【Whilemanyotherteenstarsbuiltuptheircelebritystatus(名人地位)byworkinghardonpopularTVshowsJustinshotstraighttothetopbyusingsocialmedia.AfewyearsagoJustinuploaded(上传)videosofhimselfonYouTubeshowin】

　　Whilemanyotherteenstarsbuiltuptheircelebritystatus(名人地位)byworkinghardonpopularTVshowsJustinshotstraighttothetopbyusingsocialmedia.

　　AfewyearsagoJustinuploaded(上传)videosofhimselfonYouTubeshowingcoversofhisfavoritesongsathome.HejustsawitasabitoffunforfriendsandfamilybutwhenmusicmanagerScooterBraunsawoneofthevideosheflewtoJustin’shometownofOntarioCanadatosignhimup.Justinwasjust13.

　　ShortlyafterJustinwasflowntotheUS.HeeventuallystartedworkingwithR&BsuperstarUsher.Justin’sfirstalbumMyworldwasreleasedin2009.ButallthetimeJustincontinuedtobuildhisfanbaseonhisYouTubeaccountwheresomeofhisoriginalhomevideoscanstillbefoundandwherehecontinuestopostmusic.“Iwasn’tsendingmixtapesoranythinglikethattorecordlabels”hetolduswhenwemethimonhispromotionaltourforhislatestfilmJustinBieber:NeverSayNever.“IwasjustdoingregularstuffathomeandIjustpostedvideosonlinewithoutpurpose.Iwouldneverbehereifitwasn’tfortheInternetandYouTube.”

　　Butitisn’tjustYouTubethathelpsJustin’spopularity.HealsoupdateshisTwitteraccount(@Justin-Bieber)regularlyandhasabout8.8millionfollowers.Infacthe’ssopopularthatJustinwasresponsiblefor3%ofthesite’sactivityatonetimeandsopopularthatentireracksofserversonTwitterweredevotedtohim.

　　InlightofhisstorymanyyoungaspiringartistsarenowtakingadvantageofTwitterandYouTube.Boththesesitescanhelpartistsbuildfanbasesinthehopethatthey’llbecomethenextbigthing.Justinadded“IthinkmystorybringshopetopeopleandIthinkthat’sveryimportant.Theonlythingholdingyoubackisyourself.Neversaynever.”

　　【小题1】Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

　　A．AfamousyoungmanB．YouTube---ApopularwebsiteC．Justin’swaytosuccessD．Socialmediaisthemostimportant【小题2】Theunderlinedword“covers”inParagraph2means_____.A．Thecoverofabook.B．Theshelterfromattack.C．Thesheetonthebed.D．Anotherversionofapopsongbyadifferentartist.