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(英国达人)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.”
【小题1】Susan Boyle is _________
A.a judgeB.a reporterC.a beautifulD.a Scottish woman
【小题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
【小题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.
【小题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.

完形填空(共12分,每小题1分)
通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选
择最佳选项。
Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36  at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37  was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39  work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40  practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43  about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44  but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

【小题1】
A.upB.downC.carefullyD.closely
【小题2】
A.sheB.heC.ID.it
【小题3】
A.workedB.didC.practicedD. came
【小题4】
A.easyB.usualC.pleasantD.hard
【小题5】
A.likeB.finishC.keepD.begin
【小题6】
A.fewerB.moreC.someD.many
【小题7】
A.fatherB.motherC.coachD.teacher
【小题8】
A.learnB.readC.writeD.listen
【小题9】
A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything
【小题10】
A.classesB.meetingsC.activitiesD.parties
【小题11】
A.listeningB.learningC.speakingD.feeling
【小题12】
A.latestB.fastestC.prettiestD.busiest

Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that farm workers can have a better life.
Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After she became a teacher, Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.
Dolores decided to stop teaching so that she could spend more time helping the farm workers and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for farm workers so they could buy their children the things they needed.
Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote.
Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got good pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless people made new laws to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were made that gave farm workers good pay.
Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.
【小题1】Dolores became a ____ after she left college.

A.farmerB.teacherC.workerD.lawyer
【小题2】Dolores gave up her first job because ____.
A.she found it was too boring for herB.the work condition was too bad
C.she wanted to do more for othersD.she got little pay for her work
【小题3】 How did Dolores help farm workers?
A.She gave them food and clothes.B.She helped them teach their children.
C.She helped them got more pay. D.She made new laws for them.

Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl,Sarah.

     21  Sarah left university,she began to live in New York City on her own.She   22  a job in a publishing house,but the salary(薪水)was   23  $30,000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard,but Sarah  24  live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year.How was that  25  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living  26  starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that  27 housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was   28 .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants. 29  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then   30 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often  31  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking  32  in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor  33  cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands, 34  to Portland.

  “Don't think of saving money as something  35 .It's a kind of game,”said Sarah.

1.A.Until         B.Because            C.After                         D.Unless

2.A.found        B.tried                  C.asked for                D.looked for

3.A.more than     B.less than       C shorter than                       D.higher than

4.A.can          B.may                      C.could                            D.might

5.A.difficult      B.possible              C.useful                       D.different

6.A.already       B.sometimes      C.hardly                D.always

7.A.helps         B.becomes                C.makes                          D.means

8.A.food          B.rest                C.studying                 D.playing

9.A.Soon         B.Finally            C.Once                   D.Again

10.A.prepared      B.took            C.caught                     D.picked

11.A.pay          B.lend                   C.spend                       D.save

12.A.along         B.up                   C.down                     D.around

13.A.by            B.up                   C.at                              D.between

14.A.another       B.the other              C.others                    D.the others

15.A.hard          B.interesting      C.nice                   D.great

 

 

Liao Xiaoyi is a pioneer environmental protection (环保事业倡导者) in china. She is regarded as a daughter of the earth. Why?

Liao Xiaoyi is the founder of the Global Village of Beijing. This organization has been working to help Chinese people know more about environmental issues (议题) since 1996.

20 years ago, Liao Xiao yi got interested in and began working on environmental issues. “In China, there is lots of water and air pollution. Many animals and plants are disappearing. But lots of people didn’t ①care about these problems,” she said.

After that, she began making TV programs, writing articles to let people        ②__________ environmental issues. The society appreciated (认可) Liao’s hard work. In 2006, she was chosen as one of the year’s eight Green Chinese Figures (绿色中国年度人物). Last year she became an environmental adviser (顾问) for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

“I’m a daughter of the earth. ③I am just doing what I should do,” Liao said.

What should we learn from her?

1. 根据文章意思,完成下列句子:

The Global Village of Beijing is an organization that can               

                                           

2. 文中①画线的词组的意思是:________________________

3. 从文章中找出一个恰当的词组填在文章的②空白处,使句子完整。

After that, she began making TV programs, writing articles to let people ______         ___ environmental issues.

4. 将文中③画线的句子译成汉语。

___________                                  _     __

5. Why is Liao Xiaoyi regarded as a daughter of the earth?

___________________________________________________________________

 

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