Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed

Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, buthis life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this17-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry.

   Justin Bieber was born in Straford,Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musicalinstruments when he was very young. In 2007, he took part in a local singingcompetition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singinglessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,withthe help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and theysuccessfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular throughword of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.

   Justin Bieber would have never gotten acareer in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a formermarketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and hewas impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew theboy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed histalent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. Hethen got a record deal.

   In 2009,Justin Bieber released his firstsingle “One Time” while he was recording the debut album（首张专辑）.The single “One Time” tells a story about love. Thissong had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the internationalmarket. Then he released his debut album “My World 2.0”in 2010 and the song“Baby” became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top TenCharts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour inHartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album.

1.Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take offwhen ________.

A. he met with Scooter Braun   

B. he released his debut album

C. he won second place in a competition 

D. his singing videos were uploaded to a website

2.It can be inferred from the text that Justin Bieber___________.

A. owed his success to good luck

B. showed a gift for music when he was young

C. is the youngest superstar ever in the musicindustry

D. released his debut album with the help of ScooterBraun

3.What do we learn about Justin Bieber’s “One Time”according to the text?

A. It is about love and was released in 2010.

B. It attracted the world’s attention after released.

C. It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in sevencountries.

D. It is the lead single of his debut album “My World2.0”.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Justin Bieber’s journey to success.

B. Lucky boy-- Justin Bieber.

C. What made Justin Bieber a singer.

D. Secrets of Justin Bieber’s succes.

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【答案】

1.D

2.D

3.B

4.A

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