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【题目】Honest Thanks

I sat down at my desk and started writing. I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude. I put the notecard into the ______，sealed it and stuck the stamps on it，but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox...I ______.

The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact via Facebook ______.She had inspired me to live a(n) ______ life—for example，by ______ more.

Her volunteer efforts weren’t ______—she wasn’t building wells in Uganda，but _____ she was doing small，local good deeds，such as serving as a crossing guard. These were things I could do，too. She made me ______ I could make a difference here at home. I felt I should let her know how her ______ positively influenced my life .I could have easily sent her an e-mail，______ that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you. That’s why I ended up ______ the letter. But now I stood before the mailbox，unable to place the envelope inside. What was ______ me? Why was this so ______ to do? I guess I felt strange because it wasn’t like she was my best friend，I just knew her，“People don’t ______ do this，” I thought to myself. However，______ thinking it over，I still felt a(n) ______ to let her know how grateful I was. Finally，I put the envelope in the mailbox.

Weeks later I received her reply. She was ______ a tough time and my letter meant the ______ to her. She didn’t know she had such a(n) ______ on others. Not only did this letter make her happy，but her response to it increased my ____ of happiness，I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month. Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice. Life is too short not to do it.

【1】A. pocket B. drawer C. handbag D. envelope

【2】A. froze B. sighed C. panicked D. smiled

【3】A. usually B. occasionally C. formally D. secretly

【4】A. tough B. different C. enthusiastic D. rich

【5】A. enjoying B. exercising C. volunteering D. travelling

【6】A. essential B. meaningful C. ordinary D. huge

【7】A. once B. also C. instead D. still

【8】A. realize B. accept C. admit D. prove

【9】A. words B. example C. thoughts D. emotion

【10】A. and B. or C. so D. but

【11】A. editing B. handwriting C. answering D. receiving

【12】A. stopping B. urging C. encouraging D. confusing

【13】A. boring B. pleasant C. hard D. cool

【14】A. directly B. constantly C. equally D. normally

【15】A. until B. while C. after D. before

【16】A. desire B. ambition C. fear D. curiosity

【17】A. going through B. going for C. going against D. going over

【18】A. earth B. world C. dream D. future

【19】A. influence B. honor C. comment D. concern

【20】A. search B. level C. appreciation D. experience

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】C

【8】A

【9】B

【10】D

【11】B

【12】A

【13】C

【14】D

【15】C

【16】A

【17】A

【18】B

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】 作者受一个联系不是很多的校友的影响，使生活有了很多积极的改变，为表达感谢，写了一封感谢信，最后收到了校友的回信。

【1】D

考查名词。pocket口袋；drawer；handbag手提包；抽屉；envelope信封。我把便签卡片放进了信封里，密封起来然后贴好邮票。故选D。

【2】A

2.考查动词。A. froze僵住，呆住；sighed叹气； panicked恐慌； smiled微笑。但是当真正要把信投进邮箱的时候，我僵住了。此处指作者有迟疑，一时呆住了，故选A。

【3】B

考查副词。usually经常地；occasionally偶尔地；formally正式地； secretly秘密地。这封信是寄给我的一个偶尔通过Facebook联系的校友。根据后问的提示可知，俩人联系不多，故选B

【4】B

考查形容词。A. B. tough艰难的；different不同的； enthusiastic热情的；rich富有的，丰富的。她鼓励我去过一个不同的生活，比如更多地参与志愿活动，故选B

【5】C

考查动名词。enjoying享受；exercising锻炼； volunteering志愿；travelling旅行。根据上题题意，再结合下面一段的关键词volunteer可知，答案为C

【6】D

考查形容词。essential必要的； meaningful有意义的； ordinary普通的； huge巨大的。她的志愿者的努力成果并不是很大，她没有在乌干达建造很多的井，但是相反只是做了很小的服务当地的好事。根据后一句中的small…… good deeds可知，此处选huge，故选D。

【7】C

考查副词。once一旦； also也；instead； still仍然相反。根据上题题意可知，此处选C，表示前后转折或对比的关系，故选C项。

【8】A

考查动词。A. realize意识到； accept接受；admit承认； prove证明。她使我意识到我在家就可以做出有影响的事。故选A

【9】B

考查名词。words话；example例子； thoughts思想；emotion感情。我感觉我应该让她知道她的事例是如何积极地影响了我的生活。故选B

【10】D

考查连词。我本可以很轻松地给她发e-mail，但是对于这样一个重要的感谢信似乎很差劲，没有说服力。前后之间是转折关系，故选D

【11】B

考查动名词。editing编辑；handwriting亲手写； answering回答；receiving接收。那也是为什么最后我亲手写这封信。故选B。

【12】A

考查动词。stopping停止，阻止； urging敦促； encouraging鼓励；confusing使困惑。是什么在阻止我呢？故选A。

【13】C

考查形容词。boring令人厌烦的； pleasant开心的； hard艰难的； cool凉爽的。为什么这么做就那么艰难呢？C项符合语境

【14】D

考查副词。directly直接地；constantly持续地，不断地； equally平等地； normally正常地，通常地。因为不是朋友，只是认识，所以说人们通常不会这么做。故选D

【15】C

考查连词。A. until直到；while当……时候； after之后；before之前。但是，在充分地考虑之后，我依然有种渴望让她知道我对她有多么感激。故选C

【16】A

考查名词。desire渴望； ambition志向； fear害怕； curiosity好奇。根据上题题意可知，此处表示一种渴望，故选A。

【17】A

考查动词短语。going through经历； going for对……感兴趣； going against反对； going over复习。她正在经历一段艰难的时光，我的信对她来说意味着整个世界。故选A

【18】B

.考查名词。earth地球； world世界； dream梦想； future未来。根据上题题意，且mean the world to sb属于习惯表达，表示“对某人来说意味着一切”，故选B。

【19】A

考查名词。A. influence影响； honor荣誉；comment评论； concern关心。她不知道她对别人有这么大的影响。故选A。

【20】B

考查名词。search寻找；level水平； appreciation感激； experience体验，经历。不仅仅是我的信给她带来了快乐，而且她给我的回信增加了我的开心程度。根据句意此处可以用level这个词来表达这层含义，故选B。