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【題目】Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scot-land. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist ( 打擊樂器獨奏演員）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 (酷愛）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 (音調(diào)高低）by the vibrations (振動）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 意為“條件”；opinion 意為“意見，想法”；action意為“行動”；recommendation意為“建議，推薦”。由句意可以首先排除A、D項。由常識可知，人們對她想成為音樂家會產(chǎn)生各種“想法”，而不會去采取某種“行動”。

【2】 take piano lessons表示上鋼琴課，take在此意為“學習；修（課程）”。enjoy喜愛；choose選擇；give給，均與句意不相符。

【3】 由后一句中的" I was completely deaf " 可知這里是說開始慢慢失去“聽覺”，而不是sight (視覺），touch (觸覺）或taste(味覺）。

【4】 醫(yī)生推斷出神經(jīng)損傷是其原因。cause表示導致某種結(jié)果的原因。evidence指證據(jù)；result指結(jié)果；excuse意為“借口，托詞”。

【5】 句意：但我對音樂的摯愛一刻也沒有消失。leave意為“離開”，符合句意。excite使興奮；accompany陪伴；disappoint使失望，均與句意不符。

【6】 我的目標是做一名打擊樂器獨奏演員。purpose意為“目的，某次行動或計劃的意圖”；goal指某一時期或終生為之奮斗的“目標”；decision意為“決定”；promise意為“諾言”，均與句意不符。

【7】 句意:為了表演，我學會了采用與他人不同的方式“聽”音樂。故選B。

【8】 tell在此意為“辨別，判斷”，常與can, be able to連用。see指看見; hear指聽見; smell指聞。

【9】 由于聽不到聲音，只能通過身體所感覺到的振動和“想象”來判斷音調(diào)的高低。carefulness意為“細心”；movement意為“運動”；experience意為“經(jīng)歷；經(jīng)驗”。因為她正在學習演奏打擊樂，以前并沒有演奏打擊樂的經(jīng)驗，故D項不對。

【10】 sense意為“感覺；意識”，在此指感官。由于聽不到聲音，所以要利用每一種感官的功能。effort指努力；feeling指感覺; idea意為“想法；主意”。

【11】 be determined to do sth 表示決心做某事。

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

【13】 由于以前其他聽力殘疾的學生從沒這樣做過，所以有些老師“反對錄取”她。support表示支持; follow意為“遵從”；require 表示要求。

【14】 由后面的以學校最高榮譽畢業(yè)可知，她" 最終" 被錄取了。

【15】 這里是說以優(yōu)異成績“畢業(yè)”。

【16】 write在此意為“作曲”。translate表示翻譯; copy表示抄寫；read表示讀。后半句" . . . had been written. . . " 有提示作用。

【17】 在此之前幾乎沒有作品是專為打擊樂器演奏創(chuàng)作的。the first full-time solo percussionist 等有暗示。

【18】 although引導讓步狀語從句，表示“盡管；雖然”。

【19】 盡管醫(yī)生認為我完全聽不到聲音，但是這并不意味著我的音樂之夢不能實現(xiàn)。

【20】 不要讓別人“限制”自己。根據(jù)" Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go " 可知。