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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was invited to attend a presentation at the Kentucky School. That evening I found gratitude had amazing to change our attitude and our life.
The young musician Mr. Patrick was onto the stage in his wheelchair and began to play the piano. His fingers danced across the keys as he beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his smile.
Mr. Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs, which him lame for life. However, as a child, he was with artificial eyes and placed in a wheelchair. Before his first , he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any note on the piano, and within one or two , he’d get it. By his second birthday, he was playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. His father was .“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”
When Patrick was at the University of Louisville, his father 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 the night shift(夜班) in order to accompany his daytime band practice. Patrick says, “My dad’s my .”
But even more than his musical talent, it was Patrick’s “attitude of gratitude” that my soul. On stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about how 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 for over five minutes.
We all face misfortune in our lives. , it’s not the hardship but how we to it that will determine the joy and happiness in our lives. During times, do we spend too much time feeling for ourselves, or can we, with gratitude, learn how to dance in the rain?
1.A.knowledge B. quality C. wisdom D. power
2.A.rolled B. held C. allowed D. dragged
3.A.wrote B. provided C. made D. gave
4.A.strange B. magic C. bitter D. friendly
5.A.took B. led C. forced D. left
6.A.fitted B. connected C. associated D. filled
7.A.place B. birthday C. performance D. attempt
8.A.memories B. words C. tries D. notes
9.A.confused B. amused C. interested D. overjoyed
10.A.listed B. found C. attended D. organized
11.A.worked B. found C. refused D. canceled
12.A.dream B. hero C. music D. song
13.A.unbearable B. unreasonable C. unconditional D. unbelievable
14.A.touched B. calmed C. freed D. felt
15.A.satisfied B. concerned C. blessed D. laughed
16.A.cheered B. whispered C. shouted D. laughed
17.A.Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
18.A.see B. react C. agree D. put
19.A.happy B. modern C. usual D. tough
20.A.great B.sorry C.hopeful D.proud
书面表达
假设你们班要办一期英语角,主题是“我最喜欢的英文作品”。请你根据以下表格的信息,介绍一下马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》。词数:100左右。
书名 | 《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》(The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) |
作者 | 马克·吐温(Mark Twain) |
内容简介 | 哈克贝利·费恩是一个孤儿, 无人管束, 但心地善良,他帮助黑奴Jim逃亡,一路上遭遇了许多艰难险阻,但最终取得了胜利。 |
评价 | 深受全世界青少年读者的喜爱。有人称:“全部现代美国文学起源于马克·吐温的一本名叫《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》的书”。 |