题目内容
第三节 阅读理解（共25小题，第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In 1955, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition（试演）for My King of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected.
She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of plain looks. Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.
Boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together”, Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”
In 1999, Boyle used all of her saving to pay for a professional demo（样本唱片）tape, which she went to record companies. In 2002, Bolye began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’ Neil.
In 2007, Boyle’s mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbour reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone.” She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honour to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 April 2009.
The 47-year-old Scottish woman’s plain looks provided a sharp contrast to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.
1．Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as _________.
A．critical B．doubtful C．indifferent D．optimistic
2．From Para. 4 we learn that Boyle______.
A．was slightly discouraged by her voice coach
B．entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability
C．decided to give up her singing career.
D．was deeply affected by her mother’s death.
3．Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?
A．Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008.
B．Her audition for My Kind of People failed.
C．She has never stopped singing since 1995.
D．She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent
4．In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to______.
A．tell us how Bolye’s dream came true
B．let us know more about Boyle’s personal life.
C．show how Boyle was influenced by her family.
D．explain how to enter and win a talent show.
【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】B
【小题4】A
We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile. 
it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling
skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for
people with intellectual disabilities.
President Barack Obama has apologized for a gaffe (失言) in which he described his bowling skills as akin to participants in the Special Olympics, a sports program for people with intellectual disabilities.