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

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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 16of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 17piano 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 19and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 20me.”

“My 21was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 22to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play using my feet and can 23the 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 26to 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 27this before and some teachers were ___28___ to admit me. However, based on my performance, I was 29admitted and went on to 30with great honour.”

“After that, I became a full-time solo percussionist. I 31a lot of musical pieces since 32__ had been written specially for solo percussionists.”

“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 33the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 34that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 35by 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小题14:

A．usually

B．finally

C．possibly

D．hopefully小题15:

A．study

B．research

C．graduate

D．progress小题16:

A．wrote

B．translated

C．heard

D．read小题17:

A．enough

B．some

C．many

D．few小题18:

A．However

B．Although

C．When

D．Since小题19:

A．mean

B．seem

C．conclude

D．say小题20:

A．failed

B．beaten

C．taught

D．affected

最佳答案：

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

答案解析：

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）。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。