问题详情：
Banging the keys in frustration, I turned away from the piano. I tried to 36 the tears that were already welling up in my eyes. After an hour of 37 , I still couldn’t get the rhythm quite 38 on a Mozart piece that I had to present to my piano teacher the 39 day. To me, the piece had at first seemed fairly 40 . But, no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t seem to 41 it the way that it was supposed to be played.
I decided to take a 42 , and come back to the piece later when I had 43 . For the most part, after a little bit of 44 , I could usually learn the music pretty quickly — however, it was always that one 45 , which might have appeared simple but was indeed difficult, that always got to me. These types of songs always made me 46 myself as a pianist — if I couldn’t get this song right, would I be able to learn 47 songs?
After having dinner, I 48 to come back to the piano. Placing my fingers tentatively（犹豫不决地）on the 49 , I chose to play the piece slowly and carefully instead of trying to play the piece 50 . Using this new method, I exercised a great deal of patience, 51 that I often have trouble with. Instead of focusing on how hard the rhythm was, I focused on how I could 52 myself, little by little. Finally I could slowly see myself getting better.
So I learned an important 53 — sometimes, baby steps are the best way to reach a goal. I’m an impatient person who likes to 54 that I can get somewhere by leaps and bounds（飞速地）. But, in the case of 55 , I couldn’t move forward and improve until I slowed down, believed in myself, and took it one step at a time.
36. A. enjoy B. throw C. miss D. fight
37. A. complaining B. practicing C. crying D. shouting
38. A. low B. high C. wrong D. right
39. A. next B. usual C. new D. first
40. A. useful B. interesting C. easy D. difficult
41. A. play B. notice C. sing D. understand
42. A. chance B. step C. seat D. break
43. A. held back B. calmed down C. set out D. woken up
44. A. help B. money C. work D. luck
45. A. person B. question C. teacher D. music
46. A. accept B. remind C. doubt D. believe
47. A. easier B. slower C. quicker D. harder
48. A. agreed B. refused C. decided D. pretended
49. A. chairs B. keys C. books D. desks
50. A. quickly B. hopefully C. happily D. lightly
51. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
52. A. please B. satisfy C. improve D. support
53. A. lesson B. example C. result D. report
54. A. expect B. think C. answer D. promise
55. A. piano B. guitar C. dance D. violin
【回答】
36-55 DBDAC ADBCD CDCBA BCABA
知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类
题型：完型填空
