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 in 2003. 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 live in the state. The CD Illinois was released in 2005. Critics loved the album. It won many awards. Illinois became popular at colleges throughout the United States. People said the CD sounded different from anything else they had ever heard.

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.

1.Why does Sufian Stevens plan to make an album about each of the American states?

A. To excite the music talent in ordinary Americans.

B. To record an album of his own music.

C. To let people know more about all the American states.

D. To go on writing stories.

2.What did Sufjan Stevens do to make an album of songs about a state?

A. He played in several musical groups.

B. He studied documents and newspapers and talked to people there.

C. He moved to New York City to study writing.

D. He kept his next state a secret from reporters.

3.Which of the following can serve as the proper title for the passage?

A. Fifty States Project

B. The Fifty States in America

C. Songs About American States

D. Sufjan Stevens and Michigan

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：大多數(shù)人都知道美國由五十個(gè)州組成，但是很少有人能夠熟知每一個(gè)州。美國一個(gè)年輕的音樂家Sufjan Stevens想改變這種局面，他計(jì)劃為每個(gè)州制作一張唱片來讓人們對每個(gè)州有更多的了解。

1.However, few people know a lot about all fifty of them. Sufjan Stevens is a young American musician. He wants to change this situation.”可知，很少有人對五十個(gè)州都很了解，年輕的音樂家Sufjan Stevens想改變這種局面，說明他計(jì)劃為每個(gè)州出唱片是為了讓人們對各個(gè)州有更多的了解，故選C。

2.He read many books about Illinois. He studied police documents and old newspapers. He talked to people who live in the state.”可知，Sufjan Stevens讀了很多相關(guān)書籍，研究了文獻(xiàn)資料和舊報(bào)紙，他還和當(dāng)?shù)厝私徽劊蔬xB。

3.He wants to change this situation.”和第二段“Sufjan Stevens plans to make an album about each of the fifty American states.”與第三段“So, Sufjan Stevens decided to make an album of songs about Michigan.”和第四段“Stevens announced that he wanted to make an album for every state. He called it his “fifty states project”.”及第五段首句“Stevens chose Illinois as his next state.”和第六段首句“Sufjan Stevens is keeping his next state a secret from reporters”可知，文章主要講的是Sufjan Stevens計(jì)劃為每個(gè)州制作一張唱片來讓人們對五十個(gè)州有更多的了解，故選A。

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