2010年全国2卷

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A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed,read and                  （21）.It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart （远离的） ; it can keep a                  （22） with very little effort.

I will give                  （23）.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting                  （24）.We had been close as                  （25） but had grown apart.Our meetings were not                  （26）; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only                  （27） our misunderstanding.Then he                  （28） a small island in the Caribbean and we                  （29） 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                  （30）.Rereading the letter,I was                  （31） by its humor （幽默） and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had                  （32） respected my older brother but                  （33） he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so                  （34）.And with that one letter we became friends                  （35）.

It might never have occurred to                  （36） to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no                  （37）.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                  （38） communication （通信）,people often                  （39） that they don' t always have to phone or email.They have a                  （40）.And that is to write.

21  A. received  B. rewritten  C. returned  D. reread

22  A. record  B. promise  C. friendship  D. secret

23  A. an example  B. a lesson  C. an experience  D. a talk

24  A. through  B. together  C. along  D. away

25  A. brothers  B. children  C. fellows  D. classmates

26  A. normal  B. necessary  C. pleasant  D. possible

27  A. deepen  B. start  C. express  D. settle

28  A. toured  B. stopped  C. reached  D. moved

29  A. lost  B. kept in  C. needed  D. got in

30  A. think  B. write  C. enjoy  D. read

31  A. driven  B. beaten  C. surprised  D. honored

32  A. never  B. seldom  C. sometimes  D. once

33  A. realized  B. judged  C. thought  D. expected

34  A. well  B. often  C. much  D. soon

35  A. later  B. anyhow  C. too  D. again

36  A. us  B. anyone  C. someone  D. my brother

37  A. mail services  B. transport services  C. phones  D. relative

38  A. poor  B. easy  C. popular  D. busy

39  A. believe  B. decide  C. argue  D. forget

40  A. habit  B. choice  C. method  D. plan