The British artist’s 2018 album, In the Lonely Hour, was about the painful break-up he experienced last year with someone he loved. He accepted his final award for Record of the Year by thanking the one who broke his heart, “because you got me four Grammys,” he said.
The big surprise of the night was in the Album of the Year category. Many expected Beyoncé to win for her self-titled album. But musician Beck took home the award for his album Morning Phase.
Sunday night, Kanye West played a little trick on Beck and the crowd at the Staples Center. He jumped up on stage as Beck was accepting the award. The move was similar to the joking behavior he displayed at the 2009 Video Music Awards. At that event, West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech to tell the crowd that Beyoncé deserved the award that Swift had just received.
Beyoncé did not go home with empty hands Sunday night. She won three Grammys, including Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance for her song,
Drunk in Love. Other Grammy winners included country singer Miranda Lambert and rapper-singer Pharell Williams. The show included a video message from President Barack Obama about ending domestic violence.
Opinions were mixed about the musical performances at the Grammy Awards. Most critics praised Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their delivery of Cheek to Cheek. And the crowd roared for the performance of Sia’s big hit, Chandelier. Many critics praised Beyoncé’s performance of the gospel song (福音歌曲), Take My Hand, Precious Lord, but some social media posts show a mixed reaction. Other posts on social media had some fun with the clothing
fashions of the night. Some wrote that Rihanna’s large, bright pink dress looked like a “cake topper.”
41. We can learn from the second paragraph that ______.
A. In the Lonely Hour was recorded by American singer Sam Smith in 2018 B. Sam Smith expressed his thanks to his former girl-friend in the album C. In the Lonely Hour won three Grammy awards
D. In the Lonely Hour was about a heartbroken love story
42. Kanye West jumped up on stage during the 2018 award ceremony because ______.
A. he envied Beck
B. he expected Beyoncé to win
D. he intended to make a speech
C. he wanted to amuse the audience
43. What does the underlined word “roared” mean in the last paragraph? A. Danced.
B. Cheered.
C. Shook.
D. Panicked.
44. Which of the following artists is not a Grammy winner this time? A. Pharell. Lambert.
45. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Beyoncé had been expected to win the Album of the Year. B. President Barack Obama attended the Grammy Awards. C. The audience criticized Kanye West for his behavior.
D. People sang high praise for the musical performances at the Awards.
C
In 2002, when I returned to Kinshasa, Friedhelm, a fellow doctor, arranged a visit to Zongo Falls for his visiting brother and me.
B. Beyoncé.
C. Taylor Swift. D. Miranda
It was impossible to refuse as one seldom, if ever, got a chance to travel for pleasure in Congo(刚果). Petrol, like all imported goods, was extremely expensive, so casual sightseeing was normally out of the question. I imagine it would cost Friedhelm a good fortune.
An elderly pastor (牧师), having heard about our plan, asked if he could accompany us. He wanted to revisit his childhood village which was near Zongo Falls. This kindly gentleman, who was about 70, had not been to the village for 60 years. There was no bus service, and all other forms of transportation were beyond his means. This was his last and only chance. We left Kinshasa around 9am. Normally it would take three hours to get to the falls, but we stopped several times along the way, taking in the sights. Finally, around 5pm, we arrived at Zongo Falls.
Even as we admired the beauty of the waterfall, we knew we were running out of time. The sun would set at 6pm, and travel in the Congo was unsafe after dark. We needed to get back to Kinshasa as quickly as possible, which meant that we could not make the one-hour detour(绕行) to the pastor’s village.
No one spoke as we started our return journey, least of all the elderly pastor. What could he possibly say? He was in no position to demand anything. Sitting next to him in the back of the Land Cruiser, I could sense his sadness and frustration.
Meanwhile, Friedhelm sat in the front seat whispering with his brother. As we approached the detour to the village, he turned around and looked at me. Sometimes there are questions in life that one need not ask, and
answers that are obvious. I nodded my head, and Friedhelm told the driver to make the detour.
The sun had already set when we arrived at the small village, where we stayed only 20 minutes. During the drive back, the pastor was quiet, but I know the visit meant a lot to him. As we said our goodbyes in Kinshasa, his eyes were filled with tears. 46. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. The pastor didn’t know the location of his hometown. B. The pastor had no relatives in the village. C. The pastor led a lonely life for a long time. D. The pastor wanted to visit his hometown badly.
47. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. They spent about 3 hours enjoying beautiful scenery on their way to Zongo Falls.
B. They passed by the pastor’s village on their way to Zongo Falls. C. Sightseeing on the way to Zongo Falls took a much longer time than expected.
D. They stayed at Zongo Falls for at least 2 hours.
48. What did Friedhelm most probably whisper about with his brother? A. The beautiful scenery of Zongo Falls and along the way.
B. The pity of not being able to stay at Zongo Falls for a longer time. C. The discussion about whether to make the detour to the pastor’s village.
D. The discussion about how to reach the pastor’s village.
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