江麗

雖然她身體有缺陷，但是她對音樂的喜愛讓她覺得自己和別人沒有什么不同。

主題語境：音樂與生活 篇幅：312詞 建議用時：6分鐘

1 My name is Sara. When I was little， I playedthe drums. I also had a guitar. In fourth grade， Istarted playing the trombone （長號）. I practicedfor about four hours a week. All of this might notseem like a big deal for a lot of kids， but theressomething about me that makes me a bit differentfrom others. I was born without hands. Since I wasabout one year old， Ive worn prosthetics （假手）.

2 This year， I got an invitation to join the highschool marching band （行進樂隊）. I told my mom I wanted to do it. But I had an instructorwho thought I would not be able to march in the band—not because it is a high school bandand Im only in seventh grade， but probably because my body is different. All I wanted wasto show that I could do it， so I joined the band. And it paid off！

3 Music gives me energy. That happens sometimes. One time I was so down and I didnteven want to get out of bed. Then I hit my MP3 player by accident. A song came on， and Igot up and started dancing. It helped me say to myself，“OK， I can get through today.”

4 Around my musician friends， we all share the same problems， like working out howmany beats （拍） there are to a measure （節(jié)）. I have a hard time counting the beats， but sodo a lot of other kids. Its a normal problem that we musicians share. When Im with theband， I dont feel as different as I do in other situations. Its just another way that musicmakes me want to go on， and not to just sit down by myself and not care about life.

Reading Check

1. How is Sara different from others？

A. She seems unwilling to communicate with people.

B. She looks nervous and worried often.

C. She has great talent for music.

D. She was born without hands.

2. Whats the instructors attitude to Saras joining the band？

A. Ambiguous.? B. Supportive.

C. Negative.? D. Tolerant.

3. How did Sara change her bad moods according to paragraph 3？

A. By playing her musical instruments.

B. By singing one of her favorite songs.

C. By listening to a song from her MP3.

D. By doing some exercise in the house.

4. What can we infer about Sara from the last paragraph？

A. Music makes her appreciate life.

B. She feels a bit uncomfortable in the band.

C. She dislikes to tell others her problems with music.

D. Music makes her feel too busy to focus on her studies.

Language Study

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get through pay off from then on have an impact on concentrate on turn out

1. He had a car accident a year ago and has suffered from back pain__________.

2. Lily has turned down some invitations to star in shows in order to__________her studies.

3. It is hard to see how people will__________the winter without electricity.

4. All your efforts will__________in the days to come.

5. It__________that she was a friend of my sister.

6. The inspiring speech__________everyone.