Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this 17-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 musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007, he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then,with the help of his mother, he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.
Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and he was impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.
In 2009,Justin Bieber released his first single “One Time” while he was recording the debut album（首張專輯）.The single “One Time” tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. 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 Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album

  1. 1.

    Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take off when______.

    1. A.
      he met with Scooter Braun
    2. B.
      he released his debut album
    3. C.
      he won second place in a competition
    4. D.
      his singing videos were uploaded to a website
  2. 2.

    It can be inferred from the text that Justin Bieber______.

    1. A.
      owed his success to good luck
    2. B.
      showed a gift for music when he was young
    3. C.
      is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry
    4. D.
      released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun
  3. 3.

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

    1. A.
      It is about love and was released in 2010
    2. B.
      It attracted the world’s attention after released
    3. C.
      It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries
    4. D.
      It is the lead single of his debut album “My World 2.0”
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Justin Bieber’s journey to success
    2. B.
      Lucky boy-- Justin Bieber
    3. C.
      What made Justin Bieber a singer
    4. D.
      Secrets of Justin Bieber’s succes
DDBA
試題分析：賈斯汀比伯曾經(jīng)是一個普通的加拿大男孩，但是他的生活在2008年發(fā)生了很大的改變。有著出色的音樂天賦的他，這個17歲男孩成為了音樂界的一個超級明星。
1.根據(jù)第二段“he uploaded videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of viewers...”可知，比伯把自己比賽的視頻放到網(wǎng)上以后，獲得了大量的關注。故選D。
2.根據(jù)第三段“Braun then contracted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta 7 months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.”可知，Braun簽約了比伯，幫助比伯出第一張專輯，故選D。
3.根據(jù)最后一段“This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market.”可知，“one time”不僅在加拿大和美國受歡迎，也在國際上獲得了成功，故選B。
4.文章主要介紹了賈斯汀比伯的成名之路，比伯比賽的視頻得到廣泛關注，接著簽約唱片公司，出第一張專輯，開始世界巡演，出第二張專輯。故選A。
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