1 . 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 perform, 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 to ____ with the academy’s highest honors.”

“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.”

1.

A．conditions

B．opinions

C．actions

D．recommendations

2.

A．enjoying

B．choosing

C．taking

D．giving

3.

A．sight

B．hearing

C．touch

D．taste

4.

A．evidence

B．result

C．excuse

D．cause

5.

A．left

B．excited

C．accompanied

D．disappointed

6.

A．purpose

B．decision

C．promise

D．goal

7.

A．turned

B．learned

C．used

D．ought

8.

A．tell

B．see

C．hear

D．smell

9.

A．carefulness

B．movement

C．imagination

D．experience

10.

A．sense

B．effort

C．feeling

D．idea

11.

A．dissatisfied

B．astonished

C．determined

D．discouraged

12.

A．done

B．accepted

C．advised

D．admitted

13.

A．supported

B．followed

C．required

D．opposed

14.

A．usually

B．finally

C．possibly

D．hopefully

15.

A．study

B．research

C．graduate

D．progress

16.

A．wrote

B．translated

C．copied

D．read

17.

A．enough

B．some

C．many

D．few

18.

A．However

B．Although

C．When

D．Since

19.

A．mean

B．seem

C．conclude

D．say

20.

A．directed

B．guided

C．taught

D．limited

5 . In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the doctor tested him again. To my ________ , it was the same score.

Later that evening, I ________ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our ________ much better than an IQ test. We ________ that Michael’s score must have been a ________ and we should treat him ________ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got ________ grades in the school, especially in biology and chemistry, which was a great ________ .

Michael ________ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than ________. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I ________ the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the ________ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say ________ . “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the ________ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then ________ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had ________ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be________.

Children often do as ________ as what adults, especially parents and teachers________ of them. That is, tell a child he is “________”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.

A．joy

B．surprise

C．dislike

D．disappointment

2.

A．tearfully

B．fearfully

C．cheerfully

D．hopefully

3.

A．student

B．son

C．friend

D．doctor

4.

A．argued

B．realized

C．decided

D．understood

5.

A．joke

B．mistake

C．warning

D．wonder

6.

A．specially

B．strictly

C．naturally

D．carefully

7.

A．poor

B．good

C．average

D．standard

8.

A．comfort

B．embarrassment

C．failure

D．loss

9.

A．visited

B．chose

C．left

D．entered

10.

A．allowed

B．described

C．needed

D．offered

11.

A．missed

B．held

C．delayed

D．attended

12.

A．high

B．same

C．low

D．different

13.

A．curiously

B．eagerly

C．calmly

D．jokingly

14.

A．confidence

B．interest

C．pride

D．delight

15.

A．looked for

B．asked for

C．waited for

D．prepared for

16.

A．received

B．passed

C．organized

D．discussed

17.

A．imperfect

B．impossible

C．uncertain

D．unsatisfactory

18.

A．honestly

B．much

C．well

D．bravely

19.

A．hear

B．learn

C．expect

D．speak

20.

A．wise

B．rude

C．shy

D．stupid

6 . One hot early morning, I, accompanied by my mother, was gently wheeled across our quiet street to the taxi stand. Three weeks earlier, I had ________ my left ankle accidentally. Now, with my ankle in a cast, I had a/an ________ at the hospital to be assessed for a/an ________.

The thought of it ________ me because I had never been operated on, but I would have to ________ it. After over 90 minutes, we were still ________, trying to stop a taxi. But the taxis would pass by us either already filled with passengers or ________ to take us.

My mother was starting to get ________ as we were fast running out of time; our appointment was ________ for 10:45 am and we still had to ________ the admission process and it would take up to 40 minutes to get to the ________.

Then a black SUV pulled over and ________ in front of us. The driver, taking a look at us, ________, “You two look like you may need a ________.” He told us he’d seen us earlier as he was taking his son to a weekend school activity. With no questions asked, this good Samaritan ________ us aboard and got us to the hospital in 45 minutes.

We arrived at 10:30a.m.— ________ in time for my appointment. He ________ any pay, saying people should ________ one another then left with a smile.

To this day we have not ________ paths again with this friendly driver, but his ________ has stuck in our minds and he has taught me to keep watch for and help others in need.

1.

A．pressed

B．cut

C．broken

D．burnt

2.

A．gathering

B．appointment

C．investigation

D．opportunity

3.

A．operation

B．examination

C．adjustment

D．combination

4.

A．excited

B．astonished

C．inspired

D．worried

5.

A．discover

B．hug

C．occupy

D．face

6.

A．waiting

B．guiding

C．observing

D．handling

7.

A．eager

B．content

C．unwilling

D．unable

8.

A．exhausted

B．upset

C．sensitive

D．homeless

9.

A．designed

B．performed

C．advanced

D．scheduled

10.

A．go through

B．put up

C．take up

D．get rid of

11.

A．room

B．building

C．hospital

D．school

12.

A．broke down

B．cut in

C．sped up

D．came to a stop

13.

A．whispered

B．said

C．complained

D．explained

14.

A．lift

B．taxi

C．bus

D．wheelchair

15.

A．permitted

B．welcomed

C．demanded

D．suggested

16.

A．just

B．still

C．even

D．well

17.

A．enjoyed

B．hated

C．refused

D．accepted

18.

A．respect

B．defend

C．greet

D．help

19.

A．beaten

B．approached

C．crossed

D．taken

20.

A．optimism

B．generosity

C．humor

D．determination

8 . A homeless student just graduated from his high school with an excellent score in Texas this month.The student is Derrick Ngo, 18, who had a troubled childhood, growing up without a _______and finding his mother in and out of prison through the years.

Before his _______, Ngo had been to 12 different schools. At 15, he started to _______by himself with the little help of his mother, but it was barely enough that he ended up _______about two years later. Ngo _______his childhood to VOA the other day. “We often didn’t have that much food. We didn’t have that much money. We didn’t have a stable _______of income and one of my biggest struggles in _______was that lack of parental guidance.”

Determined to _______his future, Ngo left all his _______behind, and buried himself into his studies, which eventually landed him as the ________student of his class at Energy Institute High School. “I bet that ________ I didn’t use school, education and the resources that were ________to me, then there would be no way that I would get out of the ________I was in,” he said.

In December, Ngo learned that he had been ________by Harvard, where he will be attending this fall. “It was, at first, a ________…I just got into Harvard. My heart was ________.” he said. He was excited very much. The young man ________his success to discipline and laser-like (激光一样的) ________on final aims. “With a dream in your heart, you will have a ________goal that you’re working towards. Although it’s not real yet, it is ________that is going to be real one day.”

1.

A．relative

B．partner

C．father

D．servant

2.

A．birth

B．growth

C．prison

D．success

3.

A．travel

B．explore

C．live

D．beg

4.

A．aimless

B．speechless

C．hopeless

D．homeless

5.

A．recalled

B．contributed

C．confirmed

D．connected

6.

A．account

B．source

C．idea

D．concept

7.

A．setting off

B．showing off

C．growing up

D．rising up

8.

A．affect

B．change

C．experience

D．predict

9.

A．savings

B．energy

C．mistakes

D．misfortune

10.

A．independent

B．reliable

C．top

D．average

11.

A．if

B．whether

C．because

D．when

12.

A．visible

B．available

C．strange

D．difficult

13.

A．trouble

B．debt

C．danger

D．journey

14.

A．praised

B．invited

C．educated

D．accepted

15.

A．joke

B．lie

C．shock

D．sigh

16.

A．beating

B．racing

C．aching

D．sinking

17.

A．owes

B．mentions

C．applies

D．devotes

18.

A．effect

B．focus

C．speed

D．power

19.

A．specific

B．safe

C．tiny

D．secret

20.

A．anybody

B．anything

C．somebody

D．something

9 . If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _______as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_______strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _______that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.
For example, consider this story about a group of _______who were traveling through the woods when _______of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _______. When they saw how _______the pit was, they told the two _______frogs they would never get out.
The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _______ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, ________it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply ________ He fell down and ________. The other frog continued to jump as ________as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to ________ the pain. The more they ________, the harder he jumped and finally he ________to safety.
When he ________, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all ________him to simply quit. The frog ________to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were ________him all the time.1.

A．think

B．experience

C．seem

D．feel

2.

A．so

B．just

C．even

D．ever

3.

A．processes

B．times

C．courses

D．practices

4.

A．frogs

B．mice

C．dogs

D．cats

5.

A．two

B．three

C．many

D．few

6.

A．hole

B．pit

C．water

D．well

7.

A．muddy

B．wide

C．deep

D．long

8.

A．uncomfortable

B．unpleasant

C．unhappy

D．unfortunate

9.

A．run

B．walk

C．climb

D．jump

10.

A．so

B．as long as

C．because

D．although

11.

A．gave out

B．gave up

C．gave away

D．gave off

12.

A．died

B．wounded

C．destroyed

D．damaged

13.

A．fast

B．hard

C．easily

D．swiftly

14.

A．help

B．ban

C．forbid

D．stop

15.

A．cried

B．spoke

C．shouted

D．read

16.

A．get it

B．forget it

C．use it

D．made it

17.

A．turned out

B．kept out

C．got out

D．held out

18.

A．taking to

B．shouting at

C．throwing at

D．speaking to

19.

A．explained

B．announced

C．introduced

D．told

20.

A．encouraging

B．helping

C．pulling

D．dragging