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【题目】When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college, she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .

But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters, all about the other person, not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were, they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York, in cafes, in library books, in parks and on the subway. It made her letter, knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so, The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.

The movement is all about letters—not emails, but handwritten letters. Not love letters, written to a real beloved, but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”, but they are kindness—telling people they are remarkable and and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they , let alone a total stranger.

Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now . There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year, she gave aspan> talk. In it, she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus, only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.

It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that, it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.

【1】A. sick B. alone C. comfortable D. great

【2】A. businessmen B. friends C. strangers D. fools

【3】A. formal B. sad C. long D. careless

【4】A. rainy B. cold C. hot D. bright

【5】A. in case B. so that C. as though D. even if

【6】A. notes B. pens C. papers D. books

【7】A. feel B. behave C. study D. play

【8】A. way B. day C. fortune D. dream

【9】A. funny B. sweet C. big D. empty

【10】A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing

【11】A. opening B. reading C. writing D. answering

【12】A. countless B. endless C. public D. conventional

【13】A. official B. polite C. apology D. surprise

【14】A. full of B. short of C. prepared for D. known for

【15】A. strong B. special C. common D. friendly

【16】A. look down upon B. give up on C. care about D. worry about

【17】A. failed B. occurred C. stopped D. exploded

【18】A. find B. forget /span>C. remember D. guess

【19】A. receiving B. sending C. starting D. finishing

【20】A. sign B. wrinkle C. smile D. sticker

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】D

【6】A

【7】A

【8】B

【9】B

【10】C

【11】C

【12】D

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】C

【17】D

【18】A

【19】A

【20】C

【解析】

本文记叙了Brencher创立The World Needs More Love Letters爱心组织，为陌生人写祝福信。

【1】B 考查形容词。根据上文she was hit by loneliness可以得到提示。A项sick恶心的，不舒服的；B项alone单独的， 独自的，孤单的；C项comfortable舒适的；D项great伟大的，杰出的。故选B项。

【2】C 考查名词。由下文tell strangers how brilliant they were可以得到提示。A项businessmen 生意人，商人；B项friends朋友；C项strangers 陌生人；D项fools傻瓜。故选C项。

【3】B 考查形容词。根据But的转折意义可知，此处表示的意思与happy letters相反，故选B项sad悲伤的。A项formal正式的；C项long（内容）长的；D项careless粗心的。

【4】D 考查形容词。根据下文how brilliant they were及The World Needs More Love Letters等信息可知，信中所传递的信息是希望人们有“美好的（bright）”一天。故选D项bright明亮的，美好的。A项rainy多雨的；B项cold寒冷的；C项hot炎热的。

【5】D 考查连词。这些信会告诉那些陌生人他们有多么出色，“尽管（even if）”他们自己认为自己没有人注意到，故选D项even if尽管。A项in case万一；B项so that以便；C项as though 似乎，好像。

【6】A 考查名词。A项notes短信（short letters），即上文提到的letters，故选A项notes短信。B项pens钢笔；C项papers文件；D项books书籍。

【7】A 考查动词。由下文此项活动不断发展壮大的事实可知，这项活动让Brencher“感觉(feel)”更好，故选A项feel感到。B项behave表现，举止；C项study研究，学习；D项play玩耍。

【8】B 考查固定搭配。make sb.’s day意为“使某人非常高兴”，故选B项。A项make sb.’s way行走，前进；C项make sb.’s fortune发财；D项make sb.’s dream使梦想……。

【9】B 考查形容词。要让陌生人高兴，自然是要写一些“甜蜜的（sweet）”话，故选B项sweet甜蜜的。A项funny有趣的，滑稽的；C项big大的；D项empty空的。

【10】C 考查不定代词。给陌生人写信使得Brencher关注“一些事情（something）”故选C项something一些事情。A项anything任何事；B项everything每件事，一切；D项nothing没有事情。

【11】C 考查动词。由首段中的starting writing letters可以得到提示，故选C项writing写（信）。A项opening打开；B项reading阅读；D项回复。

【12】D 考查形容词。love letters, written to a real beloved指的是“传统的（conventional）”书信，故选D项conventional传统的。A项countless无数的；B项endless无尽的；C项公众的，公共的。

【13】D 考查名词。由第二段中的描述Brencher began dropping the…all over New York, in cafes, in library books, in parks and on the subway可知，这些信件是“意想不到的（surprise）”信件，故选D项surprise意外的事，做定语。A项official官方的；B项polite有礼貌的；C项apology道歉。

【14】A 考查固定搭配。由下文的telling people they are remarkable可知，这些信件“充满（full of）”爱，故选A项full of充满。B项short of缺乏；C项prepared for为……准备好的；D项known for因……出名。

【15】B 考查形容词。此处应该填与remarkable, amazing意思接近的词，所以选B项special特别的。A项strong强壮的，强烈的；C项common常见的；D项friendly友好的。

【16】C 考查动词短语。对于我们“关爱（care about）”的人，我们也很难开口说爱，故选C项care about关爱。A项look down upon看不起；B项give up on放弃；D项worry about担心。

【17】D 考查动词。根据There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world可知，Brencher的活动开始“扩大（exploded）”，故选D项exploded扩大。A项failed失败；B项occurred发生；C项stopped停止。

【18】A 考查动词。一位在校园里放置信件的大学生，突然“发现（find）”周围每个人都在写同样的信件，故选A项find发现。B项forget忘记；C项remember记得；D项guess猜测。

【19】A 考查动词。如果自己是“收到信件的（receiving）一方”，这样的一封信一定会让我脸上满是“笑容（smile）”，故选A项receiving收到。B项sending发送；C项starting开始；D项finishing完成。

【20】C 考查名词。同上。A项.sign标志，迹象；B项wrinkle（使）起皱纹；C项smile微笑；D项sticker张贴物。故选C项。