Question

    Susan Boyle spent her early life faithfully attending her ________ Catholic church, taking singing lessons and performing in small karaoke venues, and ________ her aging mother, whom she promised that she would someday enter a ________ contest. Boyle’s first public performance after her dear mother passed away in 2007 was before an enormous(庞大的) ________—more than 10 million viewers of a 2009 episode of Britain’s Got Talent.

As she walked on stage, 47-year-old Boyle was greeted by a surprised and ________ audience. And then, as if the world stopped for just a moment, she caught the audience and ________ the judges as she sang “I Dreamed a Dream.” Her ________ swiftly became reality as tens of millions of viewers around the world became acquainted with her ________ performance, via the live broadcast and a________ popular online video

Who was she, where did she come from, and the most often heard question—where has she been?! Boyle never sought stardom. Over the years, she had quietly________  her dreams from the small village of Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland, ________ just a bit of local reputation by performing at church and community events. As a child, she ________ with learning differences and, she reports, was bullied(欺侮) in school.

By the end of 2009, ________, the world was very aware of Boyle. After she came in second on Britains Got Talent, her first ________, released(发行) in November 2009, became the _______ album of all time in the UK. Her following albums have been extremely ________ as well. She has toured widely, collaborated(合作) with household names, and _______ before the Queen of England.

In addition to showing her great _______, Susan Boyle has been an inspiration to many. She is a beautiful example of _______ the stereotypes(固定印象) of age and circumstance, to win the ______ of the world. Her first public song is really her story—she dreamed a dream.

1.A.native B.local C.central D.ancient

2.A.caring for B.call for C.carry out D.ask for

3.A.dancing B.painting C.singing D.writing

4.A.audience B.band C.crowd D.team

5.A.silent B.skeptical C.serious D.crazy

6.A.amused B.joked C.frightened D.shocked

7.A.words B.plan C.dream D.design

8.A.strange B.special C.ordinary D.extraordinary

9.A.slowly B.rapidly C.easily D.shortly

10.A.pursued B.realized C.built D.thought

11.A.taking B.enjoying C.gaining D.choosing

12.A.followed B.struggled C.offered D.imagined

13.A.gradually B.similarly C.instead D.however

14.A.book B.play C.album D.drama

15.A.best-selling B.best-known C.best-seller D.well-known

16.A.useful B.helpfl C.successful D.hopeful

17.A.embarrassed B.chatted C.cheered D.performed

18.A.patience B.talent C.humour D.imagine

19.A.overcoming B.beating C.observing D.controlling

20.A.respect B.courage C.mind D.praise

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Susan Boyle的成名之路以及她的成绩。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Susan Boyle在早年忠实参加当地的天主教堂活动，上唱歌课,在小型卡拉OK场所表演。A. native本国的；B. local当地的；C. central中心的；D. ancient古代的。联系下文Boyle’s first public performance after her dear mother passed away in 2007 was……可知Susan Boyle在早年参加当地的（local）天主教堂活动。故选B。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：……照顾年迈的母亲。A. caring for照顾；B. call for去接（某人）；C. carry out实施；D. ask for请求。联系下文中的Boyle’s first public performance after her dear mother passed away及划线部分后面的her aging mother可知此处是她照顾（care for）年迈的母亲。故选A。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她承诺有一天参加歌唱比赛。A. dancing跳舞；B. painting绘画；C. singing唱歌；D. writing写。联系上文taking singing lessons and performing in small karaoke venues及下文she caught the audience and shocked the judges as she sang “I Dreamed a Dream.”可知，她承诺有一天会参加歌唱（singing）比赛。故选C。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：Boyle在她亲爱的母亲2007年去世后的第一次公开表演是在大量观众面前。A. audience观众；听众；B. band乐队；C. crowd人群；D. team队；组。

联系下文破折号后面more than 10 million viewers of a 2009 episode of Britain’s Got Talent可知此处选A，在大量观众面前表演。故选A。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她走上舞台，47岁Boyle受到吃惊的，怀疑的观众的欢迎。A. silent沉默的；B. skeptical怀疑的；C. serious严重的；D. crazy疯狂的。联系上文强调她的年龄47-year-old Boyle可知一开始Boyle的情形是让观众怀疑（skeptical）的。故选B。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，仿佛世界暂停了，当她演唱“I Dreamed a Dream.”时，她吸引了观众，使评委感到震惊。A. amused使人发笑；B. joked开玩笑；C. frightened使惊恐；D. shocked使震惊。联系上文she caught the audience及下文Her ___7___ swiftly became reality as tens of millions of viewers around the world可知，她在唱““I Dreamed a Dream”时，吸引了观众，使评委感到震惊。故选D。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着世界各地的数千万观众通过现场直播和一段迅速走红的在线视频，了解了她的非凡表演，她的梦想迅速成为现实。A. words话语；B. plan计划；C. dream梦想；D. design设计。联系上文she caught the audience…as she sang “I Dreamed a Dream.”她在唱“我梦到了一个梦”时……，可知她的梦想（dream）很快成为现实。故选C。

8.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strange奇怪的；B. special特别的；C. ordinary普通的；D. extraordinary非凡的。联系上文她的歌声震惊了评委及观众，可知此处是世界各地数千万观众通过现场直播和一段迅速(rapidly)走红的在线视频，了解了她的非凡的表演。故选D。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. slowly慢慢地；B. rapidly快速地；C. easily容易地；D. shortly立刻；马上。联系上文Her ___7___ swiftly became reality as tens of millions of viewers around the world可知，他的梦想迅速变成现实,是通过现场直播和一段迅速(rapidly)走红的在线视频被全世界的观众了解到的。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，她一直在苏格兰西洛提安的布莱克本这个小村庄默默追求自己的梦想。A. pursued追求；B. realized实现；意识到；C. built建立；D. thought想；认为。联系上文Boyle never sought stardom可知，Boyle从不追求明星身份。多年来，她一直默默追求（pursue）自己的梦想。故选A。

11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，她一直在苏格兰西洛提安的布莱克本这个小村庄默默追求自己的梦想，通过在教堂和社区活动中的表演，只在当地获得了一点点名声。A. taking拿；取；B. enjoying享受；喜欢；C. gaining获得；D. choosing选择。联系空后部分just a bit of local reputation by performing at church and community events可知此处说的是Boyle只在当地获得了（gain）一点点名声。故选C。

12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她还是个孩子的时候，她努力克服学习上的差异，据她讲述，她在学校曾受到欺凌。A. followed跟随；B. struggled斗争；奋斗；C. offered提供；D. imagined想象。联系下文中的she reports, was bullied(欺侮) in school可知此处意为当她还是个孩子的时候，努力克服学习上的差异。故选B。

13.考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，她到2009年底已经被全世界所熟识了，A. gradually逐渐地；B. similarly相似地；C. instead代替；D. however然而。上一段提到Boyle在孩子时期还受到欺凌的事情，紧接着本段提到她到2009年底已经被全世界所熟识了，由此可知，前后语义为转折关系，故填D。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：自从她在英国达人秀上获得第二名后，她于2009年11月发行的首张专辑（album）成为英国有史以来最畅销的专辑。A. book书；B. play比赛；C. album专辑；D. drama戏剧。联系下文released(发行) 和in November 2009, became the ___15__ album of all time in the UK可知，她于2009年11月发行的首张专辑（album）成为英国有史以来最畅销(best-selling)的专辑。故选C。

15.考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. best-selling畅销的；B. best-known最著名的；C. best-seller畅销书；D. well-known出名的。根据下文of all time in the UK可知，这张专辑成为了英国有史以来最畅销的专辑。用形容词作定语。故选A。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她接下来的专辑也非常成功。 A. useful有用的；B. helpful有益的；C. successful成功的；D. hopeful有希望的。联系上文她于2009年11月发行的首张专辑（album）成为英国有史以来最畅销(best-selling)的专辑，她接下来的专辑也非常成功（successful）。故选C。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她到处巡演，并与家喻户晓的名人合作，还曾在英国女王面前表演。A. embarrassed使尴尬；B. chatted闲聊；C. cheered欢呼；使高兴；D. performed表演。联系上文She has toured widely可知此处是指她还曾在英国女王面前表演（perform）过。故选D。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了展示巨大才华外，她的事迹也给了很多人以启发。 A. patience耐心；B. talent天资；天赋；C. humour幽默；D. imagine想象力。联系上文她的歌声震惊了评委及观众，以及她专辑的畅销，可推断这里是说Boyle除了展示巨大才华（talent）外，她的事迹也给了很多人以启发。故选B。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：她成为了克服年龄和环境的刻板印象的一个美丽的榜样，获得全世界的赞誉。 A. overcoming克服；B. beating打败；C. observing观察；D. controlling控制。联系上文47-year-old Boyle此处意为她成为了克服（overcome）年龄和环境的刻板印象的一个美丽的榜样，获得全世界的赞誉。。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. respect尊重；B. courage勇气；C. mind心胸；D. praise表扬。联系下文Her first public song is really her story—she dreamed a dream.可知，她获得全世界的赞誉。故选D。