We love letters. Just as John Donne, a poet, 1.B it, “Letters, to me and my friends mean 2.C greetings; they get souls together. Thanks to letters, friends who are 3.A speak.” He wrote these words nearly 400 years ago. Today, in the age of instant text message, social media, and email, they 4.D ring truer than ever, because writing or receiving a letter has become such a 5.C event.
A UKwide survey undertaken by Sunday Times suggests that one in four of us has not 6.A a letter for at least 10 years. That's ten years without the bittersweet 7.B of pacing the floor waiting for the 8.D ; ten years without recognizing the handwriting on the envelope and eagerly 9.B the letter to read its content.
We 10.C not get them any more, but we still love handwritten letters. In the same survey, one third of 11.D people interviewed say that they 12.C the content of sentimental (充满情感的) letters. Shouldn't we make 13.D to give our friends and families what they will treasure forever? Ann Bickley went online in 2013 and offered to handwrite a letter to anyone who 14.A her. Her website received 50,000 15.B in its first three months. Five years later, she is still the main 16.A behind onemillionlovelyletter.com and has personally written 4,000 letters offering hope and 17.B to strangers.The thought behind a letter 18.C as much as its contents. “I never tell anyone that 19.D is going to be OK,” Ann Bickley says, “I am letting someone know that there is someone in the world who 20.B them.”
Who wouldn't love to receive a letter like that? Let's get writing!
文章大意:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了在如今的信息时代,人们已经很少写信了,但百万可爱信网的安·比克利仍然坚持写信给陌生人带去希望和安慰,她从不在信中劝别人,她只是以这种方法让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他。
1.A.made B.put
C.helped D.managed
解析:句意:正如诗人约翰·唐恩所说:“信,对我和我朋友来说,不仅仅是问候;它们能使灵魂相聚,多亏了信,我们才能和见不到面的朋友说话。” made“制作”;put“表达”;helped“帮助”;managed“管理”。空后是诗人约翰·唐恩说的话,just as one puts it表示“正如某人所说”,故B项正确。
2.A.rather than B.less than
C.more than D.other than
解析:句意同上。rather than“而不是”;less than“少于”;more than“不只是,超出”;other than“除了”。根据空后的“they get souls together.”可知,唐恩说信不只是问候;它们能使灵魂相聚,故C项正确。
3.A.absent B.active
C.amused D.admirable
解析:absent“缺席的、不在场的”;active“积极的”;amused“愉悦的”;admirable“钦佩的”。根据常识可知,信能让我们和见不到面的朋友说话,此处用absent表示“见不到面的”,故A项正确。
4.A.also B.yet
C.already D.still
解析:根据空后的原因可知,即使在信息时代,信给人的感觉仍然很真实,故D项正确。
5.A.popular B.common
C.rare D.simple
解析:根据常识可知,由于即时短信、社交媒体和电子邮件的广泛应用,人们很少写信了,因此写信和收信已经成了一件稀罕事,故C项正确。
6.A.received B.sent
C.written D.rejected
解析:句意:星期日泰晤士报在英国进行的一项调查显示,我们当中四分之一的人至少有10年没有收到过一封信。在如今的信息时代,几乎已经没有人写信了,所以我们自然是没有收到过信,故A项正确。
7.A.success B.pleasure
C.concern D.calmness
解析:句意:这十年里,没有在地板上踱来踱去等邮递员的苦涩甜蜜的快乐;没有看到过信封上的字迹,也没有急切地撕开信读它的内容。收到来信的感觉是快乐的,故B项正确。
8.A.engineer B.doctor
C.police D.postman
解析:送信的自然是邮递员,故D项正确。
9.A.seizing B.tearing
C.hiding D.carrying
解析:句意同上。seizing“抓住”;tearing“撕”;hiding“藏”;carrying“拿走”。根据空后的“to read its content”可知,撕开信封才能读到信里面的内容,故B项正确。
10.A.can B.must
C.may D.shall
解析:现在已经很少有人写信了,所以我们可能很久没收到信了,故C项正确。
11.A.American B.Chinese
C.Australian D.British
解析:句意:在同一项调查中,三分之一接受采访的英国人说,他们仍然记得那些感情真挚的信的内容。上文说这项调查是在英国进行的,受访的自然是英国人,故D项正确。
12.A.forget B.change
C.remember D.notice
解析:上文说我们仍然喜欢手写的信,所以仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容,故C项正确。
13.A.money B.room
C.history D.time
解析:上文说人们仍然会记得那些感情真挚的信的内容,所以我们应该花时间给朋友和家人写信,故D项正确。
14.A.contacted B.interviewed
C.consulted D.admired
解析:句意:安·比克利2013年上网,主动提出要给任何与她联系的人手写一封信。contacted“联系”;interviewed“采访”;consulted“咨询”;admired“钦佩”。根据常识可知,一个人应该是给与自己有联系的人写信,故A项正确。
15.A.guests B.visitors
C.friends D.partners
解析:句意:她的网站在最初的三个月里接待了50, 000名访客。去别人的网站的人应该是访客,故B项正确。
16.A.force B.strength
C.source D.energy
解析:句意:5年后的今天,她仍然是百万可爱信网背后的主力,已经亲自写了4 000封信,为陌生人带来希望和安慰。空后说她已经为百万可爱信网写了4 000封信,由此可见,她是该网站的主力,故A项正确。
17.A.effort B.comfort
C.surprise D.experience
解析:句意同上。effort“努力”;comfort“安慰”;surprise“惊喜”;experience“经验”。根据空前的“hope”可知,她写信给陌生人带来希望和安慰,故B项正确。
18.A.educates B.guides
C.matters D.rewards
解析:根据空后安·比克利说的话可知,此处是说一封信背后的想法和信的内容一样重要,故C项正确。
19.A.nothing B.anything
C.something D.everything
解析:句意:我从不劝任何人一切都会好起来的。安慰别人最常见的一句话是“一切都会好起来的”,但安·比克利从不这样安慰别人,故D项正确。
20.A.looks after B.cares about
C.struggles for D.agrees with
解析:句意:我只是让他知道世界上还有人关心他。looks after“照顾”;cares about“关心、在意”;struggles for“为……奋斗”;agrees with“和……意见一致”。安·比克利从不在信中安慰别人,她只是以这种方式让这个人知道世界上还有人关心他,故B项正确。