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6．Brenda Schmitz，a wife and mother of four boys，passed away from cancer in September 2011．A month before she（36）A，Brenda wrote a letter to the Des Moines，Iowa，radio station"Star"．She asked a friend to（37）Dto mail it until her husband，David，had fallen in love（38）B．Every year，the station takes requests for Christmas wishes，helping to（39）Ca select few．The station brought in David and（40）Dhim by saying they had received a（41）A from his wife．
"When you are in（42）B of this letter，I will have already lost my battle to（43）D，"Brenda wrote．"I told my（44）Conce my loving husband David had moved on in his life and had met someone to（45）A his life with again，to mail this letter to all of you at the station．"
Brenda's first（46）Bwas a day of pampering（娇宠） for David's new（47）A，Jayne Abraham，who he met in October 2012．"She deserves it，being a（48）Dto all those boys，"Brenda wrote．"Make her（49）Cand let her know her efforts are truly（50）Bfrom me．"
Brenda also asked for a"magical trip"for the（51）A，and lastly，a night out full of drinks，food，and fun for the cancer doctors at the Hospital where she was（52）B．
"We've been doing the Christmas Wish program for 20-plus years．We've never received a（53）Alike this，ever，"station manager Scott Allen said．
All three of Brenda's wishes were fulfilled with the help of the（54）Cand local sponsors（资助者），who sent the family of eight to Disney World．"There wasn't a（55）B eye in the room when we got the letter，"Allen said．"It really inspired（激励） us to do something for her．"
| 36．A．died | B．retired | C．was killed | D．was ill |
| 37．A．stop | B．manage | C．hurry | D．wait |
| 38．A．soon | B．again | C．easily | D．blindly |
| 39．A．sell | B．reduce | C．realize | D．break |
| 40．A．praised | B．criticized | C．pushed | D．surprised |
| 41．A．letter | B．message | C．gift | D．kiss |
| 42．A．hope | B．receipt | C．possession | D．need |
| 43．A．money | B．exams | C．career | D．cancer |
| 44．A．teacher | B．student | C．friend | D．doctor |
| 45．A．share | B．change | C．save | D．devote |
| 46．A．question | B．request | C．time | D．line |
| 47．A．love | B．child | C．secretary | D．colleague |
| 48．A．star | B．leader | C．cook | D．stepmother |
| 49．A．cry | B．laugh | C．smile | D．understand |
| 50．A．paid | B．appreciated | C．controlled | D．rewarded |
| 51．A．family | B．new couple | C．bride | D．children |
| 52．A．born | B．treated | C．arrested | D．hurt |
| 53．A．wish | B．call | C．visit | D．reply |
| 54．A．strangers | B．neighbours | C．station | D．government |
| 55．A．wet | B．dry | C．sharp | D．blind |
分析 文章讲述了妻子在得了癌症去世之前写了一封信托付朋友在其去世后丈夫再次找到真爱时寄给丈夫，里面包含三个愿望的感人故事．
解答 36-40 ADBCD 41-45 ABDCA 46-50 BADCB 51-55 ABACB
36．A．考查动词的辨析．第一句提到她因为癌症去世，那么这里应该是指她去世前的一个月，故用died．故选A．
37．D．考查动词的辨析．她写了一封信，并把信交给朋友，请朋友在她的丈夫重新寻得爱情之时将信寄出．wait等到..时候． 故选D．
38．B．考查副词的辨析．根据37题，可知是她的丈夫再一次寻到真爱．故选B．
39．C．考查动词的辨析．句意：这个广播之声每年都会收到人们寄来的圣诞愿望，之声会帮助其中一些人实现愿望．故选C．
40．D．考查动词的辨析．句意：之声请来了大卫，告诉他之声收到了一封来自他妻子的信，大卫感到惊奇不已．故选D．
41．A．考查名词的辨析．根据40题解释，可判断选A．
42．B．考查名词的辨析．当你收到这封信的时候…in receipt of收到．故选B．
43．D．考查名词的辨析．根据前文可知这位女士死于癌症，所以此处是指被癌症击败． 故选D．
44．C．考查名词的辨析．前文提到她把信给了她的朋友，所以此处是指她告诉她的朋友，请她在女士挚爱的丈夫能够重新开始生活并且找到了另一个愿意与他共同生活的人的时候把信寄出． 故选C．
45．A．考查动词的辨析．根据44题解释，可知share此处是指共同生活． 故选A．
46．B．考查名词的辨析．文章提到布兰达在信中提出三个愿望，这里是指第一个愿望． 故选B．
47．A．考查名词的辨析．句意：布兰达的第一个愿望是让大卫的新爱人，杰恩•亚伯拉罕享受一次休闲疗养日．故选A．
48．D．考查名词的辨析．句意：布兰达写道：作为四个男孩的继母是很辛苦的，她值得拥有这样的一天．故选D．
49．C．考查单词的辨析．句意：让她开心，让她知道我非常感激她所做的一切．make her smile使她开心．故选C．
50．B．考查形容词的辨析．根据49解释，可知50题答案．appreciated感激． 故选B．
51．A．考查名词的辨析．句意；：布兰达的第二个愿望是一家人一起参加一次"魔幻之旅"family家人．故选A．
52．B．考查动词的辨析．句意：第三个愿望是让那些曾经为她治疗的医院医生享受一次吃喝玩乐的夜间聚会． 故选B．
53．A．考查名词的辨析．句意：我们开展这样的圣诞愿望活动已经有20多年了．我们从未收到过如此感人的圣诞愿望，从来没有过．故选A．
54．C．考查名词的辨析．句意：之声及当地的之声资助商为布兰达实现了她的三个愿望．故选C．
55．B．考查形容词的辨析．句意：当我们看到这封信的时候，所有的人都不禁落泪了．我们深受感动，确实想为她做点什么．"wasn't a dry eye是指都落泪了．故选B．
点评 解答此类题目，首先需要通读全文，掌握文章大意；其次分析每一个空格前后的语意和语境，进而根据相关语法选择正确的答案．
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Another common view surrounding depression is that it prevents you from thinking clearly．For some people，however，it actually helps them concentrate and see things in a totally different light．This aspect of depression applies especially if the depression was caused by an extremely upsetting life event，such as the loss of somebody dear to you．
Depression can teach you to find reasons for living，which may sound contradictory，since depression is often associated with a lack of desire to live，but in some cases where a person is so depressed that they only see the world in"black and white，"the depression can help them find reasons for living and going on．Life will try to bring you down more than once，but it is important to stand up more times than you fall down．Depression can help make you look back and see where you may have done wrong，and what you can correct to make things better．
When people are depressed，they tend to believe there is nothing good left in the world．However，it often happens that our friends and family show their true support when we are down and we need them．Depression can be a good test to see who is with you and who will flee at the first sign of weakness．Being depressed means that you will need the moral and emotional support of those close to you-and it will undoubtedly make you cherish your health，your friends and your family．Unfortunately，many of us tend to take these things for granted until it is too late．
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| Attitudes that you should take to depression | Be open-minded and analyze situations objectively，and you will be amazed to see there is actually something positive that you have never （90）considered． | |
1．A young and successful manager was traveling down a neighborhood street a bit too fast in his new Jaguar．As his car passed，one child （36）D，and a brick bumped into the （37）Ddoor of the car．He stepped on the brake（刹车）and spun the car back to the spot from where the
（38）B had been thrown．He（39）Aout of the car，grabbed a kid and pushed him up against a parked car，（40）A，"What on earth are you doing？"He went on angrily，"That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to （41）B a lot of money．Why did you do it？"
"Please，mister，please．I'm sorry．I didn't know what else to do!"begged the youngster．"It's my （42）C，"he said．"He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his（43）D and I can't lift him up．"Sobbing，the boy asked the manager，"Would you please help me get him （44）A into his wheelchair？He's hurt and he's too （45）Cfor me．"
（46）Bbeyond words，he lifted the （47）B back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the cuts，（48）A to see that everything was going to be okay．
"Thank you，sir．And God bless you，"the （49）C child said to him．The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk （50）D their home．
From then on，he never （51）Bthe left door．He kept the dent（凹痕）to （52）D him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your （53）C．
Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart．（54）C，when you don't have the time to listen，it's your choice：Listen to the（55）B of your soul or wait for the brick!
（38）B had been thrown．He（39）Aout of the car，grabbed a kid and pushed him up against a parked car，（40）A，"What on earth are you doing？"He went on angrily，"That's a new car and that brick you threw is going to （41）B a lot of money．Why did you do it？"
"Please，mister，please．I'm sorry．I didn't know what else to do!"begged the youngster．"It's my （42）C，"he said．"He rolled off the sidewalk and fell out of his（43）D and I can't lift him up．"Sobbing，the boy asked the manager，"Would you please help me get him （44）A into his wheelchair？He's hurt and he's too （45）Cfor me．"
（46）Bbeyond words，he lifted the （47）B back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the cuts，（48）A to see that everything was going to be okay．
"Thank you，sir．And God bless you，"the （49）C child said to him．The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk （50）D their home．
From then on，he never （51）Bthe left door．He kept the dent（凹痕）to （52）D him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your （53）C．
Life whispers in your soul and speaks to your heart．（54）C，when you don't have the time to listen，it's your choice：Listen to the（55）B of your soul or wait for the brick!
| 36．A．broke up | B．sped up | C．swept up | D．turned up |
| 37．A．back | B．front | C．right | D．left |
| 38．A．mask | B．brick | C．mud | D．pot |
| 39．A．jumped | B．slid | C．moved | D．stepped |
| 40．A．shouting | B．thinking | C．whispering | D．smiling |
| 41．A．spent | B．cost | C．take | D．pay |
| 42．A．father | B．sister | C．brother | D．mother |
| 43．A．bicycle | B．armchair | C．sofa | D．wheelchair |
| 44．A．back | B．off | C．on | D．aside |
| 45．A．large | B．strong | C．heavy | D．slim |
| 46．A．Interested | B．Moved | C．Frightened | D．Surprised |
| 47．A．young woman | B．young man | C．old woman | D．old man |
| 48．A．checking | B．deciding | C．hoping | D．suspecting |
| 49．A．polite | B．careful | C．grateful | D．modest |
| 50．A．behind | B．around | C．beside | D．toward |
| 51．A．touched | B．repaired | C．locked | D．opened |
| 52．A．inform | B．comfort | C．ask | D．remind |
| 53．A．agreement | B．attraction | C．attention | D．amusement |
| 54．A．Always | B．Often | C．Sometimes | D．Anytime |
| 55．A．suggestions | B．whispers | C．explanations | D．instructions |
Pupils remember more and behave better when 3D images are used in lessons，research suggests．They are quicker to learn and absorb new concepts，and display higher levels of concentration．