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．’’
【小题1】Susan Boyle is __________．

A．a judge

B．a reporter

C．a beautiful lady

D．a Scottish woman

【小题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

【小题3】What does the underlined word “views” mean?

A．见解

B．预告

C．复习

D．景色

【小题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．

【小题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．

Jyoti Amge , an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18^th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.
Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.
Jyoti said, “ I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”
【小题1】How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013?  ____________________

A．16 years old	B．17 years old
C．18 years old	D．19 years old

【小题2】How many sisters and brothers does she have?  ___________________

A．3	B．4
C．6	D．we don’t know

【小题3】 Jyoti’s _________is (are) not different from others’.

A．clothes	B．jewellery
C．chair	D．school

【小题4】 What did Jyoti do before 18?  __________________

A．She acted in a music video

B．She played in two movies

C．She sang a song in a movie

D．She made special clothes for herself

Liu Xiaohua is 12 years old. She is from Mianyang, Sichuan Province. When Premier Wen Jiabao visited people in the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, he met Liu Xiaohua. Premier Wen held her hand and told her not to cry. He also encouraged her to live on.
Ren Siyu is 6 years old. She is from Beichuan, Sichuan Province. She was buried under the rubble(瓦砾堆) for two days and nights and her legs were trapped. When people came to save her, she sang the song Two Tigers. She said singing the song could lessen(减轻) the pain(痛苦).
Li Yue is 12 years old. She is also from Beichuan, Sichuan Province. Li Yue likes dancing, but she can’t dance any more. Doctors had to cut off her two legs to save her. She was buried with her classmates. She told them to be quiet when people saved them.
【小题1】The three girls are from ________.  

A．Sichuan Province	B．Jiangsu Province
C．Hunan Province	D．Yunnan Province

【小题2】Two Tigers is ___________ Ren Siyu likes.   

A．a song

B．a film

C．a flower

D．All above is wrong

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?   

A．Liu Xiaohua is a girl of 11 years old.

B．Liu Xiaohua is from Mianyang, Sichuan Province.

C．When Premier Wen Jiabao visited people in the Jiuzhou Gymnasium, he met Ren Siyu.

D．Liu Xiaohua was buried under the rubble for two days and nights.

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

open, story, gift, hear, sing, invite, wonderful, rich, at once, wake up

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know who 1. it first? It was written by a poor American girl. And now she has become a very  2. woman.

When she was a child, once she 3.   to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but also sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for him. Later that night she was in bed, worrying about the gift when the door  4.  and in came her grandma. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s  5. , she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song? Happy birthday to …” What a beautiful song! She sang and sang. Suddenly she  6.  . It was a dream! She decided to write it down   7.  and sing it to her friend at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friend was very happy . “How  8.   you sing! It is the most beautiful song that I have ever  9.  before! Thank you for giving me the special  10. !” he said. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in Americ

 

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 Miserable. 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.”
【小题1】Susan Boyle is _________

A．a judge

B．a reporter

C．a beautiful

D．a Scottish woman

【小题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 Les Miserable

【小题3】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.

【小题4】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.