Taylor Swift gained another great honor this year—the first­ever Taylor Swift Award—at the 64th yearly BMI Pop Awards.

Held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, the ceremony honored the writers and publishers of the most­performed pop songs during the past year. The Taylor Swift Award was a recognition(认可) of both Swift’s musical influence and creative gift.

In her acceptance speech, Swift said that she was happy to get the award named after her. “It is really a relief that BMI decided to give me the Taylor Swift Award, because if they had chosen somebody else to give it to, I’d be kind of angry about it,” the singer joked.

This eponymous(同名的) award marked only the second time in BMI’s history that the organization has presented an award in an artist’s name. Michael Jackson, a legendary(传奇的) artist, was the first to get that honor in 1990.

“Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers in the US. She has shown pop culture through her songs,” said Barbara Cane, BMI’s Vice President of Writer/Publisher Relations. “She has had a deep influence, not only musically, but also through her personal belief and commitment to create a standard that values and respects music for everyone. We felt it suitable to award Taylor an honor that is as special as she is.”

Taylor also claimed four of the year’s most­performed songs to earn the honor of Pop Songwriter of the Year.

【小题1】What do we know about the Taylor Swift Award?

A．The Taylor Swift Award can only be given to Taylor Swift herself.

B．The Taylor Swift Award is the only one that is named after an artist’s name.

C．Taylor’s creativity in music is one of the reasons that helped her get the award.

D．Barbara Cane decided to give the award to Taylor this year.

【小题2】What was Taylor’s feeling when she knew she would be given the award?

A．Relieved.	B．Unbelievable.
C．Angry.	D．Unexpected.

【小题3】Why is Michael Jackson mentioned in Paragraph 4?

A．To prove that Michael Jackson is legendary.

B．To show that Taylor’s getting this award is a great honor.

C．To show that Taylor is not better than Michael Jackson.

D．To express that Michael Jackson set a good example to others.