Simon hardly listened to his teachers or worked hard in class. For him, talking was so much better. He never stopped talking. He wanted to be heard. “If you listen carefully, you’ll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs told him many times, but it didn’t work.

Last Sunday, Simon had a sore throat (喉咙痛) and he lost his voice the next morning. “Can I stay home?” he tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. His mother thought he could go to school. He felt upset.

When he got to school, he didn’t say anything to his friends or teachers. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried and surprised. Mrs. Jacobs seemed happy. Simon was bored because he couldn’t talk.

But it wasn’t so bad. He could do his homework. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. He listened and put up his hand to speak. What a great difference!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Simon before last Sunday.

A. was hard-working B. was shy C. kept silent D. liked talking

2. Mrs. Jacobs once asked Simon to many times.

A. leave school B. listen to her

C. get to school early D. talk loudly

3. What happened to Simon on Monday?

A. He lost his dog. B. He had the flu.

C. He had a fight with his friend. D. He lost his voice.

4. Simon felt when he got to school.

A. excited B. worried C. bored D. surprised

5.According to the passage, Simon finally learned to .

A. listen to his teacher B. listen to his friends

C. do his homework alone D. talk with his classmates

 Simon hardly spends a lot of time playing football, _______?

    A. hasn't he        B. has he            C. does he          D. doesn't he

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(完全地)．

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,MsBoyle 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(歌唱的) 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．’’

1.Susan Boyle is __________．

A．a judge  B．a reporter  C．a beautiful lady 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 Lea Miserables

3.What does the underlined word “views” mean?

A. 见解 B. 预告    C. 复习     D. 景色

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 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．

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．

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 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 _________ .

2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

3.According to the passage,which is NOT true?

4.What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?