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On my first job，I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper．I never got a letter from my readers，so I was________that there was an envelope on my desk one morning．From the________，I could see it was from a most popular newspaper．

When I opened it，I found a note and it read，“You did a good job．Go on！”

The note was________by Mr John，a famous sports editor．As I was a green hand（新手），his words made me_______．After that，I kept the note in my desk drawer．Whenever I doubted_______I had the ability to be a good editor，I would read John’s note and become________again．

Later，when I made friends with Mr John，the note writer，I learned that he often wrote notes to_______young people in many fields．“When I make________feel happy，”he told me，“I feel happy，too．”

_______，why are there few note writers like John in our life？In my________，many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood．Also，writing takes more time and it is ________to pick up the phone．The problem with phone calls is that they cannot________a long time，but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read_______．

So，when you find some people around you need________，please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence．Maybe，you are not sure what will________，but remember Mr John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy，too．

【1】A．certain B．sure C．surprised D．frightened

【2】A．calendar B．envelope C．book D．photo

【3】A．signed B．picked C．copied D．practised

【4】A．unhappy B．sleepy C．excited D．sad

【5】A．why B．that C．what D．whether

【6】A．serious B．confident C．strict D．humorous

【7】A．expect B．describe C．introduce D．encourage

【8】A．other B．the other C．Others D．the others

【9】A．But B．However C．Therefore D．Actually

【10】A．opinion B．a(chǎn)dvice C．idea D．decision

【11】A．stronger B．weaker C．harder D．easier

【12】A．wait B．last C．stop D．rest

【13】A．once B．only once C．more than once D．less than once

【14】A．thanks B．truth C．trouble D．help

【15】A．happen B．matter C．turn D．hold

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【6】B

【7】D

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【11】D

【12】B

【13】C

【14】D

【15】A

【解析】

【1】certain，sure意為“確定”；surprised意為“驚訝的，驚奇的”；frightened意為“害怕的，恐懼的”。由上句I never got a letter…推斷作者收到這封信時，內(nèi)心充滿了驚訝、好奇。故選C。

【2】calendar意為“日歷”；envelope意為“信封”；book意為“書”；photo意為“照片”。從常識可知從信封上就可看出信是由哪里寄來的。故選B。

【3】sign意為“簽名”；pick意為“拾起，撿起”；copy意為“復制，抄襲”；practise意為“練習”。

【4】unhappy意為“不開心的”；sleepy意為“困倦的”；excited意為“激動的”；sad意為“傷心的”。由前文所述可推斷作者收到大名鼎鼎的約翰先生的來信時，心情應該是激動的。故選C。

【5】doubt用于肯定句時通常接if／whether引導的賓語從句，用于否定句時用that引導賓語從句。

【6】serious意為“緊張的，嚴肅的”；confident意為“自信的”；strict意為“嚴格的”；humorous意為“幽默的”。讀了John的便條讓我恢復信心，聯(lián)系最后一段中的confidence，也可知選B。

【7】expect意為“期盼”；describe意為“描述”；introduce意為“介紹”；encourage意為“鼓勵”。句意：我知道了John經(jīng)常寫便條鼓勵各行各業(yè)的年輕人�？芍�選D。

【8】跳讀文章最后一句話，可推斷出本句句意：當我使其他人快樂時，自己也感到快樂。

【9】but，however表示轉(zhuǎn)折，however后有逗號，but直接跟句子；therefore意為“因此”；actually意為“事實上”。本句所述與前文所述John經(jīng)常寫便條鼓勵年輕人的情況有轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故選B。

【10】in one’s opinion意為“在……看來”。opinion意為“意見，想法”；advice意為“建議”；idea意為“主意”；decision意為“決定”。本句闡明了自己的觀點。故選A。

【11】通過語境可知寫信要花更多的時間，打電話卻更便捷。stronger意為“更強壯”；weaker意為“更弱，更差”；harder意為“更難，更硬”；easier意為“更容易，更便捷”。

【12】wait意為“等待”；last意為“持續(xù)”；stop意為“停止”；rest意為“休息”。句意：打電話的缺點是不能持續(xù)很長時間。故選B。

【13】根據(jù)語境可知，與電話中的通話相比，便條的語言文字可以反復閱讀。故選C。

【14】thanks意為“感謝，感激”；truth意為“真理，真相”；trouble意為“困難，麻煩”；help意為“幫助”。句意：當你發(fā)現(xiàn)你周圍有需要幫助的人時，請寫便條鼓勵他們，給他們更多的自信。故選D。

【15】happen意為“發(fā)生”；matter意為“要緊”；turn意為“轉(zhuǎn)變”；hold意為“舉起，舉行，容納”。句意：也許你不能確定什么事會發(fā)生，但是要記住約翰先生的話：讓別人開心也就是讓自己開心。故選A。