英语周报2020仿真试题 英语周报第四期

英语周报2020仿真试题英语周报第四期

英语周报第四期

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In1995,Sunsan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK、 She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didn’t perform well, but her pother said that she was rejected because of her plain looks、 Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub、

Boyle suffered a personal loss in1997, when her

father passed away、 After his death, Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget

Susan ’s possible fame、 Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing petition、“She was the one who said I should enter Britain’s Got Talent、 We used to watch it together, ” Susan later told reporters、“She tho ught I would win、”

In1999,Boyle used all of her savings to pay for a professional demo tape, which she sent to record panies、

In2002, Boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred O’Neil、

In全文结束》》,Boyle’s mother passed away at the age of neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldn ’t e out for three of four days or answer the door or phone”、 She lived alone with her cat, Pebbles、 For over a year, she refused to sing、 But in August of全文结束》》, O’Neil urged her to try out fo r Britain ’s Got Talent、 Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland、 She sang I Dreamed A Dream, a hit

song from the musical Les Miserables ，in the first round of the show, which was aired on11 April全文结束》》、The47-year-old Scottish woman’s plain looks provided a sharp contrast to her powerfully beautiful voice、 The performance astonished the audience and the judges、

Online videos of her performance totaled over40 million views within a week、 Although she failed to win the

final of Britain’s Got Talent, Susan Boyle became

globally popular、 Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies、

26、Bridget Boyle ’s attitude toward her

daughter ’s musical talent can be described

as_______、

A、 critical

B、 doubtful

C、 indifferent

D、 optimistic

27、 From we learn that Boyle______、

A、 was slightly discouraged by her voice coach

B、entered Britain’s Got Talent to prove her

ability

C、 decided to give up her singing career

D 、was deeply affected by her mother’s death

28、 Which of the following is TURE about Susan Boyle?

A、 Her international fame grew rapidly in全文结束》》、

B、 Her audition for My Kind of People failed、

C、 She has never stopped singing since19

95、

D、She was the winner of Britain’s Got Tale nt、

29、 Which of the following inferences makes sense based on the passage?