Taylor Swift has been named Billboard’s Woman of the Year 2014, making her the first artist to receive the award twice.

The award goes to the female artist who “has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation” over the last year. Previous winners include Pink, Beyonce and Katy Perry.

Swift will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music Award Ceremony on 12 December in New York.

“As one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts,” said Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim Media’s Entertainment Group, which includes Billboard.

“Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honouring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time.”

Taylor Swift is a seven-time Grammy winner and the best-selling digital music artist of all time. Earlier this week it was announced she would be performing on The X Factor results show this weekend.

On Thursday she appeared in the performed in the Radio 1 Live Lounge, where she sang her current hit Shake It Off and covered Vance Joy’s Riptide.

Swift has just featured on the cover of British Vogue and explained what it was like to do high profile interviews.

“I don’t really have anything to hide at this point,” she told Fearne Cotton. “It’s sort of understood that anything I do is going to be discussed and dissected and debated and I’m used to that dynamic now.” She added: “I’m very proud of the way my life is. I’m 24, I’m single, feeling very independent. A lot of fun things have happened in my life.”

1.What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs? _____.

A. Taylor Swift is the first artist to receive the award twice.

B. Taylor Swift is one of the four winners.

C. Taylor Swift has shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation

D. The award goes to the female artists.

2.The Award Ceremony will be held on _____.

A. on 12 November in New York

B. on 12 December in Washington

C. on 12 November in Washington

D. on 12 December in New York

3.According to Janice Min, _____.

A. Taylor Swift is a seven-time Grammy winner and the best-selling digital music artist of all time

B. Taylor Swift appeared in the performed in the Radio 1 Live Lounge

C. Taylor Swift is worthwhile to be given the award a second time

D. Taylor Swift would be performing on The X Factor results show this weekend.

4.From the last paragraph, we can see Taylor Swift was _____.

A. sad B. unhappy

C. delighted D. indifferent

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 本文講述Taylor Swift獲得2014年度藝人獎(jiǎng)，這是第一位第二次獲得該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的人。

1.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到Previous winners include Pink, Beyonce and Katy Perry以前的獲獎(jiǎng)都有Pink, Beyonce and Katy Perry這三個(gè)人，故B項(xiàng)正確。

2.D 推斷題。根據(jù)第三段提到Swift will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music Award Ceremony on 12 December in New York可知Swift在紐約十二月十二日收到最佳女藝人獎(jiǎng)的，故選D項(xiàng)。

3.C 推斷題。根據(jù)第五段可知Over the course of her career, she’s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 - the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honouring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time.在她的事業(yè)中，在2006年她的歌曲排行入選前百名，我們非常榮幸恭喜她第二次入選年度最佳藝人，故選C項(xiàng)。

4.C 推斷題。根據(jù)最后一段提到I’m very proud of the way my life is. I’m 24, I’m single, feeling very independent. A lot of fun things have happened in my life我對(duì)自己的生活方式感到驕傲，我單身，獨(dú)立，生活中發(fā)生了許多有趣的事，故C項(xiàng)符合題意。

考點(diǎn)：人物類閱讀。

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