The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just bee the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time. PSY made the announcement early today.
Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez’s“On the Floor.”and Eminem’s“Love the Way You Lie”.
And in September，“Gangnam Style”also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up．
At the time of the announcement, the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying: “In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，e and pick it up any time!”
Despite its massive popularity, the video shows no signs of slowing down, and it even has a shot at being the first video to get more than one billion views.
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day, “Gangnam Style”would be in line to break that record by the end of the year.
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Canada, while providing material for thousands of parody videos.
It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda(宣传)films promoting their supreme leader. Meanwhile, such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song.
【小题1】Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube?A．Gangnam Style．B．Baby．C．On the Floor．D．Love the Way You Lie．【小题2】Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong?A．It has bee the most watched video．B．It has bee the most liked video．C．It has won more than 5.4 million thumbs down．D．It has more than two hundred million views in three months．【小题3】What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest?A．Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．B．It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100 million views．C．Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style’s achievements．D．Guinness Book of World Records won’t believe Gangnam Style’s achievements．【小题4】 Gangnam Style is to if it keeps its current rate．A．get more than one billion views B．get more than two billion viewsC．get more than 808 million Views D．get one hundred million views【小题5】What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph?A．It is especially popular in developing countries.B．It has played a part in the US presidential elections.C．Few influential figures know it.D．The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it.B
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(答案→)B
解析：本文叙述了南朝鲜的歌曲江南style是最受欢迎的一首歌曲，文中提到了它每年增长的数字，世界吉尼斯纪录已经承认了它的成就，就连美国及北朝鲜总统的选举中它都起到重要的作用。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just bee the most watched video on YouTube ever, gaining more than 808 million views on the popular media site.
和The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight, Justin Bieber, whose song“Baby”had a little more than 804 million views at press time.它排列第二，故选 B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据now with nearly 5.4 million thumbs up故选C。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times, and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube. 吉尼斯世界纪录已经承认江南style的成就。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据it even has a shot at being the first video to get more than one billion views.故选A。
【小题5】细节理解题。根据It became a staple in the 2012 presidential elections with the now ramous “Mitt Romney Style” video 和such influential figures as President Obama, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song. 故选B。