I was not happy, for I wanted to travel. I wanted to see the world known to me only from books. My dream came  36 . I left my native land and started  37  a journey  38  the Atlantic to the New World. I was young and my mind was full of noble ideas.

In the month of January 1853 I arrived in New Orleans. An hour  39  my arrival, I was already walking about the streets of the city, staring with interest at the new  40  around me. But soon my  41  turned to other things.

As I walked about the streets I began to understand my own  42  . I had been one of the best students in college. But could I use the dry   43  I had received?

I had been taught the classic language. Now, in real life, they seemed useless to me. I   44  that I was  45  man, but mow understood that I really knew nothing.

The first six months I spent in New Orleans were a good school for me. I learned more of life   46  I had learned during many years of study at college.  47  the end of those six months I had very little money. After paying  48  my room I had only twenty-five dollars  49  in my pocket. I  50  to write home for more money and wait for  51 . This would  52  many weeks, because there were no Atlantic steamers at the time.

I wanted to find a  53 , but my classic education had not  54  me for any kind of useful work. St. Louis seemed to be the best place and I thought I would go there. I had enough money for the passage, though I did not know  55  I would live afterwards.                                                                                                          

(     ) 36. A. to itself         B. true            C. to a reality           D. down

(     ) 37. A. for                      B. on              C. about                D. to

(     ) 38. A. over             B. across           C. from                D. above

(     ) 39. A. ago              B. before          C. after                        D. later

(     ) 40. A. buildings      B. situation            C. scenes              D. conditions

(     ) 41. A. thoughts       B. head           C. ideas                D. memory

(     ) 42. A. carelessness   B. mistakes        C. shortcomings        D. uselessness

(     ) 43. A. experience    B. knowledge      C. practice             D. skill

(     ) 44. A. thought         B. wished         C. had thought          D. had wished

(     ) 45. A. a learning     B. an educated     C. an honest            D. a perfect

(     ) 46. A. as                 B. than          C. though               D. after

(     ) 47. A. In                B. To           C. On                  D. By

(     ) 48. A. for                      B. back           C. off                  D. out

(     ) 49. A. remained      B. existed        C. staying              D. left

(     ) 50. A. used             B. hoped        C. ought               D. had

(     ) 51. A. a telegram     B. the bill        C. an answer            D. the note

(     ) 52. A. mean             B. wait                 C. spend                D. take

(     ) 53. A. place            B. job                  C. way                  D. friend

(     ) 54. A. prepared       B. fitted         C. served                D. practiced

(     ) 55. A. how                     B. for what       C. however               D. where

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) in spite of her disability.

“Early on I decided not to allow the  1of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began  2piano 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  3. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the  4and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never  5me.

“My  6was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I  7to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  8the 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  10that I have.

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

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

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

20.55. A. directed   B. guided      C. taught      D. limited

Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion 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 __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 for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my __18__. Doctors concluded that the nerve 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 in my stocking 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 use of almost every __25__ that I have.

“I was __26__ to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had __27__ this before and some teachers __28__ my admission. Based on my performance, I was __29__ admitted and went on to __30__ with the academy’s highest honors.

“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I __31__ and arranged a lot of musical compositions since __32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.

“I’ve 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. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place where you want to go.”

16. A. conditions            B. opinions              C. actions                D. recommendations

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

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

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

20. A. left                      B. excited                C. accompanied       D. disappointed

21. A. purpose               B. decision               C. promise               D. goal

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

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

24. A. carefulness          B. movement           C. imagination          D. experience

25. A. sense                  B. effort                  C. feeling                 D. idea

26. A. dissatisfied           B. astonished           C. determined          D. discouraged

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

28. A. supported            B. followed              C. required              D. opposed

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

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

31. A. wrote                  B. translated             C. copied                 D. read

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

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

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

35. A. directed               B. guided                 C. taught                 D. limited