Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）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（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my 3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) 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（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）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.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．advantages 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．job B．opinion C．promise D．goal
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell
A．feeling B．effort C．sense D．idea
A．done B．accepted C．advised D．refused
A．study B．offer C．graduate D．educate
A．As B．Although C．Because D．Since
完型填空(每题1分，共15分)
Molly’s brother Sammy liked to play the guitar and sing. The made him happy and him of many happy times . He wrote a lot of and played them for his family. There was that Sammy wanted more to do except music .
But one day Sammy a tree. he fell off and hurt his arm badly.
The doctor at the hospital told him his arm would never again. It made him very sad . His sister Molly felt sad too. She knew how down he was. She wished that she could him out. She told him to be positive(积极的) , and she would help him difficult times .
Sammy smiled a bit, because his sister seemed to care. She him her support and he was glad that she was there. When Sammy returned home from the hospital, he could not wait to up his guitar and tried to play a small piece of music, Sammy’s arm did not work right, the music all wrong. He became so upset (沮丧)and threw his guitar out.
Then Molly ran and took Sammy’s guitar out of the dirty old dustbin, and said, “Can you teach me to play? ” So Sammy showed Molly what he knew about guitar, and before long , she could play just like a . Sammy smiled again.
Music is a miracle(奇迹) when things seem to go wrong.
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完型填空 （10%）
Wang Bing, a 12-year-old boy, likes sports very much and does in sports.
One afternoon, he is very glad his father waiting for him after school when he comes out of the classroom. “Let’s go,” says Dad “I will dinner and you can do your homework. Mum is still .”
On their way Wang Bing sees some boys skating in a park.“ Can I go and learn skating, Dad ?”asks Wang Bing“I’m sorry, my boy, you must go home and do your homework,” answers his father,“but I can buy you an ice cream”.
Then his father buys an ice cream him. When Wang Bing wants to eat it, a fly(苍蝇)flies to ice cream.
“Drive off the fly,” says his father, “ very dirty.” Wang Bing says a smile,“You don’t let me skate, can you let him skate for a while ?”
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完形填空。
One day a rich man met Tom. The rich man asked, “I hear you are very clever and is difficult for you. Can you tell me why you are so clever?”
Tom answered with , “Oh, I am not clever. Instead, you are too foolish (愚蠢的).” The rich man became .
Tom said, “Sir, please unhappy. If you don’t agree what I said, now let me you a very easy question: If you have a group of sheep, I send you group. Then, you say, how many groups of sheep do you have?”
“Why! That’s the easiest question in the world. One and one is two. knows that. I have two groups of sheep, of course.”
Tom laughed and laughed and said, “You are quite , sir. Two groups of sheep put together is still one group. That’s the question in the world, isn’t it?
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完形填空，认真阅读短文，从四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共15小题，计15分)
Do you like football? Maybe you say “No.” But do you know David Beckham? I;m sure your is “Yes.”
David Beckham in London on May 2nd, 1975. He is quite and strong. He is one of the best famous football in England. He played teams in England, America and Italy. Many people know him and like him very much. So he is all over the world. All his cheer him when he plays football. He played football himself, and he played for his fans, too. But he the football game in 2013. I think it’s a great for all his fans.
Do you know about his ? He has a beautiful wife. They have three and one daughter. They love their children very much. He tattooed (刺青)his children’s names on his body. He much time with his family after he left the football game. They dinner together, and they watched football games together, too.
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完形填空(15分,每空1.5分)
Li Ming often late for school. The teacher is very angry with him. “ are you often late for school?” asks the teacher. “Because I often get up ,” answers Li Ming. “ clock can wake (唤醒)you up,” says the teacher.“Yes, you are .But it work ,” says Li Ming.“Why don't you it?” asks the teacher again.“Oh, I don't want it to work ,” answers Li Ming.“If all of us are late for school, do you like it?” says the teacher.“Oh, that's great! There will be schools in the world,” says Li Ming with a smile.
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