4.Before she appeared on the reality show 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 eat 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 a 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 Misenbles.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 his.
Susan's story proved the truth of an old saying:"Never judge the book by its over."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.
21.According to the passage.Susan BoyleA.
A.became famous after a showB.is a famous young actress
C.used to be a good student D.is good at dancing and has millions of admirers
22.The underlined phrase"just one step up from"in the third paragraph probably meansD
A.far from B.the same as C.different from D.close to
23.The audience jumped and applauded wildly becauseA
A.she sang so well that everyone was amazed
B.she looked very funny
C.her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags
D.She made a foolish mistake in the end.
24.The passage is mainly aboutB
A.how to win fans B.a(chǎn) woman's sudden C.how to sing well D.a(chǎn) woman's simple life.
分析 本文講述了蘇珊•波伊爾在英國著名電視選秀節(jié)目"英國達人"一夜成名的故事.
解答 21.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段"Almostovernight,Susan became a household name."可知蘇珊•波伊爾在電視選秀節(jié)目"英國達人"的一次演出后就一夜成名,故選A.
22.D 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文中的"herhair was untidy"和"The audience laughed at her"可知她的穿著不好,接近于破爛(rags),故選D.
23.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段"Abeautiful 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 feetand applauded wildly"可知,人們歡呼鼓掌是因為她確實唱得太好了,故選A.
24.B 主旨大意題.本文主要介紹"沒星相指數(shù)"很高的蘇珊•波伊爾在電視選秀節(jié)目"英國達人"的一次演出后就一夜成名,故選B.
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