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Michael Jackson was on the road of performing when he was five years old.As is known to all，the road to fame and fortune is a long，hard one.
Michael remembered those early years when he was young.“My father was a machine operator，”he explained，“and he worked at a steel plant.My mother worked at Sears，a big department store.But they were both musicians.”
Michael's father Joe Jackson realized his sons had a lot of talent，and he knew he could train them to become fine musicians.In those days there were plenty of music groups and some of them were very good.He knew if his sons were to stand out，they would have to be the best.
Practice makes perfect.And they practised！Gradually the group took shape.Then word of this group began to get around.Thus Michael got a chance to do some solo(独唱)songs.In the following years，Michael was always on the top.One million records of his were sold in New Zealand，which has only a total population of three million!
When Michael was eighteen，he entered another field of his career(生涯)—acting.“I plan to star in movies，”he told his friends，“but of course，my first love is music.”
Michael wrote a lot of his own songs.“Songs came about in the strangest ways，”he said.“I'll just wake up from sleeping and there is a whole song coming into my head.And then I put it down on the paper.”
Still，with all his success，Michael managed to keep his head calm.“I just do a different job from other people，”he said，“but it doesn't make me think I'm better than other people.”
To be quite honest，his fans just love to hear and watch him!
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了迈克尔·杰克逊如何从一个孩子一步一步走向成功的。
1．What can we know from the text?
A．Michael Jackson's parents enjoyed music a lot.
B．Michael's mother worked in a factory when he was young.
C．Michael's father spent a lot of time in drinking.
D．Michael began to earn money when he was only four years old.
A [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But they were both musicians.”可知，迈克尔·杰克逊的父母非常喜欢音乐，故选A项。]
2．What did Joe Jackson realize?
A．His children didn't need much practice.
B．His children had little talent for being musicians.
C．His children couldn't become famous if they weren't the best.
D．There were a small number of music groups in those days.
C [推理判断题。根据第三段可知，Joe Jackson意识到那时候有大量的音乐团体，且其中一些是非常优秀的，他们想要出名，就必须是最好的，故选C项。]
3．Which of the following is true?
A．All of Michael's songs were written by other people.
B．Michael thought that he was much more clever than others.
C．Michael began to act in films when he was five years old.
D．A great number of New Zealanders bought a record of Michael's.
D [细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知C项错；根据第六段中的“Michael wrote a lot of his own songs.”可知A项错；根据倒数第二段中的“but it doesn't make me think I'm better than other people”可知，B项错。根据第四段中的“One million records of his were sold in New Zealand，which has only a total population of three million！”可知D项正确，故选D项。]
4．What's the main idea of the text?
A．Why Michael was so popular all over the world.
B．How the Jacksons became successful.
C．How Mr.Jackson trained his children.
D．How Michael became so popular all over the world.
D [主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Michael如何一步一步走向成功的。故选D项。A项侧重点是成功的原因；B项讲的是the Jacksons是如何成功的；C项侧重Mr. Jackson是如何训练他的小孩的。]
