Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion(打击乐)  in Scotland. In an interview,she recalled how she became a percussion soloist in spite of her disability.

“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 northeastScotlandand began 2      piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got,the more my passion for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3      . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4      and by age twelve,I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5      me. ”

“My 6      was to become a percussion soloist,even though there were

none at that time. To perform,I 7      to ‘hear’ music differently from others.

I play in my stocking feet and can 8      the pitch of a note(音调高低)  by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 9      . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 10      that I have. ”

“I was 11      to be assessed(评定)  as a musician,not as a deaf musician,and I applied (申请)  to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.  No other deaf student had 12      this before and some teachers 13      my admission. Based on my performance,I was 14      admitted and went on to 15      with the academy’s highest honours. ”

“After that,I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16      and arranged a lot of musical compositions since  17      had been writ ten specially for solo percussionists. ”

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 18      the doctor thought I was totally deaf,it didn’t 19      that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20      by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go to.

1. A.  conditions   B. opinions   C. actions   D. suggestions

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

  Active listening is an essential skill in learning. It is when you listen carefully to make sure you understand and learn the information that is being conveyed. 1        Here are some things which can help you to listen actively.

?  2          Don’t just write everything down. Listen carefully and make sure you understand what the purpose of this lecture is. As you take down notes,keep the main point in mind and make sure you understand how these notes are related.

? Listen for an organizational structure. Listen carefully to figure out how the ideas are organized and they will make more sense.

? Pay attention to organizational cues(暗示) .  3        Pay close attention to the introduction,as it will probably show how you should organize your notes. If the lecture begins with, “Today I’m going to talk about three ethnic conflicts(种族冲突)   in the Middle East,” then you have a good idea of what’s going to follow. Listen for “signpost” words to show a transition(过渡)   from one point to the next,such as “next” and “finally” and numerical signposts like “first” or “third”.

? Listen with your eyes. 4        Watch the teacher and be aware of how he or she uses hand gestures,eye contact and other body languages to convey points.

? Remove distractions. Put away the campus newspaper,your cellphone and anything else that might be more interesting than the lecture.

Learning to concentrate and listen actively is an endurance(耐力)   skill. 5       

   A.

Speakers communicate information through non-verbal communication.

   B.

Unfortunately,many students don’t know how to listen actively when


they attend classes.

   C.

If your teacher indicates that something is important,mark it.

   D.

Make yourself do it,and it will get easier over time.

   E.

Listen carefully for words and phrases that reflect the organizational


structure of the lecture.

   F.

Your teachers’ notes are probably organized into some kind of outline.

   G.

Listen for the main point and major sub-points.

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