题文
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 Boyb’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 Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction 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 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 hadn’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 something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:Susan Boyle is __________．A．a judgeB．a reporterC．a beautiful lady D．a Scottish woman小题6:Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing
because _________.A．she was confident of her singingB．she was satisfied with the judgesC．she was pretty and in good shapeD．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables小题7: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 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 time sight．小题8: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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答案
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
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解析
这篇短文主要描述了英国达人秀一位著名的达人——苏珊大妈。这是一个长得不怎么漂亮的女人，但是她用自己的歌声征服了观众，征服了世界。告诉我们只要有梦想，就要让它成为现实。
小题1:根据the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world 可知苏珊大妈是个苏格兰女人。故选D。
小题2:根据短文描述可知苏珊大妈对自己的歌唱很自信，故选A。
小题3:根据短文描述可知苏珊大妈是长得不漂亮的女人，她的走红是因为自己的歌声。选项c描述错误，故选C。
小题4:根据短文描述可知苏珊大妈小时候犯有学习障碍症，但是她喜欢唱歌，经过自己的努力，从而建立了自己的自信。故选C,如果你有梦想，尽量让它成真。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“When we talk about s.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
