Question

   I was bom in England with perfect hearing. In 1990,when I was five,my family moved to the United States. I started getting ear infections every three months or so. We didn't have health insurance at the time and when I got a third infection,my parents couldn't  pay for the treatment. I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 20 percent hearing in my left.

   There was always music on in my house when I was little,because my dad was a DJ,and he played all kinds of music. When I grew up,I was hooked on deejaying(播放音乐) . I wanted to leam more. I e-mailed DJ Shiftee,a well-known New York City DJ:“I know you like a challenge. How about teaching a deaf person to deejay?” He wrote back the next day: “Challenge accepted." He tutored me twice a week for two years,helping me develop correct technique. I practiced four hours a dai. Nbw when I'm performing,muscle memory takes over.

   When I started,I wouldn't tell the club managers I was deaf. I would just show up,introduce myself,and start playing music. At the end of the night,they were always so surprised that I couldn't hear. Sometimes I would bring doctors’ notes because they wouldn't believe me. It was what I wanted: they were giving me the chance to play because I was good,not out of sympathy.

   For a show,I set up one speaker facing my left side,my good ear. The speakers that play the bass(低音) are on the floor behind me so I can hear some of the lower frequencies and feel the beat in my feet. I also use software that turns the music into lines of color on a computer screen. For example,red is the bass,and green is the melody(主旋律) .I'm visually hearing the music. What I love about deejaying is the creativity,what you can do with a machine,two turntables,and a mixer.

   I go to elementary schools for the deaf and talk to the students about motivation and believing in themselves. I'm big on talking to the parents. Many parents nearly give up their deaf Jcids,but I always tell them ,“My advice to you is to let [your kids] chase their dreams,I'm a deaf DJ,so why not?”

1. The author became nearly deaf .

   A. after his third ear infection

   B. after his parents went broke

   C. when he was bom in England

   D. when he moved to the United States

2. Which of the following words can best describe the author according to Paragraph 2 ?

   A. Easy-going and considerate.

   B. Kind-hearted and ambitious.

   C. Hard-working and determined.

   D. Single-minded and responsible.

3. The author didn't tell the club managers he was deaf at first because he .

   A. didn't wan>sympathy

   B. was afraid of discrimination

   C. hoped to surprise them in the end

   D. was worried they wouldn’ t believe him

4. What's Paragraph 4 mainly about?

   A. The charm of deejaying.

   B. How the author deejays.

   C. The advanced way of deejaying.

   D. What the author needs when deejaying.

5. By saying the underlined sentence in the last paragraph,the author means .

   A. he is asked by the students to talk to the parents

   B. he thinks it is important to talk to the parents

   C. he can persuade the parents very easily

   D. he feels proud to talk to the parents

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B

本文是记叙文。作者右耳失聪，左 耳只有20%的听力，但是作者经过努力， 成为了一名优秀的DJ。

1. A.细节理解题。根据第一段中的 when I got a third infection ... I went deaf in my right ear and was left with 20 percent hearing in my left 可知答案。

2. C.推理判断题。根据第二段内容可 知，作者虽然双耳几乎失聪，但是他并 没有放弃自己的梦想，而是想办法师 从优秀的DJ学习播放音乐的技巧，由 此可知，作者意志坚定；根据第二段中 的 practiced four hours a day. Now when I* m performing,muscle memory takes over可知，作者每天练习四个小 时，以致于都形成了肌肉记忆,这就是 作者辛勤努力的证明。

3. A.细节理解题。根据第三段末的 they were giving me the chance to play because I was good,not out of sympathy可知答案。

4. B.段落大意题。第四段主要描述了 作者通过用有20%听力的左耳听扬声 器、感受低音节奏及运用软件把音乐 颜色化的方式来播放音乐，故本段主 要是关于作者如何播放音乐。

5. B.推理判断题。根据本句后内容可 知，很多家长几乎放弃了自己失聪的 孩子，所以作者认为跟家长们谈谈很 重要，并以自己为例建议家长们让孩 子追逐梦想。