题目
题型：同步题难度：来源：
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 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up
on a farm in 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 gradually lose my 3 . Doctors concluded that the
nerve damage was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never
5 me. "
"My 6 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform,
I 7 to "hear" music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 8 the pitch of a
note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my 9 . My entire
sound world exists by making use of almost every 10 that I have. "
"I was 11 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 12 this before and some teachers 13
my admission. Based on my performance, I was 14 admitted and went on to 15 with the academy"s
highest honours. "
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 17 had been written specially for solo percussionists. "
"I have been a soloist for over ten years. 19 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn"t 18 that
my passion couldn"t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. "
| ( )1. A. conditions ( )2. A. enjoying ( )3. A. sight ( )4. A. evidence ( )5. A. left ( )6. A. purpose ( )7. A. turned ( )8. A. tell ( )9. A. carefulness ( )10. A. sense ( )11. A. dissatisfi ( )12. A. done ( )13. A. supported ( )14. A. usually ( )15. A. study ( )16. A. wrote ( )17. A. enough ( )18. A. However ( )19. A. mean ( )20. A. directed | B. opinions B. choosing B. hearing B. result B. excited B. decision B. learned B. see B. movement B. effort B. astonished B. accepted B. followed B. finally B. research B. translated B. some B. Although B. seem B. guided | C. actions C. taking C. touch C. excuse C. accompanie C. promise C. used C. hear C. imaginatio C. feeling C. determined C. advised C. required C. possibly C. graduate C. copied C. many C. When C. conclude C. taught | D. recommendatio D. giving D. taste D. cause D. disappointed D. goal D. ought D. smell D. experience D. idea D. discouraged D. admitted D. opposed D. hopefully D. progress D. read D. few D. Since D. say D. limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-5: BCBDA 6-10: DBACA 11-15: CADBC 16-20: ADBAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less. One day I saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind,I pushed him in,holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet. I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes(猛力地划) to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently,and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. "Do you know what you have done?" they said, "It"s Amery;he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym; he has got his football honor. " I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small? 1 decided to apologize immediately. "I am sorry, "I said,"I mistook you for a Grade Four boy. You are so small. "He didn"t seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, "My father, who is a great man, is also small. "At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The writer thought Amery "a fair game" because the boy__________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. looked like an animal B. was fond of games C. was of similar size D. was good at sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The writer felt "ashamed" because__________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. he was laughed at by other boys B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. By saying "My father, who is a great man, is also small", the write __________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. tried to please Amery B. challenged Amery C. threatened Amery D. admired his father | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following is TRUE? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. The writer could run faster than Amery. B. The writer liked playing jokes on boys of all sizes. C. Amery was a student in Grade Four. D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool? First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人)and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(髫曲)hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn"t see what was so great about art. On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother"s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn"t stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The aim of the mother"s plan was to__________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. take them to visit the museum B. introduce them to the world of art C. ask them to read about artists D. show them different painting styles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. What made the writer go through a change that summer? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. One of Mary"s paintings. B. A strange way of painting. C. Artists in the Middle Ages. D. Her mother"s instruction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. From the text, we can see__________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. the importance of curiosity B. the effect of art C. the value of learning D. the power of family education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| It was an afternoon in the winter. Some friends and I were talking at a restaurant. We talked and talked and soon swimming became the 1 . Suddenly I hit upon an idea. "Wouldn"t it be 2 if we went swimming? Others went swimming in winter, and 3 couldn"t we? Besides, we could be 4 if we did. " I told them about this and they all said it was a good idea indeed. Early in the morning, three days 5 , we four were standing at the bus stop, with bags in our hands, 6 for a bus to take us to the 7 . The sky was clear, the sun was shining, but all the same, it was very cold, 8 our heavy overcoats were not enough to keep us 9 . We all felt that we should go back, but no one wanted to 10 . We soon reached the sands. There was nobody there, but we were not to be discouraged. 11 we were proud that we were the 12 ones that dared to challenge the weather. Besides, the sun could keep us warm. So we 13 ourselves quickly. But things were not going to be so nice as we thought. The sea wind was blowing, we felt 14 cold and we shook from head to feet. At last we decided to 15 the sea water. We put our feet in first, only to take them back 16 . The water was unbelievably cold. 17 I suggested that we should all jump in at the same time. We all went back ten steps. I gave the order and we all rushed forward. We jumped. That feeling I had when I was in the water I shall never 18 . I was up and rushed again to the seaside. So 19 my friends. We put on our clothes as quickly as possible and went home. We four did not go to school the next three days, for we all 20 a bad cold. We missed the lessons, but we had this unforgettable experience. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|