Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled howshe 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 misician. I grew up on a farm in the northeast Scotland and began
piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion for music grew. But 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 note by the vibrations 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 London. No other deaf student had
this before and some teachers
my admission. Based on my performance, I was
admitted and went on to
with the Academy’s hignest honours.”
“After that, I established myself as the first fulltime solo percussionist. I and arranged a lot of musical compositions since
had been written specially for solo percussionist.”
“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.”
A. conditions B. opinions C. actions D. recommendations
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. accompanied D. disappointed
A. purpose 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. movement C. imagination D. experience
A. sence B. effort C. feeling D. idea
A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
A. done B. accepted C. advised D. admitted
A. supported B. followed C. required D. opposed
A. usually B. finally C. possibly D. hopefully
A. study B. research C. graduate D. progress
A. wrote B. translated C. copied 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. directed B. guided C. taught D. limited
Steve, a twelve¬-year¬-old boy with alcoholic parents, was failing. Surprisingly, he could read,
yet, ____ his reading skills, Steve had been failing since the first grade. Steve was a
big boy, yet, he went unnoticed… ____ Miss White.
Miss White was a smiling, beautiful, young lady. For the first time in his ____ life, Steve couldn't take his eyes off his teacher; yet, ____ he failed. In the middle of the first term, the entire seventh grade was ____ for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and ____ to dream of other things, as the day passed slowly. One day, Miss White's ____ voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve！” Startled (吓了一跳), he ____ to look at her. “Pay attention！” She began to ____ the test results. “You all did pretty well，” she told the class, “ ____ one boy, and it breaks my ____ to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp ____.“…The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class！”
After that, Steve still ____ do his homework. “Just try it，” Miss White said one day. “Steve!
Please! I care about you！” Wow! Suddenly, Steve got it! Someone cared about him? Someone, so beautiful and perfect, cared about him! Steve went home from school, ____ that afternoon. The following Monday he arrived at school on time, and waited for Miss White to enter the classroom. She walked in, all sparkle and smiles! Immediately, she gave a ____ on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to ____ his paper. With a look of ____， Miss White took his paper. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart beating strongly within his chest. Miss White's face was in total ____ ! Suddenly, her face broke into a bright smile. The smartest boy in the seventh grade had just ____ his first test! From that moment ____ was the same for Steve.
A．in honor of B．in spite of C．in addition to D．in case of
A．to B．before C．until D．upon
A．rich B．young C．fresh D．simple
A．still B．even C．also D．forever
A．observed B．corrected C．selected D．tested
A．struggled B．agreed C．continued D．declared
A．cheerful B．impatient C．enthusiastic D．shy
A．decided B．managed C．turned D．forgot
A．go over B．run over C．turn over D．hand over
A．except for B．due to C．as for D．up to
A．will B．record C．heart D．back
A．pain B．stare C．sense D．contrast
A．wouldn't B．couldn't C．mustn't D．shouldn't
A．embarrassed B．discouraged C．approved D．thoughtful
A．survey B．speech C．report D．quiz
A．give up B．hand in C．turn down D．come across
A．respect B．curiosity C．surprise D．fear
A．victory B．shock C．sadness D．confidence
A．escaped B．taken C．missed D．passed
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
Who designed the first helicopter(直升机)? Who _____some of most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ______of his time? There is an answer ______ all these questions --Leonardo da Vinci (达•芬奇)
Leonard may have been the greatest genius ______ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t _______ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonard ______ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master(大师) painter, and as he got older he became _____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways _______he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with _______today. You may know one of his most famous works-- the ______ woman known as the Mona Lisa.
A．took B．made C．painted D．invented
A．artists B．doctors C．painters D．people
A．to B．of C．for D．from
A．the scientists B．the artists C．the world D．people
A．draw B．paint C．work D．build
A．was just B．wasn’t just C．wasn’t D．was no longer
A．less B．no C．even D．very
A．before B．after C．because D．when
A．him B．us C．them D．you
A．interesting B．crying C．smiling D．surprising
The captain of a ship and a merchant（商人）were friends．The merchant had a young son，who wanted to be a sailor（水手），so the captain took him for voyages in his ．One day when the captain had come from a with a lot of money，the merchant told him that the price of iron（铁） had and suggested that he should buy some with his money．“I’ll it for you in my storehouse _ you return from your next voyage，and perhaps you’ll get money．” But while the captain was away，the price of iron went up _ 60% ，so the merchant sold it and kept the money．When the captain came back，his friend told him that he was very sorry and the mice had all the iron． The captain knew that his friend was lies，but he stayed _and said，“I knew that you had problems mice in your storehouse．” After a few days，the captain started voyage，and when he returned home，he said to the merchant，“I’m very sorry，but _our voyage a bird came down and carried your son away．” The merchant was very and said，“Birds cannot carry boys!” “And can mice eat iron，” answered the captain．The merchant took the captain to a ，who said，“The merchant must the captain the money which he got when he the iron，and then the captain must the merchant’s son back to him．”
A．car B．cart C．ship D．plane
A．voyage B．travel C．business D．visit
A．fallen B．raised C．widened D．risen
A．keep B．hide C．hold D．put
A．when B．since C．after D．until
A．many B．more C．a bit D．less
A．on B．in C．to D．by
A．dishonest B．honest C．real D．former
A．sold B．borrowed C．eaten D．drunk
A．talking B．making C．telling D．saying
A．friendly B．calm C．quiet D．angry
A．about B．in C．on D．with
A．another B．next C．the other D．other
A．while B．after C．during D．before
A．boring B．puzzled C．angry D．afraid
A．yet B．neither C．so D．either
A．lawyer B．manager C．child D．judge
A．return B．give C．offer D．lend
A．kept B．bought C．sold D．stole
A．bring B．fetch C．carry D．catch
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36~55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
You Did More Than Carry My Books
Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was , along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up these articles. They _____ be going the same way, so Mark helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark the boy's name was Bill, that he computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of with his other subjects and that he had just broken with his girl friend.
They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before , Bill asked Mark if they talk. Bill him of the day years ago when they had first met. “Do you ever __ why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(储物柜) I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱 )for anyone else. I planned to leave this school and I was going home to my things. But after we spent some time together and laughing, I realized that I had done that, I would have a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You my life.”
A．catching B．getting C．making D．carrying
A．happened to B．led to C．managed to D．refused to
A．discovered B．realized C．said D．decided
A．played B．loved C．tried D．made
A．questions B．ideas C．difficulty D．doubt
A．up B．out C．off D．away
A．called B．helped C．invited D．allowed
A．peacefully B．willingly C．freely D．pleasantly
A．continued B．agreed C．forced D．offered
A．graduation B．movement C．separation D．vacation
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．demanded B．reminded C．removed D．asked
A．wonder B．want C．wander D．wish
A．even if B．because of C．because D．as if
A．was B．have C．am D．had
A．find B．pick C．pack D．hold
A．talking B．playing C．reading D．watching
A．before B．if C．while D．as
A．forgotten B．passed C．left D．lost
A．helped B．recovered C．improved D．changed
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Cherish (珍惜) now no longer missed
John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique zither (齐特琴) and played it in the crowded subway station. The music coming from the zither was delicately（优美地）streaming throughout the whole . However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly the charming music. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.
However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a , one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such valuable but music feast.
I have a very friend who had totally changed after that his wife came down with an acute (严重的) illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless（但是）, his wife still did not to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that due to his past busy life, he had a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is to make up for it.
It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have a lot of precious things in our life without knowing how to them. Actually, I also missed something before. The reason is simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.
Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk (修道士) saying that in many people’s lives, they have only done two things: waiting and . The result is that they were always too late to cherish they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we , or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the , we could no longer realize our , because we have lost it by then.
A．hall B．station C．square D．bus stop
A．appreciating B．listening C．creating D．discussing
A．meeting B．party C．debate D．concert
A．easy B．convenient C．possible D．difficult
A．excited B．disappointed C．regretful D．worried
A．special B．cheap C．delicious D．wonderful
A．lazy B．social C．busy D．optimistic
A．guessing B．knowing C．expecting D．telling
A．decide B．promise C．hope D．manage
A．missed B．spent C．wasted D．valued
A．necessary B．absolute C．impossible D．beneficial
A．missed B．made C．invented D．contributed
A．cherish B．apply C．protect D．express
A．important B．precious C．positive D．negative
A．to some degree B．on the way C．at all times D．by no means
A．regretting B．rewarding C．demanding D．expecting
A．which B．that C．what D．when
A．get up B．set up C．grow up D．make up
A．station B．condition C．agreement D．destination
A．danger B．mistake C．purpose D．wish
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