When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britain’s Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”, few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song I dreamed a dream from the musical Les Miserables on a show of Britain’s Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.
She couldn’t hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone — including the judges — seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone in the auditorium fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity judges sat open-mouthed, and remained standing to the end.
After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, “Without doubt that was the biggest surprise I’ve had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was amazing.” Actress Amanda Holden followed, “I’m so thrilled because I know that we everybody were against you. I honestly think that we were all being very cynical (憤世嫉俗的) and I think that’s the biggest wake up call ever.”
Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore — who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers — speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip (片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut via satellite connection on CBS’s The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah Winfrey.
Now Boyle has become one of the world’s hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on Youtube, becoming a hit on the Internet.
1.We learn from the passage that Susan Boyle ______.
A. rose from a low social class
B. had an unhappy marriage
C. lived with a dog alone on a farm
D. won the championship in the Britain’s Got Talent show
2. At the beginning of the show, almost everybody ______.
A. looked forward to her wonderful performance
B. was attracted by her beautiful dress
C. looked down upon her
D. placed great hope on her
3. We can infer that ______ contributed most to her global popularity.
A. the judges B. the Internet C. the newspaper D. the advertisement
4.The 4th paragraph intends to tell us ______.
A. how Susan Boyle achieved her success
B. the comment made by American actor Ashton Kutcher
C. Susan Boyle’s influence in the USA
D. Oprah Winfrey’s invitation to Susan Boyle
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When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern
times two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have
shown that heroes still exist（存在）．
According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post，the tragedy（悲劇） occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water．More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children．
Two children were quickly rescued，but the third died．The child's body was not found for three hours．Two of the rescuers，Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao，also died of cold and exhaustion（筋疲力盡）．The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day．
A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children's cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children．But the ice kept breaking, causing most of them to fall into the icy water．
Local residents held mourning ceremonies（祭奠儀式） at the lake． Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger．
46. The underlined word “occurred” here means“＿＿＿＿”．
A. employed B. mixed C. guided D. happened
47 When the three students fell into water, the university students were ＿＿．
A. skating on the ice B. taking photos at the lake
C. having a picnic D. walking along the lake
48 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. Three students died on the same day in all．
B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002．
C. The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning
children in the lake．
D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger．
49. It can be inferred that ＿＿＿＿．
A. people think little of the two university students' death
B. the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on
C. some students regretted for what they had done
D. heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times
50. The author wrote the passage to ＿＿＿＿．
A. warn people of the danger of skating on ice
B. call on people to learn from the brave university students
C. tell us a tragedy
D. advise university students to cherish（珍惜） their lives
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