The popular song ‘Gangnam Style’ from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, getting more than 808 million views on the popular media site.

The distinction was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song ‘Baby’ had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement on his Twitter page earlier today.

Since its release, the song has defeated such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘On the Floor’ and Eminem's ‘Love the Way You Lie’. And in September, 'Gangnam Style' also became the most liked video on YouTube, now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up.

At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY, your certificate is waiting here at our office, come pick it up any time!”

Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.

If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, ‘Gangnam Style’ would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.

The YouTube honors are just the latest in a long list that shows just how popular the song has become. Since it was released in July, the song has seen a meteoric rise through the music industry.

It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody（恶搞）videos.

It became part of the 2012 presidential elections with the now famous ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda films promoting their supreme leader.

Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.

1.This passage mainly talks about a world famous________.

A. music chart                         B. video website

C. music video                         C. Korean pop singer

2.Which of the following about “Gangnam Style” is NOT true according to the passage?

A．“Gangnam Style” has defeated Justin Bieber’s “Baby” on You Tube’s views.

B．“Gangnam Style” has been the favorite to at least 5.4 million people.

C．“Gangnam Style” has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

D．“Gangnam Style” has been the first to get more than 1 billion views.

3.What can we infer from this passage?

A．The influence of “Gangnam Style” has spread far and wide

B．Obama won the presidential election partly because of the ‘Mitt Romney Style’ video.

C．Despite its massive popularity, the fever of “Gangnam Style” has decreased.

D．PSY will become one of the greatest musicians due to the popularity of “Gangnam Style”.

It’s wonderful when teenage dreams collie true after a lot of hard work.Ban Ki—Moon，foreign minister of the Republic of Korea，knows this only too well.He dreamt of being a diplomat(外交官)from a young age and now"the 63-year—old has become the world’s top diplomat.
On October 9，2006，UN Security Council appointed Ban to take the place of Secretary General
Kofi Annan.Next January he will become the first Asian to take the post in 35 years.
Bom into a pool"family in ROK，s Chungju，young Ban showed early talent at languages.In his
Senior 1 year he wrote an English book to help his classmates study.At 18 Ban WOn the first prize in  an English speaking eompetidon.This allowed him to travel to Washington and meet the former US President John F.Kennedy.“This was the moment when my dream began，”said Ban.
Ever since then Ban worked hard to keep his dream alive.After graduating from the top—ranking Seoul National University，he joined the foreign ministry and became its most industrious(勤奋的)worker.In 2004 he became the top diplomat in the ROK.
Ban，s down—to—earth efforts also gave him the ability to get along with everyone.After being  a diplomat for 36 years，he made many friends but no enemies.
But critics think his gentleness might make him ready to give in.They doubt whether he can take a strong stand on burning issue like the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s(DPRK，朝鲜)nuclear programme.
As the DPRK ll／mounced a successful nuelefltr test on October 9，2006，experts said the UN’s  new boss would be challenged by his first tough task.But Ban，who played a leading role in past nuclear talks with the DPRK，seems to have his own ideas.
“I understand the power of Tai Chi(太极)well，”said Ban.He’s ready to travel to Pyongyang
to talk its leaders into giving up nuclear weapons.
“Ban has a typical oriental style，mild but determined”says Yoon Young—Kwan former foreign minister  of  the ROK.“He may look soft from the outside。but inside he has strong views.’’

1. 1.

   Ban Ki—Moon was allowed t0 meet former US President John F.Kennedy because——.

   1. A.
      he dreamt of being a diplomat   
   2. B.
      his English was excellent
   3. C.
      he wrote an English book 
   4. D.
      he was a most industrious worker
2. 2.

   What does the underhned phrase“my dream”refer to?

   1. A.
      The UN chief.   
   2. B.
      The foreign minister of POK.
   3. C.
      A diplomat.     
   4. D.
      The US president.
3. 3.

   Which of the following is the best sentence to be put into the blank in Para.8 7

   1. A.
      1 will think over a s仕ong way to solve the problem.
   2. B.
      Soft ways are  often the best to deal with intense conflicts.
   3. C.
      The nuclear programme of DPRK is very demanding.
   4. D.
      Terrible conflicts should be settled by all the countries.
4. 4.

   Acording to the text，we can infer that——.

   1. A.
      Ban Ki—Moon has no idea about dealing with the nuclear programme
   2. B.
      Ban Ki—Moon likes playing Tai Chi in his spare time
   3. C.
      An Asian took the post of UN chief in 1973
   4. D.
      Ban Ki—Moon became the world’S top diplomat at the age of 60

Poor families in some countries spend as much as eighty percent of their money on food. Rising prices in recent months have created the worst food crisis(危机) in more than thirty years. The United Nations World Food Program says high food prices could push one hundred million people into hunger.
Nathan Childs is an expert on rice markets. He notes that the harvest for the latest growing season was the largest on record. But India, Vietnam and others have restricted exports(限制出口) to keep prices down at home and protect supplies.
Thailand’s agriculture minister says his country will never restrict rice exports. He told the Reuters news agency Thursday that Thailand has enough supplies to meet demand at home and for export.
Thailand is the world’s largest rice exporter. Recent signs of an increase in supplies have helped ease record prices for Thai rice. Prices rose last week above one thousand dollars a ton.
Vietnam, the second biggest exporter, has banned(禁止) exports until June. And Vietnamese officials have now warned that non-food traders who buy rice for speculation(投机活动)will be severely punished.
Some experts say speculation is a necessary part of market activity. But the head of the U.N. Environment Program blames it for the high food prices. “We have enough food on this planet today to feed everyone.” Achim Steiner told the Associated Press.
Earlier, a member of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission didn’t accept the idea that speculators are the main cause. Bart Chilton blamed reduced harvests and grain supplies and the falling value of the dollar.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called heads of major international agencies to a meeting this week in the Swiss capital, Bern. He says high food prices could harm world trade, economic growth, social progress and political security.
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?

The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.

The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.

Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.

And in September，“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up．

At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，come and pick it up any time!”

Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views.

If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.

It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.

It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.

1.Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?

A．Gangnam Style．                       B．Baby．

C．On the Floor．                         D．Love the Way You Lie．

2.Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?

A．It has become the most watched video．

B．It has become the most liked video．

C．It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down．

D．It has more than two hundred million views in three months．

3.What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?

A．Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．

B．It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views．

C．Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements．

D．Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements．

4. Gangnam Style is to _______ if it keeps its current rate．

A．get more than one billion views

B．get more than two billion views

C．get more than 808 million Views

D．get one hundred million views

5.What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph?

A．It is especially popular in developing countries.

B．It has played a part in the US presidential elections.

C．Few influential figures know it.

D．The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it.

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