Jesse McCartney began entertaining and delighting audiences at a very early age in off-Broadway stage shows including Oliver, A Christmas Carol, and Annie Get Your Gun. At the age of seven, he began a national tour the stage musical show of The King and I. 1998 brought his big chance in television with the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children. McCartney stayed with the show for the next three years and won several awards for his role of Chandler.
In 1999 he showed great interest in music, when he auditioned(试听) for and won a spot in a boy band called Dream Street. Sales of the group's album(唱片) once reached up to 300,000 copies. Shortly after the album went platinum, they toured around the USA with Britney Spears(布兰妮) before the band broke up in 2002．His first band was called the Sugar Beats, and in 2003 McCartney partnered with their producer Sherry Kondor to launch his solo(个人专辑)career. The song Beautiful Soul became the title track for McCartney's first solo album. Following the great success of his album, it took McCartney one and a half year to make his new one, Right here You Want Me, which, according to McCartney himself, has had more personal experiences and thoughts.
McCartney never gave up acting and appeared the films The Pirates of Central Park and The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz. In 2004 he successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly on the TV series SummerlanD．He has also combined music and film, contributing songs to films .
Born April 9, 1987, Jesse is the oldest of three children. His parents were actors in New York City. His sister Lea Joyce was born in 1991 and brother Timmy, with whom Jesse is very close, came along in 1996．He graduated from Ardsley High School (New York) in 2005, where he was a junior baseball pitcher(投手). Jesse's best friend is former band mate Greg Raposo.
61．Which of the following is NOT mentioned of Jesse McCartney?
A．education B．family
C．success in music D．tours abroad
62．Choose the right order about Jesse McCartney’s achievements .
①launched the song Beautiful Soul
②successfully played the role of Brandin Westerly
③a national tour of The King and I
④launched the album, Right here You Want Me
⑤played the role of Adam Chandler, Jr. on All My Children.
A．③⑤①②④ B．③⑤①④② C．③⑤④②① D．④③⑤①②
63．Which of the following is not films or TVs where McCartney acted?
A．All My Children B．A Christmas Carol
C．The Pirates of Central Park D．The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz
64．The underlined phrase “went platinum” (Paragraph 2)probably means_____.
A．went worse and worse B．lost reputation
C．became very popular D．became a failure
65．Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage?
A．The role of Adam Chandler McCartney played was very popular
B．McCartney's solo album Right here You Want Me was a great success
C．Brandin Westerly is a leading character of the TV series Summerland
D．McCartney's brother Timmy is nine younger than him
