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 Millions are suffering from the severe drought in the southwest of our country, where people are badly _____ water.

A. in honor of    B. in favor of       C. in hope of       D. in need of

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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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Wearing ties was originally the mark of Britain’s most powerful classes, which made the tie itself a symbol of power and respect. And that led it to be adopted by a much larger tribe-the business tribe.
You cannot wear a tie if you work with machinery. So wearing a tie became a sign that you were a man who used your brain to make a living, rather than your hands. It showed you were serious. It showed you were a professional. It meant that everyone who wanted a job in business had to wear one. It was just impossible to take seriously a man who didn’t wear a piece of colored silk around his neck.
This is how millions of people came to be wearing ties across the world. They are part of the uniform of business.
“Ties offer a point of indifference,” says John Milne, head of the British Guide of Tie Makers, “They give a chance to say something about their own personality.”
So if you happen to meet a man with a very brightly colored tie, there is a good chance that he is the office joker. There is also a good chance that he will be wearing brightly colored socks.
Is there a future for ties? The signs are not promising. Tie wearing seems to be rare among the new bread of entrepreneurs(创业者) in the Internet and new technology industries. Many political leaders, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, now go without ties. This shows they are men of the people-but not the people wearing ties.
Up until around 1960, it was common for men across the western world to wear hats as part of their business uniform. That changed with the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy never wore a hat-in fact his nickname was “hatless Jack”. Seeing that the most powerful man in the world did not have to wear a hat, millions of other men decided that they did not have to, either. Hats simply vanished across the Western world. Perhaps “tieless Tony” (former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair) will have the same effect as “hatless Jack”.
66.In Britain, ties were first used as a sign to show a person’s __________.
A.personality       B.social position  C.wearing style    D.favorite hobby
67.In the business world, wearing a tie was necessary because _________.
A.it showed you used your brain       B.it showed you got a good salary
C.it showed you were an employer    D.it showed you were well-equipped
68.The underlined word “vanished” in this passage may mean _________.
A.sold  B.washed     C.appeared   D.disappeared
69.The writer may hold the opinion that _____________.
A.Blair is the best leader in the world
B.Kennedy is the best leader in the world
C.millions of people will go to work without a tie
D.people will wear hats instead of ties
70.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A.If you are a professional, you can’t wear a tie in Britain
B.The tie will become more fashionable and popular in the future
C.It was the election of John F.Kennedy to the presidency of the United States that changed the fact that wearing hats as part of their business uniform
D.Men across the western world didn’t wear hats as part of their business uniform until around 1960

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