Question

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). 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

5l. 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---55        CDBCD   ACBAD   BCABC   DADCD        

解析:

文章講的是Chris摔傷后，生活所面臨的困難以及后來人們對他們的關心和鼓勵。

36. C。根據句意可知，“3點過幾分”正是事故發生的時間，故其后用when引導非限制性定語從句。when 在此可譯為“當時”。

37. D。因空格后是 over a fence，根據常識，馬應該是“跳”過柵欄，故選jump。

38. B。因出事后Chris胸部以下癱瘓了，所以他不能(unable)正常地呼吸。其他幾個詞填在此處均講不通。

39. C。a life of convenience方便的生活。此句的大意是：即使是平常很方便的生活，我們也面臨著很多意想不到的挑戰。

40. D。前面一段講事故發生后我們面臨的困境，而接下來一段則講到人們對Chris的關心。故用yet 來表示轉折。

41. A。大家都關心Chris，給他寄來禮物，這顯然是與我們sharing difficulties。

42. C。一人遇到不幸，眾人伸手相幫，這當然是something wonderful。

43. B。下文說每天有很多信和明信片寄給Chris，表明有許多人關心他。care for 意為“關心”。

44. A。由于Chris摔傷了，自然是在醫院治病。a medical center意為“醫療中心”。

45. D。根據前文的letters and postcards和空格后的 had been received and sorted可知，答案只能選D。注意，由于mail表示“郵件”時是不可數名詞，所以其前用了pieces來修飾。

46. B。此句的意思是：我們一家人拆的信是一封接一接——說明收到的信件很多。

47. C。根據常識，人們給處于困境的人寫信，應該是表示安慰和鼓勵。比較四個選項，comfort最合適。

48. A。此處指的是我們利用這些好心人的來信來鼓舞我們自己。

49. B。根據常識，要想laugh自然要去找marked with “Funny” 的信件。

50. C。用even(甚至)表示遞進關系，即“我們想從坐輪椅的人甚至是生病臥床的人那兒得到些建議”。

51. D。與happily 相并列的應是successfully。

52. A。表示下文馬上要提出的內容，用here。

53. D。riding accident指騎馬出的事故。類似地，car accident 指車禍。

54. C。difficult challenge指困難的挑戰。其余三項無法不合題意。

55. D。比較四個選項，只有alive最合適。