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．’’

1.．Susan Boyle is __________．

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

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

3.. What does the underlined word “views” mean?

A. 见解  B. 预告    C. 复习     D. 景色

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．

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．

阅读下面的短文，判断文后的句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“T”，不符合的写“F”。

Howard Carter was a famous explorer(探险家).He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.
Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891,at the age of 17,he went to Egypt(埃及) by ship. By the 1920s,he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs(坟墓) of the Egyptian kings.
He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies(木乃伊).In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter’s team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamen.
Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter’s team began to get ill and die strangely.
Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died However; Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.
【小题1】Howard Carter liked to visit new places.
【小题2】Howard Carter was born in 1877.
【小题3】Carter’s team found the tomb of King Tutankhamen in 1922.
【小题4】The passage tells us Carter’s school life.

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.’’

1.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 organizers

C．she was pretty and in good shape

D．she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

2.According to the passage, which is NOT true?

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.

3.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, keep trying to make it come true!

D．If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.