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   21   of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began   22  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   23  . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the   24  and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never   25   me.”

“My   26   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   27   the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my   28  . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every   29   that I have.” “I was   30   to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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 (振动). I feel 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 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 a 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 to the place you want to go.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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