Question

【題目】 Here, a reporter is interviewing the 12-year-old singer, Mara Justine, who's one of the youngest contestants of America's Got Talent.

Reporter: Why did you choose to compete on America's Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?

Mara: Well, America's Got Talent actually called me because I had auditioned before, when I was 9 or 10. I guess they looked over those videos. They asked me to audition again.

Reporter: How does it feel to be one of the youngest people on the show?

Mara: There are a lot of other people with more experience, but I just try to do my best. I always go onto the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts.

Reporter: Who is your role model or idol(偶像)? What inspires(鼓舞) you?

Mara: For singing, my idols are Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera, but a role model to me would be my mum. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.

Reporter: What are your other hobbies?

Mara: I love playing video games, and I usually go to the park with my family. We usually play basketball. We also like to play tennis!

【1】From the passage, what can we know about Mara Justine?

A.She's the youngest contestant of America's Got Talent.

B.She was accepted by America's Got Talent the first time she auditioned.

C.She's hardworking and optimistic(樂觀的)．

D.She's less confident(自信) than those with more experience.

【2】The underlined word “audition” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A.試鏡B.試音C.觀看D.報(bào)名

【3】Who encouraged Mara to make the dream come true?

A.Her mum.B.Aretha Franklin.

C.Her fans.D.Aretha Franklin and Christina Aguilera.

【4】What's the best title of this passage?

A.The Youngest SingerB.Mara's Got Talent

C.A Singing CompetitionD.Mara's Hobbies

【5】What type of writing is the passage?

A.A travel guide.B.A science report.C.A poster for a concert.D.An interview.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了美國達(dá)人秀節(jié)目最年輕的選手之一——Mara Justine，接受記者采訪時(shí)的發(fā)言。

【1】推理判斷。根據(jù)文中There are a lot of other people with more experience, but I just try to do my best.I always go onto the stage thinking good thoughts, never bad thoughts. 還有很多人更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，但我只是盡力做到最好。我總是上臺(tái)思考好的想法，從來沒有壞的想法�？芍�，Mara Justine是一個(gè)積極，樂觀，努力的人。故選C。

【2】詞句猜測。根據(jù)上文記者的提問“Why did you choose to compete on America's Got Talent instead of one of the other singing competitions?” 你為什么選擇參加美國達(dá)人大賽而不是其他歌唱比賽？這是一個(gè)歌唱比賽，可知下文中They asked me to audition again. 他們讓我再試音一次。audition的意思是“試音”。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文中but a role model to me would be my mum. I love her with all my heart—she encourages me to believe in my dreams.可知，但對我來說，榜樣就是我的媽媽。我全心全意地愛她，她鼓勵(lì)我相信我的夢想。這里是說她的母親鼓勵(lì)她實(shí)現(xiàn)夢想。故選A。

【4】標(biāo)題歸納。根據(jù)短文主要圍繞馬拉參加的才藝秀節(jié)目采訪。B選項(xiàng)即體現(xiàn)了主人公Mara，也巧妙的把美國達(dá)人秀節(jié)目的名字放在了里面，構(gòu)成了Mara's Got Talent。故選B。

【5】推理判斷題。通讀整篇短文可知，這篇短文為一問一答的形式，主要是Mara Justine參加才藝秀節(jié)目，接受記者采訪時(shí)的發(fā)言。故選D。