Question

Once there was a very brilliant, creative and learned man. He gained much ____36_____while traveling throughout the world. Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a traffic accident, leaving only a finger and thumb on his right hand. He became so ____37_____ that he was afraid he would spend his life _____38_____ and would no longer be able to use his life in a(n) ____39_____way.

One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting ____40_____. He realized that he still had partial ____41_____ of his right hand and could write with  ____42_____. Then, he had an idea. “Why not write to other people who need encouragement?”

He ___43___ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters. He thought of people in ____44___. Many of them had hope of regaining their ____45___ . Others would keep feeling depressed and remain put away for the rest of their lives. He decided that he must try to __46____ them. So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied that writing to the prisoners would be  ____47____. However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.

____48_____with the intention, the man began sending   49   messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the ___50____. He poured his heart and soul into his words,  ___51_____ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.

It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any ___52___. Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone  ___53____read his letters. However, this was his ___54____chance，so he determined to continue.

At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, “Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell (牢房) to cell until they almost fall to ____55___!”

We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents. We can discover ways to reach others in need of encouragement and strength.

1.	A．wealth B．faith C．experience D．confidence

2.	A．depressed B．embarrassed C．ashamed D．thrilled

3.	A．writing B．suffering C．weeping D．wandering

4.	A．abnormal B．regular C．comfortable D．meaningful

5.	A．presents B．e-mails C．letters D．prizes

6.	A．sense B．strength C．shape D．function

7.	A．affection B．caution C．difficulty D．confidence

8.	A．estimated B．doubted C．assumed D．wondered

9.	A．hospitals B．churches C．prisons D．charities

10.	A．families B．letters C．freedom D．conscience

11.	A．release B．reach C．defend D．know

12.	A．acceptable B．reasonable C．forbidden D．considered

13.	A．Faced B．Filled C．Satisfied D．Impressed

14.	A．holy B．daily C．one-way D．round-way

15.	A．point B．worst C．degree D．limit

16.	A．sharing B．learning C．gaining D．enriching

17.	A．success B．reply C．help D．progress

18.	A．curiously B．patiently C．carefully D．actually

19.	A．only B．better C．extra D．lost

20.	A．ruin B．pieces C．the ground D．the bottom

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.考查名词辨析：这里表示他旅游时获得很多经验。选C

2.考查形容词辨析：从前面的Unfortunately ……..,描写的事故，说明是depressed“压抑的”。选A

3.考查动词;句意是：太害怕一辈子都会痛苦。选B

4.考查形容词：表示不能过的有意义。In a meaningful way选D

5.考查上下文串联;后面出现的if they read his letters 说明选C

6.考查名词;句意是：他还没有失去右手的部分功能。选D

7.考查词组;with difficulty“费力地”选C

8.考查动词辨析：wonder+疑问词引导的宾语从句。选D

9.考查上下文串联，从后面的句子：So he wrote to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. 可知是写信给监狱里的人。选C

10.考查名词：因为是囚犯，所以是希望重获自由。选C

11.考查动词辨析：reach有“和...取得联系”的意思，这里表示他想写信给他们。选B

12.考查形容词辨析：这里表示写信给囚犯是可以接受的。选A

13.考查词组辨析,这几个选项都可以搭配with：A.面对B. 充满C. Satisfied满意 D. Impressed印象深刻，根据句意：他充满了意向。选B

14.考查上下文串联，因为前面说他写信给囚犯是可以的，但囚犯回信是违反规定的，所以他的信是单方面的。选C

15.考查词组;to the limit到顶点，说明他极尽所能。选D

16.考查动词辨析：表示他分享他的经历，幽默，信念。选A

17.考查上下文串联，他的信是没有回复的。选B

18.考查副词，句意是：他想知道是否有人真的看到他的信。选D

19.考查副词：这是他唯一的机会，所以他还是继续。选A

20.考查词组：fall to pieces“变成碎片”和前面狱长说让他用好的纸写信对应。选B

考点：考查故事类短文