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2014届高考英语一轮复习自选训练 完形填空66 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 musician. 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 damage was the 39 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 40 me.?揗y 41 was to become a percussion soloist,c even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 42 to 慼ear?music differently from others. I play in my stocking f eet 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 entire 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 was 49 admitted and went on to 50 with the academy抯 highest honours.?揂fter that, I established my wself as the first fulltime solo percussionist. I 51 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 52 had been written specially for solo percussionists.?揑 have been a soloist forte over ten years. 53 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn抰 54 that my passion couldn抰 be realized. I would encitourage 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.conditions B.opinions C.actions D.recommendations 37.A.enjoying B.choosing C.taking D.giving 38.A.sight B.hearing C.touch D.taste 39.A.evidence B.resul