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I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School．That evening I found gratitude（感恩）had amazing 36 to change our attitude…and our life．

The young musician Mr．Patrick was 37 onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano．His fingers danced across the keys as he 38 beautiful music．He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful．But what shocked me most was his 39 smile．

Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which 40 him lame for life．However, as a child, he was 41 with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair．Before his first 42 ,he discovered the piano．When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two 43 ,he′d get it．By his second birthday, he was playing“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”．His father was 44 ．“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together．”

When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father　 45　 classes with him．He was also a part of the 214-member marching band！He was a blind, wheelchair-bound trumpet player; and he and his father did it together．His father 46　 the night shift（夜班）in order to accompany his daytime band practice．Patrick says,“My dad′s my　 47 ．”

But even more than his 48 musical talent, it was Patrick′s “ attitude of gratitude”that 49 my soul．On stage, between songe, he talked to the audience about his life and about how　 50　 he was with a great father．When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together．The crowd rose to their feet and　 51　 for over five minutes．

We all face misfortune in our lives． 52 ，it′s not the hardship but how we　 53　 to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives．During 54　 times, do we spend too much time feeling　 55　 for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain？

36．A．knowledge　　　　　　 B．quality　　　　　　　　　 C．wisdom　　　　　　　　 D．power

37．A．rolled　　　　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　　　 C．allowed　　　　　　　　 D．dragged

38．A．wrote　　　　　　　　　　 B．provided　　　　　　　　 C．made　　　　　　　　　　 D．gave

39．A．strange　　　　　　　　　 B．magic　　　　　　　　　　 C．bitter　　　　　　　　　　 D．friendly

40．A．took　　　　　　　　　　　 B．led　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．forced　　　　　　　　　 D．left

41．A．fitted　　　　　　　　　　 B．connected　　　　　　　 C．associated　　　　　　　 D．filled

42．A．place　　　　　　　　　　 B．birthday　　　　　　　　 C．performance　　　　　 D．attempt

43．A．memories　　　　　　　 B．words　　　　　　　　　　 C．tries　　　　　　　　　　　 D．notes

44．A．confused B．amused C．interested　　　　　　　 D．overjoyed

45．A．listed　　　　　　　　　　 B．found　　　　　　　　　　 C．attended　　　　　　　　 D．organized

46．A．worked　　　　　　　　　 B．found　　　　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　　　 D．cancelled

47．A．dream　　　　　　　　　　 B．hero　　　　　　　　　　　 C．music　　　　　　　　　　 D．song

48．A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unconditional　　　　 D．unreasonable

49．A．touched　　　　　　　　 B．calmed　　　　　　　　　 C．freed　　　　　　　　　　 D．felt

50．A．satisfied　　　　　　　　 B．concerned　　　　　　　 C．blessed　　　　　　　　　 D．laughed

51．A．cheered　　　　　　　　 B．whispered　　　　　　　 C．shouted　　　　　　　　 D．laughed

52．A．Therefore　　　　　　　 B．Otherwise　　　　　　　 C．However　　　　　　　 D．Besides

53．A．see　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．react　　　　　　　　　　　 C．agree　　　　　　　　　　 D．put

54．A．happy　　　　　　　　　　 B．modern　　　　　　　　　 C．tough　　　　　　　　　　 D．usual

55．A．great　　　　　　　　　　 B．sorry　　　　　　　　　　 C．hopeful　　　　　　　　　 D．proud

Mr. Patrick was new to the school and to us. Even though he was a great teacher, he seemed rather like a character out of a horror movie. He didn’t look that bad, but somehow, he looked extremely scary to me.

Some kids began to believe that he was a murderer or a ghost; some believed he was mad and a few believed that he might have suffered a lot in his life. I was one of those ‘few’.

One day I gathered up my courage and headed towards the school garden. He was, as usual, sitting on a bench alone. I breathed heavily a few times and then walked towards him.

“How are you?” I asked with my voice crackling.

　 He managed to say, “Fine.”

“Well, good to know,” I tried to be happy.

“Hmmm…” was all I heard.

“What’s up with you?” then seeing a puzzled look on his face, I tried to be more formal and respectful. “I mean, why aren’t you like all other people in the school? Why are you always so quiet and sad? Why…”

“No dear, some things are better left unsaid,” he said gloomily.

“Oh no sir, nothing is better left unsaid. If you want to share your feelings with me and reduce the pain of your heart, you are free to do so. I promise I will never ever tell anyone.”

“With you? You are just a little girl; what will you understand?”

I was somehow offended but still I managed to persuade him, “So what, Sir? You see, if you tell me your problem, you will have a light heart and you will have the feeling that someone somewhere cares about you.”

“Oh okay, that was a very nice belief indeed; let’s take a walk and I will let you know everything.”

Soon after our little talk, there was a visible change on his face. Later that day in the class, there was a smile on his face.

56. From the text, we can know about Mr. Patrick that he 　　　.

　　 A. once acted a character in a horror movie　　　

B. scared his students with his looks

　　 C. often punished the students for bad marks　　

D. did better in teaching than others in the school

57. Mr. Patrick was thought by the author to 　　　.

　　 A. be a murderer or a ghost　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. be mad

　　 C. have suffered a lot　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. have a special personality

58. While walking towards Mr. Patrick in the school garden, the author felt 　　　.

　　 A. excited　　　　　　　　　　 B. nervous　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　 　　　 D. happy

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad, A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Boston．will also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional texts．Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called "one-to-one" programs．

　　 At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren't yet available." Lark/n said of textbooks, "but they're pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered"．

　 But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure （设施）, repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach． Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, "I think people will like it． I really don't know anybody in high school that wouldn't want to get an iPad," he said． "We're always using technology at home, then when you're at school it's textbooks．so it's a good way to put all of that together．" Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students' use．

　 And the nation's textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum （课程） specifically for iPads． Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers' schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stay．"I think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, "

64．The first paragraph is mainly about　　　　　　 ．

A． a program to promote iPads marketing in new school year

B． a program to spread electronic learning in new school year

C． a plan of how to use iPads in the coming school education

D． a plan of how to use IT technique in die coming school teaching

65．What's the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present?　　　　 ,

　 A． Some students wouldn't like to have iPads in schools．

　 B． The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy．

　 C． Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks．

　 D． The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses．

66． The underlined sentence in the passage implies that　　　 _．

　 A． traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printed

　 B． traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before delivered

C． contents of traditional textbooks can't be renewed in time as electronic ones do

　 D． the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks

67． From the passage we can draw conclusion that　　　　 ．

　 A．more students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic ones

　 B．textbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their own

　 C．it is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the future

　 D．electronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school year