Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my _ , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been _ ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the_____to tell Sam what I had _ ___.

For years I have been hosting a program on the___and writing articles for a magazine. Being to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and ___. So when Sam was born, I____to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these____. I hope that Sam would____them sooner or later.

However, that expectation___when Sam showed signs of autism (自閉癥) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He ____to communicate with others, even the family members. That was____for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even_____now to tell him. I wanted him to____what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll____as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just____if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

Now, _____the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a____.

Daniel Bottlings

1.A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson

2.A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly

3.A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility

4.A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost

5.A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed

6.A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager

7.A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open

8.A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters

9.A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided

10.A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries

11.A. find B. read C. collect D. keep

12.A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived

13.A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped

14.A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking

15.A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing

16.A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question

17.A. fear B. face C. know D. cause

18.A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted

19.A. as B. once C. though D. if

20.A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer

1.D

2.A1

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.C

【解析】

試題分析： 本文介紹了“Letters to Sam”這本書的創(chuàng)作背景和寫作目的。

1.D考查名詞。句意：當(dāng)我的孫子Sam出生時(shí)，我滿心喜悅。根據(jù)as I myself，his grandfather可判斷，Sam是“我”的孫子。故選D。

2.2】 A考查副詞。句意：在那之前我已經(jīng)在輪椅上坐了20年，期間病重了很多次。由I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then和I wondered if I would have the time…可知作者在這期間重病了幾次。故選A。

3.3】B考查名詞。句意：所以不知道是不是有時(shí)間告訴Sam……。由這一段可知，作者是想告訴他的孫子，但擔(dān)心自己的身體垮掉，可知此處用time符合上下文。故選B。

4.4】 C考查動(dòng)詞。句意：……告訴Sam我所看到的。 observe看到，注意到。故選C。

5.5】 A考查名詞。句意：我已經(jīng)主持一個(gè)廣播節(jié)目好幾年了，并且為一本雜志寫一些文章。由下文的with thousands of listeners可知，作者是主持廣播節(jié)目，故選A。

6.6】B考查形容詞。句意：因?yàn)椴荒茏杂苫顒?dòng)，所以我已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了靜坐……由第一段得知，作者在輪椅上待了20年，故選B。

7.7】D考查動(dòng)詞。句意：……敞開心扉，與聽眾和讀者交流思想。故選D。

8.8】C考查名詞。句意……與聽眾和讀者交流思想。由上文可知，作者主持廣播節(jié)目和為雜志寫文章，故選C。

9.9】D考查動(dòng)詞。句意：所以當(dāng)Sam出生時(shí)，我決定告訴Sam學(xué)校與友誼、浪漫與工作、愛情與其它一切。由下文可知這就是我怎樣開始寫這些信的，故選D。

10.0】A考查名詞。句意：這就是我怎樣開始寫這些信的。根據(jù)本文的題目可知是介紹的Letters to Sam 這本書，下文中也告訴我們這本書的每一章都是一封信，故選A。

11.1】B考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我希望Sam遲早會(huì)讀到這些信。根據(jù)本文的題目可知，信是寫給Sam的，Sam是讀信人。故選B。

12.2】C考查代詞。句意：然而，當(dāng)Sam在兩歲時(shí)顯示出患了自閉癥的跡象時(shí)，這種期望改變了。故選C。

13.3】B考查動(dòng)詞。句意：他拒絕與別人交流，甚至是家庭成員。根據(jù)上文Sam患了自閉癥，故選B。

14.4】 D考查形容詞。句意：這對(duì)我來說是令人心碎的，但是并沒有阻止我繼續(xù)寫下去。故選D。

15.5】C考查代詞。句意：我意識(shí)到我現(xiàn)在有更多的東西由要告訴他。，但是并沒有阻止我繼續(xù)寫下去和下文中的作者是有了要寫。故選C。

16.6】A考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我想讓他理解與別人不同意味著什么……故選A。

17.7】 B考查名詞。句意：......學(xué)會(huì)和我一樣與面對(duì)的不幸作斗爭。故選B。

18.8】D考查動(dòng)詞。句意：我懷疑我是否能在有生之年寫下所有我想說的話。根據(jù)上文可知，作者的身體不好，所以“懷疑”，故選D。

19.9】A考查連詞。句意：因?yàn)檫@本書出版了，所以我有機(jī)會(huì)讓Sam看到我所有想說的話。as引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。故選A。

20.20】C考查名詞。句意：這本書的每一章都是一封給Sam的信，一些是關(guān)于我的，所有都是關(guān)于作為一個(gè)人意味著什么的。故選C。

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