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　　原文

　　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***英國達人***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 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.”

　　44.Susan Boyle is _________

　　A. a judge B. a reporter C. a beautiful D. a Scottish woman

　　45.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 Les Miserables

　　46.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 lesson 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.

　　47.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.

　　答案

　　DACC