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．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
It was Mother’s Day and I was shopping at the local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were , we realized that only minutes earlier an woman had fallen over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground. was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. a lot of people stopped to help out.
we were walking towards the scene, Tenyson became very about what had happened to the elderly couple. He to me, “Mom, it’s not much fun falling over in front of .” Seeing that there was a flower stall（摊位）at the front of the supermarket, he added, “Why shouldn’t we the lady a flower? It will make her feel better.” I was that he’d come up with this idea. So we went over and told the flower seller we wanted. “Just take it,” she replied. “I take your money for such a wonderful .”
By now medical staff（工作人员） had arrived, and were the injured woman. We gave the flower to the woman’s husband and I told him it was my son. At that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you very much.” He then turned to me, “You have a son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man bent down and gave his wife the flower, telling her who it was from. being badly hurt, the old lady looked up at Tenyson with in her eyes and gave him a little .
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The eyes are one of the most expressive instruments of body language. Keith, seventeen, from Montclair New Jersey, learned the hard way about one____the eyes can make. “I had a____who graded（打分）heavily on classroom discussion，”Keith says. “He seemed to have a strong ability to know just when I didn't have the____. I couldn't figure out how he could be so____. Then it dawned on(明白过来)me. ____I didn't know the answer, I would avoid looking at him. When I__46__know what to say, I always____straight back at him. From that moment on, I____myself to look at him in the eye，____I knew the work or not. That trick has saved me a lot of trouble.”
Many people including some policemen, believe eye contact(接触)is a good____of honesty. If someone can't look at you directly in the eye, then he or she is not playing____， they insist. After many experiments，____， a number of experts have found out that good liars(骗子)can make false eye contact.
Eye contact, though not a____sign of honesty, is a clear way to show interest in another person. When a person looks at you and____to do so, you know his____is placed on you. When he turns his head away, his mind is probably____. ____there are exceptions. A____person may have trouble making and keeping eye contact, no matter how interested he is in the other person. And certain____, such as the British and Germans, are much____oriented(适应)to eyeballtoeyeball contact than the French and Arabs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Recently，I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced（宣布） with apology that there would be a slight before landing. High desert winds had the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be the city for a few minutes waiting to . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11, that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车)pale by .
The movement was so sudden that several passengers felt and had to use airsickness bags（晕机袋）. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to happen in a(n) space because it only to increase the discomfort of the situation.
About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very . There was now a sense of worry and fear that could be noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A was having a good time! With each bump of the he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of happiness. As I observed this, I that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown-ups have learned from . He was the ride because he had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this, I took a deep breath and back into my seat, pretending I was on a roller coaster(过山车). I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even to giggle once or twice , which is much to the anger of the man who was sitting next to me and holding the airsickness bag.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Think about a time you went someplace that you had never been before. It seemed as if it was very and it took a really long time to get there. Then you noticed that th trip did not seem to take nearly as long, it was exactly the same distance. Scientists have studied these common observations. They have come to the that our feeling of how time passes is sometimes based on the of information we are dealing with. The more information we are getting, the more slowly time seems to pass.
On the way to a place, we are faced with unfamiliar sights, , or even smells. We may be reading directions, landmarks, or trying to find a（n） road sign. We are repeatedly processing the information we are .There may be others in the car asking. “Are we there yet?” In fact, the experiences the same things as the passengers.
On the return trip, we are somewhat familiar with the . Now much of the information is not to us. Our brain now processes the information more . We don’t have to take notice of a lot of what we see and hear. We know what to and we screen out the rest.
The process could be to the first and second days of school. On the first day is new and different and time seems to pass slowly. On the second day, you know what to , and your brain spends less time processing new information. , the second day of school usually seems to go forward at a more rapid pace. Thus, in a sense, time when our surroundings become more familiar.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
"I...I thought you could use it for something." Susan's did nothing to help us understand why a dark blue carpet remnant(零头布料) was being as a birthday gift.The murmured "thanks" could be barely heard as Holly tried not to allow her disappointment to show.
Holly's disappointment didn't become until the following evening when she came downstairs to say good night. "Well, I guess we know how much my best friend me, huh, Mom?" She said , with her head down.
The next morning, I carried a garbage bag outside. My heart sank as I the lid of the garbage can and saw Susan's carpet lying there. only a moment, I picked it up and brought it into the house .
“Susan you and me to go over to her house after school tomorrow .”Weeks later Holly announced as she arrived home from school. her voice carried a so-what attitude , I sensed she was pleased by the invitation.
The next day we to the destination along the winding country road . A tall woman stood in the doorway to us as we approached the small farmhouse. The house was but neatly decorated with used furniture .From the with the woman we knew Susan had long been separated from her parents and she was Susan’s foster mother(养母).
A warm light shone in her eyes as she to me her fondness for Susan . I came to respect this woman who had opened her home to a young girl and attempted to make a difference in her life.
As daylight began to we offered our thanks and said goodbye . Holly sat quietly in the car leaning her body forward as if willing the car to move faster. No sooner had we come to a stop than she opened the car door and walked purposefully toward the garbage can.
“Is this what you were looking for?” I held out the piece of . “Thanks, Mom.” a tear or two from her eyes and fell onto the remnant ,as if , that has become the most precious birthday present in the world.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|