15.Susan Boyle was once a Scottish church volunteer.She decided to enter a competition named"British got Talent"at the age of 47years.On April 15th 2009,when Susan got up to sing,the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.
Middle-aged women were not the usual type of competitor on the show and the audience was even more surprised when she said before starting to sing that she wanted to become a professional singer.To them she looked well past such possibilities.However,she amazed everybody with her wonderful voice and became an overnight singing star.It was reported that the audience all stood up and clapped warmly and that within 9days,100million people had watched her performances and interviews on the Internet.
This was a lot of progress for an unemployed woman who lived along with her cat.Most of her life had been spent looking after her mother who had died aged 92,two years earlier.She had never been married or in her words,"been kissed".Susan had learned difficulties and had only once been employed as an assistant cook.
Even though Susan did not win the"British got Talent Show"and came up second,two years later,she already released two successful albums.Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another-full of weakness,often disappointed and mocked at by others.However,unlike many of us who usually give up too soon,she had the determination to fight for her dream.Susan Boyle launched her successful music career at the age of 48and you too can still achieve your dream.Just take courage.
21.What shocked the audience most before Susan started to sing?C
A.Her experience and figure.
B.Her wonderful voice
C.Her age and simplicity.
D.Her dream career.
22.What can we learn from the third Paragraph?B
A.Susan was good at raising the cat.
B.Susan was a single woman.
C.Susan learned much while attending her mother.
D.Susan didn't like cooking.
23.What does the underlined word"mocked at"in the fourth paragraph refer to?A
A.Laughed at.
B.Highly respected.
C.Cut off.
D.Turned to.
24.What does the writer intend to tell us?B
A.Failure is the path to success.
B.It is never too late to start your dream.
C.Entering TV talent show leads to success.
D.Some singers succeed late in life.
分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了蘇珊•鮑爾實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢想的故事,同時(shí)告訴我們不論何時(shí)開始我們的夢想都不會(huì)太晚.
解答 21.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段On April 15th 2009,when Susan got up to sing,the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.可知在蘇珊開始唱歌之前,觀眾被她的年齡和簡單所震驚,故選C.
22.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第三段She had never been married or in her words,"been kissed".可知蘇珊是一個(gè)單身女人,故選B.
23.A 詞義猜測題,根據(jù)最后一段Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another-full of weakness,often disappointed and mocked at by others.可知很多人都被她的故事所感動(dòng),因?yàn)樘K珊•鮑爾就像我們每個(gè)人一樣,充滿了軟弱,常常被別人嘲笑,由此推知"mocked at"的意思為嘲笑,故選A.
24.B 主旨大意題,通讀全文可知作者通過這篇文章告訴我們不論何時(shí)開始我們的夢想都不會(huì)太晚,故選B.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.