When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own attractive body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英國達(dá)人) star Susan Boyle has changed our views completely.

Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise 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 Lea Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反應(yīng)) 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, it’s meaningless.” She added.

Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’

34. 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 organizers

C. she was pretty and in good shape

D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

35. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. It was the musical 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 first sight.

36. 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, keep trying to make it come true!

   D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

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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(dá)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 camp 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 to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
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.”
【小題1】Susan Boyle is _________
A．a(chǎn) judgeB．a(chǎn) reporterC．a(chǎn) beautifulD．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 Les Miserable
【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 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.
【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.

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科目：初中英語 來源：2011-2012學(xué)年江蘇省鎮(zhèn)江市部分學(xué)校八年級上學(xué)期聯(lián)考英語卷 題型：閱讀理解

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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(dá)人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb’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 On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle 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(歌唱的) 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) reporterC．a(chǎn) beautiful ladyD．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】What does the underlined word “views” mean?
A．見解B．預(yù)告C．復(fù)習(xí)D．景色
【小題4】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5】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．

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Parents’ opinion

They help do 2._______ at home. There should be some clubs for teenagers to join so that they3. _______ feel bored.

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Li Dong, a teacher at No. 41 Middle School in Shijiazhuang, is for her students using the Internet. “When we talk in class, students who surf the Net usually know more background information than the others,” she said.

In addition, people can use the Internet to write letters or stories and send emails. Many teens keep in touch with their friends online. It is cheaper than phoning somebody far away and also much quicker.

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A. China    B. America      C. Canada     D. Russia

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A. 107 million old    B. 22.7 million old   

C. 107 million young   D. 22.7 million young

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A. playing online games    

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C. chatting with their friends  

D. sending emails to others

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A. thinks surfing the Net can help students spend less time on homework

B. thinks the students surfing the Net can get more background information than the others

C. wants her students to talk to her about their hobbies and interests

D. wants to know what her students do and think about at home

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. China has the second largest number of Internet users in the world.

B. From the first paragraph we can know that Doctor Song works in Beijing Xuanwu Hospital.

C. Surfing the web can widen the students’ knowledge.

D. “It” in the last paragraph only refers to sending emails.

 

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