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1、2014高考英语阅读理解精英训练二轮精品题（44）及答案阅读理解When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped on to the stage of Britains Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”, few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms. Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a
2、 village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Miserables on a show of “Britains Got Talent”, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.She couldnt hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress,
3、and everyoneincluding the judgesseemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone present fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity(名人) judges sat open-mouthed, and remaine
4、d standing to the end.After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, “Without doubt that was the biggest surprise Ive had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was amazing.” Actress Amanda Holden followed, “I am so t
5、hrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being cynical(愤世嫉俗的)and I think thats the biggest wake-up call ever.”Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher
6、 and Demi Moorewho between them have nearly 1.5 million followersspeak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip(片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut(露面) via satellite connection on CBSs The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already
7、accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah Winfrey.Now Boyle has become one of the worlds hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube, becoming a hit on the Internet. Not long ago she came to China and was warmly welcomed.64We le
8、arn from the passage that Susan Boyle .Arose from a low social backgroundBhad an unhappy marriageCwas working in a companyDwon the championship in the Britains Got Talent show65At the beginning of the show, almost everyone .Alooked forward to her wonderful performanceBwas attracted by her beautiful
9、dressClooked down upon herDplaced great hope on her66We can infer that contributed most to her global popularity.Athe judges Bthe Internet Cthe newspaper Dthe advertisement67The 4th paragraph intends to tell us .Ahow Susan Boyle achieved her successBthe comment made by Ashton KutcherCSusan Boyles in
10、fluence in the USADOprah Winfreys invitation to Susan Boyle 【参考答案】64、AC 66-67、BC 阅读理解-CA new oral medication to treat patients in the early stages of multiple sclerosis(多发性硬化) has shown considerable promise in two clinical trials, researchers announced on Wednesday. The medication is on track to bec
11、ome just the third oral drug available to M.S. patients, and potentially the safest and most effective, experts said. The second oral drug, called Aubagio, was approved just last week. The new trials, published online in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that the drug BG-12, developed by Bi
12、ogen Idec, reduced relapsing M.S rates(旧病复发率)in patients by about 50 percent. The drug also obviously reduced the frequency of new brain damage , and slowed the progression of disease compared with a placebo(安慰剂). In the two clinical trials, called Define and Confirm, patients were divided into two
13、groups at random, taking 240 milligrams of BG-12 either twice or three times a day. Patients in a third group took a placebo. The combined results showed that the drug reduced the relapse rate by about 50 percent. Taking BG-12 twice a day reduced the number of newly enlarging brain damages by 71 per
14、cent to 99 percent. The Define trial found a statistically significant 38 percent reduction in the progression to disability. The most frequent side effects were a temporary flushing(脸红)and warm feeling and other symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, cramping and vomiting. Though both types of side e
15、ffects were common, they tended to reduce after the first few weeks of use and were tolerated by most patients. However, Interferons, the drugs most commonly used in relapsing M.S., reduce relapses by about 30 percent, and have not been shown to slow the progression of the disease and disability. Th
16、e newly approved Aubagio also reduces relapses by about 30 percent, and it has the advantage of being an oral drug. BG-12 is an anti-inflammatory that works by protecting nerves against injury. “The safety track record is well known and appears to be very strong,” said Dr. Robert Fox, lead author of one of the new studies and medical d
