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     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 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.

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How Long Can People Live?

　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
[　　]
A．	People can live to 122．
B．	Old people are creative．
C．	Women are sporty at 85．
D．	Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．
[　　]
A．	the average human life span could be 110
B．	scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C．	few people can expect to live to over 150
D．	researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
[　　]
A．	Jerry Shay．
B．	Steve Austad
C．	Rich Miller
D．	George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
[　　]
A．	Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．
B．	The average human life span cannot be doubled．
C．	Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．
D．	New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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