When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own attractive body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent (英国达人) star Susan Boyle has changed our views completely.
Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle’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 Lea Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction(反应) 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 online 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 hadn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, it’s meaningless.” She added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’
________.
| A．she was confident of her singing |
| B．she was satisfied with the organizers |
| C．she was pretty and in good shape |
| D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
| A．It was the musical 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 first sight. |
| 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, keep trying to make it come true! |
| D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead. |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”What is the best way for you to learn a language according to the writer?
A. writing. B. using it. C. listening.What should you do in learning English?
A. Write as quickly as you can.
b. Speak English as much as you can.
C. Laugh more often.When people laugh at your mistakes, what should you do?
A. Not care.
B. Be happy.
C. Feel worried.What should you do when you make a mistake?'
A. Keep quiet.
b. Get angry.
C. Keep your sense of humorWhat can we learn from the passage?
A. Anyone will make mistakes.
B. People never make mistakes.
C. Few people make mistakes.
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选择适当的句子还原到文中。
There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique（唯一的）.
I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you.
So shout to the world, “I am who I am – I am unique!” It takes all sorts to make a world.
| A. Are you the same as your best friend? B. And you also have friends who are as good at sports as you. C. Everybody is different from others. D. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly. E. However, you can also become good friends. F. No one likes to have friends who are smarter than him. G. Different people make our world colorful. |
Paul loves his wife and children very much, and they love him, too. However, it isn’t easy to live with Paul. He gets angry easily, and he doesn’t have many friends. Paul’s wife, Linda, is very different. She’s always smiling and kidding. She likes to tell jokes and make people laugh. She’s never quiet for long and hardly gets angry. She has a lot of friends. Paul and Linda often fight（争辩）about their children. Linda thinks Paul is too strict with them. he shouts at them a lot. He forgets that they’re only children. Paul thinks Linda is too easy（随和的）with the children, and she always lets them do whatever they want to do, but that’s not right, Linda, however, corrects（纠正）the children when it’s necessary, and they listen to her. She doesn’t shout at them, but they obey（服从）her. She’s very kind and patient.
| A．always invites many friends home |
| B．talks too much |
| C．is outgoing and athletic |
| D．gets angry easily |
| A．more | B．much | C．fewer | D．many |
| A．don’t love their father |
| B．are strict with their father |
| C．do whatever their father asks them to do |
| D．like their mother’s ways of treating（对待）them |
| A．Linda and Paul don’t love each other |
| B．Paul doesn’t think it is right to let the children do whatever they want to do |
| C．Linda always shouts at her children |
| D．Linda and Paul often fight mostly because he has no friends |
My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other we have different personalities, and our lifestyles are different.
Do you resemble your brother or sister? My sister and I don’t resemble each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet, her hands and feet are very small. When we were kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we are both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities. She is always stressed out. I am calmer and more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it. But when I have a problem, I try to fix（解决）it. She easily gets angry, especially（尤其是）with our mother. But I am more patient（耐心的）.
Our lifestyles are very different. I love old things and hardly ever go shopping. But she goes shopping twice or more a week. I have cats. She has a dog. I read. She watches TV.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn
The writer and her sister are different in ways.
The writer’s sister hashair.
The writer’s sister is very worried about about her.
Do the write and her sister have the same personalities?
Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）
The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means in English.
I think it’s fun to have twin friends.
I have two friends. They are twin brothers. Their names are Jimmy and Simmy. They look the same and a lot of people can’t tell（分辨）them. They both have brown hair and blue eyes, and they always wear jeans and T – shirts.
They like wearing the same clothes, and they like doing the same things, too. For example, they both like pop music, playing basketball and computer games. They play basketball every Saturday. They hope to play computer games every night, but their mother says they can’t because they have a lot of homework to do.
They are twins, but they aren’t the same in every way. For example, Jimmy works hard at school, but Simmy doesn’t. Jimmy is much calmer than Simmy, but Simmy is more athletic than Jimmy.
| A．Jimmy and Simmy | B．Jimmy and Tommy |
| C．Tommy and Jim | D．Jim and Tom |
| A．listening to the same music, studying hard. |
| B．wearing the same clothes, doing the same things |
| C．wearing different clothes, doing the same things |
| D．wearing the same clothes, doing different things |
| A．Because they don’t have a computer in their home |
| B．Because they don’t like playing computer games |
| C．Because they have to do their homework |
| D．Because they want to play basketball |
| A．more athletic, calmer |
| B．calmer, more popular |
| C．calmer, athletic |
| D．calmer, more athletic |