题目内容
She sang ________ the opening of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
- A.in
- B.at
- C.on
- D.onto
解析:
at the opening of...意为“在……的开幕式上”。
You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday was written by .
A.an American girl |
B.an American girl’s grandma |
C.an American boy |
D.an American girl’s friend |
A.she didn’t want to go to the party. |
B.she would be busy that day. |
C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. |
D.she wasn’t invited to the party. |
A.A flower. | B.A toy. | C.An interesting book. | D.A song. |
A.boring | B.beautiful | C.exciting | D.interesting |
A.The girl was still poor after writing the song . |
B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream. |
C.The girl’s friends had heard the song before. |
D.The girl became famous because of the song. |
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 Miserables. 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.”
1.Susan Boyle is _________ .
A.a judge |
B.a reporter |
C.a beautiful |
D.a Scottish woman |
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 Miserables |
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. |
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. |