专题升级训练十四 阅读理解(三)
第一节 阅读理解
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(2012山东日照二模，B)
Though she is already one of the most famous pop stars of the 21st century，you've probably never heard of a 26yearold singersongwriter called of Stefani Germanotta—but that's only because almost everyone knows her by her stage name，Lady Gaga.
Born in New York City in 1986，Lady Gaga enjoyed music，singing and dancing from an early age：she started playing the piano when she was only four years old and loved performing in musicals at high school.At 17 she went to a special school for the arts but later left because she wanted to become a professional singer as soon as possible.
She became a global star with her first album The Fame in 2008 and followed it in 2009 with The Fame Monster.Earlier this year she released a single，“Born this Way”，which broke the record for quickest sales for a piece of music on iTunes，with one million downloads in only five days.Her third album，also called Born this
