题目

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[1]A homeless man who wanders around in the streets of the Bronx singing soft R&B songs has become famous thanks to his talent and YouTube.
[2]James Percell, 49, was discovered by music manager, Kenneth Williams, who decided to help him get off the streets. In one video, Kenneth Williams speaks to the camera and explains ______________.  "I went to the Bronx to visit my family, and I ran into this homeless brother," he says. "His voice is very beautiful."
[3]Mr. Percell has become famous on YouTube, where more than a million people have heard his golden voice, and many producers and filmmakers have already expressed their eagerness to work with him.
[4]Mr. Percell says he has been homeless for a few years and neglects everything for the love of music in an attempt to develop his career, he has cried out for The Voice and the X- Factor singing competitions. But the judges didn’t contact him after they found out that he was homeless.
[5]He now has a MySpace page and Facebook fan page, which are used to share his songs with his fans. He has written many songs, one of which is Everything Must Change, written for Michael Jackson. He hopes that his songs will help the world know his story and life struggle to make it as a singer, and also hopes that social media can give him a fighting chance to finally make his dream come true.
小题1:What has made James Percell famous?(no more than 8 words)
______________________________________________________________________
小题2:Fill in the blank with the appropriate words.(no more than 5 words)
In one video, Kenneth Williams speaks to the camera and explains _______________________________.
小题3:What is the main idea of the third paragraph?(no more than 7 words)
_______________________________________________________________________
小题4:Why did the judges from some singing competitions refuse to contact James Percell?
(no more than 5 words)
_________________________________________________________________________
小题5:What does the word "which" probably refer to?(Line 2, Paragraph 5)
(no more than 6 words)

答案

小题1:His talent, Kenneth Williams and social media.
小题2:how he discovered Mr. Percell.
小题3:James Percell has become famous. /James Percell’s songs are very popular.
小题4:Because he was homeless
小题5:MySpace page and Facebook fan page

解析

一个无家可归者，在布朗克斯的街道上闲逛，轻柔地唱着R&B歌曲。由于他的才华和YouTube网站，他成名了。
小题1:综合文章前3段，可知James Percell成名的原因有三方面：他的才华，发现他的音乐经理Kenneth Williams以及社交网站/媒体YouTube，可知本题应填His talent, Kenneth Williams and social media
小题2:综合文章第2段，可知，在一视频中，音乐经理Kenneth Williams面对摄像机，解释他是如何发现James Percell的，可知本题应填how he discovered Mr. Percell.
小题3:Percell已经成名是在YouTube网站上，通过网站有超过一百万人已经听到他的声音，许多制片人和电影摄制者也表达了愿意和他合作的渴望。故本题应填James Percell has become famous./James Percell’s songs are very popular.
小题4:结合第4段最后一句，“But the judges didn’t contact him after they found out that he was homeless.”裁判们在得知他是无家可归者之后没有和他联系。故本题应填Because he was homeless.
小题5:结合最后一段第1句“He now has a MySpace page and Facebook fan page, which are used to share his songs with his fans.”现在他已经拥有聚友网页面和脸谱网粉丝页面，而这两个页面是被用来和粉丝分享他的歌。故本题应填MySpace page and Facebook fan page