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【题目】Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scot-land. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist ( 打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.

“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低）by the vibrations (振动）I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.

" I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in Lon-don. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was (14) admitted and went on to with the academy's highest honors. "

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I (16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. "

【1】 A. conditions B. Opinions C. actions D. recommendations

【2】 A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving

【3】 A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste

【4】 A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause

【5】 A. left B. Excited C. accompanied D. disappointed

【6】 A. purpose B. decision C. promise D. goal

【7】 A. turned B. learned C. used D. ought

【8】 A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell

【9】 A. Carefulness B. movement C. imagination D. experience

【10】 A. sense B. effort C. feeling D. idea

【11】 A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged

【12】 A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted

【13】 A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed

【14】 A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully

【15】 A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress

【16】 A. wrote B. translated C. copied D. read

【17】 A. enough B. some C. many D. few

【18】 A. However B. Although C. When D. Since

【19】 A. mean B. seem C. conclude D. say

【20】 A. directed B. guided C. taught D. Limited

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】A

【11】C

【12】A

【13】D

【14】B

【15】C

【16】A

【17】D

【18】B

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】【1】 condition 意为“条件”；opinion 意为“意见，想法”；action意为“行动”；recommendation意为“建议，推荐”。由句意可以首先排除A、D项。由常识可知，人们对她想成为音乐家会产生各种“想法”，而不会去采取某种“行动”。

【2】 take piano lessons表示上钢琴课，take在此意为“学习；修（课程）”。enjoy喜爱；choose选择；give给，均与句意不相符。

【3】 由后一句中的" I was completely deaf " 可知这里是说开始慢慢失去“听觉”，而不是sight (视觉），touch (触觉）或taste(味觉）。

【4】 医生推断出神经损伤是其原因。cause表示导致某种结果的原因。evidence指证据；result指结果；excuse意为“借口，托词”。

【5】 句意：但我对音乐的挚爱一刻也没有消失。leave意为“离开”，符合句意。excite使兴奋；accompany陪伴；disappoint使失望，均与句意不符。

【6】 我的目标是做一名打击乐器独奏演员。purpose意为“目的，某次行动或计划的意图”；goal指某一时期或终生为之奋斗的“目标”；decision意为“决定”；promise意为“诺言”，均与句意不符。

【7】 句意:为了表演，我学会了采用与他人不同的方式“听”音乐。故选B。

【8】 tell在此意为“辨别，判断”，常与can, be able to连用。see指看见; hear指听见; smell指闻。

【9】 由于听不到声音，只能通过身体所感觉到的振动和“想象”来判断音调的高低。carefulness意为“细心”；movement意为“运动”；experience意为“经历；经验”。因为她正在学习演奏打击乐，以前并没有演奏打击乐的经验，故D项不对。

【10】 sense意为“感觉；意识”，在此指感官。由于听不到声音，所以要利用每一种感官的功能。effort指努力；feeling指感觉; idea意为“想法；主意”。

【11】 be determined to do sth 表示决心做某事。

【12】 had done this 指上一句中的" . . . applied to. "。accept 表示接受; advise 建议; admit 承认。

【13】 由于以前其他听力残疾的学生从没这样做过，所以有些老师“反对录取”她。support表示支持; follow意为“遵从”；require 表示要求。

【14】 由后面的以学校最高荣誉毕业可知，她" 最终" 被录取了。

【15】 这里是说以优异成绩“毕业”。

【16】 write在此意为“作曲”。translate表示翻译; copy表示抄写；read表示读。后半句" . . . had been written. . . " 有提示作用。

【17】 在此之前几乎没有作品是专为打击乐器演奏创作的。the first full-time solo percussionist 等有暗示。

【18】 although引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管；虽然”。

【19】 尽管医生认为我完全听不到声音，但是这并不意味着我的音乐之梦不能实现。

【20】 不要让别人“限制”自己。根据" Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go " 可知。