By the time Rihanna was seventeen ,she had released (發(fā)行) her first album and had an international hit with her first single (單曲) Pon de Replay.
Rihanna was born in Saint Michael , Barbados in 1988 . She grew up there with her two younger brothers . As a child , she loved singing . She formed her first group with friends from secondary school when she was just fifteen . In 2004 friends introduced the group to American record producer Evan Rogers ,who was on holiday in Barbados . Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school. Rihhanna  lived with Rogers and his wife . Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album , Music of the Sun .It came out at in 2005 and got into the top ten . Over 69,000 copies of the album were sold in the first week alone . It went on to sell over two million copies worldwide and Rihanna quickly became a big star . Her second album , A Girl Like Me ,came out a year later and included the song SOS , which was her first number one hit in America. In 2007 Rihanna brought out her third album , Good Girl Gone Bad ,which had more dance music than the first two albums.
Rihanna sold more than fifteen million album and forty - five million singles worldwide between 2005 and 2010 ,the most of any artist at the same time . However ,she manages to find time for her charity work ,too . She has performed in several concerts to raise money for charity and in 2006 she created her Believe Foundation to help sick children . She also took part in Gucci’s activities to raise money for children in Africa.
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A．An album but no singles.
B．A single but not an album.
C．An album and at least one single.
D．Two album and a single Pon de Replay.
小題2:Why did Rihanna move to America ?
A．To try to become a famous singer.
B．To form her first music group.
C．To meet the record producer Evan Rogers.
D．To record her album ,A Girl Like Me ,with the help of Rogers.
小題3:Which is true about Rihanna’s first album ?
A．It included her first number one hit in the US.
B．It sold69,000 copies in total.
C．It made Rihanna a star.
D．It came out before she finished school.
小題4:It can be learnt from the text that Rihanna ______.
A．Wants to start a charity to help sick children
B．Has helped to raise money for African children
C．Has organized some concerts to raise money for charity
D．Is producing another album for her Believe Foundation

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了美國著名歌手蕾哈娜的成功歷史，她在17歲時就發(fā)布了自己的第一章專輯和一首單曲。在事業(yè)成功的同時，她還積極參與慈善活動。舉行過多次為慈善組織籌款的音樂會。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段描述，可知當(dāng)她十七歲時，蕾哈娜發(fā)布了一張專輯和一首單曲。故選C。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Rogers thought Rihanna could be a star in America,so she moved there aged sixteen to take up music after she finished school.描述，可知她是為了成為一個著名的歌手。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段Then she worked for Def Jam Recordings and started working on her first album , ……and Rihanna quickly became a big star .描述，可知這樣專輯讓她成為了一個明星。故選C。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文最后一段However ……She also took part in Gucci’s activities to raise money for children in Africa.描述，可知蕾哈娜組織過很多次為慈善組織籌款的音樂會。故選B。
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