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Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the   1  of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
小题1:
A.conditionsB.opinionsC.advantagesD.recommendations
小题2:
A.enjoyingB.choosingC.takingD.giving
小题3:
A.sightB.hearingC.touchD.taste
小题4:
A.evidenceB.resultC.excuseD.cause
小题5:
A.job B.opinionC.promiseD.goal
小题6:
A.tellB.seeC.hearD.smell
小题7:
A.feeling B.effortC.senseD.idea
小题8:
A.doneB.acceptedC.advisedD.refused
小题9:
A.studyB.offerC.graduateD.educate
小题10:
A.AsB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.Since
答案

【小题 1】B

【小题 2】C

【小题 3】B

【小题 4】D

【小题 5】D

【小题 6】A

【小题 7】C

【小题 8】A

【小题 9】C

【小题 10】B

小题1:此题考查名词,根据上下文可知,此处应选择opinoins,意思是观点或看法。

小题2:此题考查动词,固定短语take a lesson,意思是上课。

小题3:此题考查名词,根据上文的“deafness”提示可知,选择B。

小题4:此题重点考查名词,根据语境可知选择D.

小题5:此题考查名词,根据语境可知,他的理想或愿望是成为一名打击乐演员,故选D.

小题6:此题考查动词,根据语境可知“我”根据震动来辨别音的高低,故选B.

小题7:此题考查名词,根据语境可知,“我”通过每个感官来感觉声音。

小题8:此题考查动词,根据句意可知,以前没有一个聋哑学生这样做过。

小题9:此题考查动词不定式做目的状语。

小题10:此题考查连词,连接让步状语从句,表示“尽管”之意。

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