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Although we may not admit it,many of us like to stay in our comfort zones.This is especially true for celebrities.After they have gotten famous for doing something well,many of them prefer to stay where they are.

But Selena Gomez,23,doesn’t believe in staying where she is.When many teenagers her age were busy at school,Gomez had already established herself as a sweet young actress in TV series produced by the Disney Channel.But that was just where her ambitions started.As The New York Times noted,“While some child stars would have stopped trying to improve their careers after a few movies and hit songs,Gomez has always kept her eggs in a few different baskets.”

Her latest album Revival,which came out on Oct 9,is her first album outside of the  Disney-owned Hollywood Records.She was also the executive producer for the album,taking on more creative control and writing six songs on her own.On Dec 11,Gomez received the Chart Topper award for her successful album at Billboard’s yearly Women in Music event.

Indeed,the title of the album,Revival,shows that she is no longer part of Disney.In fact,  Gomez left the company last year to step outside her comfort zone.“I wanted to be my own person. I wanted to test myself,”she told Elle magazine.As it turns out,she hasn’t just done well in singing and acting.Gomez is also one of three executive producers working to make best-selling young adult novel 13 Reasons Why into a TV series.Gomez also has a production company,a perfume brand and four films.

No,it's not easy to succeed as a former child star.But fight now,Gomez is making it look easy.

1.Which is true according to the text?

2.What does The New York Times imply?

3.Gomez left the Disney last year in order to_______.

4.What does the passage mainly talk about?

第1小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

A

解析

Many celebrities like to stay in their comfort zones许多名人喜欢呆在他们的舒适领域。所以选项A正确。

考查方向

本题考查了细节信息提取能力。

解题思路

细节题。根据首段前两句, “many of us like to stay in our comfort zones.This is especially true for celebrities”可知,许多名人喜欢呆在他们的舒适领域。

易错点

不够仔细,提取不到对应信息。

第2小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

D

解析

选项D中的“is good at focusing her attention on different fields”与原文中的“has always kept her eggs in a few different baskets”语义一致。所以选项D正确。

考查方向

本题考查推理能力。

解题思路

推理题。从第二段最后一句“While some child stars would have stopped trying to improve their careers after a few movies and hit songs,Gomez has always kept her eggs in a few different baskets.”可知,一直保持把注意力放在在几个不同的领域。

易错点

上下文推理错误。

第3小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

D

解析

try different careers尝试不同的职业与原文描述一致。所以选项D正确。

考查方向

本题考查了细节信息提取能力。

解题思路

细节题。根据第四段““I wanted to be my own person. I wanted to test myself,” she told Elle magazine.” ;“she hasn’t just done well in singing and acting, Gomez is also one of three executive producers working to make best-selling young adult novel.”可知,Gomez离开迪斯尼的目的是尝试自己的能力。

易错点

不够仔细,提取不到对应信息。

第4小题正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

C

解析

选项C.An ambitious girl challenging herself constantly to more success符合文章的描述。所以选项C正确。

考查方向

本题考查了对全文主旨的把握能力。

解题思路

归纳题。从全文对Gomez的描述可以看出,一个不断挑战自己的女孩,走向更多的成功。

易错点

欠缺对主旨的归纳概括能力。