To say 2021 was an impressive year for Taylor Swift would be an understatement(低調說法). She not only re-released multiple recordings of her earlier albums, but also dropped new, never-before-heard music while she was at it. And as the 2021 American Music Awards kicked off on Nov. 21, Taylor Swift only continued to impress. Swift broke records at this year’s show, and Swifties couldn’t be more proud.

The singer took home the award for Favorite Female Pop Artist, which brought her to a grand total of 34 AMAs throughout the course of her career. The new number broke her previous record of 32 wins. Basically, it’s a big deal for Swifties.

The AMAs broadcast on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and while Swift wasn’t in attendance, she virtually accepted her awards with a meaningful speech. Last year, she wasn’t there, either, and she had quite the explanation for not being at the show. Appearing via video from another location, Swift thanked her fans, who she said “have been beyond wonderful all the years of my career, but especially this one when we’ve been so far apart, we haven’t been able to see each other in concert” because of the pandemic. “The reason I’m not there tonight is I’m actually recording all of my old music in the studio where we originally recorded it,” Swift added. “So, it’s been amazing, and I can’t wait for you to hear it.”

1.How many awards did Taylor Swift win the 2021 AMA?

A One.

B Two.

C Thirty-two.

D Thirty-four.

正確答案:B

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B 推理判斷題。根據第二段可知，在她的職業生涯中，總共獲得了34項全美音樂獎，這個新數字打破了她之前32項獲獎的記錄，由此可知在本次全美音樂獎頒獎禮上，Taylor Swift獲得(34-32=)2項獎項，故選B。

2.Which can best replace the underlined phrase “in attendance” in Para. 3?

A Absent.

B Concerned.

C Present.

D Awarded.

正確答案:C

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C 詞義猜測題。根據第四段第一句Last year, she wasn’t there, either, and she had quite the explanation for not being at the show. 可知，Taylor Swift去年“也”沒在那裡並且解釋了為什麼沒在現場，由此可知今年Taylor Swift也沒“在現場”，in attendance 表示“出席，在現場”的意思，故選C。

生詞難句

1、course /kɔːs/ n. 過程；程序

例句：These events changed the course of history. 這些事件改變了歷史的程序。

2、pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/ n. (全國或全球性)流行病

例句：We are in the earliest days of the pandemic. 我們處於大流行的最早期階段。

3、kick off 開始

例句：What time shall we kick off? 我們什麼時候開始？

4、a grand total 總計；共計

例句：You have a grand total of 45 seconds. 你總共只有45秒。

5、Appearing via video from another location, Swift thanked her fans, who she said “have been beyond wonderful all the years of my career, but especially this one when we’ve been so far apart, we haven’t been able to see each other in concert” because of the pandemic.

泰勒·斯威夫特在另一個地方透過影片感謝了她的粉絲，她說：“在我的職業生涯中，他們一直都很好，這次尤其如此，因為疫情，我們無法在演唱會相見”。Appearing...為現在分詞作狀語；who引導定語從句，修飾her fans。