Before she appeared on the reality show(真人

题目内容：

Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman. Now all this is going to change.

She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a tiny Scottish town. Because of learning difficulties, she doesn’t have much education. But what she does have is a very good voice. As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays. For a living, she sang at local pubs.

When she took the stage on April 10^th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags. The audience laughed at her.

But then she opened her mouth. A few bars into the song and the laughing audience went silent. A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly.

Almost overnight, Susan became a household name. She won fans and millions of admirers. Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits.

Susan’s story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, and doesn’t have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.

Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice. She has experienced mockery and many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone’s respect.

小题1:According to the passage, Susan Boyle _______.

A．is a famous young actress

B．became famous after a show

C．used to be a good student

D．is good at dancing and has millions of admirers小题2:The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means______.

A．far from

B．close to

C．different from

D．the same as小题3:The audience jumped and applauded wildly because__________.

A．her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags

B．she looked very funny

C．she sang so well that everyone was amazed

D．she made a foolish mistake in the end小题4:Susan Boyle has many fans now because of _______.

A．her beautiful face

B．her knowing how to dress

C．her good education

D．her beautiful voice and courage小题5:The passage is mainly about___________.

A．how to win fans

B．how to sing well

C．a woman’s sudden success

D．a woman’s simple life

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:D

小题5:C

答案解析：

小题1:细节题。结合第一段Before she appeared on the reality show(真人秀) Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle-aged British woman 可知答案。

小题2:细节题。结合第三段描述Susan Boyle 的用词：untidy和The audience laughed at her.可知她的衣服也是几乎就是破布rags。

小题3:细节题。结合A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables. Everyone was amazed. 可知答案。

小题4:细节题。结合Susan’s fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice. 可知答案。

小题5:主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了Susan Boyle从一个普通妇女一夜间变成名人的过程。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。