Question

Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my _ , 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 _ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the_____to tell Sam what I had _ ___.

For years I have been hosting a program on the___and writing articles for a magazine. Being to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and ___. So when Sam was born, I____to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these____. I hope that Sam would____them sooner or later.

However, that expectation___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 ____to communicate with others, even the family members. That was____for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even_____now to tell him. I wanted him to____what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll____as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just____if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

Now, _____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____.

Daniel Bottlings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries

11.A. find B. read C. collect D. keep

12.A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived

13.A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped

14.A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking

15.A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing

16.A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question

17.A. fear B. face C. know D. cause

18.A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted

19.A. as B. once C. though D. if

20.A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer

Answer 1

1.D

2.A1

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析： 本文介绍了“Letters to Sam”这本书的创作背景和写作目的。

1.D考查名词。句意：当我的孙子Sam出生时，我满心喜悦。根据as I myself，his grandfather可判断，Sam是“我”的孙子。故选D。

2.2】 A考查副词。句意：在那之前我已经在轮椅上坐了20年，期间病重了很多次。由I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then和I wondered if I would have the time…可知作者在这期间重病了几次。故选A。

3.3】B考查名词。句意：所以不知道是不是有时间告诉Sam……。由这一段可知，作者是想告诉他的孙子，但担心自己的身体垮掉，可知此处用time符合上下文。故选B。

4.4】 C考查动词。句意：……告诉Sam我所看到的。 observe看到，注意到。故选C。

5.5】 A考查名词。句意：我已经主持一个广播节目好几年了，并且为一本杂志写一些文章。由下文的with thousands of listeners可知，作者是主持广播节目，故选A。

6.6】B考查形容词。句意：因为不能自由活动，所以我已经学会了静坐……由第一段得知，作者在轮椅上待了20年，故选B。

7.7】D考查动词。句意：……敞开心扉，与听众和读者交流思想。故选D。

8.8】C考查名词。句意……与听众和读者交流思想。由上文可知，作者主持广播节目和为杂志写文章，故选C。

9.9】D考查动词。句意：所以当Sam出生时，我决定告诉Sam学校与友谊、浪漫与工作、爱情与其它一切。由下文可知这就是我怎样开始写这些信的，故选D。

10.0】A考查名词。句意：这就是我怎样开始写这些信的。根据本文的题目可知是介绍的Letters to Sam 这本书，下文中也告诉我们这本书的每一章都是一封信，故选A。

11.1】B考查动词。句意：我希望Sam迟早会读到这些信。根据本文的题目可知，信是写给Sam的，Sam是读信人。故选B。

12.2】C考查代词。句意：然而，当Sam在两岁时显示出患了自闭症的迹象时，这种期望改变了。故选C。

13.3】B考查动词。句意：他拒绝与别人交流，甚至是家庭成员。根据上文Sam患了自闭症，故选B。

14.4】 D考查形容词。句意：这对我来说是令人心碎的，但是并没有阻止我继续写下去。故选D。

15.5】C考查代词。句意：我意识到我现在有更多的东西由要告诉他。，但是并没有阻止我继续写下去和下文中的作者是有了要写。故选C。

16.6】A考查动词。句意：我想让他理解与别人不同意味着什么……故选A。

17.7】 B考查名词。句意：......学会和我一样与面对的不幸作斗争。故选B。

18.8】D考查动词。句意：我怀疑我是否能在有生之年写下所有我想说的话。根据上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以“怀疑”，故选D。

19.9】A考查连词。句意：因为这本书出版了，所以我有机会让Sam看到我所有想说的话。as引导原因状语从句。故选A。

20.20】C考查名词。句意：这本书的每一章都是一封给Sam的信，一些是关于我的，所有都是关于作为一个人意味着什么的。故选C。

考点: 记叙文。