DoyounowwhoStefaniGermanottais？Perhapsnot，butyou'llalmostcertainlyknowthestarcalledLadyGaga，a24-year-oldAmericanfamousforhercuttingedgepopvideosandstrangefashionsense．ShewasthebiggestwinnerattheMTVEuropeM

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Do you now who Stefani Germanotta is？Perhaps not，but you'll almost certainly know the star called Lady Gaga，a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense．She was the biggest winner at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Madrid on November 7，2010．Her awards included the best female artist and the best song．
Her popularity doesn't end there．The BBC reports that the University of South Carolina has a sociology course about the life，work and rise to fame of Lady Gaga．The course is due to start in spring 2011．"We're going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event，"said professor Mathieu，who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame．
Germanotta，in fact，is a college student．She learned to play the piano by age 4．At age 17，she was one of the only 20young people to get early admission to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts，the famous music school．Yet after her second semester，she took a big risk-she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career．But hwo did she manage to go from nowhere to supar star in just two years？
She may well have had a plan for the top．She created"The Ultimate Pop Burlesque Show"with another artist．It was the first of many strange images．The pair gained enough attention to get a spot at a famous music festival in Chicago．Later，a record company signed Germanotta．
While Lady Gaga enjoys popularity，there are critics accusing her of regularly using rude language in her lyrics（歌词） and wearing overly sexy clothing．
53．According to the article，Lady Gaga is famous for___．
A．her fashion shows           B．her strange images
C．her talents in university   D．her winning awards
54．Which of the following is the correct order for the stages of Gaga's career？___
a．She appeared in a music festival in Chicago   b．She won the award-the best female
c．She decided to quit school                 d．She created a show with another artist
e．She was signed by a record company        f．Her success has become a university course
A．b-f-c-a-d-e      B．b-f-c-d-a-e
C．c-d-a-e-b-f      D．c-d-a-e-f-b
55．The main reason why Lady Gaga could become famous is that___．
A．she knew her dream of life        B．she knew what she would do next
C．she learned music at a young age  D．she ws brave enough to quit university
56．From this passage，we can infer that___．
A．a good performance in university may lead to one's success．
B．cooperation with other artists is important in becoming successful
C．Lady Gaga will become less famous because of her lyrics and clothing
D．Professor Mathieu believes that Lady Gaga's success is worth studying．

Answer 1

53．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"a 24-year-old American famous for her cutting edge pop videos and strange fashion sense"一个24岁的以她的刃流行影片和奇怪的时尚感著名的美国明星，可知 Lady Gaga是以她奇怪的穿着著名的；故选B．
54．C．细节理解题．通读全文，可知文章主要讲了Lady Gaga职业生涯的经历，她在纽约大学上学时中途辍学专心音乐事业，与另一个艺术家创作了一个节目后，参加了芝加哥的一个音乐节并被唱片公司签约，成功获得里最佳女歌手奖，她的成功变成了一个大学课程；故选C．
55．B．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"Yet after her second semester，she took a big risk-she decided to quit and concentrate on a music career"她冒着巨大的风险决定辞职，专心音乐事业；可知她是一个清楚自己接下来的每一个计划的人；故选B．
56．D．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"We're going to look at Lady Gaga as a social event，"said professor Mathieu，who will teach Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame"我们要把嘎嘎小姐作为一个社会事件，"马蒂厄教授说，可知他认为嘎嘎小姐的成功是值得研究的；故选D．