44. A. began　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　 C. forgot　　　　　　　　　　 D. decided

43. A. hosts　　　　　　　　 B. visitors　　　　　　　　　　 C. readers　　　　　　　　　 D. reporters

42. A. warm　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　 C. closed　　　　　　　　　　 D. open

41. A. ready　　　　　　　 B. unable　　　　　　　　　 C. anxious　　　　　　　　　 D. eager

40. A. radio　　　　　　　　 B. television　　　　　　　　 C. stage　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed

39. A. written　　　　　　　 B. suffered　　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　 D. lost

38. A. ability　　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　　　 D. responsibility

37. A. seriously　　　　　　 B. mentally　　　　　　　　 C. slightly　　　　　　　　　　 D. quietly

36. A. son　　　　　　　　　　 B. nephew　　　　　　　　 C. brother　　　　　　　　　 D. grandson

55.A. at most　　　　　　 B. for example　　　　 C. in brief　　　　 　D. on purpose

答案：36-40 BAADB　 41-45 CDABC　 46-50 BCDAC　 51-55 BDDAB

Passage 2

(10·重庆)

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

　　 Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 　36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been 　37 　ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the 　38　 to tell Sam what I had 　39 　.

　　 For years I have been hosting a program on the 　40　 and writing articles for a magazine.　 Being 　41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 　42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 　43　 . So when Sam was born, I 　44　 to tell him about school and fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 　45 . I hope that Sam would 　46　 them sooner or later.

　　 However, that expectation 　47 　when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He 　48　 to communicate with others, even the family members. That was 　49　 for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even 　50 　now to tell him. I wanted him to 　51　 what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 　52 　as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just 　53　 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

　　 Now, 　54　 the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a 　55　 .

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　Daniel Gottlieb