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【題目】 My sister and I were taught at a very early age to write thank-you letters for birthday and Christmas gifts. We carefully copied addresses from our mom’s address book into our own pretty little books, and a new box of stationery（信箋，信封）was always among my gifts under the tree. We wrote our letters on December 26 at the latest every year. It was an important tradition in our home, and it has turned me into an avid（熱情）thank-you-letter writer as an adult.

I still send a great deal of personal mail, and I am extremely interested in all of the trappings of letter writing: unique stamps, beautiful stationery, fountain pens（自來水筆）. I feel a mad rush of satisfaction sticking a stamp on a carefully penned thank-you letter and sending it off in the mail.

Several years ago, I even sent my mom a thank-you letter to thank her for teaching me to count my blessings on paper. Sending letters of thanks out into the world has made me more grateful for the love, support and kindness I receive daily.

My father died when I was twenty-seven. Even then, I found comfort in writing letters of thanks for the gifts of words I received. At a time when all I wanted to do was retreat（退縮）into my own sadness, the act of giving thanks forced me to stay connected to the world and to the lives of the living.

And while it may seem unimportant, my belief in well-written thank-you letters has protected my popularity. Since real thank-you letters are extremely few and far between, my social graces（風(fēng)度）are considered as a charming difference from other people, and my friends and family always seem truly moved by my efforts.

【1】What can we learn about the author’s family?

A.Her family liked to collect stationery.

B.Her family had a thank-you-letter writing tradition.

C.She often copied addresses for her mother.

D.They wrote thank-you letters on Dec 26.

【2】How did the author feel when writing thank-you letters?

A.Satisfied.B.Tired.C.Excited.D.Bored.

【3】What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

A.The author felt happy to receive gifts from others.

B.The author’s father died when she was very young.

C.Writing thank-you letters made the author lead an active life.

D.Writing thank-you letters forced the author to talk with others.

【4】What does the author intend to tell us?

A.Expressing thanks can protect what we have.

B.Receiving thank-you letters is truly moving.

C.Writing thank-you letters is difficult work.

D.Being grateful can help gain the respect.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文為議論文。文章主要講了作者認(rèn)為寫感謝信的諸多好處。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段It was an important tradition in our home, and it has turned me into an avid（熱情）thank-you-letter writer as an adult. （這是我們家的一個重要傳統(tǒng)，它把我變成了一個熱心的感謝信作家。）可知作者一家有寫感謝信的傳統(tǒng)。故選B。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段I feel a mad rush of satisfaction sticking a stamp on a carefully penned thank-you letter and sending it off in the mail. （把一張郵票貼在一封精心寫好的感謝信上，然后寄出去，讓我感到一種瘋狂的滿足感。）可知作者在寫感謝信時，是感到很滿足。故選A。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第四段My father died when I was twenty-seven. Even then, I found comfort in writing letters of thanks for the gifts of words I received. At a time when all I wanted to do was retreat（退縮）into my own sadness, the act of giving thanks forced me to stay connected to the world and to the lives of the living.(我父親在我27歲時去世了。即使在那時，我還是在寫感謝信中找到了安慰。曾經(jīng)有一段時間，我只想沉浸在自己的悲傷中，感恩的行為迫使我與世界和活著的人保持聯(lián)系。)由此推知，寫感謝信使作者過著積極的生活。故選C。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段And while it may seem unimportant, my belief in well-written thank-you letters has protected my popularity.Since real thank-you letters are extremely few and far between, my social graces（風(fēng)度）are considered as a charming difference from other people, and my friends and family always seem truly moved by my efforts.（雖然這看起來不重要，但我對寫好感謝信的信念保護了我的聲望。由于真正的感謝信非常少，我的社會風(fēng)度被認(rèn)為是與其他人不同的魅力所在，我的朋友和家人似乎總是被我的努力所感動。）可推斷出，作者想告訴我們心存感激可以幫助你贏得尊重。故選D。