阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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