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1、2008江苏高考英语试卷及答案2008江苏高考试卷原题完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）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 36 of others to stop me from becoming a musi
2、cian. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 37 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 38 . Doctors concluded that the nerve（精神） damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my lov
3、e for music never 40 me.”“My 41 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 43 the pitch of a note(音调高低) by the vibrations(振动) I feel through my body and through my 44 . My en
4、tire sound world exists by making use of almost every 45 that I have.”“I was 46 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 47 this before and some teachers 48 my admission. Based on my performance, I w
5、as 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academys highest honours.”“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.”“I have been a soloist for over ten years. 53
6、the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didnt 54 that my passion couldnt be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 55 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”36. A. conditionsB. opinionsC. actionsD. recommendation
7、s37. A. enjoyingB. choosingC. takingD. giving38. A. sightB. hearingC. touchD. taste39. A. evidenceB. resultC. excuseD. cause40. A. leftB. excitedC. accompaniedD. disappointed41. A. purposeB. decisionC. promiseD. goal42. A. turnedB. learnedC. usedD. ought43. A. tell B. seeC. hearD. smell44. A. carefu
8、lnessB. movementC. imaginationD. experience45. A. senseB. effortC. feelingD. idea46. A. dissatisfiedB. astonishedC. determinedD. discouraged47. A. doneB. acceptedC. advisedD. admitted48. A. supportedB. followedC. requiredD. opposed49. A. usuallyB. finallyC. possiblyD. hopefully50. A. studyB. researc
9、hC. graduateD. progress51. A. wroteB. translatedC. copiedD. read52. A. enoughB. someC. manyD. few53. A. HoweverB. AlthoughC. WhenD. Since54. A. meanB. seemC. concludeD. say55. A. directedB. guidedC. taughtD. limited阅读理解AWhat time is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don
10、t know for sure, its very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe youre riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard(仪表板).Even if you dont have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own
11、 beat. Humans have an internal clock that regulates(调节) the beating of our heart, the pace of our breathing, the discharge(排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily functions.Time is something from which we cant escape. Even if we ignore it, its still going by, ticking away, sec
12、ond by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main issue in using your time well is, “Whos in charge?” We can allow time to slip by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.By taking control of how you spend your time, youll increase your chances of becoming
13、 a more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on your outside interests.The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become alsaves of a timetable that governs every w
14、aking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.56. The underlined word “ally
15、” in Para. 3 most likely means somebody or something that is _. A. your slave and serves youB. your supporter and helps you B. under your control and obeys youD. under your influence and follows you57. The author intends to tell us that time _. A. could be regulated by a timepiece such as a clock or a watchB. could be managed by the internal clock of human bodies C. should be well managed for our
