On a cold winter day, many years ago, a French art teacher named Pierre Chevalier got on a train in Lyon to go to Paris. When he started his journey, he did not know that it was the beginning of almost 40 years of accidents and near death experiences.
During the journey, the train fell into an icy river, killing 12 passengers. Chevalier managed to swim back to the river bank. He only had a broken leg.
Two years later, Chevalier was on a plane from Paris to Moscow when a door suddenly opened and he fell out. A few minutes later, the plane crashed; 27 people were killed. Chevalier was so lucky that he landed in a haystack(干草堆).
A few years later, he was hit by a bus, but again had no serious injuries. Then a year after that, he was driving on a mountain road when he saw a truck coming straight at him. He drove the car off the road, jumped out, landed in a tree--and watched his car fall 100 meters down the mountain.
"There are two ways you can look at it," Chevalier said. "I' m either the world' s unluckiest man, or the world' s luckiest." When a reporter asked Chevalier what he thought, he chose the "luckiest" one.
Two years ago, aged 71, Chevalier bought his first lottery ticket(彩票) in 50 years and won more than 2 million. After this, a TV company in America said they wanted him to make an advertisement. At first he accepted, but then he changed his mind. Chevalier said he would not fly to Los Angeles for the filming, because he did not want to push his luck. Who knows? If he had accepted the invitation, maybe he would have had another accident. But Mr. Chevalier is a lucky man. If he had had another accident, he probably would have survived that too!
1. In the train accident many years ago, Chevalier______.| A．didn't get injured at all | B．was finally pulled out of the river |
| C．was lucky enough to be alive | D．was the only passenger to survive |
| A．Because he had won ￡2 million. | B．Because he didn’t want to risk his life. |
| C．Because he didn’t want to leave home. | D．Because he didn't like the TV company. |
| A．a man with nine lives | B．the unluckiest man in the world |
| C．a man who traveled around the world | D．a man who earned ￡2 million in a lottery |
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【推荐1】Erika hated onions. Green,yellow,white or red,she thought they were the most disgusting vegetable in the supermarket. Erika’s father, on the other hand, lived for onions. He put them on everything-salads and sandwiches, toast and eggs. He liked them raw, fried or roasted to a crisp. But there was no way of cooking onions that made him happier than the one he sang about every week: caramelized(焦糖化). It never failed to spoil Erika’s weekend.
One Friday, she couldn’t stand it anymore. When the first notes of “Green Onions” sounded, Erika stood her ground.
“D-a-d,quit it! ”
“You don’t like my song? ”
“No! I hate your song. But not nearly as much as I hate your onions. ”
“You hate caramelized onions?”, he asked. “But, why? ”
Erika could have ranted(碎碎念)for an hour, but she was too angry to talk. All she could say was, “Because they’re gross! ”
“Have you ever tried them? ”
“Well...no. ”
“Then how do you know they’re gross?”
“Because they’re brown and gooey, and they smell like old socks.”
“I’ll make you a deal. You try a cheeseburger with these onions on it, and if they’re as bad as you say they are, I’ll eat anything you want.”
“Anything? Like a jar of paint?”
“It has to be food.”
“Deal. Call me when they’re ready.”
“Ah,ah, ”said Dad, handing Erika a knife. “You’ve got to help me make them, too.”
“What? !”
“If you watch it happen, I think you won’t be so freaked out.”
“Fine. How do we start?”
1. What can we know from the text?| A．Erika’s father was keen on onions. |
| B．Erika did like the colors of onions. |
| C．Erika’s father sang “Green Onions” every day. |
| D．Erika thought that onions were the worst vegetable in the world. |
| A．Raw. | B．Fried. | C．Roasted. | D．Caramelized. |
| A．Make it. | B．Stop it. | C．Get it. | D．Forget it. |
| A．Knowledge is power. | B．You are what you eat. |
| C．One swallow doesn’t make a summer. | D．The proof of the pudding is in the eating. |
【推荐2】A man sat at a subway station in Washington D. C. and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, 1,100 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by, and a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him. They stopped for a few seconds, and then hurried up to meet their schedule.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3-year-old boy. His mother followed him along, hurried, but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally, the mother pushed hard, and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money, but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded (鼓掌), nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the most gifted musicians in the world. He had just played one of the most beautiful pieces ever written, on a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell’s playing in the subway station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment.
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
1. Why did few people stop to listen to Joshua Bell playing?| A．They were busy. | B．It was too cold in the subway. |
| C．They were not interested in music. | D．The performance was not good enough. |
| A．They would give him some money. | B．They would stop to enjoy the music. |
| C．They would applaud for the performance. | D．They would ask them to continue walking. |
| A．To make more money. |
| B．To practise his skills in playing music. |
| C．To make an advertisement for his concert. |
| D．To find out people’s reaction under such a condition. |
| A．To show us how to play music. | B．To set us to think about our life. |
| C．To report a subway performance. | D．To tell us the importance of music. |
【推荐3】On Thursday morning, Cathy Brennan sat on a sofa at the Washington sailing Marina in Alexandria preparing to start her nine-and-a-half-foot kayak (皮艇) on day 25 of the journey. The Mississippi is on her wish list. What she had prepared were simple: sleeping bag, small tent, rain jacket, change of clothes, first aid kit. Apples, granola bars, cheese sticks. When she’s thirsty, she scoops water from the rivers and pumps it through a filter (过滤器). “I always drink the river,’’ she says.
Every few days Brennan will find a hotel for the night where she can get a shower and eat a cheeseburger. She’ll check in with her husband John, who has helped her select the river and research the trips at their new Jersey home. “He’s my virtual Sherpa (牧羊人) with benefits,’’ Brennan says, laughing. But most of her time is paddling on the river or camping on its banks. She has a phone with her but hardly calls or texts anyone. Her husband and her grown children can keep track of her via the transponder (应答器) that sends them her location every 10 minutes or so.
Brennan knows that solo kayaking is not for everyone and she’s not careless. Brennan grew up on a lake and was a strong swimmer and boater from an early age. She moved around rough rapids and watches the weather carefully. Brennan is careful about where she camps and who is around her. She has packed up her equipment and headed back out on the river when she has felt unsafe.
However, she persists because she loves being on the rivers, seeing the bald eagles above, deer on the banks and a fascinating number of bugs and insects that never find their way into homes and offices. She wants others to see that, too, especially women. “Women, I think, are unreasonably afraid about being alone,” she said. “Sometimes people think kayaking alone is so dangerous. And I tell them in my imagination, that is far more dangerous than what I do.”
1. How can we describe Brennan’s kayak trip according to the passage?| A．easily-achieved | B．heavily-cost |
| C．widely-known | D．simply-prepared |
| A．Her husband keeps track of her |
| B．Her husband accompanies her on the river |
| C．Her husband provides a lot of support and help |
| D．Her husband always contacts her with calls and texts |
| A．It is acceptable of a woman to be afraid of being alone |
| B．It is hard to estimate how dangerous kayaking is |
| C．It is her hope that more women can enjoy the adventure of kayaking |
| D．Kayaking is suitable for everyone to take part in |
| A．generous and determined | B．dependent and careful |
| C．curious and warm-hearted | D．confident and outgoing |
【推荐1】Blue sheep,native to the Himalayas,lends its name to a small handicraft(手工艺）shop in downtown Chengdu.Rachael Pinniger from the U.K.opened the store,which offers a wide range of handmade items,in 2013.All of them were made by people with disabilities or serious diseases in remote areas in China.
The 75-year-old woman was formerly a medical practitioner(执业医师）。Before settling down in Chengdu 10 years ago,Rachael had spent more than 40 years working in 15 different countries in Asia and Africa,providing medical services and training local physicians.While living in the Tibet Autonomous Region,she found that many patients were too poor to have their illnesses treated.While many of them were skilled in making traditional crafts,they had no market for their handmade items.
＂For these people,the most important thing is to help them integrate(融入）into society,"
Rachael thought."That's not necessarily something the government can do.It's up to all of us to give them a sense of confidence and self-respect."
That inspired Rachael to open a store to help these disadvantaged people bring their crafts to the market so that they could make money and receive effective treatment.She spent nearly all of her life savings collecting items from them and making other necessary preparations.
More than 700 people have benefited from Rachael's initiative(融入），although she has to battle for years to make ends meet with the very limited market,which remains her biggest challenge.Despite financial pressures,she has continued to expand her market by encouraging her overseas friends to buy the products as home decorations or gifts.She collects feedback from customers and gives the craftsmen suggestions on how to improve their items.To help them pick up professional skills,Rachael also invites them to participate in training courses.
As a world traveler,Rachael has no plans for her next destination.At the moment,she will continue to try her best to keep the shop afloat to help more people get through their hard times.
“Mother Teresa's words,'I cannot change the world,but I can change the world of one person,'have always been my motto.Anytime we can help one person;it makes life worthwhile,even if it is not the world,”she said.
1. Which of the following statements about Rachael Pinniger is TRUE?| A．She left her home country in her twenties. |
| B．She had to borrow money to open Blue Sheep. |
| C．She had settled down in China before retirement. |
| D．She always dreamed of running her own business in China. |
| A．It was co-founded by seriously ill patients. |
| B．It provides effective treatment for the disabled. |
| C．It sells products made by the disadvantaged. |
| D．It provides customers with craft-making training. |
| A．expand into the overseas market |
| B．balance the budget for Blue Sheep |
| C．involve more craftsmen in her initiative |
| D．obtain immediate feedback from customers |
| A．preserves Chinese traditional handicrafts |
| B．calls on people to respect the disadvantaged |
| C．provides help for people in need of social integration |
| D．removes the need for government aid to the disadvantaged |
【推荐2】An artwork in the graduation exhibition of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in Guangdong’s provincial capital has spread on the Internet. A number of domestic media organizations have reported on Huang Jianyi’s life and his artwork, a giant construction worker made of more than 700 kilograms of steel bars and iron plates.
He named his 194cm-by-113cm-by-230cm sculpture The Soul of Construction Workers. He said he made the sculpture in honor of his father and all Chinese construction workers who have contributed to the country’s urban development.
To build it, he bought 750 kg of steel bars and iron plates from online platforms and nearby recycling centers for about 4 yuan per kg. Apart from eating and sleeping, Huang Jianyi devoted all his time to his work: “Sometimes, I even stayed up from midnight to 5 or 6 am, and when the sun rose. I would sleep in: my chair for a few hours,” Huang. said. “I think all the hard work was worth it, especially now that the sculpture is being recognized by the public.”
“Born into a poor family in Leizhou city, under the administration of Zhanjiang city in western Guangdong, Huang said he deeply understood how hard life was for builders. As construction workers, my parents frequently traveled for work, sometimes as far as Hainan province when I was a child, and they used to return home once every few months,” he said.
And after he arrived in Guangzhou to go to university, he discovered that many builders have to work in the scorching sun or in the pouring rain. “My father, who’ is the pillar of my family, is not very good at expressing his feelings, but I know he was very delighted when he saw my sculpture,” Huang said.
1. Why did Huang Jianyi build the sculpture?| A．To honor people like his father. |
| B．To celebrate his graduation. |
| C．To win an art competition. |
| D．To draw people’s attention. |
| A．The hardship of his college life. |
| B．The scorching sun and pouring rain. |
| C．The hard life of construction workers. |
| D．The encouragement from the government. |
| A．Huang usually traveled with his parents. |
| B．Huang’s parents once worked in Hainan. |
| C．Huang spent his spare time creating the. sculpture. |
| D．Huang’s father expressed his delight at the sculpture. |
| A．Indifferent. |
| B．Critical. |
| C．Favorable. |
| D．Ambiguous. |
【推荐3】Now 68 the father of six and grandfather of eight goes to school six days a week to complete his studies and escape a lonely home life following the death of his wife.
Walking into the secondary school and the noise created by 200 children is a welcome contrast(对比)to the silence of the cold one-room home. “ To forget my sorrows I go to school,” Kami, one of the oldest students in Nepal, said in the classroom where he studies together with 14 and 15-year-olds.
His family was so poor that Kami couldn’t finish his studies as a child and achieve his goal of becoming a teacher.
The teacher, Koirala, then invited Kami to his school, which provided the grandfather with a school uniform including grey trousers, blue tie and white shirt. “This is my first experience teaching a person who is as old as my fathers’ age, Koirala said. “I feel very excited and happy.”
The 20 children in his grade 10 class have called Kami “Baa”，which means “father” in Nepal, but despite his age their elderly classmate joins in all activities, including volleyball in the schoolyard. “I used to think ‘why is this old man coming to school to study with us?’ but as time passed I enjoyed his company,” Kami’s 14-year-old classmate Sagar Thapa said.
Kami said he wanted to study until his death, adding he hoped it would encourage others to get over age obstacles(障碍). “If they see such an old person like me studying in school they might get motivated as well,” he said.
1. What do we know about Kami?| A．He is very rich now. | B．He has 6 grandchildren now. |
| C．He studies with many children. | D．He is the oldest student in Nepal. |
| A．Illnesses. | B．Being poor. |
| C．Lack of interest. | D．His parents’ intention. |
| A．None of his classmates welcomed him. |
| B．Kami loves the activities in the school. |
| C．Kami’s school provided him with all he needed. |
| D．Kami’s teacher has more than one student like him. |
| A．Old age shouldn’t stop one learning. | B．All his classmates would study harder. |
| C．He would study at the cost of his life. | D．He regretted having attended school. |
【推荐1】My grandparents actively practised simplicity. They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression. Saving for a rainy day and avoiding superfluous spending was their life guide. Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items, they chose to spend really simple life together, with family and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed dramatic changes in their community. Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes. As land prices rose, many of their neighbors sold their homes. Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house. But they didn’t want a bigger place. My grandparents built and lived in a small cottage for most of their lives. They loved their little house and were content with what they had.
My grandparents avoided consumptive lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves. They lived in a small home, but had a huge garden. They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill, improved their health, and gave them an excuse to be outside. They also reused and recycled everything. For instance, they had driven the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out.
Through their example I learned an important lesson: It is possible to live a simple and fulfilling life. My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn’t about self-deprivation (剥夺). Instead, it is about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to pursue your dreams. Becoming debt free, downsizing to a smaller home, are a few ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams.
1. What does the underlined word “superfluous” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．meaningful | B．unnecessary | C．increasing | D．troublesome |
| A．They didn’t notice the family members’ advice. |
| B．Their house were really new and large enough. |
| C．They were satisfied with the house they lived in. |
| D．They were too old to do any house-building job. |
| A．Repairing the house themselves. | B．Planting vegetables in the garden. |
| C．Reusing and recycling things. | D．Changing cars in a short time. |
| A．unacceptable | B．favorable | C．unreasonable | D．impossible |
【推荐2】Whenever the word “hero” comes to me, I immediately think of three Hs: honorable, hardworking, and happy. When I think more about this word, I picture someone who has
accomplished good things for people and tries to do the right thing Hattie Elizabeth Alexander is one person whom I find to be very heroic.
Hattie was born in Baltimore, Maryland on April 5, 1901. During her time at College she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Bacteriology and Physiology These were just the first steps towards what she was finally going to be remembered for. After college Hattie attended Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and received her medical degree.
After her education, she pursued her career, and after much time and hard work, she drastically reduced the number of infants(幼儿)dying from meningitis(脑膜炎). Hattie was very dedicated to her work and helped at as many locations as she could. Spending substantial（大量的）time in the laboratory, Hattie successfully developed a cure against the disease, which decreased the death rate to 20 percent. At the same time, she was also a teacher working with Columbia University.
She was a caring lady interested in other people’s lives. When she was teaching at Columbia University, other members would talk to her about students that were failing their classes, and somehow Hattie could always find convincing reasons as to why they should not be driven away. Later, Hattie became an instructor in Pediatrics at New York City’s Babies Hospital. After many honors, she became the first woman president of the American Pediatric Society in 1965. This was her last major achievement, for soon after, Hattie died of cancer on June 24, 1968.
Hattie is my hero because her positive attitude and strength helped her accomplish great things for others. She gave them her strength by developing medicines against diseased, which, by doing so, made them stronger. This is what makes Hattie Elizabeth Alexander my hero.
1. According to the passage, Hattie Elizabeth Alexander_____.| A．received her Bachelor’s Degree in Johns Hopkins School. |
| B．spent all her time in the laboratory developing cures for illnesses |
| C．cared a lot about other’s private lives |
| D．always tried her best to help prevent students from dropping out of college |
| A．slightly | B．hardly | C．greatly | D．totally |
| A．she was an honorable, hardworking and happy person |
| B．she was a very dedicated woman doctor with many honors |
| C．she was a caring lady who helped many students finish college |
| D．she was the first woman President of APS |
| A．An Honorable Woman |
| B．A Woman Accomplishing Great Things |
| C．My Hero—Hattie Elizabeth Alexander |
| D．The First Woman President of the APS |
【推荐3】It was Jennifer Williams’ mother who got her interested in books. A librarian, she read to her three children every day. “Until we went to college,” Williams told vadogwood.com, a local news site.
When Williams, now 54, became an elementary school teacher in Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with reading just as she had. But early on, she realized that some kids had limited access to books.
“It’s very obvious to teachers of young children which kids are read to and which are not,” she said. “It’s obvious at the end of the first day of school.” To Williams, the solution was simple: Give kids books. In 2017, as part of a city event called Engage Danville, she gave away 900 used children’s books over three days. Most people would be satisfied with that. Most.
“I was like, ‘Anybody could do that’,” she said. “I wanted to do something that’s going to stretch my faith, my work principle, my everything.”
So she raised the number considerably by setting a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an unreachable number, but as Williams posted on Facebook: Don’t complain in the bleachers (露天看台) if you aren’t willing to work hard out on the field.”
So she got to work, first by roping in friends to donate books or money to buy books. Before long, as news of Williams’ project spread, strangers started leaving collections of books on her doorway. As quickly as the books come in, Williams gives them to local schools—only 922,000 more to reach her goal! And she’s not slowing down. It’s too important for kids with few options.
“Reading can take you anywhere,” she told CNN. “You can travel in time and space. If you can read, you can learn almost anything.”
1. What made Jennifer Williams fall in love with reading?| A．Her teacher’s help. | B．Her mother’s influence. |
| C．Her desire for knowledge. | D．Her love for teaching. |
| A．To promote reading nationwide. |
| B．To inspire her students to work hard. |
| C．To draw public attention to the city event. |
| D．To make more kids have access to reading. |
| A．Intelligent and caring. | B．Creative and responsible. |
| C．Generous and determined. | D．Independent and confident. |
【推荐1】A trial project by the Montreal Children's Hospital suggested that the use of medical hypnosis(催眠)can reduce pain and anxiety in patients. The project also resulted in a reduction in the amount of medicines used to perform medical-imaging imaging(医学影像) procedures.
“During the examination children don't move. It works perfectly. It's amazing,“ said Johanne L'Ecuyer, a medical-imaging technologist at the hospital.
The project was inspired by a French team from Rouen University Hospital Centre where examinations are done under hypnosis instead of general anesthesia(麻醉）.
A French medical-imaging technologist-also a hypnotist — was invited to train a few members in the medical-imaging department of the children's hospital. In all, 80 examinations were conducted for the project between January and September, 2019, focusing on the imaging procedures that would cause anxiety.
Hypnosis is not a state of sleep: It is rather a modified(改变的)state of consciousness. The technologist will guide the patient to this modified state—an imaginary world that will disassociate itself more and more from the procedure that follows.
“The technologist must build up a story with the patient," Ms. L'Ecuyer said. "The patient is left with the power to choose what he wants to talk about. Do you play sports? Do you like going to the beach? We establish a subject that we will discuss throughout the procedure."
Everything that happens next during the procedure must be related to this story — an injection （注射）becomes the bite of an insect; the heat on the skin becomes the sensation of the sun and a machine that rings becomes a police car passing nearby.
“The important thing is that the technologist associates what is happening outside the patient's body with what the patient sees in his head," Ms. L'Ecuyer said. "It requires creativity on the part of the technologist, imagination, a lot of patience and kindness."
The procedure appealed to the staff a lot when it was introduced in January. It spread like wildfire that someone from France was here to train the technologists," Ms. L'Ecuyer said. She added that she had a line of staff at her door wanting to take the training.
1. One of the results produced by the trial project is ________ .| A．a better understanding of children |
| B．less use of certain medicines |
| C．new medical-imaging technology |
| D．an improved reputation of the hospital |
| A．assist in treating a patient |
| B．carry out hypnosis training |
| C．start up a new department |
| D．learn about the procedure |
| A．creating a perfect world for patients |
| B．forcing patients into a state of deep sleep |
| C．putting patients into an unconscious state |
| D．leading patients' consciousness away from reality |
| A．It should keep pace with the procedure. |
| B．It reflects the patient's creativity. |
| C．It is selected by the technologist. |
| D．It tells what doctors are doing to the patient. |
| A．uncertainty |
| B．enthusiasm |
| C．worry |
| D．criticism |
| A．An easy way to communicate with patients. |
| B．The standard method of conducting hypnosis. |
| C．An introduction of medical-imaging technology. |
| D．The use of hypnosis in medical-imaging procedures. |
【推荐2】Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 was finally leaping into cinemas in December — and onto a streaming platform. Gal Gadot returns as the brave Amazon princess, this time battling Kristen Wiig's Cheetah in the 1980s; and Chris Pine is back as Steve Trevor.
Released in cinemas on 25 Dec in the US, Canada and Scandinavia, and from 16 Dec in the UK and around the world.
The Midnight Sky
George Clooney stars as Augustine, a scientist stationed in an Arctic observatory. He needs to contact a spaceship so that he can warn its astronauts not to return to the ruined Earth. The Midnight Sky is adapted from Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel by Mark L Smith, the co-screenwriter of The Revenant.
On Netflix from 23 Dec.
News of the World
In News of the World, Tom Hanks plays a former Civil War soldier who makes his living as a storyteller. When he finds a 10-year-old girl who was taken away by a native tribe, he takes her across Texas to reunite her with her aunt and uncle. Adapted from the novel by Paulette Jiles.
Released in cinemas on 25 Dec in the US and Canada, and on 1 Jan in the UK and Spain.
Wolfwalkers
It is set in the mid 17th-Centuiy when English soldiers are trying to train the wild woods near Kilkenny. One hunter's daughter learns that there aren't just wolves in the forest, but “wolfWkers” who can change into wolves at night. Critics praises “a heartwarming story of family and friendship, a family-friendly examination of the horror of severe control, an exciting adventure about two girls finding themselves, and a secret art history lesson...
On Apple TV+ from 11 Dec.
1. What do The Midnight Sky and News of the World have in common?| A．They have a similar story. | B．They were created from novels. |
| C．They can be enjoyed on the Internet. | D．They were released on the same day. |
| A．Wolfwalker. | B．The Midnight Shy. |
| C．News of the world. | D．Wonder woman 1984. |
| A．To share some stories. | B．To introduce some films. |
| C．To comment on some films. | D．To describe different characters. |
【推荐3】When it comes to new music, January was a bit slow. Still, there were great releases that had us listening on repeat. Here’s some of the new music you may have missed in January.
Jazmine Sullivan, “Heaux Tales”
Sullivan rose to the top of the R&B charts in 2008. Her new album, “Heaux Tales”, was released on Jan. 8. Much of the album was recorded in Sullivan’s Philadelphia home due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The R&B star is set to get some major exposure at this year’s Super Bowl on Feb. 7, where she’ll sing the national anthem.
Olivia Newton-John, ”Window in the Wall”
Olivia Newton-John released this song on Jan. 22 with her daughter Chloe Rose Lattanzi. played the song and I started crying. It was really emotional；” the Australian artist said. “It was just a knowingness that I had to do this song because it’s about relationships, forgiveness, seeing other people’s point of view, and still with love, understanding and kindness." It’s not the first time the mother-daughter duo has cooperated on a song. In 2015 they sang “You Have to Believe”.
Selena Gomez, "De Una Vez”
Gomez, a Texas native, sang in Spanish on her latest single, “De Una Vez" ("At Once"), which dropped on Jan. 14. It’s the first track from her upcoming album, “Revelaci6n；’("Revelation’’) which is due out on May 12. It’ll be Gomez’s first Spanish-language album.
Justin Bieber, “Anyone”
Bieber started the new year with a fresh new song. "Anyone" was officially released on Jan. 1. Fans had been eagerly looking forward to its debut (首发).“Anyone" was one of several songs Bieber performed during his New Year’s Eve broadcast. Biebet’s last album, “Changes”, dropped last year on Valentine’s Day.
1. Who released the new music earliest?| A．Jazmine Sullivan. | B．Olivia Newton-John. |
| C．Selena Gomez. | D．Justin Bieber. |
| A．"Heaux Tales". | B．"You Have to Believe”. |
| C．"Revelacion". | D．"Changes”. |
| A．It ranks No. l on the R&B charts. |
| B．It is sung in the Spanish language. |
| C．It is a mother-daughter production. - |
| D．It is about someone’s long lost love. |
