After a five-year pause, the Billboard Music ...

After a five-year pause, the Billboard Music Awards officially returned to the United States. Two of the big winners at this year’s awards were Rihanna and Taylor Swift. But a major symbol of the show’s popularity came from others such as Beyonce, U2, the Black Eyed Peas, and First Lady Michelle Obama.

This year marks the Billboard Awards’ rebirth. The Billboard Awards had been a big event since 1989, but the award in 2006 seemed to be its last award.

This year the show was brought back in Las Vegas, broadcast live on ABC, and hosted by “The Hangover 2” star Ken Jeong. However, like many other awards shows, the three-hour awarding ceremony served more as a marketing tool for today’s pop stars than an award presentation.

The show was packed with fans. Cee-Lo Green floated in the air with his piano. Surprising duets (二重唱) between Rihanna and Britney Spears, and this year’s Billboard Icon Award winner, Neil Diamond made the fans sing along to “Sweet Caroline” and “America”.

Rihanna’s two wins were Radio Artist of the Year and Top Female Artist. Taylor Swift won the evening’s first award, as Top Album Artist, as well as Top Country Artist

Beyonce received a special “Millennium” Award for her career achievements: The 29-year-old star was praised in a video by a series of other stars, including Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama. She also performed her new song, “Run the World”.

The Billboard Music Awards are given to the most popular artists in the mainstream music scene. The finalists and winners are determined by their rank on the Billboard charts.

1.When was The Billboard Music Awards first held?

A. In 1989. B. In 2006.

C. In 2011. D. In 2018.

2.What does the author wish the awarding ceremony to be?

A. A promotional tool for today’s pop stars.

B. An award presentation.

C. A live broadcast show.

D. A pop star show.

3.Why was Beyonce given an award by the Billboard?

A. For being the most popular artist. B. For making the fans sing along with her.

C. For her career achievements. D. For being praised by Lady Gaga.

4.What award was not mentioned in the text?

A. Top Album Artist. B. Top Female Artist.

C. Top Country Artist. D. Top Male Artist.

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Iggy Azalea doesn’t look like a rapper (说唱歌手). On May 17, she attended the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, US, with pink hair and a blue coat. She looked like a model, but won big as a rapper. The 24-year-old Australian beat out big names like Nicki Minaj and Drake to win the award for Top Rap Artist.

It’s a great achievement in many people’s eyes, but Azalea knew what she wanted from the beginning. In 2006, the girl aged 15 dropped out of high school because she was only interested in art class. She worked as a house cleaner to save money for her dream the following year. Before her 16th birthday, Azalea left her home, a tiny town in Australia, for the US, making up her mind to become a rapper. Moving from Miami to Houston to Atlanta, she started rapping in the Southern-style accent (口音) of her surroundings and her single “Ignorant Art” came out in 2011. From then on, she has never looked back.

However, her style has caused lots of discussions. She might be one of the most polarizing (两极化的) artists. She raps with a southern American accent, even though she speaks with an Australian one. Many people say that she overuses black culture in her music.

Her supporters are against it. Female American rapper MC Lyte defended Azalea in an interview (采访), saying she should not be judged because of where she’s from. “Hip hop is around the world, no color lines.” MC Lyte said. Azalea herself is proud of her music. “I really want to be focused on what I’m doing,” she said in an interview. “That’s really dangerous when you’re trying to figure out ways to entertain (娱乐) people and make them happy. I don’t want to be a part of that.”

1.After leaving for America, Azalea ________.

A. went to an art school for her dream

B. developed her southern-style accent rapping

C. published her single “Ignorant Art” soon

D. worked as a cleaner in the first year

2.Azalea’s music style was questioned because ________.

A. She sings with Australia accent

B. She misunderstands Hip Hop

C. People think her music is of too much black style

D. People don’t accept singers from southern America

3.By saying “I don’t want to be a part of that.”, Azalea means that ________.

A. she’s unwilling to become popular　　 B. her music is not for entertainment

C. she refuses to learn from other rappers　　 D. her music is not affected by others’taste

4.Which of the following can best describe Iggy Azalea?

A. warm-hearted and easy-going　　 B. strong-minded and confident

C. honest and serious　　 D. talented and friendly

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After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her ________ opinion.

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1.The official finally hung up after she explained and_________（道歉）.

2.I felt he was_________(observe) everything I did.

3.They decided to stay in_________（支持）of the new leadership.

4.I don't think we're any_________(bad) off than a lot of other people.

5.He had to be_________（满足的）with the result.

6.The school is widely_________(admire) for its excellent teaching.

7.So,it is necessary to take several_________（措施）to strengthen librarians' ability in order to make the research go smoothly.

8.It is a country_________(struggle) for independence.

9.How do you think of your written and_________（口语的）English?

10.Children shouldn't be allowed to watch_________(violence)movies.

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_______nice, the music in this film became popular soon after the film come about.

A. Being sounded    B. Sounding    C. Sounded     D. To be sounded

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After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．

It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．

The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．

The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．

The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．

1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．

A．Rio de Janeiro　　　　 B．Lisbon

C．Madrid　　　　　　 D．a place not mentioned

2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．

A．ten times　　　　　　 B．four times

C．three times　　　　 D．twice

3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．

A．700,000　　　 B．315,000 　　　　 C．10,000　　 　　　 D．385,000

4.From the passage, we can know ____．

A．Rock City is a great theatre

B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?

C．The festival will improve the employment of Rio

D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience

5.The purpose of the creator’s opening the Rock City gates was to _________.

A. prepare for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

B. applaud the International stars as well as local singers and bands

C. welcome the Brazilian audience who make the grand show

D. celebrate the returning of the music festival to Rio de Janeiro

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After ten years, the world' s largest music festival, Rock in Rio, returned to its hometown Rio de Janeiro for seven days of concerts from Friday, September 23rd, attracting 700,000 people over the whole week．

It is the 10th edition of the Rock in Rio festival, but only the 4th to be held in Rio as the organizers exported the festival to Lisbon and Madrid ten years ago．The first edition of the festival was in 1985 and the most recent edition in Rio was held in January, 2001．A total of 700,000 tickets were sold out for this year' s festival．

The festival consists of four stages with the participation of International stars including Elton John, Katy Perry, and bands Metallica, Evanescence and System of a Down．Several stars which performed in previous editions are also on the list this year．．In addition, a number of local singers and bands will also join this year．

The performance site, named as Rock City, is a 150,000-square-meter area．Besides the concert area, the site also has a giant Ferns wheel, a roller coaster, and a small shopping mall．After the festival, the Rock City area will be converted into a leisure area to athletes in the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

According to Rio' s tourism company Riotur, out of the 700,000 people expected in the festival, some 315,000 will be tourists, who raised the hotels' occupation rate to 98 percent．Riotur estimated that the Rock in Rio festival will bring 419 million U．S．dollars for the city and create 10,000 jobs．

The creator of the festival, Brazilian businessmen Roberto Medina, insisted on opening the Rock City gates himself, in the early afternoon, and greeted the first fans to enter the site．"We come to the gate because the Brazilian audience is even more important than the bands．We applaud them．They make the greatest show," he said．

1.The first edition of the festival may be held in ____．

A．Rio de Janeiro　　　　 B．Lisbon

C．Madrid　　　 　　　　　　 D．a place not mentioned

2.Up to now, the festival has been held in Rio for at least _____．

A．ten times　　　　　　　 B．four times

C．three times　　　　 　　 D．twice

3.The number of native people to attend the festival is probably ____．

A．700,000　　     B．315,000

C．10,000　　     D．385,000

4.From the passage, we can know ____．

A．Rock City is a great theatre

B．Only rock bands are invited to the festival?

C．the festival will improve the employment of Rio

D．The gate of Rock City was opened by the Brazilian audience

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1.The island of Great Britain is c________of England, Scotland and Wales.

2.After studying music in Vienna, he worked as d________ of a choir at the court.

3.By ________ (查阅) to your dictionary, you can solve most of the word problems.

4.Undoubtedly, parents’ instruction has great i________ on children’s behaviour.

5.Go to a part of the world you're unfamiliar with and ________ (观察) how people live there.

6.I can’t stand your ________ (采用) the unhealthy methods of cooking.

7.The photographs will be on e________ in the gallery until the end of the month.

8.London is one of the important ________ (金融) centers of the world.

9.My daughter is fascinated by the dancers' steps and their________ (优雅的) gestures and movements.

10.He was humorous and always e________ us for hours with his stories and jokes.

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I like to listen to music ______ I’m having a walk in the evening.

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The representatives were discussing the 12th five-year plan that they would like to see _______ the next year.

A. to carry out　　 B. to be carried out

C. being carried out　　 D. carried out

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