When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.      My  36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37  who passed by and   38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39  and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40  if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41  , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42  for a second.

But then I   43   something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44  capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45   was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47 about myself in that moment. I turned my   48  into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51 the finishing line, I was proud  52 my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53 ourselves to others. It’s only   54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55  and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

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 When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.My  36  was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37   who passed by and   38  a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39   and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40   if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41   , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42   for a second.

But then I   43    something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44   capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45    was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46  me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47  about myself in that moment. I turned my   48   into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49  running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50  properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51  the finishing line, I was proud  52  my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53  ourselves to others. It’s only   54  . Don’allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55   and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

1.A. position    B. direction      C. decision        D. target

2.A. trainers    B. runners        C. fans      D. volunteers

3.A. begged     B. drank   C. dropped       D. grabbed

4.A. project      B. service          C. race     D. experience

5.A. doubt        B. know    C. answer         D. promise

6.A. slowly        B. fast      C. quietly D. carefully

7.A. surprised  B. satisfied       C. amused        D. defeated

8.A. forgot        B. realized        C. remembered        D. abandoned

9.A. different   B. wonderful    C. valuable       D. proper

10.A. dream     B. plan      C. goal      D. job

11.A. happened        B. hit         C. occurred      D. attracted

12.A. everything      B. anything       C. nothing         D. something

13.A. disappointment B. embarrassment       C. agreement          D. achievement

14.A. sign up    B. pick up         C. give up          D. keep up

15.A. predict    B. behave         C. prepare        D. pretend

16.A. found      B. crossed        C. held      D. left

17.A. in    B. upon    C. of         D. for

18.A. combine B. control          C. compare      D. contribute

19.A. natural   B. frequent       C. important    D. terrible

20.A. condition         B. motivation   C. situation      D. protection

完形填空 （共20小题，满分33分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.

    “Early on I decided not to allow the   16   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   17   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   18   . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the   19   and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never   20    me.”

    “My   21   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I   22   to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can   23   the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my  24  . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”

    “I was   26   to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   27   this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was   29   admitted and went on to   30   with great honour.”

    “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I   31  a lot of musical pieces since   32__  had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

    “I have been a soloist for over ten years.   33   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t   34   that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be   35   by others’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

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

A. enjoying       B. choosing     C. taking           D. giving

A. sight          B. hearing      C. touch            D. taste

A. evidence       B. result       C. excuse           D. cause

A. left               B. excited      C. supported        D. disappointed

A. achievement B. decision     C. promise          D. goal

A. turned         B. learned      C. used             D. ought

A. tell               B. see          C. hear             D. smell

A. carefulness     B. idea         C. imagination      D. experience

A. use                B. effort       C. feeling          D. idea

A. dissatisfied        B. shocked      C. determined       D. unhappy

A. done           B. accepted     C. advised          D. admitted

A. learning       B. excited      C. willing          D. unwilling

A. usually         B. finally      C. possibly         D. hopefully

A. study      B. research     C. graduate         D. progress

A. wrote          B. translated   C. heard            D. read

A. enough         B. some         C. many         D. few

A. However        B. Although     C. When         D. Since

A. mean            B. seem         C. conclude         D. say

A. failed         B. beaten       C. taught           D. affected

完形填空 （共20小题，满分33分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员) though she was a disabled woman.

    “Early on I decided not to allow the   16   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   17   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   18   . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) damage was the   19   and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never   20    me.”

    “My   21   was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I   22   to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can   23   the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动). I feel through my body and through my  24  . My entire sound world exists by making full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”

    “I was   26   to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   27   this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was   29   admitted and went on to   30   with great honour.”

    “After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I   31  a lot of musical pieces since   32__  had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

    “I have been a soloist for over ten years.   33   the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t   34   that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be   35   by others’ attitude. 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. 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. supported        D. disappointed

6.A. achievement  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. idea         C. imagination      D. experience

10. A. use                B. effort       C. feeling          D. idea

11.A. dissatisfied        B. shocked      C. determined       D. unhappy

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

13. A. learning       B. excited      C. willing          D. unwilling

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

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

16. A. wrote          B. translated   C. heard            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. failed         B. beaten       C. taught           D. affected