Passage 2  (2010·重庆卷)  完形填空

Introduction 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 wondered if I 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 fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these __45__. I hope that Sam would __46__ them sooner or later.

However, that expectation __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 Gottlieb

36. A. son B. nephew C. brother D. grandson

37. A. seriously B. mentally C. slightly D. quietly

38. A. ability B. time C. courage D. responsibility

39. A. written B. suffered C. observed D. lost

40. A. radio B. television C. stage D. bed

41. A. ready B. unable C. anxious D. eager

42. A. warm B. broken C. closed D. open

43. A. hosts B. visitors C. readers D. reporters

44. A. began B. stopped C. forgot D. decided

45. A. letters B. emails C. books D. diaries

46. A. find B. read C. collect D. keep

47. A. developed B. disappeared C. changed D. arrived

48. A. tried B. refused C. regretted D. hoped

49. A. exciting B. acceptable C. strange D. heartbreaking

50. A. less B. everything C. more D. nothing

51. A. understand B. explain C. believe D. question

52. A. fear B. face C. know D. cause

53. A. felt B. guessed C. saw D. doubted

54. A. as B. once C. though D. if

55. A. teacher B. child C. man D. writer

【语篇解读】本文介绍了“Letters to Sam”这本书的创作背景和写作目的。

36. 答案D.根据as I myself,hisgrandfather可判断，Sam是“我”的孙子。

37. 答案A.由I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then和I wondered if I would have the time…可知作者在这期间重病了几次。所以用seriously.

38. 答案B.由这一段可知，作者是想告诉他的孙子，但担心自己的身体，所以不知道是不是有时间。此处用time符合上下文。

39. 答案e看到，注意到。根据全文内容的理解，作者想告诉他孙子的是他的经历，只有observe合题意。

40. 答案A.由下文的with thousands of listeners可知，作者是主持广播节目，所以选radio.

41. 答案B.由第一段可知，作者在轮椅上待了20年，所以不能自由活动。

42. 答案D.由下文中与听众和读者交流思想可知，作者敞开心扉，所以选open.

43. 答案C.由第二段开头可知，作者主持广播节目和为杂志写文章，所以此处是和听众和读者交流。

44. 答案D.由下句这就是我怎样开始写这些信的可知，这儿应用decided.是因为我决定告诉Sam学校与友谊、浪漫与工作、爱情与其它一切，才开始写这些信。

45. 答案A.由本文的题目可知是介绍的Letters to Sam 这本书，下文中也告诉我们这本书的每一章都是一封信，所以这儿选A. 

46. 答案B.因为信是写给Sam的，所以作者希望Sam迟早会读到这些信。

47. 答案C.由于Sam患了自闭症，所以作者的这种期望改变了。

48. 答案B.因为Sam患了自闭症，这儿是说他拒绝与别人交流。

49. 答案D.由上文可知，作者对Sam 希望很大，而Sam却患了自闭症，这对作者来说是令人心碎的。

50. 答案C.由上面一句语，但是并没有阻止我继续写下去和下文中的我想让他理解与别人不同意味着什么，学会和我一样与面对的不幸作斗争可知，作者是有了更多的东西要写。

51. 答案A.见第50题。

52. 答案B.见第50题。

53. 答案D.由上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以他怀疑他是不是能写下所有他想说的话。

54. 答案引导原因状语从句。句意：因为这本书出版了，所以我有机会让Sam看到我所有想说的话。

55. 答案C.这本书的每一章都是一封信，一些是关于我的，所有都是关于作为一个人意味着什么的。