In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 1 lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!”
She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 2 . Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 3 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched （固执）in her way of life.
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 4 her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 5 of her daughter. She stopped at each of the rescue missions （收容所）with a simple 6 . “Would you allow me to 7 this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 8 at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 9 listening to the service, all the while letting her 10 wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t 11 until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!” 12 she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 13 to be true.
It was night, but she was so 14 by the message that she started walking home. 15 the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 16 her way timidly （胆怯地）. As she knocked, the door 17 open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 18 , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said, “I was so worried and 19 someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 20 .”
1．A．modern B．religious C．awful D．simple
2．A．earn money B．help others C．get free D．become famous
3．A．lonelier B．slower C．angrier D．older
4．A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．talked to
5．A．sight B．charge C．search D．need
6．A．request B．remark C．question D．speech
7．A．print out B．look at C．give off D．put up
8．A．record B．advice C．message D．notice
9．A．sensitively B．absent-mindedly C．devotedly D．carefully
10．A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations
11．A．help B．move C．wait D．listen
12．A．After B．Since C．Until D．As
13．A．lucky B．good C．happy D．certain
14．A．astonished B．touched C．interested D．ashamed
11．A．By B．At C．During D．Before
16．A．had B．led C．made D．held
17．A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew
18．A．safety B．health C．danger D．life
19．A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought
20．A．pushed B．opened C．locked D．fixed
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In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition（试镜）for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Susan was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.
Susan suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Susan put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother, Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together,” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”
In 1999, Susan used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo（样本唱片）tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Susan began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil.
In 2007, her mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone”. She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Susan auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables（《悲惨世界》）, in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009.
The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast（对比）to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.
Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as ___.
A. critical B. doubtful C. indifferent D. confident
From Paragraph 4, we can learn that Susan _____.
A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coac B. entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability
C. decided to give up her singing career D. was deeply affected by her mother’s death
Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?
A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed.
C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.
We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success
B. It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with O’Neil.
C. Susan Boyle was so struck by her father’s death that she shut herself out from the neighborhood.
D. The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009.
In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ______.
A. tell us how Susan’s dream come true B. let us know more about Susan’s personal life
C. show how Susan was influenced by her family D. explain how to enter and win a talent show
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科目：高中英语 来源：重庆市2010届高三第一次学业质量调研抽测 题型：完型填空
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 36 lifestyle and said , “I don’t want your God . I am leaving !”
She left home .Before long , she was disappointed and unable to find a job , so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 37 money. Many years passed by , her father died , her mother grew 38 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life .
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years . The mother , having 39 her daughter’s whereabouts , went to the poor part of the city in 40 of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple 41 . “Would you allow me to 42 this picture ?” It was a picture of the smiling , gray-haired mother with a handwritten 43 at the bottom : “I love you still…come home !”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal . She sat 44 listening to the service , all the while letting her 45 wander over to the bulletin board . There she saw the picture and thought , could that be my mother ?
She couldn’t 46 until the service was over . She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words , “I love you still…come home !” 47 she stood in front of the picture , she wept . It was too 48 to be true .
It was night , but she was so 49 by the message that she started walking home . 50 the time she arrived it was early in the morning . She was afraid and 51 her way timidly . As she knocked , the door 52 open on its own . She thought someone must have broken into the house . Concerned for her mother’s 53 , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes . They fell into each other’s arms . The daughter said , “I was so worried and 54 someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently , “No, dear . From the day you left , that door has never been 55 .”
36．A．shabby B．religious C．awful D．simple
37．A．earn B．win C．offer D．approach
38．A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older
39．A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．informed of
40．A．sight B．charge C．search D．want
41．A．request B．remark C．question D．speech
42．A．bring up B．lay off C．drop out D．put up
43．A．record B．advice C．message D．notice
44．A．constantly B．absent-mindedly C．frequently D．carefully
45．A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations
46．A．help B．evaluate C．wait D．consult
47．A．After B．Since C．Until D．As
48．A．lucky B．good C．skeptical D．coincidence
49．A．astonished B．touched C．blamed D．ashamed
50．A．By B．At C．During D．Before
51．A．walked B．led C．made D．held
52．A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew
53．A．safety B．anxiety C．danger D．relief
54．A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought
55．A．adopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed
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| A. Necessity for developing adult education B. Early days of adult education C. Ways of receiving adult education D. Growth of adult education E. Institutions of adult education F. Functions of adult education |
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011学年度广东省第一学期高一期末英语卷 题型：阅读理解
In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition（试镜）for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks. Susan was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub.
Susan suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Susan put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother, Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often talked of Susan’s possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent. We used to watch it together,” Susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”
In 1999, Susan used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo（样本唱片）tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Susan began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil.
In 2007, her mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn’t come out for three or four days or answer the door or phone”. She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, O’Neil urged her to try out for Britain’s Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Susan auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit song from the musical Les Miserables（《悲惨世界》）, in the first round of the show, which was aired on April 11, 2009.
The 47-year-old Scottish woman's plain looks provided a sharp contrast（对比）to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 million views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies.
1. Bridget Boyle’s attitude towards her daughter’s musical talent can be described as ___.
A. critical B. doubtful C. indifferent D. confident
2. From Paragraph 4, we can learn that Susan _____.
A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coac B. entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her ability
C. decided to give up her singing career D. was deeply affected by her mother’s death
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle?
A. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed.
C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.
4. We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. Susan Boyle was convinced by her brother that her plain looks were disadvantageous to her success
B. It was at the age of forty that Susan Boyle established a student-teacher relationship with O’Neil.
C. Susan Boyle was so struck by her father’s death that she shut herself out from the neighborhood.
D. The online views of Les Miserables numbered over 40 million within a week in 2009.
5.In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ______.
A. tell us how Susan’s dream come true B. let us know more about Susan’s personal life
C. show how Susan was influenced by her family D. explain how to enter and win a talent show
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