Question

Before she appeared on the reality show (真人秀) Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle­aged 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.

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

2.The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．far from          B．close to           C．different from      D．the same as

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

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

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A．how to win fans                         B．how to sing well

C．a woman's sudden success                D．a woman's simple life

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹蘇珊·波伊爾在英國著名電視選秀節目“英國達人”一夜成名的故事。

1.細節理解題。根據第四段“Almost overnight, Susan became a household name.”可知蘇       

珊·波伊爾在電視選秀節目“英國達人”的一次演出后就一夜成名，故選B項

2.詞義猜測題。根據文中的“her hair was untidy”和“The audience laughed at her”可知她的穿著不好，接近于破爛（rags），故選B項。

3.細節理解題。根據第三段“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”可知，人們歡呼鼓掌是因為她確實唱得太好了，故選C項。

4.邏輯推理題。根據最后一段“Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice…but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone’s respect.”可知人們是因為她漂亮的歌喉和勇氣而迷戀她，故選D項。

5.主旨大意題。本文主要介紹“沒星相指數”很高的蘇珊·波伊爾在電視選秀節目“英國達人”的一次演出后就一夜成名，故選C項。

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