A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed, read and ____.It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a ____with very little effort. I will give___.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting____.We had been close as____but had grown apart.Our meetings were not____； our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ___our misunderstanding.Then he____a small island in the Caribbean and we___touch.One day he wrote me a letter.He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to____.Rereading the letter, I was____by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had____respected my older brother but____he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so____.And with that one letter we became friends____. It might never have occurred to____to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no___.For him, writing was a necessity.It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of____communication(通讯), people often____ that they don't always have to phone or email.They have a____.And that is to write.
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小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:C
小题1:答案 D [此处指一封信可以被欣赏、被读然后再被读几遍，其他选项不符合语境。]
小题2:答案 C [keep a record“记录”； keep a promise“遵守诺言”；keep a friendship“保持友谊”；keep a secret“保守秘密”。根据上下文可知此处指信件可以不很费力的就能保持两人的友谊。]
小题3:答案 A [give an example“举例”；give a lesson “上课”；give an experience“给予经验”；give a talk“作报告”。根据下文的内容可知此处作者给我们举了个例子。故选A。]
小题4:答案 C [get through “完成，打通电话”；get together“聚会”；get along “进展，相处”；get away“离开”。根据下文可知作者与他的哥哥几年前相处地不好。故选C。]
小题5:答案 B [根据空后面的but had grown apart可知小时候两个人很亲密。所以选B。]
小题6:答案 C [根据后面的our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels可知此处指我们的见面都是不愉快的。故选C。]
小题7:答案 A [句意：我们努力想消除我们之间的误会，但每一次的努力却加深了误解。clear the air表示“消除(误会、紧张、猜疑气氛)，deepen表示“加深”。]
小题8:答案 D [根据下文的It might never have occurred to__16__to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no__17__.可知作者的哥哥是住在了一个没有现代通讯的岛上。而不是去旅游。故选D。]
小题9:答案 A [lose touch“失去联系”；keep in touch “保持联系”；need touch“需要联系”；get in touch“取得联系”。根据上下文可知作者的哥哥去了一个没有现代通讯的小岛，两人失去了联系。另外，根据下文的It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch也可推知答案是A。]
小题10:答案 B [此处指哥哥鼓励作者给他写信。]
小题11:答案 C [句意：再读这封信，信中的幽默以及聪明的表达使我感到吃惊。根据后面一句也可知作者认为他的哥哥现在没有这种幽默了，而这种幽默仍在，所以作者很吃惊。]
小题12:答案 D [once在此表示“曾经”。指作者曾经因为哥哥的幽默而尊敬他。]
小题13:答案 C [此处空前面省略了I。句意：我认为他已经不再幽默了。]
小题14:答案 A [根据上文的Rereading the letter, I was__11__by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.可知作者从来不知道他的哥哥会写这么好的信。故选A。]
小题15:答案 D [此处指我们又成为了好朋友。]
小题16:答案 D [根据上下文可知此处指哥哥可能不会想到给我写信。It occurred to sb to do sth表示某人突然想起做某事。]
小题17:答案 D [句意：因为我们生活在通讯便捷的时代，人们总是记得要打电话或发电子邮件。]
小题18:答案 B [句意：我们生活在通讯便捷的时代。]
小题19:答案 C [根据下一句For him, writing was a necessity.以及下文的 Because we live in an age of__18__communication(通讯), people often__19__ that they don't always have to phone or email.可知哥哥住的小岛上没有电话。]
小题20:答案 C [根据最后一句And that is to write可知作者想表达除了打电话或发电子邮件，还有一种联系方式，那就是写信。method 表示“方法”。]