Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman. Now all this is going to change.
She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a tiny Scottish town. Because of learning difficulties, she doesn’t have much education. But what she does have is a very good voice. As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays. For a living, she sang at local pubs.
When she took the stage on April 10th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags. The audience laughed at her.
But then she opened her mouth. A few bars into the song and the laughing audience went silent. A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly.
Almost overnight, Susan became a household name. She won fans and millions of admirers. Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits.
Susan’s story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, and doesn’t have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.
Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice. She has experienced mockery and many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone’s respect.
小題1:According to the passage, Susan Boyle _______.
A．is a famous young actress
B．became famous after a show
C．used to be a good student
D．is good at dancing and has millions of admirers
小題2:The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means______.
A．far fromB．close to
C．different fromD．the same as
小題3:The audience jumped and applauded wildly because__________.
A．her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags
B．she looked very funny
C．she sang so well that everyone was amazed
D．she made a foolish mistake in the end
小題4:Susan Boyle has many fans now because of _______.
A．her beautiful face
B．her knowing how to dress
C．her good education
D．her beautiful voice and courage
小題5:The passage is mainly about___________.
A．how to win fans
B．how to sing well
C．a(chǎn) woman’s sudden success
D．a(chǎn) woman’s simple life

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:C

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。結(jié)合第一段Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman 可知答案。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。結(jié)合第三段描述Susan Boyle 的用詞：untidy和The audience laughed at her.可知她的衣服也是幾乎就是破布rags。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。結(jié)合A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. 可知答案。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題。結(jié)合Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice. 可知答案。
小題5:主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了Susan Boyle從一個(gè)普通婦女一夜間變成名人的過程。
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“ Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks (釘) , even if it is only to pass the time ? ” said Jones. “ Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you .”
The lazy boy began to see what he could do. But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son because of the war lost all his goods. He had to leave home and was forced to live in another country. It so happened that in this village there were many shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes and even at times when they paid high prices they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high demand for soldiers’ shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to earn his daily bread, remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him settled in the workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the offer. And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village.
“ How funny it seems, ” he used to say, “ even making tacks can make money. My trade is more useful to me than all my former riches.”
小題1:The young man learnt to make shoe tacks because ___________.
A．his father told him toB．he wanted to learn a skill
C．Jones encouraged him toD．he just wanted to pass his time
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．Old Mr. Smith enjoyed making the shoe tacks.
B．Jones had said the young man must be in need of the skill.
C．The higher prices they paid, the more tacks the shoemakers would get.
D．The young man earned his living by his skills learnt when he was young.
小題3:What can we learn from the story ?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Skill makes life easy.
C．A good beginning makes good ending.
D．Every man has his gift.

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