Question

Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother’s poor health.

School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled(凌辱) because of her different behaviour. Her siblings, who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.

One by one her brothers and sisters moved away from home and then Susan’s father died. This left her alone with an old mother and a cat. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation(欣赏)from the crowd.

When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain’s Got Talent competition, her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition(试唱) considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.

The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.

I love this book ! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams—no matter how impossible they may seem to be!

1.What does the underlined part “Her siblings” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Susan’s parents B. Susan’s friend

C. Susan’s classmates D. Susan’s brothers and sisters

2. What can we learn about Susan from Paragraph 3?

A. She liked being alone B. She was good at singing

C. She had various hobbies D. She disliked volunteer work.

3.We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be_______.

A.is based on Susan’s life stories

B.is written to educate readers

C.is very sad to read

D.is difficult to read

4.What does the author probably think of Susan’s life stories?

A. Encouraging B. Discouraging

C. Worried D. Boring

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：苏珊波义耳是出生在一个天主教家庭，是该家庭的第九个孩子。自从她出生时因为她母亲的健康状况不佳，她患有学习障碍。对于苏珊学校生活是困难的，因其不同的行为她受到凌辱。她的兄弟姐妹有生活经验，但对他们的小妹妹未知。苏珊的父亲死后，她的兄弟姐妹们一个一个从家里搬了出去。这让她单独与老母亲和一只猫一起生活。她试着做志愿工作。然而，被发现时，她在唱歌，得到了许多人的欣赏。《我出世做女人》是一个美丽的故事来自于苏珊波义耳的生活故事。

1.词义猜测题。根据下一句who were much older可知该选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation(欣赏)from the crowd.可知该选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第五段The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.[可知该选A。

4.细节理解题。根据最后一段中There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams可知该选A。

考点：故事类阅读。