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【題目】Thank You Notes: The Essential Life Lessons

There is no greater gift for any of us to give our friends and family than the gift of gratitude. 【1】Take a quiet moment to think about the blessings of the season and write a thank you note to everyone who made it special for you. There are some life lessons from thank you notes.

【2】Even a child can make some lines on paper, help pick out a pretty stamp, and lick the envelope. This helps create a sense of ownership, confidence, and contribution.

Thank you notes strengthen communication skills. Wherever you are, no skill matters more than the ability to communicate clearly and sincerely. It conveys reliability, confidence and thoughtfulness.【3】

Thank you notes remind you about what matters.【4】 But when we write a thank you note we have to locate within ourselves some way to be grateful and find some way to express it. We do not find happiness in what we get. We find happiness in being grateful for what we have.

【5】 Not, “Thank you for the sweater. It is cool.” but “Thanks for the sweater!” Not, “Thanks for the game,” but “We had a blast playing that game.”

I think you will soon discover that the more thank you notes you send, the more you become aware of how much there is to be grateful for, and how good it feels to let people know you appreciate them.

A. Everyone can write a thank you note.

B. Maybe the gift was thoughtless.

C. And that can begin with thank you notes.

D. Thank you notes must have specific details.

E. There is no other way to convey this message.

F. You can even write to people you do not know.

G. Those are the qualities that inspire people to trust and respect you.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】G

【4】B

【5】D

【解析】本文鼓勵我們向我們的朋友和家人寫感謝信表達(dá)我們的感激，而不是送禮物，認(rèn)為沒有比感激更重要的禮物了，你寫的感謝信越多，你就更能意識到你需要感謝的人由多少。

【1】考查對上下文的理解和判斷能力。由前文“There is no greater gift for any of us to give our friends and family than the gift of gratitude. ”對于我們?nèi)魏我粋�朋友和家人來說，沒有比感激更重要的禮物了。后文“Take a quiet moment to think about the blessings of the season and write a thank you note to everyone who made it special for you. ”靜靜地想一想這個季節(jié)的祝福，寫一封感謝信給每個給特別的人。C. And that can begin with thank you notes.這可以從感謝信開始。符合語境，故選C。

【2】考查對下文的理解和判斷能力。由后文“Even a child can make some lines on paper, help pick out a pretty stamp, and lick the envelope.”即使是小孩子也能在紙上畫些線，幫你挑一張漂亮的郵票，然后舔信封。可知每個人都可以寫一封感謝信，即使是小孩子。A符合語境，故選A。

【3】考查對上文的理解和判斷能力。由前文“ It conveys reliability, confidence and thoughtfulness.”它傳達(dá)了可靠性、自信和體貼。G. Those are the qualities that inspire people to trust and respect you.這些品質(zhì)激發(fā)人們信任和尊重你。G與上文銜接自然，符合邏輯，故選G。

【4】考查對上下文的理解和判斷能力。由前文“Thank you notes remind you about what matters.”感謝信提醒你什么是重要的�？芍�禮物可能并不是最恰當(dāng)?shù)谋硎靖兄x的方法。B符合語境，故選B。

【5】考查對下文的理解和判斷能力。由下文“ Not, “Thank you for the sweater. It is cool.” but “Thanks for the sweater!” Not, “Thanks for the game,” but “We had a blast playing that game.”可知這些敘述的都是細(xì)節(jié)，D.Thank you notes must have specific details.感謝信必須有具體的細(xì)節(jié)，符合語境，故選D。