题目内容
20.Simon Cowell,one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle's voice."This lady came 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 a Dream from Lea Miserables.She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through-it was one of my favorite moments,"Cowell said.
The performance was posted online 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 hadn't thought of changing her appearance.She said that her friend helped her with make-up."I mean,it's meaningless."She added.
Ms.Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents."I was kind of slow at school,so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence."
29.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because
A.
A.she was confident of her singing
B.she was satisfied with the organizers
C.she was pretty and in good shape
D.she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
30.According to the passage,which is NOT true?C
A.It was the musical talents that built Susan's confidence.
B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons 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.
31.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?C
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,keep trying to make it come true!
D.If you are not able to study well,to be a singer instead.
分析 文章大意:当我们谈论明星,特别是女明星时,似乎她们应该是年轻、漂亮、拥有迷人的身材.但最近有一位"英国达人"苏珊•波伊尔绝对会改变你的看法.
西蒙•考威尔,一位"达人秀"的策划人,谈到了苏珊•波伊尔的声音让他大吃一惊,"这位女士一开始表演时,我就在想‘她顶多唱5秒钟,我就可以去喝茶了',当她开始唱《悲惨世界》中的歌曲《我曾有梦》时,我的这一想法就改变了.考威尔说:"她知道我们会是这种反应,看到她演唱过程中脸上那满足的表情--那是我最激动的时刻"
她的表演被上传到网上,不久,这位47岁的苏格兰单身女士就红遍全球
波伊尔女士在她苏格兰的家中称,她并没有想改变她的形象.她说她的朋友帮她化妆,之后又补充说:"我的意思是,那几乎算不上是化妆"
在谈及为什么要发掘自己歌唱潜能的原因时,波伊尔说"我学习不太好,唱歌的本领是遮掩缺憾的好方法,还可以我的自信."
解答 29-31:ACC
29题答案:A细节题.根据第二段最后两行She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face through-it was one of my favorite moments,说明她对自己的表现很有信心,知道会有什么样的反应,故A正确.
30题答案:C 细节题.根据最后一段1,2行可知她都考虑去整容了,说明他的外貌和不好看,故C项错误.她出名不是因为外貌,而是因为声音.故C符合本题的题意.
31题答案:C 推理题.本文讲述了在"英国达人秀"中出名的Susan Boyle一直在苦练唱歌,最后实现自己梦想的故事.故事我们如果你有梦想,就努力让它成真吧!故C正确.
点评 本文告诉我们要为梦想而努力奋斗.集中考查了细节题,本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法:即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比找出答案.
| Items | Group One | Group Two | Group Three | Group Four |
| 1.Answer correctly | 67 | 71 | 76 | 78 |
| 2.Answer quickly | 76 | 81 | 79 | 62 |
| 3.Answer humorously | 69 | 68 | 81 | 77 |
| 4.Speak freely | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| 5.Speak clearly | 88 | 86 | 83 | 86 |
| 6.Speak loudly | 90 | 93 | 91 | 91 |
| 7.Have a good manner | 79 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| 8.Co-operate(合作) well | 82 | 63 | 88 | 84 |
| Average(平均分) | 79 | 77 | 82 | 80 |
A.Group One
B.Group Two
C.Group Three
D.Group Four
47.Group Two is thought to have spoken asA as Group Four.
A.clearly
B.quickly
C.freely
D.loudly
48.Group Two did worst in"D".
A.Answer correctly
B.Speak freely
C.Speak loudly
D.Co-operate well
49.In"Answer correctly",Group Three gotC more marks than Group One.
A.4
B.5
C.9
D.11
50.According to the table,which of the following is NOT true?B
A.Group Three is the winner of the competition.
B.Group One did as well as Group Four in"Answer quickly".
C.All groups did very well in"Speak loudly"of all the items.
D.The average of Group Two is 5marks less than that of Group Three.