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 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began
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
. Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the
and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
me. ”
“My was to become a percussion soloist ,even though there were none at that time. To per-form, I
to ‘ hear’music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can
the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)I feel through my body and through my
My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every
that I have.” “I was
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
this before and some teachers
my admission. Based on my performance, I was
admitted and went on to
with the academy's highest honours . ”
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I and arranged a lot of musical compositions since
had been written specially for solo percussionists. ”
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't
that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be
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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It seemed to be an ordinary Saturday at the restaurant I worked in. Then, all of a sudden, all the staff started turning the kitch upside down, going through the garbage and looking for something. As it 36 , a fellow server had lost her wallet, which was full of 37 . It was really 38 to see so many people digging through the 39 and taking the time to help the girl. She was beside herself in 40 .
Then, the story took a turn for the 41 . They found her wallet in the staff bathroom, 42 . There is no 43 that another employee stole her money and left the empty wallet in the restroom 44 everyone else was busy trying to find it. Jaws dropped to the 45 , hearts sank, people were hurt and 46 and everyone was shocked that someone we worked with everyday could do such a thing. It 47 so dark and depressing — Where had goodness and love gone?
Then, the story took yet another surprising 48 — for the better! Next thing I knew was that another server was handing this girl $175.00 — a group of employees had pooled their money together to 49 the stolen money.
Customers that got wind of what had happened gave her money 50 . All kinds of people , 51 some who didn’t know her, reached out their hands to help. 52 the end of evening her tears of pain had turned into tears of 53 . Overwhelmed by the love and kindness of others, the 54 was written all over her face as she thanked everyone as much as she could.
It’s things like this that 55 me that there is so much more love in every person in this world than there could ever be darkness.
36. A. worked out B. came out C. ran out D. turned out
37. A. checks B. earnings C.bills D. money
38. A. frightening B. relaxing C. annoying D. moving
39. A.garbage B. mud C. crowds D. streets
40. A. excitement B. happiness C. tears D. fear
41. A.better B. worse C.best D. worst
42. A. full B. broken C. empty D. dirty
43. A. evidence B. doubt C. reason D. question
44. A. before B. after C. until D. while
45. A. floor B. ceiling C. roof D. river
46. A. anxious B. suspect C. upset D. bored
47. A. provedB. seemed C. caused D. stated
48. A. end B. excuse C. turn D. chance
49. A. replace B. find C. return D. repair
50. A. as for B. as follows C. as well D. as above
51. A. even B. though C. also D. ever
52. A. On B. In C. At D. By
53. A. angry B. joy C. disappointment D. shame
54. A. satisfaction B. surprise C. gratitude D. courage
55. A. remind B. warn C. predict D. illustrate
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
To advertise effectively today, you must abandon the old-school idea of “reaching the masses”. All advertising is local and personal. The key to effective advertising today is to focus on the 50 .
Some are the 51 ways every advertiser could work out. You can print a specific offer of your goods or service on door-hangers and place them on doorknobs in your area. Door-hangers on doorknobs will produce results in direct 52 about the strength of your offer. If you need to reach the drivers, flyer (宣传单) under windshield (挡风玻璃) wipers may have better effect than door-hangers. Imagine, how 53 if you hire someone to be a walking ad or launch a T-shirt advertising, 54 , you can print your products on T-shirts of your 55 . In the early 1970s “Hamp Baker says Drive with Care” was spray-painted on cars, which was a public service ad. Ever since, spray-painted sign has become more and more 56 .
More grand ways are as follows: virtual showroom. Build a website to 57 a virtual showroom. Use it when people call to ask 58 about your company, your products or your services. Also you can even use an old slide projector to put on a nighttime show. They’re 59 effective, and in the long run, cheap. Nothing is quite as powerful as a public 60 that seizes the public’s attention. You can invite a band to give a performance.
61 , you can hire famous models to show it vividly.
Nothing screams “expert” quite as loudly as a book written about a subject. You simply can’t 62 the power of your name on the cover of a book. You might only sell a few copies online, but the copies you give away in your town will make you a fortune. You won’t make money on the book. You’ll make it because of the book.
Of course, word-of-mouth is the best way to promote your 63 . Friends and past customers recommend your products to their family, friends and colleagues. Word-of-mouth works because the 64is based on previous positive experiences.
50. A. content B. product C. individual D. style
51. A. strange B. common C. amusing D. perfect
52. A. description B. decision C. discussion D. permission
53. A. stupid B. funny C. impressive D. ridiculous
54. A. that is B. first of all C. as a result D. generally speaking
55. A. customers B. employers C. consumers D. employees
56. A. expensive B. valueless C. popular D. meaningless
57. A. refer to B. serve as C. stand for D. keep off
58. A. location B. business-hours C. salary D. details
59. A. unbelievably B. consequently C. accidentally D. occasionally
60. A. speech B. sport C. debate D. performance
61. A. For example B. Moreover C. However D. To be exact
62. A. create B. change C. imagine D. overuse
63. A. production B. friendship C. management D. business
64. A. information B. relationship C. pronunciation D. achievement
For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the music arts are 50 at the bottom of the list. Too often, music is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education which should be first taken into account. This view is 51 . In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it 52 their thinking and values, as well as the social 53 it came from. Rock music 54 a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical 55 . Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of feeling that cannot be 56 any other way. 57 can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and 58 to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human being “talk” to each other. They are the 59 of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be 60 others. When we do not give children 61 to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we 62 from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The 63 do. Music is an important way we express the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more 64 than people seem to realize.
50. A. embarrassedly B. doubtfully C. unavoidably D. unexpectedly
51. A. aggressiveB. shortsighted C. reasonable D. instructive
52. A. reflectsB. promotes C. dominatesD. changes
53. A. position B. benefit C. standard D. environment
54. A. takes inB. stands for C. makes up D. looks through
55. A. instruments B. families C. traditions D. seasons
56. A. acquiredB. understood C. abandoned D. noticed
57. A. Music B. Entertainment C. Mathematics D. Science
58. A. stickB. refer C. lead D. respond
59. A. meansB. languages C. features D. achievements
60. A. compared with B. imposed on C. shared with D. drawn from
61. A. solutionB. access C. entrance D. direction
62. A. take awayB. set aside C. draw up D. work out
63. A. musicians B. teachers C. courses D. arts
64. A. enjoyable B. wasteful C. necessary D. negative
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Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one job by myself and not tell them about it till I'd got one.
I had seen an agency advertised in a local newspaper. I rushed out of the 21_ in search of it. I was wildly excited, and as 22_ as if I were going on the stage. Finding the 23_ quite easily, I ran breathlessly through a door which said " Enter without knocking, if you please. "
The simple atmosphere of the office 24_ me. The woman looked carefully at me 25_ through her glasses, and then 26_ me in a low voice. I answered softly. All of a sudden I started to feel rather 27_ . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of 28_ . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be 29 to get a job without 30_ . I wondered whether I ought to leave, 31_ the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her say:
“ 32_ , I've got someone in the 33_ at this very moment who might 34_ . " She wrote down a 35_ . and held it out to me, saying: "Ring up this lady. She wants a 36 immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people."
"Oh yes, " said I—— 37_ having cooked for more than four in my life. I 38_ her again and again, and rushed out to the 39_ telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently that I was just what she was looking for.
I spent the next few hours 40_ cook books.
21. A.bedB.houseC.agencyD.office
22. A.proudB.pleaseC.nervousD.worried
23. A.familyB.doorC.placeD.stage
24. A.calmedB.excitedC.frightenedD.disturbed
25. A.as usualB.for a whileC.in a minuteD.once again
26. A.advisedB.examinedC.informedD.questioned
27. A.encouragedB.dissatisfiedC.hopelessD.pleased
28. A.placeB.jobC.adviceD.help
29. A.difficultB.helplessC.possibleD.unusual
30. A.abilityB.experienceC.knowledgeD.study
31. A. afterB.sinceC.untilD.when
32. A. Above all B.As a matter of fact C.As a resultD.In spite of that
33. A. familyB.houseC.officeD.restaurant
34. A. hireB. acceptC.suitD.offer
35. A. letterB.nameC.noteD.number
36. A. cookB.helpC.teacherD.secretary
37. A. almostB.neverC.nearlyD.really
38. A. answeredB.promisedC.thankedD.told
39. A. outsideB. localC.closestD.nearest
40. A. burrowingB.buyingC.readingD.lending
If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __36_: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __37_. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and__38_in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __39_ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to __40_ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __41_, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, __42_, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __43_ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __44_, becoming one with the__45_, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can __46 from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best suffer” because the ocean __47__ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some suffers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and __48__. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __49__ from any other sport.
I’ve __50__ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __51__, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __52__ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women __53__ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __54__ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __55__, and they will.
36.A. tellB. answerC. giveD. realize
37 A. wonderB. understandC. replyD. believe
38 A. stayedB. cameC. droppedD. fell
39 A. waveB. stormC. sailD. boat
40 A. bringB. connectC. compareD. tie
41 A. workB studyC. holidayD. life
42 A. mindB. effortC. healthD. time
43 A. alongB. aboveC. aroundD. by
44 A. beachB. waterC. boardD. lake
45. A. skyB. worldC. earthD. ocean
46. A. take B. getC. makeD. keep
47. A. catches B. includesC. offersD. collects
48. A. sharp B. greatC. hardD. calm
49. A. known B. rightC. farD. different
50. A. chosen B. triedC. learnedD. promised
51. A. levels B. pointsC. stepsD. parts
52. A. reaching B. acceptingC. pushingD. setting
53. A. sitting B. walkingC. fightingD. working
54. A. ofB. from C. onD. with
55. A. thinkB. succeedC. performD. feel