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After four silent years, the 27yearold British singer Adele Adkins has finally introduced herself to the world again with Hello, the opening song from her third album 25, which will come out on Nov. 20.
Although Adele is a very successful singer now, music wasn't always what she saw herself doing. At age 10, when she saw her grandmother's pain over the death of Adele's grandfather, she pictured herself as a heart surgeon.
“I wanted to fix people's hearts，”she told the UK music website iD, remembering the childhood interest she'd had in biology classes until she found out that her real talent was for singing.
Adele didn't go to medical school, but many would agree that she still has healing (治愈) powers. “Her songs find the kind of memory every listener holds somewhere in their heart. This kind of feeling is what people have always liked in Adele，” said The Telegraph.“She writes a pop diary, sharing the simple secrets of her heart.”
Most successful pop stars make albums at a fast pace, but not Adele. After her second album 21 won the 2012 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, she made it clear, with her label that she would spend “four or five years” making her next album. She told Vogue magazine, “I won't come out with new music until it's better than 21.”
Instead of seeking fame, Adele remained silent and moved to the countryside. In her free time, she loved to watch TV series Teen Mom, American Horror Story, and The Walking Dead.
Living life as normally as possible is important to the singer's art. “Nobody wants to listen to a record from someone who's not living in the real world，”Adele told iD. “So I live a lowkey life for my fans.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了英国著名歌手阿黛尔在音乐上成功的秘密。
1．What does the text mainly tell us?
A．The popularity of Adele's album 25.
B．The healing powers of Adele's music.
C．The secrets of Adele's success in music.
D．The reason for Adele's becoming a singer.
答案：C 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后三段可推知，本文主要讲述了阿黛尔在音乐上成功的秘密，故选C。
2．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．Adele wasn't interested in music.
B．Adele wasn't good at music at first.
C．Music wasn't very important in Adele's life.
D．Music wasn't all Adele wanted to be devoted to.
答案：D 句意理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，10岁时，当阿黛尔看到祖父的去世给祖母带来的伤痛时，她想成为一名外科医生，减轻别人的痛苦。虽然她是一名成功的歌手，但并不是一生都要致力于发展音乐。故D项正确。
3．What can we know about Adele?
A．Her album Hello will come out on Nov. 20.
B．She has kept a diary since childhood.
C．She moved to the countryside before 2012.
D．Her works are based on real life.
答案：D 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，阿黛尔的音乐作品基于真实的生活。
