题目内容
【题目】On May 27，1995，our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪）from the chest down, to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of with lots of unexpected challenges (挑战） We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.
what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of difficulties. We came to learn that something could happen in a disaster. All over the world people Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a center in Virginia, about 35，000pieces of had been received and sorted.
As ，we opened letter after letter. They gave us and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a , or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or in bed living happily and .
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keepingspan> you .
Yours sincerely，
Nancy Reagan
【1】 A. since B. before C. when D. while
【2】 A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped
【3】 A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
【4】 A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
【5】 A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
【6】 A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
【7】 A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
【8】 A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
【9】 A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
【10】 A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail
【11】 A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
【12】 A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
【13】 A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
【14】 A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
【15】 A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
【16】 A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
【17】 A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
【18】 A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
【19】 A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
【20】 A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive
【答案】【1】 C
【2】 D
【3】 B
【4】 A
【5】 D
【6】 A
【7】 C
【8】 B
【9】 A
【10】 D
【11】 B
【12】 C
【13】 A
【14】 B
【15】 C
【16】 D
【17】 A
【18】 D
【19】 C
【20】 B
【解析】【1】 when “当……的时候”。while强调动作同时发生,一般延续时间较长。从马上摔下来时间较短，故不能用while。
【2】jump“跳”。根据宾语a knee 可确定答案。
【3】unable “不能”。从上文的paralyzed可以看出，由于Chris 马上摔下来,高位截瘫，所以不能正常呼吸。
【4】因为丈夫的瘫痪导致面对充满意想不到的挑战的生活时“无能为力”。
【5】 yet “然而”。上文讲述了Chris从马上摔下来,作者一家的生活从此充满了意想不到的挑战,下文讲述了正是这些挑战使作者一家学到了很多东西。两段之间是转折关系。
【6】share“共同承担”。由于共同承担遇到的困难,这种磨难成了“礼物”。
【7】wonderful “妙的”。根据上文的gifts可判断出作者从生活的磨难中找到了奇妙的东西。
【8】care for “关心”。从下文“ letters and postcards poured in every day” 看出全世界的人们都在关心着Chris。
【9】根据上文Chris瘫痪了这件事可判断出这是在医疗所。
【10】根据上文的letters and postcards可判断答案。他们收到了35,000封邮件。
【11】从这句话的主语we可以看出,全家人一起把一封又一封的信打开。
【12】因为Chris瘫痪了，他们全家人受到了磨难，大家都来安慰他们。
【13】encourage“鼓励，鼓舞”。大家的关心和安慰给了Chris—很大的鼓舞。
【14】根据上文的Funny可判断出当作者一家需要“大笑”时,作者去阅读标有“Funny”的信件，寻找笑料。
【15】even在这里表示情况更糟糕。借助于轮椅生活的人还可以活动,卧床不起的人情况更加严重。
【16】在选项中能与happily相称的只有successfully“成功地”。作者到标有“Disabled”的信件中寻找那些在轮椅里甚至卧床不起却生活得幸福和成功的人们的建议。
【17】此处指在这篇短文里,作者提供可共享的信件。
【18】根据上文“fell from his horse”可判断出这里说的是骑马造成的事故。
【19】difficult challenge“困难的挑战”。由于瘫痪，生活充满困难。
【20】“...who are keeping you close”(与你心心相印，亲密无间)最能体现来信人的友情和关爱。
