A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and   36  . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a   37   with very little effort.

I will give   38  .A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting   39 .We had been close as    40    but had grown apart. Our meetings were not   41  ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only   42   our misunderstanding. Then he   43   a small island in the Caribbean and we   44   touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to   45  . Rereading the letter, I was   46   by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had   47   respected my older brother but   48   he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so  49  . And with that one letter we became friends   50  .

It might never have occurred to   51   to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no   52  . For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in an age of  53   communication（通讯）, people often   54   that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a   55   . And that is to write.

1.A. received             B. rewritten                C. returned                          D. reread

2.A. record                          B. promise                  C. friendship                        D. secret

3.A. an example                  B. a lesson                   C. an experience                D. a talk

4.A. through               B. together                 C. along                                 D. away  

5.A．brothers           B. children                  C．fellows                           D．classmates

6.A．normal              B. necessary               C．pleasant                         D．possible

7.A．deepen             B. start                         C．express                          D．settle

8.A．toured                        B. stopped                 C．reached                         D．moved to

9.A．lost                     B. kept in           C．needed                          D．got in

10.A. think                           B. write                        C．enjoy                     D．read

11.A．driven                      B. beaten                    C．surprised                       D．honored

12.A．never                       B. seldom           C．sometimes           D．once

13.A．realized                   B. judged           C. thought                            D. expected

14.A．well                           B. often                       C. much                                D. soon

15.A．later                          B. anyhow                  C. too                                    D. again

16.A．us                             B. anyone                    C. someone                          D. my brother

17.A. mail services    B .transport  services       C. phones                    D. relative

18.A．poor                        B. easy                                 C. popular                            D. busy

19.A．believe       B. decide                                     C. argue                                D. forget

20.A.  habit                        B. choice                              C. method                            D. plan

阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and reread. It can set up a warm conversation ___ two people far apart (远离的); it can keep a ___   (friend) with very little effort.

I will give an example. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along. We had been close as children _ had grown apart. Our meetings were not ___ (pleasure); our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ___ (deep) our misunderstanding. Then he moved to a small island in the Caribbean and we lost touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and __ people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to write. Rereading the letter, I __ (drive) by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for ___ I had once respected my older brother but thought he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so well. And with that one letter we became friends again.

___ might never have occurred to my brother to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no phones. For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in ____ age of easy communication（通讯）, people often forget that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a choice. And that is to write.

Gallows humor(黑色幽默) may seem like a mistake, or at least in poor taste. But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress.“Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it’s not,”says James M.Jones, a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.
Psychologists say that just because you’re laughing doesn’t mean you’re wasting time. Occasional tease among colleagues, particularly if it is associated with the job, can inspire creativity, departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力) and performance.
“There are a lot of stresses out there,”says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist in Chicago.“Gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”
This is as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people—not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale(士气) in terms of the company would be good humor,”says Thierry Guedj, a professor.
You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr. Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance or faith. If you have any doubt about its appropriateness, don’t go through with it.
Or you can take aim at the person that you know won’t be offended(冒犯): yourself. “If there’s going to be a joke or story, it should be you,”Mr Dunkelblau says.
“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves, too,”Mr Jones says.“And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”
【小题1】According to the passage, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT   .

Gallows humor(黑色幽默) may seem like a mistake, or at least in poor taste. But psychologists say that gallows humor can be an important way to relieve stress.“Humor makes you feel in control and it can give you that feeling that everything is okay even when it’s not,”says James M.Jones, a psychology professor at the University of Delaware.

Psychologists say that just because you’re laughing doesn’t mean you’re wasting time. Occasional tease among colleagues, particularly if it is associated with the job, can inspire creativity, departmental cohesiveness(凝聚力) and performance.

“There are a lot of stresses out there,”says Ed Dunkelblau, a psychologist in Chicago.“Gallows humor is a way of making difficult things a little less difficult.”

This is as long as the humor is used for the right purpose. The main point of it should be inspiring people—not laughing at them. “Anything that would lift morale(士气) in terms of the company would be good humor,”says Thierry Guedj, a professor.

You want to give your employees and co-workers a sense of belonging, so don’t make observations that are aggressive. Most obviously, Dr. Guedj says, don’t make comments about people’s physical appearance or faith. If you have any doubt about its appropriateness, don’t go through with it.

Or you can take aim at the person that you know won’t be offended(冒犯): yourself. “If there’s going to be a joke or story, it should be you,”Mr Dunkelblau says.

“People with the ability to laugh at themselves can give other people permission to laugh at themselves, too,”Mr Jones says.“And if you can laugh at yourself, you feel better about yourself.”

1.According to the passage, gallows humor has the following functions EXCEPT   .

2.What is Ed Dunkelblau’s attitude towards gallows humor?

3.When people use gallows humor, they should      .

4.What can we infer from the passage?

 阅读下面短文, 按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and reread. It can set up a warm conversation __1._ two people far apart (远离的); it can keep a _2.__   (friend) with very little effort.

I will give an example. A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting along. We had been close as children 3._ had grown apart. Our meetings were not _4.__ (pleasure); our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only _5.__ (deep) our misunderstanding. Then he moved to a small island in the Caribbean and we lost touch. One day he wrote me a letter. He described his island and _6._ people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to write. Rereading the letter, I _7._ (drive) by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for __8._ I had once respected my older brother but thought he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so well. And with that one letter we became friends again.

__9._ might never have occurred to my brother to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no phones. For him, writing was a necessity. It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch. Because we live in __10.__ age of easy communication（通讯）, people often forget that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a choice. And that is to write.