A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed, read and ____.It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(遠(yuǎn)離的)；it can keep a ____with very little effort.
I will give___.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting____.We had been close as____but had grown apart.Our meetings were not____； our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ___our misunderstanding.Then he____a small island in the Caribbean and we___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____.Rereading the letter, I was____by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had____respected my older brother but____he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so____.And with that one letter we became friends____.
It might never have occurred to____to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no___.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____communication(通訊), people often____ that they don't always have to phone or email.They have a____.And that is to write.
小題1:
A．receivedB．rewrittenC．returnedD．reread
小題2:
A．recordB．promiseC．friendshipD．secret
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)n exampleB．a(chǎn) lessonC．a(chǎn)n experienceD．a(chǎn) talk
小題4:
A．throughB．togetherC．a(chǎn)longD．a(chǎn)way
小題5:
A．brothersB．childrenC．fellows D．classmates
小題6:
A．normalB．necessaryC．pleasantD．possible
小題7:
A．deepenB．startC．expressD．settle
小題8:
A．touredB．stoppedC．reachedD．moved to
小題9:
A．lost B．kept inC．neededD．got in
小題10:
A．thinkB．writeC．enjoyD．read
小題11:
A．drivenB．beatenC．surprisedD．honored
小題12:
A．neverB．seldomC．sometimesD．once
小題13:
A．realizedB．judgedC．thoughtD．expected
小題14:
A．wellB．oftenC．muchD．soon
小題15:
A．laterB．a(chǎn)nyhowC．tooD．a(chǎn)gain
小題16:
A．usB．a(chǎn)nyoneC．someone D．my brother
小題17:
A．mail services B．transport servicesC．phonesD．relative
小題18:
A．poorB．easyC．popularD．busy
小題19:
A．believeB．decideC．a(chǎn)rgueD．forget
小題20:
A．habitB．choiceC．methodD．plan

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:A
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:D
小題16:D
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:C

小題1:答案　D　[此處指一封信可以被欣賞、被讀然后再被讀幾遍，其他選項(xiàng)不符合語境。]
小題2:答案　C　[keep a record“記錄”； keep a promise“遵守諾言”；keep a friendship“保持友誼”；keep a secret“保守秘密”。根據(jù)上下文可知此處指信件可以不很費(fèi)力的就能保持兩人的友誼。]
小題3:答案　A　[give an example“舉例”；give a lesson “上課”；give an experience“給予經(jīng)驗(yàn)”；give a talk“作報(bào)告”。根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可知此處作者給我們舉了個(gè)例子。故選A。]
小題4:答案　C　[get through “完成，打通電話”；get together“聚會”；get along “進(jìn)展，相處”；get away“離開”。根據(jù)下文可知作者與他的哥哥幾年前相處地不好。故選C。]
小題5:答案　B　[根據(jù)空后面的but had grown apart可知小時(shí)候兩個(gè)人很親密。所以選B。]
小題6:答案　C　[根據(jù)后面的our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels可知此處指我們的見面都是不愉快的。故選C。]
小題7:答案　A　[句意：我們努力想消除我們之間的誤會，但每一次的努力卻加深了誤解。clear the air表示“消除(誤會、緊張、猜疑氣氛)，deepen表示“加深”。]
小題8:答案　D　[根據(jù)下文的It might never have occurred to__16__to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no__17__.可知作者的哥哥是住在了一個(gè)沒有現(xiàn)代通訊的島上。而不是去旅游。故選D。]
小題9:答案　A　[lose touch“失去聯(lián)系”；keep in touch “保持聯(lián)系”；need touch“需要聯(lián)系”；get in touch“取得聯(lián)系”。根據(jù)上下文可知作者的哥哥去了一個(gè)沒有現(xiàn)代通訊的小島，兩人失去了聯(lián)系。另外，根據(jù)下文的It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch也可推知答案是A。]
小題10:答案　B　[此處指哥哥鼓勵(lì)作者給他寫信。]
小題11:答案　C　[句意：再讀這封信，信中的幽默以及聰明的表達(dá)使我感到吃驚。根據(jù)后面一句也可知作者認(rèn)為他的哥哥現(xiàn)在沒有這種幽默了，而這種幽默仍在，所以作者很吃驚。]
小題12:答案　D　[once在此表示“曾經(jīng)”。指作者曾經(jīng)因?yàn)楦绺绲挠哪鹁此
小題13:答案　C　[此處空前面省略了I。句意：我認(rèn)為他已經(jīng)不再幽默了。]
小題14:答案　A　[根據(jù)上文的Rereading the letter, I was__11__by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.可知作者從來不知道他的哥哥會寫這么好的信。故選A。]
小題15:答案　D　[此處指我們又成為了好朋友。]
小題16:答案　D　[根據(jù)上下文可知此處指哥哥可能不會想到給我寫信。It occurred to sb to do sth表示某人突然想起做某事。]
小題17:答案　D　[句意：因?yàn)槲覀兩钤谕ㄓ嵄憬莸臅r(shí)代，人們總是記得要打電話或發(fā)電子郵件。]
小題18:答案　B　[句意：我們生活在通訊便捷的時(shí)代。]
小題19:答案　C　[根據(jù)下一句For him, writing was a necessity.以及下文的 Because we live in an age of__18__communication(通訊), people often__19__ that they don't always have to phone or email.可知哥哥住的小島上沒有電話。]
小題20:答案　C　[根據(jù)最后一句And that is to write可知作者想表達(dá)除了打電話或發(fā)電子郵件，還有一種聯(lián)系方式，那就是寫信。method 表示“方法”。]
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Celebrities(名人) are more in love with themselves than the average person，according to a new study．
In case anyone needed proof, a new study supports the widely held perception：Famous people are more narcissistic(自我陶醉的)，which means they are more in love with themselves than the average person is．That is the conclusion drawn by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young of the University of Southern California，whose study of 200 celebrities will appear in the Journal Of Research in Personality．
It is not the entertainment industry that turns stars into narcissists，the study found．Rather, it suggests，the self-adoring(自戀的)people seek jobs in show business．The study, whose subjects were a11 celebrities from Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show, found that reality TV stars were the most narcissistic of all celebrities．Female stars were also more likely than the male stars to exhibit narcissistic characteristics．
It’s “common sense” that celebrities are narcissists，said Jeremy Ritzlin，a longtime Hollywood psychologist who has not seen the study．“Everyone knows famous people are really in love with themselves，”he said．“So it would be natural for narcissists to be attracted toward the stage and spotlight，where other people will also think highly of them．”
Pinsky, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at USC’S Keck School of Medicine，said narcissists desire attention，are overconfident，behave strangely and lack sympathy．“However, they are easily-liked，especially on first meeting，are outgoing and perform well in public，” added Pinsky, who has hosted the radio show“Loveline”for 20 years．
Celebrity guests appearing on the program were randomly chosen to participate in the study．They anonymously(匿名地)took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．which rates self-love levels based on seven components：superiority, exhibitionism，entitlement，vanity，authority, exploitativeness，and self-sufficiency．
小題1:Who are most likely to be self-adoring in the study?
A．The women stars．B．The men stars
C．The average people．D．It is not mentioned in the passage．
小題2:According to the forth paragraph．the fact “celebrities are narcissists”             .
A．is common in the entertainment industry
B．is a misunderstanding of Jeremy Ritzlin
C．is known to most of the people
D．is unreal on the stage
小題3:According to Pinsky, narcissists may NOT               .
A．hope to attract attention
B．be kind to poor people
C．believe in themselves
D．be liked by others easily
小題4:How were the celebrities surveyed in the study?
A．They were interviewed by Drew Pinsky and S．Mark Young．
B．They were invited to the University of Southern California．
C．They appeared on Pinsky’s‘Loveline’radio show．
D．They took the Narcissistic Personality Inventory test．
小題5:The author of this passage wants to tell US               ．
A．how psychologists make a study
B．how entertainment industry produces celebrities
C．how people think of the famous stars
D．how celebrities feel about themselves

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