Jay Chow’s music.

　　With many music awards already in his 17 , Hu Yanbin seems to be 18 up with many of the superstars in the country. Though some people don’t like him and say 19 things about him, he says that it doesn’t 20 him. All he plans to do is focusing on his music and bringing out more and better songs for his fans.

　　1. A. hope B. dream C. promise D. wish

　　2. A. clever B. talented C. determined D. fearless

　　3. A. came up B. came over C. came about D. came about

　　4. A. realize B. dismiss C. release D. gain

　　5. A. even B. all C. still D. yet

　　6. A. wanted B. expected C. release D. gain

　　7. A. skills B. ideas C. means D. methods

　　8. A. playing B. making C. writing D. feeling

　　9. A. concert B. record C. music D. performance

　　10. A. to B. about C. with D. for

　　11. A. But B. And C. Thus D. Then

　　12. A. To his surprise B. In a word C. To be honest D. In reality

　　13. A. take B. include C. contain D. seize

　　14. A. praise B. provide C. contain D. cheer

　　15. A. ability B. taste C. form D. style

　　16. A. As though B. even though C. in case D. now that

　　17. A. pockets B. mind C. sight D. heart

　　18. A. keeping B. coming C. catching D. doing

　　19. A. nice B. strange C. some D. bad

　　20. A. bother B. mind C. care D. ruin

　　解读：本文讲述了中国歌手胡彦斌成名的历程及其取得的成就。

　　[答案及解析]

　　1.D make a wish固定词组，(在心中)许下心愿。

　　2.B clever聪明的;talented有天赋的;determined坚决的，决定了的;fearless无所畏惧的。联系上下文可知，这个有天赋的男孩成功了，因为他的才华。

　　3.D come up出现，流行，发生;come over过来;come about发生，产生;come out出版，发行，出来。此句的意思是：他的第一张专辑出版了。

　　4.C realize认识到，了解;dismiss解散，下课，开除;release释放，解放，发行;gain得到，获利，增加。此句的意思是：他是第一个在大陆、香港、台湾同步发行个人专辑的大陆艺人。

　　5. B even甚至;still仍然;all完全;yet仍，至今。此句的意思是：在大陆、香港、台湾完全同步发行专辑。

　　6.D 这张专辑帮助他成为明星。help sb. to do sth.。

　　7.A skill技巧;means和method都有方法，手段的意思;idea意见，看法。此句的意思是：他的演唱技巧。

　　8.C 考查句意理解。联系上下文可知，胡不仅在演唱上有天赋，在写歌方面也有一定的造诣。

　　9.B concert音乐会;record唱片;music音乐;performance表演。由常识可知应是唱片公司。

　　10.D 理解句意可知应是唱片公司找人为他写歌。

　　11.D then当时，那么，因而，然后，于是。

　　12.A to his surprise令他惊讶的是;in a word总之，一句话; to be honest说实话;in reality实际上，事实上。本句意思为：结果出乎他的意料。

　　13.B 考查动词。意思是：唱片公司决定把胡创作的歌都收录在他的第一张专辑内。include，contain的区别为：include包含部分，而contain包含全部。

　　14.C compare... with... 拿……与……作比较，本句的意思是：有人会拿胡与台湾的人气巨星周杰伦作比较。

　　15.D style风格，时尚，文体;form形状，形态，外形;taste味道，品味;ability能力。

　　16.B 考查副词。as though好像，仿佛;even though即使;in case为连词，万一;now that既然。本句的意思是：即使胡很喜欢周杰伦的音乐，但两人的风格是不一样的。

　　17.A 考查句意。本句的意思是：胡获得了多个奖项(把奖项收入囊中)。

　　18.C 考查动词词组。catch up with跟上，赶上。

　　19.D 考查形容词。本句的意思是：有些人说他的坏话。

　　20.A 考查动词。bother烦扰，打扰;mind介意，照顾，留心;care关心，顾虑，照顾;ruin(使)堕落，毁灭。本句的意思是：别人对他的评论并不会使他烦恼。