When we talk about stars, especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming (迷人的)body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent（英國達人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely (完全地).
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 widway 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. What is the meaning of the word of “performance”
A. 表演. B. 外表 C. 演唱 D. 節(jié)目
( )4. 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.
( )5. 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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(A)
green begin use dangerous pollute
April 22nd is Earth Day. Do you know why we have such a day? Look at the world. 1 is everywhere. Acid rain (酸雨) is falling. Rain forests are disappearing. Animals are in 2 . Why are all these things happening? When our grandparents were children, the earth was more beautiful . Mountains were 3 . Lakes, rivers and oceans were cleaner. Nowadays we make a lot, we use a lot, and we throw away a lot. When we do these things, we are hurting the earth.
Earth Day 4 in America in 1970. Only a few people knew about that at first, but now people all around the world know about it, and they do something special on Earth Day. In Italy, people ask shops to stop 5 plastic bags. In Norway, people ride bicycles. In New York, people dress as plants and animals and dance in Times Square. We can also begin by doing simple things. Let’s be good to the earth-not only on Earth Day but every day.
(B)
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Only 13 countries took part in the opening. Nine came from South America. All games were played in the capital of Uruguay. The European teams played well, but the South American countries were the best.
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1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
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6. a ________ have the same idea as another person about something
7. d ________ choose something after thinking
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in football.
This country 8________ is the strongest in football is the 9________one
in the Olympic Games.
任務(wù)4：根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容簡答問題。
10. Were the South American countries worse than the European teams?
____________________________________________________________.
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