Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打擊樂器獨(dú)奏演員）in spite of deafness.
“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 northeast Scotland and began   2  piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷愛）for music grew. But I also began to lose my   3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神經(jīng)損傷) was the  4  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My   5  was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can  6  the pitch of a note（音調(diào)高低）by the vibrations（振動）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every   7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had   8  this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to  9  with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10  the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”

Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people towant to  1  , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be  2  to stop . “Just one more game ,” often turns into another game , then another .

Computer games do have their 3  . They are excellent for training hand /eye coordination (協(xié)調(diào)). Surgeons(外科醫(yī)生) who played computer games   4    children are often more practical . Computer games can also be   5   for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a  6  would be able to teach . Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel   7   to match classmates. And with computers you can  8 a task as many times as you like . The more you do this, the better you will get,    9  you can do it perfectly .

But like anything else in life, things should be 10 . Too much time on the computer can 11  your eyes . Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot  12  playing computer games , they won’t do as well in other areas in their life-not just schoolwork,   13   in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a  14  . And their health will become worse if they are 15 taking regular exercise.

Computer games have their place, but people must also remember it is important to have a balanced lifestyle.

1.                A．win            B．lose            C．fight D．race

2.                A．easy           B．necessary       C．difficult   D．natural

3.                A．rules           B．a(chǎn)dvantages      C．disadvantages  D．mistakes

4.                A．to             B．between        C．for  D．a(chǎn)s

5.                A．good           B．bad            C．interesting D．necessary

6.                A．teacher        B．parent          C．doctor   D．computer

7.                A．excited         B．pleased         C．stressed  D．willing

8.                A．make          B．practice        C．put off   D．discover

9.                A．when          B．until           C．a(chǎn)fter D．while

10.               A．planned        B．developed      C．balanced  D．discussed

11.               A．break          B．hurt           C．relax D．close

12.               A．enjoy          B．start           C．stop  D．keep

13.A. but       C. and         C. or              D. though

14.               A．family          B．game          C．match D．team

15.               A．often          B．no longer       C．a(chǎn)lways D．still

When I was in primary school，I got into a major(主要的) argument with a boy in my class. I can't   1  what it was about，but I have never forgotten the   2  I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong－and he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The   3  decided to teach us a very important lesson. She   4  both of us up to the   5  of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the   6  of her desk was a large，round object. I could   7  see that it was black. She asked the boy what   8   the object was. "White," he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white,   9 it was obviously black！Another   10   started between my classmate and me，this   11  about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed   12 ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I   13   answer，"White." It was an object with two   14  colored sides，and from his side it was white.  15  from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day：You must stand in the other person's shoes and look at the situation through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.

Mr. White is a farmer. Last month he 36 his truck to town and on the way his truck knocked down a  37  and hurt him. He sent the boy to a  38 at once. He paid a lot of money for that, but the boy’s  39 wanted to get more money from him. So they said their son could no longer lift his 40 arm above his head.

Mr. White’s lawyer(律師) came and asked the boy a few questions in the court(法庭). “Now, my boy,” he said, “you were hurt 41 , weren’t you?” “Yes, sir,” said the boy. “And you can’t lift your right arm now, can you?” “42 , sir.”

“Could you 43  us how you can lift your right arm?” Slowly the boy lifted his right arm before his nose. “Poor boy,” said the lawyer. “And how 44  could you lift it before the accident?” “Oh, very high,” said the boy proudly (自豪) and the arm went up right over his 45 .

完形填空（10分）

A：  Hi, Frank.

B：     1.   , Peter.

B：     2.   that?

A：  It is my   3.    photo.

B：  Oh,   4.    are you? I    5.   not find (找到) you.

A：  I am   6.  the table with my dog (狗).

B：  What’s the    7.   of your dog?

A：  It is Wangwang.

B：  Who’s the girl on the sofa?

B：     8.   my sister.

A：    9.   these your parents?

B：Yes, you’re right.

A：Then those must be (一定是) your grandparents.

B：Yes.    10.   are teachers (教師).

11.A．OK        B．Hello    C．Bye          D．Thank you

12.A．Where is       B．What’s      C．What         D．How is

13.A．friend B．parent        C．class          D．family

14.A．what     B．how       C．where         D．who

15.A．a(chǎn)m       B．do            C. can           D．be

16.A．in         B．under    C．of            D．for

17.A．name    B．colour        C．a(chǎn)ge          D．name’s

18.A．He       B．She         C．He’s          D．She’s

19.A．Is         B．What’s       C．Are          D．What are

20.A．They      B．You         C．He           D．She