完形填空 (共20小题,满分33分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳答案。
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) though she was a disabled woman.
“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(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my
18 . Doctors told me that the nerve (神经) 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 using my 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 full ___25___ of every sense that I have.”
“I was
26 to be considered as a musician, but not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had
27 this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was
29 admitted and went on to
30 with great honour.”
“After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I
31 a lot of musical pieces since 32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.”
“I have 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’ attitude. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
小题1: | A.conditions | B.opinions | C.actions | D.suggestions | |
小题2: | A.enjoying | B.choosing | C.taking | D.giving | |
小题3: | A.sight | B.hearing | C.touch | D.taste | |
小题4: | A.evidence | B.result | C.excuse | D.cause | |
小题5: | A.left | B.excited | C.supported | D.disappointed | |
小题6: | A.achievement | B.decision | C.promise | D.goal | |
小题7: | A.turned | B.learned | C.used | D.ought | |
小题8: | A.tell | B.see | C.hear | D.smell | |
小题9: | A.carefulness | B.idea | C.imagination | D.experience | |
小题10: | A.use | B.effort | C.feeling | D.idea | |
小题11: | A.dissatisfied | B.shocked | C.determined | D.unhappy | |
小题12: | A.done | B.accepted | C.advised | D.admitted | |
小题13: | A.learning | B.excited | C.willing | D.unwilling | |
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小题1:B小题1:C小题1:B小题1:D小题1:A 小题1:D小题1:B小题1:A小题1:C小题1:A 小题1:C小题1:A小题1:D小题1:B小题1:C 小题1: A小题1:D小题1:B小题1:A小题1:D 完形填空讲述的是英国著名聋女打击乐手Evelyn Glennie成功的故事。本文中的很多词汇,如:solo、percussion等在牛津英语教材模块八第二单元中均有所涉及。 小题1: B。从上下文可知Glennie不想让别人的看法(the opinions of others)左右自己成为音乐家的理想。A条件;C项行动;D项推荐。 小题1: C。Glennie八岁开始学习钢琴。take lessons上课,固定短语。 小题1: B。 从下文可知,Glennie听觉(hearing)逐渐失去,直到12岁时完全失聪(completely deaf)。 小题1: D.神经损伤(the nerve damage)是Glennie失去听觉的主要原因(cause)。evidence证据;result结果;excuse借口。 小题1: "我对音乐的爱从来没有离开过我。"根据never,句意否定,所以B项excite sb.令人激动,C项accompany sb.陪伴某人不正确。D项应为disappear from sb.。 小题1: D。人生的目标 (goal ),purpose目的;decision决定;promise许诺。 小题1: B。"我学会了’听’(learn to do)音乐。"turn to转向(某人寻求帮助);used to 过去常常(做某事);ought to应该做某事。 小题1: A。tell 辨别;see看到;hear听到;smell闻到。句意是:通过振动来辨别音调的高低。 小题1: C。据句意,为了分辨音调的高低,除了通过身体对振动的感觉,还可以通过我的想象(imagination)。因为Glennie以前没有失聪过,所以不会有experience(经验);而carefulness(细心)和身体的movement(运动)对聋人来说是无法分辨音调高低的。 小题1: A。"我只有通过调动全部的感觉(sense)器官"才能弥补失聪的遗憾来感受周围世界。定语从句I have修饰的我能拥有的sense 感觉、effort努力、feeling感情、idea想法中A项符合句意。 小题1: C。Glennie下定决心(be determined to do)要被别人评价为一名音乐家,而不是一名聋人音乐家。dissatisfied不满意的; astonished惊讶的;discouraged气馁的。A、B、D都是Glennie对别人评价的反应,而Glennie这时实际上还没有成名,所以不可能有这些感觉。 小题1: A。"以前没有失聪学生做过(done)这件事(applied to the Royal Academy of Music)"。Accept接受,advise建议,admit承认。根据语意,A项正确。 小题1: D。因为以前没有失聪学生被录取,所以一些老师反对(oppose)Glennie进入the Royal Academy of Music。 小题1: B。由于Glennie的表现,最终(finally)被录取。 小题1: C。以最高的荣誉从the Royal Academy of Music毕业(graduate)。 小题1: A。作曲write musical compositions。 小题1: D。自己作曲的原因是很少有人(few)专门为打击乐器独奏演员作曲。 小题1: B。尽管医生认为Glennie完全聋了,但并不意味着她的热情被忽视了。Although引导让步状语从句。从语意判断,B项最佳。 小题1: A。mean意味着。conclude作结论。 小题1: D。Glennie根据自己的切身体会告诫人们:不要被别人这样那样的说法所禁锢(limit)。
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