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2.
English singer and songwriter Adele has been world-famous. She came into this world on May 5, 1988,
and she got an interest in music when she was little. The singing of Americans Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald
played an important part in her music life.
At 16 years old, Adele wrote her first song, “Hometown Glory.” Two years later, she graduated from the
BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. When she was a student there, she made three songs for one
of her classes. Then, a friend of hers heard them and put them on the Internet. Before long, a record company
called Adele and got her to work with them. In 2007, the world got to hear her first-ever written song.
Adele’s first record was 19, and it went on sale in 2008. It quickly became popular and even won her two
Grammy Awards. In 2011, she came out with 21. It has really popular songs like, “Rolling in the Deep” and
“Someone Like You,” and won her six Grammys. Four years later, she followed that up with 25. In its first
week, its lead song, “Hello,” sold more than three million copies.
graduate 畢業 award 獎 lead 領先的 million 百萬 copy 份
( )36. Adele finished her school in ____?
(A) 2006
(B) 2007
(C) 2008
(D) 2011
( )37. What do we know about Adele?
(A) She put her own song, Hometown Glory, on the Internet.
(B) She grew up in the USA.
(C) She has won many awards.
(D) She only sings other people’s songs.
3.
Anyone who has been to the movies knows what popcorn is. It is a delicious treat that has answered many
people’s need for something natural and full of taste to eat. Popcorn is not a new treat at all. In fact, it has
been around since 4700 BC.
Popcorn comes from the Americas. The Aztecs made popcorn into things that could be worn around their
necks and keep them safe during important events. Later, popcorn was turned into necklaces by the Native
Americans.
Native Americans also ate popcorn as a dish. To make it, many different ways were used. In one way,
whole ears of corn were put on sticks and cooked over an open fire. In another way, corn kernels were cut down
and thrown right into the fire, and only those pieces that happened to pop out of the fire were eaten. In still
another way, which was used later, corn kernels were thrown onto the sand that was heated inside a pot. That
made more popped corn be collected and eaten.
It wasn’t until the 1880s that the first popcorn machines were made and used in the United States. That made
popping corn much easier and popcorn more popular. However, what made popcorn really popular was the TV.
Pretty soon, everyone was enjoying a bowl of it while they watched their favorite programs.
Popcorn got another hand up with microwave popcorn in 1981. Now, most people get their favorite
popcorn that way, and millions of pounds of popcorn are eaten each year.
necklace 項鍊 Native American 美洲原住民 corn 玉米 sand 沙 microwave 微波
( )38. What is the purpose of the third paragraph? purpose 目的 paragraph 段落
(A) To talk about the different kinds of corn that were used.
(B) To share all the ways that Native Americans ate corn.
(C) To tell readers how to prepare corn for popping.
(D) To show how popcorn was made.
( )39. What do we learn about popcorn?
(A) It has only become popular in the past few years.(B) It has been eaten for thousands of years.
(C) It has only been made by hand. (D) It has never been used for anything but food.
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