Question

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 ______ he made beautiful music. He then began to sing as he played, and it was wonderful. But what shocked me most was his______smile.

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 birthday, he discovered the piano. When his mom hit any_______on the piano, and within one or two tries, he′d ______. 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 attended ________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 ______ his unbelievable musical talent, it was Patrick′s “attitude of gratitude” that________my soul. On the stage, between songs, he talked to the audience about his life and about ____________blessed he was with a great father. When his performance was over, Patrick and his father were on the stage together. The crowd ______ to their feet and cheered 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 sorry for ourselves,________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. carried    D. dragged

3.A. since    B. although    C. as    D. if

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. note    C. music    D. part

8.A. fight it out    B. catch it    C. get it    D. make it

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

10.A. parties    B. lectures    C. classes    D. meetings

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

12.A. educator    B. hero    C. candidate    D. sponsor

13.A. instead of    B. more than    C. rather than    D. in place of

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

15.A. why    B. what    C. how    D. when

16.A. rose    B. raised    C. lifted    D. stood

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

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

19.A. unconscious    B. typical    C. tough    D. visual

20.A. but    B. or    C. and    D. while

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.A

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】文章介绍青年音乐家Patrick先生虽然身体残疾，但很有音乐天赋，他父亲为了他做出很多牺牲，而Patrick先生对父亲心怀感恩，这种情感让作者非常感动。

1.D

考查名词。A. knowledge知识；B. quality质量；C. wisdom智慧；D. power力量。那天晚上我发现感激有令人吃惊的力量改变我们的态度和生活。下文讲感激的作用，故选D.

2.A

考查动词。A. rolled转动，推到；B. held握住，举起；C. carried搬运；D. dragged拖动。根据句中的in his wheelchair可知Mr. Patrick是坐着轮椅被推上台演奏的，故选A.

3.C

考查连词。A. since因为，既然；B. although尽管；C. as当…时；D. if如果。此处指当Mr. Patrick弹奏美妙的曲子时手指在琴键上跳跃，两者同时发生，故选C.

4.B

考查形容词。A. strange奇怪的；B. magic神奇的；C. bitter苦的；D. friendly友好的。此处指最打动我的不是他的演奏和歌唱，而是他神奇的微笑。下文讲他对待生活的乐观态度，故选B.

5.D

考查动词。A. took拿；B. led领导；C. forced强迫；D. left留给。此处指他的腿有毛病让他跛足，leave在此表示“使处于……状态”，故选D.

6.A

考查动词。A. fitted安装；B. connected连接；C. associated联系；D. filled装满。此处指他小时候就被安装了人造眼和坐上了轮椅。根据上句Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs和常识可知是生活的需要，故选A.

7.B

考查名词。A. place地方；B. note音符；C. music音乐；D. part部分。此处指当母亲在钢琴上弹奏音符的时候，与on the piano呼应，故选B.

8.C

考查动词短语。A. fight it out据理力争；B. catch it受责备；C. get it明白了；D. make it成功。一两次尝试之后，他就明白了。指他对音乐的领悟快，故选C.

9.D

考查形容词。A. confused困惑的；B. amused愉快的；C. interested有兴趣的；D. overjoyed狂喜的。因为第二年过生日的时候他就能演奏曲子，所以父亲非常高兴。根据“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”也知父亲欣喜若狂，故选D.

10.C

考查名词。A. parties党派，聚会；B. lectures演讲；C. classes课程；D. meetings会议，集会。attend class“上课”，此处指父亲陪他去上课。故选C.

11.A

考查动词。A. worked工作；B. found发现；C. refused拒绝；D. cancelled取消。此处指父亲为了陪他白天的乐队训练改成晚上上夜班，指晚上上班，故选A.

12.B

考查名词。A. educator教育者；B. hero偶像，英雄；C. candidate候选人；D. sponsor赞助人。此处指Patrick评价父亲是他的偶像和英雄，故选B.

13.B

考查固定短语。A. instead of代替；B. more than超出；C. rather than而不是；D. in place of代替。此处指除了他难以置信的音乐天赋之外，他的感恩态度感动了我。故选B.

14.A

考查动词。A. touched感动；B. calmed平静；C. freed使自由；D. felt感觉。此处指他的感恩态度感动了我，故选A.

15.C

考查副词。A. why为什么；B. what什么；C. how多么；D. when什么时候。此处是感叹句，指有这样一位伟大的父亲他多么有福气，修饰形容词用how，故选C.

16.A

考查动词。A. rose升起；B. raised提高；C. lifted举起；D. stood站立。此处指观众们站起身来为他欢呼了5分钟，观众们被他的事迹感动根据当时情境，故选A.

17.C

考查副词。A. Therefore因此；B. Otherwise否则；C. However然而；D. Besides此外。我们一生都会遭受不幸。“然而”，不是苦难而是我们“应对”苦难的方式会决定我们一生的幸福。此处表示转折，故选C.

18.B

考查动词。A. see看见；B. react反应；C. agree同意；D. put放。此处指我们对困难如何反应决定我们的人生的快乐， 故选B.

19.C

考查形容词。A. unconscious无意识的；B. typical典型的；C. tough艰苦的；D. visual视力的。句意：在“苦难的”时期，我们是否花了太多的时间“顾影自怜”。此处指艰苦时期，故选C.

20.B

考查连词。A. but但是；B. or还是；C. and和；D. while然而，当……的时候。在“苦难的”时期，我们是花太多的时间“顾影自怜”，还是带着感恩学会在雨中舞蹈？此处表示选择，故选B.

【名师点睛】

完形填空题的命题特点及答题方法：

1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力

完形填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。

2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力

做完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。小题2考查动词。A. rolled转动，推到；B. held握住，举起；C. carried搬运；D. dragged拖动。根据句中的in his wheelchair可知Mr. Patrick是坐着轮椅被推上台演奏的，故选A. 小题9考查形容词。A. confused困惑的；B. amused愉快的；C. interested有兴趣的；D. overjoyed狂喜的。因为第二年过生日的时候他就能演奏曲子，所以父亲非常高兴。根据“We might not play baseball, but we can play music together.”也知父亲欣喜若狂，故选D.

3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如小题16考查动词。A. rose升起；B. raised提高；C. lifted举起；D. stood站立。此处指观众们站起身来为他欢呼了5分钟，观众们被他的事迹感动根据当时情境，故选A.

4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如小题6考查动词。A. fitted安装；B. connected连接；C. associated联系；D. filled装满。此处指他小时候就被安装了人造眼和坐上了轮椅。根据上句Patrick was born with no eyes and an illness in the legs和常识可知是生活的需要，故选A.

5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。小题20考查连词。A. but但是；B. or还是；C. and和；D. while然而，当……的时候。在“苦难的”时期，我们是花太多的时间“顾影自怜”，还是带着感恩学会在雨中舞蹈？此处表示选择，表示“是…还是…”，故选B.