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.

小題1:D
小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C

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(shí)。
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?yàn)樽约旱母杪�。選項(xiàng)c描述錯誤，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,如果你有夢想，盡量讓它成真。
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