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阅读提优训练 （一） Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of . “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 lose my 18 . Doctors that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the 19 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.” “My 20 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 21 the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every 22 that I have.” “I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 23 this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to 24 with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.” “I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 25 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.” 16. A. conditions B. opinions C. advantages D. recommendations 17. A. enjoying B. choosing C. taking D. giving 18. A. sight B. hearing C. touch D. taste 19. A. evidence B. result C. excuse D. cause 20. A. job B. opinion C. promise D. goal 21. A. tell B. see C. hear D. smell 22. A. feeling B. effort C. sense D. idea 23. A. done B. accepted C. advised D. r