A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool. A letter can be enjoyed, read and 36 . It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart (远离的);it can keep a 37 with very little effort.
I will give 38 .A few years ago my older brother and l were not getting 39 .We had been close as 40 but had grown apart. Our meetings were not 41 ; our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels: and every effort to clear the air seemed to only 42 our misunderstanding. Then he 43 a small island in the Caribbean and we 44 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 45 . Rereading the letter, I was 46 by its humor（幽默）and clever expressions. These were all qualities for which I had 47 respected my older brother but 48 he no longer had them. I had never known he could write so 49 . And with that one letter we became friends 50 .
It might never have occurred to 51 to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no 52 . 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 53 munication（通讯）, people often 54 that they don’t always have to phone or email. They have a 55 . And that is to write.
【小题1】A．receivedB．rewrittenC．returnedD．reread【小题2】A．recordB．promiseC．friendshipD．secret【小题3】A．an exampleB．a lessonC．an experienceD．a talk【小题4】A．throughB．togetherC．alongD．away【小题5】A．brothersB．childrenC．fellowsD．classmates【小题6】A．normalB．necessaryC．pleasantD．possible【小题7】A．deepenB．startC．expressD．settle【小题8】A．touredB．stopped C．reachedD．moved to【小题9】A．lostB．kept inC．neededD．got in【小题10】A．thinkB．writeC．enjoyD．read【小题11】A．drivenB．beatenC．surprisedD．honored【小题12】A．neverB．seldomC．sometimesD．once【小题13】A．realized B．judgedC．thoughtD．expected【小题14】A．wellB．oftenC．muchD．soon【小题15】A．laterB．anyhow C．tooD．again【小题16】A．us B．anyoneC．someoneD．my brother【小题17】A．mail servicesB．transport servicesC．phonesD．relative【小题18】A．poor B．easy C．popularD．busy【小题19】A．believeB．decideC．argueD．forget【小题20】A． habitB．choiceC．methodD．planD
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(答案→)D
解析：本文是一篇记叙文，通过一个有趣的事实来描述自己与哥哥的交往变化来倡导书信在交流中的重要性。
【小题1】D考查区分动词。前文有enjoy, read，不可能是A received 收到B. rewritten重写C returned归还, 只能是D. secret“重读”，所以D正确。
【小题2】C考查区分名词。根据固定短语keep a record 保持记录，keep a promise 遵守诺言，keep a friendship 保持友谊 keep a secret 保守秘密，而在此句中意为表示保持两人的友谊，所以C正确。
【小题3】A 考查固定短语given example举例give. a lesson给教训 an experience一次经历 give a talk做演讲，根据下文是举例说明，所以A正确。
【小题4】C 考查动词的固定短语get through通过，完成； get together 聚会，聚焦；get along 相处； get away走开，离开，根据句义表示我和哥哥相处不好，所以C正确。
【小题5】B考查语境理解。 根据后句but had grown apart.，我们分开长大，Children 与后面的grow apart呼应，所以B正确。
【小题6】C.考查形容词区分和语境理解。A．normal 正常的 B. necessary必要的 C．pleasant愉快的D．possible可能的，根据后文的our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels，推理出“不愉快”，所以C正确
【小题7】A 考查动词区分和语境理解。 A．deepen加深B. start开始C．express 表达D．settle定居，解决，根据情感变化是“加深误解”，所以A正确。，
【小题8】D 考查动词A．toured旅行 B. stopped 停止 C．reached 到达D．moved to 搬到，根据宾语a small island，所以说搬到一个小岛，所以D正确。
【小题9】A 考查动词短语根据宾语touch确定 A．lost 失去联系B. kept in 保持联系C.needed需要D．got in 取得联系，前句他搬到了小岛上，我们失去了联系，所以A正确。
【小题10】B 考查动词和语境理解。A. think思考B. write写C．enjoy喜欢D．read读，根据前文哥哥给我写信叙述了他的近况而且鼓励我写回信，所以B正确。
【小题11】C考查动词和语境理解。A．driven 驱使，驱动B. beaten 打C．surprised惊讶D．honored荣幸，根据语境读着这封信，我被哥哥的幽默和智慧的表达所驱使，所以C正确。
【小题12】D 考查副词和语境理解。A．never从来不 B. seldom很少C．sometimes有时候D．once曾经，根据语境，忆往昔，曾几何时，这些品质恰是我尊重哥哥的原因，所以D正确。
【小题13】C 考查动词和语境理解。A．realized意识到 B. judged判断C. thought 想D. expected期待，根据语境但“认为”他不再具备这些品质，所以D正确。
【小题14】A 区分副词和语境理解。 A。well好B. often经常C. much很D. soon不久，很快。根据语境是他写得那么好，所以A正确。
【小题15】D 考查语境理解 A．later后来B. anyhow无论如何 C. too 也D. again再一次，根据语境我们再一次成为朋友，所以D正确。
【小题16】D 考查语境理解，整句话是虚拟语气，“如果哥哥去的地方不是因为没有电话，他将不会给我写信”是哥哥的身上发生的事，所以我从来没想到过我的哥哥会给我写信，所以D正确。
【小题17】C考查语境理解。如果哥哥去的地方不是因为没有电话，他将不会给我写信，所以C正确。
【小题18】B 考查语境理解 A．poor 穷的，差的B. easy 容易C. popular 受欢迎 D. busy忙。根据语境：我们生活在通讯发达的时代，所以B正确。
【小题19】D 考查动词和语境理解。 A。believe 相信 B. decide 决定C. argue主张D. forget忘记，根据后句人们不是非得通过电话和电子邮件来交流，前句应为人们总是忘了这一点，所以D正确。
【小题20】B考查语境理解。A.habit习惯B. choice选择C. method方法 D. plan计划，句义：人们还有一种选择，那就是写信，所以B正确。