When we talk about stars, especially women stars,it seems that they are always young,pretty and own charming body shapes.But recently a Britain's Got Talent(英國達人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
Simon Cowell,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice.”This lady came up,and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted online and before long,the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland.Ms. Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance.She said that her friend helped her with make-up.“I mean,that's hardly a makeover.”she added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents.”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.’
小題1:Susan Boyle is __________.
A.a(chǎn) judgeB.a(chǎn) reporter
C.a(chǎn) beautiful lady D.a(chǎn) Scottish woman
小題2:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because _________.
A.she was confident of her singing
B.she was satisfied with the judges
C.she was pretty and in good shape
D.she sang the song,I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
小題3:According to the passage,which is NOT true?
A.It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence.
B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.
C.Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D.Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight.
小題4:What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?
A.It's never too old to learn.
B.It's easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C.If you have a dream,try to make it come true!
D.If you are not able to study well,to be a singer instead.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析:這篇短文主要描述了英國達人秀一位著名的達人——蘇珊大媽。這是一個長得不怎么漂亮的女人,但是她用自己的歌聲征服了觀眾,征服了世界。告訴我們只要有夢想,就要讓它成為現(xiàn)實。
小題1:根據(jù)the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world可知蘇珊大媽是個蘇格蘭女人。故選D。
小題2:根據(jù)短文描述可知蘇珊大媽對自己的歌唱很自信,故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)短文描述可知蘇珊大媽是長得不漂亮的女人,她的走紅是因為自己的歌聲。故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)短文描述可知蘇珊大媽小時候犯有學(xué)習(xí)障礙癥,但是她喜歡唱歌,經(jīng)過自己的努力,從而建立了自己的自信。故選C。
點評:本文難度較大,個別小題需要根據(jù)相關(guān)內(nèi)容進行推理總結(jié)。首先要認真閱讀短文,注意前后聯(lián)系,掌握短文大意,然后帶著問題再讀短文,找出相關(guān)段落,分析總結(jié),判斷出正確選項。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找,做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù),認真核查小題和原文的異同。
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