15.Susan Boyle was once a Scottish church volunteer.She decided to enter a competition named"British got Talent"at the age of 47years.On April 15th 2009,when Susan got up to sing,the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.
Middle-aged women were not the usual type of competitor on the show and the audience was even more surprised when she said before starting to sing that she wanted to become a professional singer.To them she looked well past such possibilities.However,she amazed everybody with her wonderful voice and became an overnight singing star.It was reported that the audience all stood up and clapped warmly and that within 9days,100million people had watched her performances and interviews on the Internet.
This was a lot of progress for an unemployed woman who lived along with her cat.Most of her life had been spent looking after her mother who had died aged 92,two years earlier.She had never been married or in her words,"been kissed".Susan had learned difficulties and had only once been employed as an assistant cook.
Even though Susan did not win the"British got Talent Show"and came up second,two years later,she already released two successful albums.Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another-full of weakness,often disappointed and mocked at by others.However,unlike many of us who usually give up too soon,she had the determination to fight for her dream.Susan Boyle launched her successful music career at the age of 48and you too can still achieve your dream.Just take courage.
21.What shocked the audience most before Susan started to sing?C
A.Her experience and figure.
B.Her wonderful voice
C.Her age and simplicity.
D.Her dream career.
22.What can we learn from the third Paragraph?B
A.Susan was good at raising the cat.
B.Susan was a single woman.
C.Susan learned much while attending her mother.
D.Susan didn't like cooking.
23.What does the underlined word"mocked at"in the fourth paragraph refer to?A
A.Laughed at.
B.Highly respected.
C.Cut off.
D.Turned to.
24.What does the writer intend to tell us?B
A.Failure is the path to success.
B.It is never too late to start your dream.
C.Entering TV talent show leads to success.
D.Some singers succeed late in life.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了苏珊•鲍尔实现自己梦想的故事,同时告诉我们不论何时开始我们的梦想都不会太晚.
解答 21.C 细节理解题,根据第一段On April 15th 2009,when Susan got up to sing,the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.可知在苏珊开始唱歌之前,观众被她的年龄和简单所震惊,故选C.
22.B 细节理解题,根据第三段She had never been married or in her words,"been kissed".可知苏珊是一个单身女人,故选B.
23.A 词义猜测题,根据最后一段Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another-full of weakness,often disappointed and mocked at by others.可知很多人都被她的故事所感动,因为苏珊•鲍尔就像我们每个人一样,充满了软弱,常常被别人嘲笑,由此推知"mocked at"的意思为嘲笑,故选A.
24.B 主旨大意题,通读全文可知作者通过这篇文章告诉我们不论何时开始我们的梦想都不会太晚,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.