Period Four　Lesson 4 Sea Stories

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Taylor Swift,23，US

Unlucky in love as she may be，Swift was lucky at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night.The singer received the night's top honor，Artist of the Year，as well as Top Billboard 20 Artist，Top Female Artist，Top Country Artist and Top Digital Songs Artist.Her album Red topped the Billboard 200 and country album categories，and her single We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was named Top Country Song.

Adele,25，UK

Adele has been appointed a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire this week during Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ's annual Birthday Honors，the BBC reports.The singer was recognized for her service to music.The award is another highlight in a fruitful year for Adele，who，in addition to a Grammy and a Golden Globe，won a Best Original Song for Skyfall in Oscar 2013.

Robert Downey Jr,48，US

The actor，best known for playing the superhero Iron Man，left an 18­month­old fan in floods of tears because he wasn't wearing his character's red and gold suit in public.The heartbreaking meeting happened last Thursday while the actor was out for a walk in the Massachusetts towns of Sunderland and Shelburne Falls.A photo of the crying kid and Downey looking both concerned and awkward quickly made its way into the international news.