Instroduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader，
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my 36 ,Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then,and I have been 37 ill many times.So I wonderfuled if would have the 38 to tell Sam what I had 39 .
For years I have been hosting a program on the 40 and writing articles for a magazine.Being 41 to move freely,I have learned to sit still and keep my heart 42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and 43 . So when Sam was born ,I 44 to tell him about school and friendship,Romance and work,Love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these 45 . I hoped that Sam would 46 them sooner or later.
However,that expedition 47 when Sam showed signs of autism(自闭症)at the age of two.He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs.He 48 to communicate with others,even the family members.That was 49 for me but didn’t stop me writing on.I realized that I had even 50 now to tell him.I wanted him to 51 what it means to be “different ”from others,and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll 52 as I myself,his grandfather,did. I just 53 if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now, 54 the book has been published,I have been given the chance.Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam:some about my life,and all about what it means to be a 55 .
Daniel GOttliebe
A．son B．Nephew C．brother D．grandson
A．seriously B．mentally C．slightly D．quietly
A．ability B．Time C．courage D．responsibility
A．written B．suffered C．observed D．lost
A．Radio B．Television C．stage D．bed
A．ready B．unable C．anxious D．eager
A．warm B．broken C．closed D．open
A．hosts B．visitors C．readers D．reporters
A．Began B．stopped C．forgot D．decided
A．Letters B．emails C．books D．diaries
A．find B．read C．collect D．keep
A．developed B．disappeared C．changed D．arrived
A．tried B．refused C．regretted D．hoped
A．exciting B．acceptable C．strange D．heartbreaking
A．less B．everything C．more D．nothing
A．understand B．explain C．believe D．question
A．fear B．face C．know D．cause
A．felt B．guessed C．saw D．doubled
A．as B．once C．though D．if
A．teacher B．child C．man D．writer
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The universities are schools of education and research but the main reason for their existence is not in the knowledge taught to the students or in the opportunities for the economic or social ___50___ resulting from the research findings.
The true function of a university is that it keeps the ___51___ between knowledge and the real life. It unites the students with ordinary life in a ___52___ way. The university passes on information, but it ___53___ the information imaginatively. Imagination is the driving force for the society’s future development. Students’ imagination is the very ___54___ every university should protect and encourage. A university which ___55___ to do so has no reason for existence. With imagination, knowledge is not only knowledge: it includes all possibilities. It’s no longer a ___56___ on students’ memory. It’s food for thought and ___57___ for creative inventions.
Imagination is not ___58___ knowledge. Instead, it is a way leading to more knowledge. It works by thoroughly studying the current knowledge and then exploring every possibility about the knowledge. In the exploration, new knowledge ___59___. Imagination enables men to construct a new vision of the world and it adds ___60___ to life through endless possibilities. Imaginative people are r
estless all along.
Youth is imaginative and if the university can help preserve this precious wealth, the power of imagination can ___61___ change the world. Besides, it should also be made clear that imagination won’t be most effective without necessary experience. The problem of the current world is that those who are imaginative have only little experience ___62___ those who are experienced have weak imaginations. The ___63___ left for the universities is to hold together these two factors for the whole human race to ___64___ greater development and happiness.
A．problem B．development C．life D．inquiry
A．connection B．attraction C．difference D．tradition
A．technical B．difficult C．creative D．basic
A．supposes B．conveys C．expects D．weighs
A．spirit B．goods C．message D．theory
A．tries B．pretends C．fails D．means
A．burden B．treasure C．schedule D．science
A．result B．material C．cost D．figure
A．superior to B．familiar with C．separate from D．strict with
A．takes shape B．steps in C．sets off D．speeds up
A．proof B．excitement C．greed D．seed
A．temporarily B．carefully C．reluctantly D．finally
A．because B．unless C．while D．until
A．sympathy B．solution C．condition D．purpose
A．require B．fix C．imagine D．achieve
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
The car， running along the well-lit road， now sank in darkness. I broke the _____36_____ on purpose， ______37_____ that the driver was too tired to drive. ’’When do you go back home in the evening？“9 o’clock after this _____38_____.”Then when do you come out in the morning？“I _____39______ another question.”9 o’clock， too——just as if I worked at an office.” His ____40____ surprised me， because every time I ride a taxi， what I _____41____ from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night， it’s hard to earn money， they’re often _____42____ by the police， or that their leaders are seated lazy， ____43____ the fruits. But this driver told me，”I find it ____44____ to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for _____45_____. Its fortunate that I hardly drive ____46____ a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand Yuan a month with ease. Yes， I never _____47_____ an empty taxi. If it goes southward， I go northward. If it goes along a _____48_____， I turn into a narrow street…”
His words showed his ______49_____ with his life and the pride he _____50_____ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high _____51_____. As an ancient saying goes，”Neither joy in material _____52_____ nor grieve over personal setbacks.” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by _____53_____ living and go far with a calm mind？ I couldn’t help feeling _____54_____ when finding such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold _____55_____.
A．window B．stillness C．silence D．quietness
A．on condition B．for fear C．in belief D．in order
A．night B．trip C．cycle D．process
A．threw out B．gave away C．made up D．led to
A．character B．confidence C．explanation D．easiness
A．suffer B．request C．benefit D．hear
A．detected B．ordered C．fined D．seized
A．keeping B．tasting C．enjoying D．choosing
A．exciting B．disappointing C．tiring D．amazing
A．freedom B．pleasure C．hobby D．company
A．without B．with C．behind D．beside
A．follow B．admire C．envy D．meet
A．route B．path C．railway D．highway
A．intelligence B．satisfaction C．competition D．honesty
A．made B．held C．caught D．took
A．buildings B．mountains C．standard D．heaven
A．gains B．concerns C．supports D．loss
A．special B．happy C．simple D．original
A．angry B．content C．dangerous D．curious
A．morning B．night C．moment D．season
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my 21 how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so 22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 23 .
His question 24 me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a 25 about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”
“Let me give you an example ,” I continued , 26 all sixty students in the class . “In 27 to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a 28in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I 29 the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car 30 .I tried to start it again , but the 31 wouldn’t work . 32 I turned my flashers on , took my books , and 33 down the road to the college .”
“As soon as I got there , I called and 34 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my 36 day .” I replied , smiling .
She was 37 . “What do you mean ?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway , 39 walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”
I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .
A．students B．schoolmates C．children D．teachers
A．bad B．sad C．good D．free
A．reminded B．informed C．told D．warned
A．decision B．preference C．judgment D．choic
A．showing B．demanding C．commanding D．addressing
A．contribution B．addition C．devotion D．application
A．college B．school C．university D．institute
A．found B．exited C．crossed D．entered
A．broke B．ended C．died D．finished
A．instrument B．engine C．wheel D．light
A．drove B．marched C．rode D．followed
A．prepared B．looked C．arranged D．waited
A．work B．study C．lunch D．class
A．usual B．lucky C．unusual D．unlucky
A．astonished B．excited C．pleased D．puzzled
A．Anyway B．Also C．Instead D．Still
A．beyond B．without C．within D．along
A．order B．way C．need D．situation
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the 36 of the class when he entered high school, his 37 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 38 if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was 39 to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never 40 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His 41 father was always in the stands, with words of 42 for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 43 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 44 the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 45 immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 46 , a silent young man eagerly 47 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 48 .
“Coach, please let me 49 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach 50 . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) 51 . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their 52 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 53 you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 54 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 55 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
A．strongest B．smallest C．biggest D．youngest
A．coach B．players C．classmates D．father
A．football B．games C．practices D．basketball
A．required B．determined C．satisfied D．reminded
A．failed B．lost C．missed D．won
A．sympathetic B．upset C．faithful D．optimistic
A．encouragement B．judgment C．wisdom D．amusement
A．after B．since C．towards D．before
A．went through B．turned over C．got over D．tore up
A．school B．home C．field D．class
A．ahead B．beside C．behind D．away
A．walked B．ran C．stepped D．slipped
A．quietly B．sadly C．punctually D．soon
A．go B．fight C．work D．play
A．left B．refused C．agreed D．cried
A．star B．son C．amateur D．trainer
A．victory B．award C．memorial D．unity
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．spread B．skipped C．forced D．stopped
A．hear B．see C．feel D．make
完形填空 （ 共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分 ）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was recently invited to lecture on anxiety to several hundred mental-health professionals. My talk was scheduled to ____21__those of a number of famous psychiatrists. When my turn came, I was especially ___22__ because the speaker before me had been particularly impressive and charming. As I approached the podium(讲台)， my heart pounded and my mouth went completely ___23__.
What am I doing here? I asked myself. To make matters worse, my presentation partly __24___ with fear of public speaking. To ___25__ myself, I tried an unusual way. I as
ked the audience,” How many of you feel nervous__26___ you give a speech. Nearly every hand __27__. “Well, that’s exactly _28__ I feel right now!”
The audience___29__ with laughter. I relaxed and was able to get on with my __30__.
__31__, we all find ourselves in a __32___ that makes us nervous. Perhaps you’re afraid of saying __33___things at a drinking party, stumbling over a presentation at work or having your __34__go blank during a test. For some of us the anxiety is so __35__ that it is personally and professionally incapability.___36__ the years, my work with hundreds of patients has taught me that __37__ can increase his or her social ___38___, even in the most stressful situations. And I have a few simple but helpful___39__, such as tackling your fears one step at a time; focusing on others; ___40__anxity into energy and stopping comparing yourself, which I think are of great value to us in our work.
A．take B．follow D．learn
A．worried B．eager C．nervous D．anxious
A．sweet B．wet C．bad D．dry
A．dealt B．went C．stayed D．left
A．comfort B．calm C．enjoy D．delight
A．during B．while C．before D．when
A．went up B．raised C．lifted D．brought up
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．shouted B．cried C．responded D．answered
A．job B．idea C．speech D．nervousness
A．At times B．At any time C．All the time D．At one time
A．state B．condition C．situation D．position
A．foolish B．wonderful C．believable D．false
A．head B．mind C．heart D．brain
A．important B．valuable C．difficult D．strong
A．For B．Through C．During D．Over
A．anyone B．someone C．none D．no one
A．position B．experience C．knowledge D．confidence
A．tips B．ideas C．means D．abilities
A．putting B．turning C．forcing D．getting