摘要: Susan’s about the same as her sister.

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Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) 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 cat 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 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 Miserables. 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 hits.
Susan’s story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” 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.
【小题1】According to the passage, Susan Boyle _______.

A.is a famous young actress
B.became famous after a show
C.used to be a good student
D.is good at dancing and has millions of admirers
【小题2】The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means______.
A.far fromB.close to
C.different fromD.the same as
【小题3】The audience jumped and applauded wildly because__________.
A.her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags
B.she looked very funny
C.she sang so well that everyone was amazed
D.she made a foolish mistake in the end
【小题4】Susan Boyle has many fans now because of _______.
A.her beautiful face
B.her knowing how to dress
C.her good education
D.her beautiful voice and courage
【小题5】The passage is mainly about___________.
A.how to win fans
B.how to sing well
C.a woman’s sudden success
D.a woman’s simple life

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The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She   1    the driver and, using her hands to feel the   2    of the seats, walked down and found the   3    which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan, 34,   4    a medical misdiagnosis (误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of   5   . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He   6    her how to rely on her other   7   , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and   8    to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could   9    for her, and save her a seat.

  10   , Susan decided that she was ready to try the   11    on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their   12    ways.

On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was   13    the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I   14    envy you.” Susan had no   15   what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you   16   ?”

The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the   17    week, a fine-looking gentleman   18    a military uniform has been standing across the corner   19    you as you get off the bus. He   20    you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”           

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.     

1. A. thanked      B. asked           C. discovered         D. paid

2. A. location      B. shape           C. size         D. cost

3. A. ticket         B. bus              C. seat         D. bag

4. A. according to   B. instead of        C. thanks to    D. due to

5. A. anger         B. darkness          C. happiness    D. light

6. A. asked         B. encouraged      C. taught        D. praised

7. A. feelings      B. sights           C. senses         D. abilities

8. A. how               B. when           C. where         D. who

9. A. make out           B. watch out        C. find out      D. work out

10. A. Finally     B. Luckily           C. However    D. Besides

11. A. visit          B. trip              C. bus         D. work

12. A. opposite           B. separate           C. difficult      D. usual

13. A. getting on    B. getting in        C. getting off         D. getting up

14. A. must         B. may             C. will         D. do

15. A. idea          B. opinion           C. way        D. thought

16. A. want         B. mean           C. say          D. suggest

17. A. next         B. old              C. past         D. following

18. A. by         B. on               C. with        D. in

19. A. searching     B. watching         C. calling        D. noticing

20. A. looks out     B. takes up          C. believes in         D. makes sure

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One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36   first into the mud. David   37   her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”   38  , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more   39   since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40   danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41   of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42  .

  One day, David's teacher announced a   43   homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44  ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

  An idea   45   David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I   46   your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

  “   47   the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

  “No, Mom, I   48   make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49   returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50   as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51  . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52   !”

  In July 1999, David was  53   national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54  .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55   is becoming well accepted.

1. A. fell

B. touched

C. lay

D. dropped

2. A. stood by

B. rushed to

C. looked at

D. ran around

3. A. Firmly

B. Easily

C. Quickly

D. Shakily

4. A. slowly

B. frequently

C. freely

D. heavily

5. A. hiding

B. certainly

C. possible

D. waiting

6. A. method

B. disease

C. trouble

D. hope

7. A. few

B. little

C. much

D. more

8. A. useful

B. strange

C. common

D. special

9. A. appearance

B. invention

C. experience

D. experiment

10. A. reminded

B. encouraged

C. occurred

D. hit

11. A. fastened

B. stuck

C. fixed

D. tied

12. A. So

B. And

C. For

D. But

13. A. might

B. would

C. did

D. need

14. A. pen

B. hand

C. cane

D. nail

15. A. watched

B. supported

C. noticed

D. helped

16. A. street

B. ice

C. yard

D. square

17. A. works

B. operates

C. succeeds

D. helps

18. A. declared

B. received

C. won

D. praised

19. A. more slowly

B. more carefully

C. more clearly

D. faster

20. A. cane

B. mother

C. speech

D. story

 

 

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Dear all,

Please read Professor Hume’s email about his next lecture on Rosa I’arks.

Susan Miller

Secretary

 

Dear Susan,

Please forward this message to students of my history class.

Besides the life story of Bosa Parks in the textbook,the students are also required to read the passage below and some related stories that can be borrowed from the school library.

Ted Hume

The early experiences of Rosa Parks (1913-2005),long known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,”were not different from those of many African-Americans at that time.The black woman,however,turned the course of American history in December 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.“By sitting down,”remarked John Lewis,“she was standing up for all Americans.”

Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal(1999).

Parks died on Oct. 24,2005,At St. Paul A.M.E. Church in Montgomery,a large crowd including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her life.Rice said she and others,who grew up when the political activities of Parks held public attention,might not have realized her impact(影响) on their lives,“but I can honestly say that without Mrs. Parks,I probably would not be standing here as Secretary of State.”

After her casket(灵柩) was placed at the Capitol,U.S. President Bush,members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid their respects.In American history Parks is the first woman to lie in state at the Capitol,a very high regard usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.

1.What is the main purpose of Susan’s email?

A.To make arrangements for Professor Hume’s class.

B.To introduce to the students Rosa Parks.

C.To help the students organize a lecture.

D.To answer Professor Hume’s last email.

2.What does the underlined word “forward” mean?

A.Explain.                              B.Send.

C.Take.                                 D.Read.

3.The political impact on Rosa Parks lies in the fact that she ______.

A.helped Condoleezza Rice achieve political success

B.joined the civil rights movement at a young age

C.made racial equality a common value in American society

D.set a good example in her early life for other black Americans

4.How was Rosa Parks treated after her death?

A.She was named “mother of the civil rights movement”.

B.She was received by President Bush at the Capitol.

C.She was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

D.She was honored to lie in state at the Capitol.

 

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阅读以下儿童读物的基本信息:
You and Me, Baby – for Baby-Grade 1, 40 pages; only 4 left in stock -order soon. Want it delivered Thursdays, September 27.
Ruff! Ruff! Where’s Scruff?—for baby-preschool; 16 pages; where is scruff hiding? It is hiding on every pop -up page!
The Giving Tree-for ages 4-8; 64 pages; once there was a tree, she loved a little boy. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, …
Where the Wild Things Are-for ages 6-10; 62 pages. There is a tiger in the store. Someone calls her when she is at checkout.
Goodnight Moon(Board book)-for baby -preschool; 30pages;
Perhaps the perfect children’s bedtime book, goodnight moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit.
F.   Guess How Much I Love You-for ages 9-12;
a young rabbit name Little Nutbrown Hare thinks
he’s found a way to measure the boundaries of love
以下是购物者或小读者的信息。请匹配购物书者与其对应的书名。
【小题1】Mrs. Green is a nurse. She has a lovely daughter in grade 1. She often says to her “Hey, baby! Look at you, looking at me, looking at you looking at me”She wants to buy a book with 40 pages for her.
【小题2】Joe, a pupil in grade 3, enjoys reading picture books about animals. There is such a sentence on the first page: in a heartwarming twist on the “I can do anything you can do better” theme, Little Nutbrown Hare…”
【小题3】Tong tong’s father bought him a book for his fifth birthday on July 2. Now he is reading” but as the boy grew older he began to want more apples from the tree…”
【小题4】Mr. Smith has a four-year-old grandson, who likes to listen to some stores about animals and read picture books with a hide-and-seek adventure and lots of pop-up surprises on every page!
【小题5】Susan’s mother bought her four-year-old daughter a new book today. It has many good bedtime activities. By the end of the little rabbit’s goodnight poem, it’s getting dark with nightfall.

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