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第二节: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.”

  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      clude     D. say

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

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35. ------ It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.

  ------ That’s right.________.

  A. Many hands make light work   B. Something is better than nothing

  C. The more the better       D. The sooner, the better.

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34. Nancy enjoyed herself so much ______ she visited her friends in Sydney last year.

  A. which    B. that     C. where     D. when

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33. It looks like the weather is changing for ______ . Shall we stick to our plan?

  A.the worse   B.worse    C.the worst    D. worst

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32. ______ you eat the correct foods ______ be able to kiip fit and stay healthy.

  A. Only if; you will      B. unless; you will

  C. Only if; will you      D. unless; will you

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31. By the time he realizes he ______ into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.

  A. walks   B. walked    C. has walked   D. had walked

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