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     On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,  36   my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it  37  over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (癱瘓) from the chest down,   38   to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of  39   with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑戰(zhàn)). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

        40   what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of   41  difficulties. We came to learn that something  42   could happen in a disaster . All over the world people  43   Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a  44  center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of  45   had been received and sorted.

     As   46  , we opened letter after letter. They gave us   47   and became a source of strength for us. We used them to  48   ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a  49  , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or  50  in bed living happily and  51  .

    These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so   52   we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

      My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your  53   accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this   54   challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you   55  .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36. A.since            B. before             C.  when                    D. while

37. A. walked               B. climbed            C. pulled             D. jumped

38. A. able                    B. unable              C. suitable           D. unsuitable

39. A. disability            B. possession         C. convenience      D. experience

40. A. So                      B. For                  C. Or                          D. Yet

41. A. sharing         B. separating       C. fearing                    D. exploiting

42. A. terrible               B. similar            C. wonderful        D. practical

43. A. wrote for            B. cared for           C. hoped for        D. sent for

44. A. medical              B. postal               C. experimental     D. mental

45.A. news              B. paper                    C. equipment         D. mail

46. A. patients               B. a family          C. nurses              D. a group

47. A. effect            B. effort                    C. comfort           D. explanation

48. A. encourage           B. express             C. control            D. treat

49. A. cry                 B. laugh                   C. chat                D. sigh

50. A. much           B. never              C. even                 D. seldom

51.A. bitterly           B. fairly                    C. weakly            D. successfully

52. A. here                   B. there               C. therefore          D. forward

53. A. driving               B. flying                      C. running           D. riding

54. A. technical             B. different          C. difficult                   D. valuable

55. A. nearby                B. close               C. busy                D. alive

Answer 1

36.C 37.D38.B39.C40.D41.A42.C43.B44.A45.D46.B47.C48.A49.B50.C51.D52.A53.D54.C55.D

解析:

36.解析：when當(dāng)……的時(shí)候。表示動作緊接著發(fā)生。while強(qiáng)調(diào)動作同時(shí)發(fā)生，一般延續(xù)時(shí)間較長。從馬上摔下來時(shí)間較短，不能用while。

37.解析：jump跳。根據(jù)賓語a fence可確定答案。

38.解析：unable不能。從上文的paralyzed可以看出，由于Chris從馬上摔下來，高位截癱，不能正常呼吸。

39.解析：a life of convenience指為一種特定目的而進(jìn)行的生活。

40.解析：yet然而。上文講述了由于Chris從馬上摔下來，使生活充滿了意想不到的挑戰(zhàn)，下文講述了正是這些挑戰(zhàn)使作者一家學(xué)到了很多東西。兩段是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

41.解析：share共同承擔(dān)。由于共同承擔(dān)遇到的困難而使這種磨難成了“禮物”。

42.解析：wonderful奇妙的。根據(jù)上文的gifts可判斷出作者從生活的磨難中找到了奇妙的東西。

43.解析：care for關(guān)心。從下文letters and postcards poured in every day可以看出全世界的人們都在關(guān)心著Chris。

44.解析：medical醫(yī)療的。根據(jù)上文Chris癱瘓了這件事可判斷出這是發(fā)生在醫(yī)療所。

45.解析：mail郵件。根據(jù)上文的letters and postcards可判斷答案。他們收到了35 000封郵件。

46.解析：從這句話的主語we可以看出，全家人一起把一封又一封的信打開。

47.解析：comfort安慰。因?yàn)镃hris癱瘓了，他們?nèi)�家人受到了磨難，大家都來安慰他們。

48.解析：encourage鼓勵，鼓舞。大家的關(guān)心和安慰給了Chris一家很大的鼓舞。

49.解析：根據(jù)上文的Funny可判斷出當(dāng)作者一家需要“大笑”時(shí)，作者去閱讀標(biāo)有“Funny”的信件，尋求笑料。

50.解析：even甚至。even在這里表示情況更糟糕。借助于輪椅生活的人還可以活動，躺在床上臥床不起的人情況更加嚴(yán)重。

51.解析：successfully成功地。作者到標(biāo)有“Disabled”的信件中尋找那些在輪椅里甚至臥床不起但生活得幸福和成功的人們的建議。

52.解析：here在這里。指在這篇短文里。

53.解析：根據(jù)上文fell from his horse可判斷出這里說的是騎馬造成的事故。

54.解析：difficult challenge困難的挑戰(zhàn)。由于癱瘓使生活充滿困難。

55.解析：alive精力充沛。使作者一家精力充沛。