Question

    I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter of _________ But when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox, I _________ .

The letter was to a teacher whose volunteer efforts had _________ my view on the world and I felt I should let her know how her _________ positively influenced my life.

I could have easily sent her an e-mail, _________ that seemed a bit _________ for such an important thank you. That’s why I ended up _________ the letter. But now I hesitated. We had _________ merely by Facebook comments and occasional private messages. I _________ knew her. Maybe my letter was too heartfelt. “People don’t normally do this,” I __________ to myself.

Thinking a while, I put the envelope in the mailbox __________.

A couple of weeks later I received a Facebook response from her. It turned out she was __________ a tough time and my note meant the __________ to her. She said she had no idea that she was making such a(n) __________ to others.

Not only did this letter make her happier, but her __________ increased my joy as well. I was so __________ that it made such a difference to her that I decided to write a gratitude letter to her each month.

I’ve been doing this for two years now and it’s __________ transformed my life. I’m more likely to seek out the __________ in others and more thankful for the beautiful life I’m __________.

Cultivating (培养) __________ is a great skill to practice. Life is too short not to do it.

1.A.apology B.application C.suggestion D.gratitude

2.A.smiled B.awoke C.rejected D.froze

3.A.changed B.balanced C.weighed D.supported

4.A.example B.picture C.memory D.call

5.A.and B.but C.in case D.in order

6.A.normal B.hard C.wonderful D.lame

7.A.posting B.polishing C.handwriting D.folding

8.A.risen to fame B.come into being C.kept in touch D.come to light

9.A.really B.barely C.still D.also

10.A.apologized B.reported C.thought D.described

11.A.indefinitely B.repeatedly C.aimlessly D.eventually

12.A.going through B.breaking through C.breaking away from              D.having access to

13.A.dream B.world C.tip D.warning

14.A.mess B.difference C.effect D.effort

15.A.exploration B.expectation C.reply D.greeting

16.A.curious B.confident C.excited D.hopeful

17.A.greatly B.negatively C.slightly D.rarely

18.A.nature B.ambition C.honesty D.goodness

19.A.living B.giving C.desiring D.wasting

20.A.writing B.appreciation C.direction D.protection

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文记叙了作者给一位老师寄出感谢信，感谢老师对自己的榜样作用，意外得知老师正在经历艰难时期，而作者的信对老师也产生了很大影响。作者自此决定每月都给她写一封感谢信，这极大地改变了作者生活。

1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我坐在书桌前，开始写一封充满感情的感谢信。A. apology道歉；B. application申请；C. suggestion建议；D. gratitude感谢。结合后文positively influenced my life可知是写感谢信。故选D。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是当我真的要把信投进邮筒时，我停下了。A. smiled微笑；B. awoke唤醒；C. rejected拒绝；D. froze冻结。结合后文Thinking a while, I put the envelope in the mailbox可推知，当实际上要把信放在邮箱时，作者却停下了。故选D。

3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这封信是写给一位老师的，她的志愿工作改变了我对世界的看法，我觉得我应该让她知道，她的榜样对我的生活产生了积极的影响。A. changed改变；B. balanced平衡；C. weighed称重；D. supported支持。结合后文my view on the world可知是改变了作者对世界的看法。故选A。

4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这封信是写给一位老师的，她的志愿工作改变了我对世界的看法，我觉得我应该让她知道，她的榜样对我的生活产生了积极的影响。A. example榜样，例子；B. picture图片；C. memory记忆；D. call电话。结合后文positively influenced my life可知这位老师的榜样作用对作者的生活产生了积极的影响。故选A。

5.考查连词辨析。句意：我本可以很容易地给她发一封电子邮件，但对于这样一个重要的感谢邮件来说，这似乎有点差劲。A. and并且；B. but但是；C. in case万一；D. in order整齐。结合上下文可知为转折关系，故选B。

6.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我本可以很容易地给她发一封电子邮件，但对于这样一个重要的感谢邮件来说，这似乎有点差劲。A. normal正常的；B. hard努力的；C. wonderful极好的；D. lame差劲的。结合后文作者选择了手写感谢信，可知作者觉得发电子邮件来感谢别人，有点差劲。故选D。

7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是为什么我最后还是手写了这封信。A. posting张贴；B. polishing抛光；C. handwriting亲手写；D. folding折叠。结合上文I sat down at my desk and started writing an emotional letter可知作者手写了这封信。故选C。

8.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们只是通过Facebook上的评论和偶尔的私人信息保持联系。A. risen to fame名声大振；B. come into being形成；C. kept in touch保持联系；D. come to light真相大白。结合后文by Facebook comments and occasional private messages可知是通过Facebook上的评论和偶尔的私人信息保持联系。故选C。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我几乎不认识她。A. really真正地；B. barely几乎不；C. still仍然；D. also也。结合上文作者只是和她在网络上偶尔联系，因此并不熟悉，几乎不认识她。故选B。

10.考查动词词义辨析。句意：“人们通常不会这样做，”我心想。A. apologized道歉；B. reported报告；C. thought认为；D. described描述。结合后文to myself可知这是作者内心这么想。故选C。

11.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我想了一会儿，终于把信封放进了邮筒。A. indefinitely不确定地；B. repeatedly反复地；C. aimlessly漫无目的地；D. eventually终于。作者想了一会儿，终于把信放进了邮筒。故选D。

12.考查动词短语辨析。句意：原来她正在经历一段艰难的时期，我的留言对她来说意义非凡。A. going through经历；B. breaking through突破；C. breaking away from放弃；D. having access to进入。结合后文a tough time可知老师正在经历艰难时期。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。句意：原来她正在经历一段艰难的时期，我的留言对她来说意义非凡。A. dream梦想；B. world世界；C. tip建议；D. warning警告。作者的信对于正在经历艰难时期的老师来说意义非凡，故选B。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说她不知道自己对别人有这么大的影响。A. mess混乱；B. difference差异；C. effect影响；D. effort努力。结合上文作者说老师的榜样对作者的生活有了积极的影响，可知老师并不知道自己能对别人有这么大影响。短语make a difference“有影响”。故选B。

15.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这封信不仅使她更高兴了，而且她的回信也使我更高兴了。A. exploration探索；B. expectation期待；C. reply回复，回答；D. greeting打招呼。结合后文it made such a difference to her that I decided to write a gratitude letter to her each month.可知老师给作者回了信。故选C。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很兴奋，这对她产生了很大的影响，我决定每个月给她写一封感谢信。A. curious好奇的；B. confident自信的；C. excited激动的；D. hopeful有希望的。作者得知自己的信给老师也产生了很大影响，因此很激动。其它选项不符合语境。故选C。

17.考查副词词义辨析。句意：我已经这样做了两年了，这极大地改变了我的生活。A. greatly非常；B. negatively消极地；C. slightly些微地；D. rarely几乎不。结合后文and more thankful for the beautiful life可知作者给他人写感谢信极大地改变了作者的生活。故选A。

18.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我更愿意去寻找他人的善良，也更感谢我所过的美好生活。A. nature自然；B. ambition野心；C. honesty诚实；D. goodness善良。结合后文in others可知作者更愿意去寻找他人的善良，其它选项不符合语境。故选D。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我更愿意去寻找他人的善良，也更感谢我所过的美好生活。A. living生活，居住；B. giving给予；C. desiring渴望；D. wasting浪费。结合上文for the beautiful life I’m可知是感谢自己所过的美好生活。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析。句意：培养感激是一项很好的实践技能。A. writing书写；B. appreciation感谢，欣赏；C. direction方向；D. protection保护。全文都是关于感谢他人的，故此处是指培养一个人的感激之心。故选B。