韩国BTS获2021全美音乐奖“年度艺人”
The South Korean superstar music group BTS was named artist of the year(2021) at the American Music Awards. It was the group’s first time taking the top prize. Taylor Swift, Drake and The Weeknd were also nominees(被提名者) for artist of the year.
BTS has been one of the most commercially successful bands in the world over the past several years. The group’s 2020 album “Be” was its fifth album to reach the top of the Billboard 200 music charts. It was the fastest group that has released five albums at the top of the Billboard 200 charts since The Beatles in the 1960s.
BTS member RM said after receiving the award, “Seven boys from Korea, united by love for music, met the love and support from all the armies all over the world.” The biggest BTS fans are called the group’s “army”. “This whole thing is a miracle,” RM added. “Seriously, we would never take this for granted.”
The seven-member K-pop group won three awards. It was also named favorite pop group. The group’s hit “Butter” won the favorite pop song award. The group performed their number one single “My Universe” with the rock group Coldplay. They ended the show with a performance of “Butter”, which also went number one.
BTS has now won nine American Music Awards. The fan-voted awards show was broadcast live from Los Angeles, California.
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1.What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A BTS sped up their musical creation in 2020.
B BTS has proved themselves a business talent.
C The Beatles released as many albums as BTS.
D BTS has achieved a good result in the music world.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第二段It was the fastest any group has released five albums at the top of the Billboard 200 charts since The Beatles in the 1960s.可知，这是自上世纪60年代披头士乐队以来，发行5张专辑登顶 Billboard 200排行榜速度最快的乐队。在此作者拿BTS与披头士相提并论，说明BTS在音乐界取得了好成绩，故选D。
2.What does the underlined word “armies” mean in Paragraph 3?
A People who are against BTS.
B People who are as young as BTS.
C People who live with BTS.
D People who support BTS.
解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据下文The biggest BTS fans are called the group’s “army”.可知，防弹少年团最大的粉丝团(即支持者)被称为该组合的army。故选D。
3.How many American Music Awards did BTS win before 2021?
A One.
B Three.
C Four.
D Six.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“The seven-member K-pop group won three awards.”以及最后一段的“BTS has now won nine American Music Awards.”可知，他们在2021全美音乐奖获得三项奖，现在总共获得了九项，在2021年前就获得了六项。故选D。
4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A BTS has created a history for Asian music groups in America.
B There is no doubt that BTS gained much attention at the Music Awards.
C BTS became one of the nominees mainly through social media votes.
D BTS performed the pop song “Butter” with the rock group Coldplay.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，防弹少年团获得了三个奖项。他们还被评为“最受欢迎流行组合”。该组合的热门歌曲《Butter》获得了“最受欢迎流行歌曲”奖项。该组合与酷玩摇滚乐队一起表演了他们排名第一的单曲《My Universe》。他们以《Butter》的表演结束了演出，这首歌也获得了第一名。由此毫无疑问，该音乐团体在该音乐奖上备受关注，故选B。
5.The passage probably comes from _________.
A a diary
B a novel
C a news report
D an advertisement
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文中对于韩国音乐组合防弹少年团(BTS)在全美音乐奖上被评为“年度艺人”，斩获三项大奖一事进行了详尽地描述，故本文应是一篇新闻稿件。故选C。