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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Power of a Note

On my first job as sports editor for the Montpelier(Ohio) Leader Enterprise, I didn’t get a lot of fan mail, _______ a letter that was dropped on my desk one morning seemed _______ to me.

When I opened it, I read: “A nice piece of writing on the Tigers. Please _______the good work.” It was _______ by Don Wolfe, the sports editor. Because I was a teenager (being paid for 15 cents a column inch ), his words couldn’t have been more _______. I kept the letter in my desk drawer   _______it got rag-eared. Whenever I_______whether I had the ability to be a writer, I would reread Don’s note and feel _______ again.

Later, when I got to know him, I learned that Don made a_______ of writing a quick, encouraging word to people in _______. “When I made others feel good about _______ ,” he told me, “I feel good too.”

Not _______ , he had a body of friends as big as nearby Lake Erie. When he died last year at 75, the paper was _______ with calls and letters from people who had been recipients of his _______ words.

_______the years, I’ve tried to copy the example of Don and other friends_______ care enough to write uplifting comments, because I think they are on to something important. In a world too often cold and unresponsive, such _______  bring warmth and reassurance. We all need a push from time to time, and a few lines of   _______ have been known to turn around a day, even a life.

Be _______ with your praise. Superlatives like “greatest” “smartest” “prettiest” make us all feel good. Even if your praise is a little ahead of reality, remember that expectations are often the _______ of dreams fulfilled.

1.A. so              B. because     C. for            D. since

2.A. interesting     B. strange    C. joyful         D. important

3.A. take up        B. pick up     C. bring up      D. keep up

4.A. played         B. passed      C. signed         D. tested

5.A. inspiring       B. moving      C. disappointing D. depressing

6.A. if              B. until       C. as             D. while

7.A. felt            B. thought     C. wondered       D. doubted

8.A. confident       B. calm       C. upset          D. embarrassed

9.A. difference     B. habit       C. fortune        D. wish

10.A. different places B. other fields  C. all walks of life  D. all kinds of uniforms

11.A. me           B. him        C. myself        D. themselves

12.A. surprisingly   B. fearfully  C. truthfully     D. safely

13.A. covered        B. filled     C. flooded       D. connected

14.A. up-to-date   B. spirit-lifting   C. sharp     D. remarkable

15.A. Over         B. On          C. After         D. From

16.A. they           B. what       C. which        D. who

17.A. books         B. newspapers C. notes         D. magazines

18.A. praise        B. agreement   C. advice         D. advertisement

19.A. awful         B. strict      C. satisfied      D. generous

20.A. friends       B. classmates  C. parents       D. children

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者通过受到一个人的鼓励而明白，在这个冷漠的世界多些赞美会让很多不可能的梦想实现。

1.A考查连词辨析A. so因此；B. because因为；C. for为了；D. since自从；根据上文说的作者没有多少粉丝，而下文说他的桌子上一封信，此这封信给作者带来了快乐，故选A项。

2.2】B考查形容词辨析A. interesting有趣的；B. strange奇怪的；C. joyful快乐的；D. important重要的；根据上文说的作者没有多少粉丝，而下文说他的桌子上一封信，此这封信给作者带来了快乐，故选B项。

3.3】D考查动词短语辨析A. take up从事；B. pick up拾起；C. bring up 抚养；D. keep up保持；请继续好好工作，故选D项。

4.4】C考查动词辨析A. played玩；B. passed 通过；C. signed 签名；D. tested测试；句意：那封信由Don Wolfe签名的，故选C项。

5.5】A考查形容词辨析A. inspiring 鼓舞的；B. moving感动的；C. 失望的；D. depressing使人沮丧的；句意：他的话无疑对我来说是巨大的鼓舞，故选A项。

6.6】B考查连词辨析A. if如果；B. until直到；C. as因为；D. while然而；句意：我一直保存着那封信直到边缘开始折起来，故选B项。

7.7】D考查动词辨析A. felt感到；B. thought 认为；C. wondered 想知道；D. doubted怀疑；句意：每当我怀疑自己能否成为一个作家时，我都会重新读一下，再次获得自信，故选D项。

8.8】A考查形容词辨析A. confident 自信的；B. calm平静的；C. upset 不安的；D. embarrassed尴尬的；句意：每当我怀疑自己能否成为一个作家时，我都会重新读一下，再次获得自信，故选A项。

9.9】B考查名词辨析A. difference 不同； B. habit 习惯；C. fortune 运气；D. wish愿望；句意：后来，当我逐渐地了解他，我知道Don有一个经常给年轻人写信鼓励他们继续努力工作的习惯，故选B项。

10.0】C考查名词辨析A. different places 不同的地方；B. other fields其它的领域；C. all walks of life各界人士；D. all kinds of uniforms所有的制服；句意：后来，当我逐渐地了解他，我知道Don有一个经常给年轻人写信鼓励他们继续努力工作的习惯，故选C项。

11.1】D考查代词辨析A. me 我；B. him 他；C. myself 我自己；D. themselves他们自己；句意：当我让别人对他们自己感到很美好时，我感觉也很好，故选D项。

12.2】A考查副词辨析A. surprisingly吃惊的；B. fearfully害怕地；C. truthfully 真地；D. safely安全地；句意：他有很多的朋友这并不令人感到吃惊，故选A项。

13.3】C考查动词辨析A. covered 覆盖；B. filled充满；C. flooded 洪灾；D. connected连接；句意：当去年75岁时死去，报纸铺天盖地地收到来自受到他鼓励的人们的信件和电话，故选C项。

14.4】B考查形容词辨析A. up-to-date过期的；B. spirit-lifting鼓励的；C. sharp尖锐的；D. remarkable非凡的；句意：当去年75岁时死去，报纸铺天盖地地收到来自受到他鼓励的人们的信件和电话，故选B项。

15.5】A考查介词辨析A. Over超过；B. On在。。上； C. After 之后；D. From从。句意：这些年，我一直在试图模仿Don和其它的朋友，这些人积极地写鼓励性的评论，因为我认为它对于他们来说是非常重要的，故选A项。

16.6】D考查定语从句句意：这些年，我一直在试图模仿Don和其它的朋友，这些人积极地写鼓励性的评论，因为我认为它对于他们来说是非常重要的，who引导Don and other friends的定语从句，故选D项。

17.7】C考查名词辨析A. books 书；B. newspapers报纸；C. notes 笔记；D. magazines杂志；句意：在这个世界上，太多的冷酷和漠然，这样的字条会给人带来温暖，故选C项。

18.8】A考查名词辨析A. praise 表扬；B. agreement 同意；C. advice 建议；D. advertisement 广告；句意：我们时不时需要一个推动力，一些表扬会让生活改变，故选A项。

19.9】D考查形容词辨析A. awful 极坏的；B. strict 严格的；C. satisfied满意的；D. generous慷慨的；句意：不要吝啬你的表扬。根据Superlatives like “greatest” “smartest” “prettiest” make us all feel good.可知选D项。

20.20】C考查名词辨析A. friends朋友；B. classmates同学；C. parents父母；D. children孩子；句意：即使你的表扬有点夸大，记得期望是梦想的起点，故选C项。

考点 ：人生百味类短文。