Question

When you hear about a super star, what do you think he or she is like? Good-looking? Beautiful? Smart? Well, as soon as you see Susan Boyle, you may find that you were completely     .

Susan Boyle was born in a little town in Scotland in 1961. In April, 2009, 48-year-old Susan took part in Britain’s Got Talent（达人秀）, a TV           like Super Girl in China. At first when she was    on the stage, almost everyone       at her. Because she looked so far from a singer or a star —— just like any old       you might see in a market!

   everyone changed when Susan began to sing the song I Dreamed a Dream. People couldn’t believe their       . Susan took the second place in the competition at last. Her talent       over everyone and she became a super star overnight. Millions of people all over the world saw the video on the Internet and became her fans.

      about her talent, Susan said, “I was kind of       at school. I was not clever and I was not good at learning. So keeping singing was a good way of gaining confidence.”

1.A. angryB. wrongC. right

2.A. programB. advertisementC. culture

3.A. singingB. dancing   C. appearing

4.A. lookedB. laughed   C. smiled

5.A. ladyB. volunteerC. leader

6.A. IfB. AndC. But

7.A. ears B. eyesC. nose

8.A. wentB. wonC. took

9.A. TalkingB. AskingC. Thinking

10.A. wildB. smartC. slow

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析： 本文介绍的是在英国达人秀上出名的苏珊大妈。她长相平凡，当她刚上台的时候大家都觉得她不会得奖，但是当她开嗓唱歌的时候，所有人都改变了想法。她说唱歌带给她自信。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. angry生气的，B. wrong错误的，C. right正确的，根据Good-looking? Beautiful? Smart?可知此处选择反义的，句意：当你看见苏珊大妈的时候，你会发现你的想法是错误的。故选B。

2.A. program节目，B. advertisement广告，C. culture文化，Britain’s Got Talent及 Super Girl都是电视节目，句意：苏珊大妈参加英国达人秀节目，这个节目就像中国的超级女声一样。故选A。

3.动词及语境的理解。A. singing唱歌，B. dancing跳舞，C. appearing出现。根据at first开始，可知她刚出现在台上。句意：当她一开始出现在台上的时候。故选C。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。根据Because she looked so far from a singer or a star因为她看起来跟一名歌手或者明星相差很远，可知她刚上台的时候，人们都嘲笑她。laugh at嘲笑。故选B。

5.考查名词及语境的理解。A. lady女士，B. volunteer志愿者，C. leader领导者，根据in a market，可知句意为：就像你在超市总能看见的普通妇女一样。故选A。

6.考查连词及语境的理解。根据：当她开始唱歌的时候，people changed可知此处需要一个表示转折的词，即but但是。句意：但是当她开始唱歌的时候，人们改变了对她的看法。故选C。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。 A. ears耳朵，B. eyes眼睛，C. nose鼻子。根据上文people changed人们改变了想法，因为是唱歌。可知本句句意：人们不能相信自己的耳朵。故选A。

8.根据原文Susan took the second place in the competition at last.苏珊最后赢了第二名，可知她赢了每个人。故选B。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。talk about讨论，谈论。句意：谈论到她的天赋。故选A。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. wild狂热的，野蛮的，B. smart聪明的，. slow慢的。根据下文I was not clever and I was not good at learning.我不聪明，不擅长学习。可知上句句意：在学校我属于慢的那种学生。故选C。

考点：人物传记类短文。