As a consequence of the financial crisis, many companies are not _____ new staff this year.
A. taking in B. taking on C. taking up D. taking away
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 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 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.
“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
43 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations (震动) I feel through my body and through
my body and through my 44 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.
“I was 46 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 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy’s highest honours.
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 54 that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 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. sense 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
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Dear MSN,
I live in San Diego. I’m single and would like to meet people near me. Can I do this on the Internet?
Searching in San Diego
Dear Searching,
On the Internet, you could easily go looking for love in all the wrong places, but here are lots of great ways to meet singles near you.
The Web is a good place to start. MSN also has international sites for Europe, Australia and South America.
There are several California-based MSN web communities where you can meet like-minded people near you as well as city-specific chat rooms for real-time interaction (互动). Hope for some clever friends. What about a little more excitement in your online interactions? Try the “Gaming Zone!”
I also tried MSN Search, looked under the “Personal” heading and found “Relationships”. Clicked on that, then found “Ads & Personals”, by “Region” and found San Diego specific personal from there. Try it!
Also, give “IRC” (Internet Relay Chat) and “Usenet Newsgroups” a shot. Many a net romance has started and then developed in these off-the-Web communities. If you’d rather make friends F2F (face to face), the Web has some helpful dating and redating tips.
Searching has written this letter with the purpose of ______________.
A. getting help from MSN with his computer
B. winning the heart of a love from the web.
C. meeting single people online
D. looking for love in all the wrong places
According to the second letter, MSN has several advantages such as _______________.
A. shooting IRC and Usenet Newsgroups
B. giving you time and places to chat with others
C. satisfying you with whatever kind of help you want
D. supplying you with many methods to make friends
From the second letter we can infer that MSN treats an ordinary reader so kindly and warmly because _______________.
A. it is its duty to help those who have trouble with their computers
B. it needs to attract as many readers as possible so as to make greater benefit
C. it likes to see more net romances to share their happiness
D. all people need it and it needs all people
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：
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