1 . Diana Ross, American pop singer and actress, achieved international popularity, first as the leader singer of the Supremes and later as a solo(独唱的) artist. Diana Ross was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, Michigan. She was the second of six children of Fred and Ernestine Ross, who lived in one of Detroit’s poor districts. Because her family were closely connected with each other,Ross almost didn't notice the difficult life as she grew up.

Ross professional career began in 1959, when she joined several neighborhood friends to form the Primettes. The group was renamed the Supremes after signing a recording contract (合同) with Motown late the following year. The group produced many number-one hit singles (热门单曲) on the US Billboard hot 100, including Baby Love, Stop! In The Name of Love and Someday We Will Be Together. In 1967, the group was renamed Diana Ross and the Supremes, foreshadowing（预示） Ross’solo career,which she started in 1970.

Beginning with Ain’t No Mountain High Enough from her first solo album, Ross enjoyed more than ten years of great success with her hit singles. Ross also developed a film-acting career in the 1970s, beginning with a starring role as blues singer Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues and continuing with Mahogany, for which she also recorded the theme song Do You Know Where You’re Going To.

However, in the mid-1980s, Ross saw her career begin to wane. Most of her albums were re-recordings of earlier material. In 2006, she produced I Love Y ou, a collection of love songs by many artists, and she started an energetic concert tour the following year to make the album publicly known. Although you can’t find her songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 now, Ross remains popular as one   of the leading musical performers of all time.

1. According to the passage, the Supremes ____.

A．had to break up in 1967

B．used to be named the Primettes

C．was made up of Ross and her classmates

D．signed a contract with Motown in 1959

2. Which of the following songs is included in Ross’s first solo album?

A．Baby love.

B．Stop! In the name of love.

C．Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.

D．Someday We’ll Be Together.

3. What can we learn about Do You Know Where You’re Going To?

A．It was the theme song of Mahogany.

B．It was one of Ross’No.1 hit singles.

C．It was sung by a blues singer.

D．It was from Ross’first film.

4. What does the underlined word “wane” in the last paragraph probably mean？

A．Develop faster.

B．End quickly.

C．Start again.

D．Become weaker.