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Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards，who was behind songs including The Jackson 5's first three US number one hits，has died aged 68．

Richards，who had oesophageal(食管的)cancer,died in a Washington state hospice(安養(yǎng)院)，Universal Music said．The musician，whose real name was Dennis Lussier,Was leader of the Motown songwriting，arranging and producing team—The Corporation．Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．

Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes，as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting.He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin．

The Corporation，which consisted of Motown label head Berry Gordy,Alphonzo Mizell，F(xiàn)reddie Perren and Richards，was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act，The Jackson 5．

They also wrote，produced and arranged the band’s singles and Maybe Tomorrow and Mama's Pearl．

According to Michael Jackson biographer,J．Randy Taraborrelli，Mama’s Pearl was originally called Guess Who’S Making Whoopie(With Your Girlfriend)．

But Richards had the lyrics changed to preserve the young frontman’s innocent image．

The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects，including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It：The Rare Pearls．featuring rare and unreleased(未發(fā)行的) tracks．

Richards’ final work was the mixing of eight unreleased tracks by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas for the band's 50th anniversary box set,which is to be released on 5 April．

1.Deke Richard wrote songs for the following singers EXCEPT

A．Martha Reeves  B．Joan Lussier  C．Bobby Darin   D．Jackson 5’s

2.Which of the following is true about Richards?

A．He died at the age of68 in a Washington clinic．

B．He is a musician behind many hit songs.

C．He wrote“I’m Still Waiting”for Martha Reeves．

D．His final work is to be released in May.

3.What Call we learn from the passage?

A．The Corporation has a history of more than 40 years．

B．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl turned out to be a failure．

C．The lyrics of Mama’S Pearl Was changed by J．Randy Taraborrelli．

D．Richards said his own love of music kept him involved with many projects．

4.It is implied in the passage that______．

A．Richards hardly co-wrote songs for singers

B．the Jackson 5's Come and Get it Was left unfinished as Richards got i11．

C．The corporation Was set up to earn money．

D．Richards had deep love for music．

5.Which column can you most possibly find the passage on a website?

A. Health                     B. Business                  C.Technology                       D. Entertainment

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了已故音樂家Deke Richards在流行音樂上的非凡成就。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第二段最后一句“Their hits include The Jackson 5'S I Want You Back and ABC．”和第三段最后一句“He produced and wrote for Martha Reeves and the Vamlellas and Bobby Darin”可知，他給杰克遜五兄弟、瑪莎·瑞芙斯和 鮑比·達(dá)林寫過歌，沒有提到Joan Lussier 。故選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題： 根據(jù)第二段第一句中 “died in a Washington state hospice” 死在華盛頓的安養(yǎng)院里，由此可知A錯誤；根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知Deke Richards與多位明星和組合合作，創(chuàng)造出很多流行金曲，故B項正確；根據(jù)第三段第一句中“as well as Ross’s solo track I’m Still Waiting”可知“我仍等待”是寫給Ross的，故C項錯誤；根據(jù)最后一段最后一句中“which is to be released on 5 April．”可知作品于4月5日公布，因此D項錯誤。故選B。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第四段內(nèi)容可知公司成立于1969年，故可知公司成立超過40年，因此A項正確；文章中并沒有提到 Mama’S Pearl的歌詞是否失敗，故B項錯誤；由文章第七段可知 Richards改變Mama’S Pearl歌詞，故C項錯誤；第八段中“The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects”《好萊塢報道》說Richards說“對音樂的熱愛讓他參與各種活動”，由此可知D項錯誤。故選A。

4.細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第三段第一句中“Richards also co-wrote Love Child for Diana Ross and The Supremes.”Richards也和 Love Child合作為 Diana Ross 和The Supremes創(chuàng)作歌曲，可知A項錯誤；第八段中“including last year’S production of The Jackson 5's Come and Get It”包括去年推出的杰克遜五兄弟的《Come and Get It》，由此可知B項是錯誤的；第四段中“was set up in 1969 to create hit records for the label’s new act”成立于1969年，是為了商標(biāo)法案，由此可知C項錯誤；第八段中“The Hollywood Reporter said Richards' "love of music” kept him involved with a variety of projects”《好萊塢報道》說Richards說“對音樂的熱愛讓他參與各種活動”，由此可知D項正確。故選D。

5.推理題：因為Deke Richards是音樂家，為多位流行音樂明星寫歌，因此這篇文章最有可能出現(xiàn)在娛樂新聞中。故選D。

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