Most people know that the United States is made up of fifty states . However , f

       Most people know that the United States is made up of fifty states . However , few people know a lot about all fifty of them , Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician . He wants to change this situation

       Sufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states . During college he played in several musical groups and recorded an album of his own music . However , he wanted to be a writer , not a musician . So after college he moved to New York City to study writing.

       In New York , Stevens had trouble writing stories , He discovered that he missed music , He also discovered that most of the stories he did write were about his home state of Michigan . So , Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan

       “ Greetings from Michigan : The Great Lakes State ” was released three years ago . Here is the song “ Say Yes to Michigan ”

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       The album was a big success . Many young people and music critics liked it . Before long , Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state . He called it his “ fifty states project ”

       Stevens chose Illinois as his next state . He read many books about Illinois . He studied police documents and old newspapers . He talked to people who lived in the state . The CD “ Illinois ” was released last year . Critics loved the album , It won many awards awards . “ Illinois ” became popular at colleges throughout the United States . People said the CD sounded different form anything else they had ever heard . Here is a song called “ Chicago ” .

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       sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters . People have said that he is writing about Oregon , Rhode Island , or Minnesota . However , no one but Stevens knows for sure . We leave you with the song “ Decatur ” or “ Round of Applause For Your Stepmother ,” from the CD “ Illinois ”

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68．Sufjan Stevens composes songs about states to ______ .

       A．make his own hometown , state of Michigan famous

B．make everyone know Michigan

C．let people know more about the US

D．let people learn to sing

69．We can infer that to make an album of sons about a state ______ .

       A．is an easy job                                             B．takes too much time

C．needs lots of knowledge                              D．is a pleasure of critics

70．Which of the following statements about Sufjan Stevens is NOT true?

       A．People are eager to know which state Sufjan Stevens will write about next

B．Sufjan Stevens went to New York for the purpose of becoming a writer .

C．Sufjan Stevens must have composed about four states of America

D．The music of Sufjan Stevens was a hit in America .

71．Which is the best title of the passage?

       A．The Fifty States of America                         B．Fifty States Projects

试题答案

68．C     69．C     70．C     71．B