Question

 

The performance was posted on line 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 hasn’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 like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

1.Susan Boyle is _________

A.a judgeB.a reporterC.a beautifulD.a Scottish woman

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 Les Miserables

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 lesson 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 first sight.

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.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析: 這篇短文主要描述了英國達(dá)人秀一位著名的達(dá)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。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段The performance was posted on line and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.說明她是一個蘇格蘭女性。故D正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through -it was one of my favorite moments,說明她對自己的表現(xiàn)很有信心，知道會有什么樣的反應(yīng)，故A正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)最后一段Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance.可知她都考慮去整容了，說明他的外貌和不好看，故C項錯誤。她出名不是因為外貌，而是因為聲音。故Ｃ符合本題的題意。

4.推理題。本文講述了在“英國達(dá)人秀”中出名的Susan Boyle一直在苦練唱歌，最后實現(xiàn)自己夢想的故事。故事我們?nèi)绻�你有夢想，就努力讓它成真吧！故C正確

考點(diǎn)：人物類閱讀。