Two Chinese farmers who became an overnight sensationwhen their heart-rending ve

TwoChinese farmers who became an overnight sensation(轰动)when their heart-rending version of a famous pop song appearedon the Internet took to the stage in front of thousands of fans in Shanghai last Saturday.

WangXu, 44，and Liu Gang, 29, sang “In the Spring" alongside the song'sstar composer Wang Feng, in front of about80,000 people at the ShanghaiStadium.

Theaudience buzzed with excitement and let out deafening cheers, the moment asthey were introduced on the stageand then when Liu started the first sentence of their parts of the song.

Thetwo migrant workers became stars after singing the tearjerker(催人泪下的）song during an evening drinking session in a6-square-meter rented room in a late August evening. A friend recorded the performance on acell phone and posted it on the Internet.

“Ifsomeday I am dead, please bury me in the spring," they sing. Wang'spenetrating chorus, deliveredwith his eyes closed, has moved thousands to tears.

Wangand Liu consider the song a true portrait of lower-class groups likethemselves. "With no credit card,no girlfriend, or a home with hot water, but only a guitar, I am singing happily, on streets, under bridges orin wild country, though nobody pays attention to the music," they sing.

Tosupport his wife and two sons, Wang came to Beijing in 2000 from the countryside and has worked as a boiler man, and streetpeddler, before becoming a medical warehouse keeper, with a monthly pay of around 1,500 yuan. Little is left afterhe pays 600 yuan for rent and buys food.

Liucame to Beijing in 2002. “I wantedto try my luck in the big city，，，he said. He had worked as a guard, roadside peddler, and porter, but never hada stable job. Street performing was his main income, even after he married and became a father three yearsago.

Wangand Liu are still uncertain where their fame will lead. Wang has startedlearning to use a computer. They evenhave a microblog(微博）account to communicate withfans.

1. Wang Xu and Liu Gang first became nationally known after______.

A. they sang the song “In the Spring" with a star composerWang Feng

B. the video of them singing “In the Spring" was posted on theInternet

C. they sang on streets andunder bridges

D. they started their microblog

2. People like Wang and Liu's version of “In the Spring" because ______ .

A. they sang the song betterthan other singers

B. they were introduced to thepublic by the song writer himself

C. it was specially composedfor them two

D. it is a heartfelt expressionof the two singers as migrant workers

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. migrant workers' conditionswill be improved soon

B. they will learn to writesongs on computers

C. a song showing people's reallife and feelings is more likely to be accepted

D. singers for migrant workersare more likely to become popular

4. The best possible title for the passage is______.

A. Internet Farmer Stars MakeStage Appearance

B. “IntheSpring"—A Touching Song

C. A Successful InternetPerformance

D. No Pains, No Gains

试题答案

【答案】

1.B2.D3.C4.A

【解析】略