On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___3

On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___36___ my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it ___37___ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest down, ___38___ to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of ___39___ with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.

___40___ what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of ___41___ difficulties. We came to learn that something ___42___ could happen in a disaster. All over the world people ___43___ Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a ___44___ center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of ___45___ had been received and sorted.

As ___46___, we opened letter after letter. They gave us ___47___ and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ___48___ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ___49___, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or ___50___ in bed living happily and ___51___.

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so ___52___ we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your___53___ accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this ___54___ challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you ___55___.

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since      B. before C. when  D. while

37. A. walked B. climbed      C. pulled D. jumped

38. A. able     B. unable C. suitable      D. unsuitable

39. A. disability     B. possession  C. convenience       D. experience

40. A. So       B. For     C. Or      D. Yet

41. A. sharing B. separating   C. fearing       D. exploiting

42. A. terrible B. similar       C. wonderful  D. practical

43. A. wrote for     B. cared for    C. hoped for   D. sent for

44. A. medical       B. postal  C. experimental      D. mental

45.A. news     B. paper  C. equipment  D. mail

46. A. patients       B. a family     C. nurses D. a group

47. A. effect   B. effort  C. comfort      D. explanation

48. A. encourage    B. express       C. control       D. treat

49. A. cry       B. laugh  C. chat    D. sigh

50. A. much   B. never  C. even   D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly  B. fairly  C. weakly       D. successfully

52. A. here     B. there   C. therefore    D. forward

53. A. driving B. flying C. running      D. riding

54. A. technical      B. different     C. difficult     D. valuable

55. A. nearby  B. close   C. busy   D. alive

36---55        CDBCD   ACBAD   BCABC   DADCD        

文章讲的是Chris摔伤后，生活所面临的困难以及后来人们对他们的关心和鼓励。

36. C。根据句意可知，“3点过几分”正是事故发生的时间，故其后用when引导非限制性定语从句。when 在此可译为“当时”。

37. D。因空格后是 over a fence，根据常识，马应该是“跳”过栅栏，故选jump。

38. B。因出事后Chris胸部以下瘫痪了，所以他不能(unable)正常地呼吸。其他几个词填在此处均讲不通。

39. C。a life of convenience方便的生活。此句的大意是：即使是平常很方便的生活，我们也面临着很多意想不到的挑战。

40. D。前面一段讲事故发生后我们面临的困境，而接下来一段则讲到人们对Chris的关心。故用yet 来表示转折。

41. A。大家都关心Chris，给他寄来礼物，这显然是与我们sharing difficulties。

42. C。一人遇到不幸，众人伸手相帮，这当然是something wonderful。

43. B。下文说每天有很多信和明信片寄给Chris，表明有许多人关心他。care for 意为“关心”。

44. A。由于Chris摔伤了，自然是在医院治病。a medical center意为“医疗中心”。

45. D。根据前文的letters and postcards和空格后的 had been received and sorted可知，答案只能选D。注意，由于mail表示“邮件”时是不可数名词，所以其前用了pieces来修饰。

46. B。此句的意思是：我们一家人拆的信是一封接一接——说明收到的信件很多。

47. C。根据常识，人们给处于困境的人写信，应该是表示安慰和鼓励。比较四个选项，comfort最合适。

48. A。此处指的是我们利用这些好心人的来信来鼓舞我们自己。

49. B。根据常识，要想laugh自然要去找marked with “Funny” 的信件。

50. C。用even(甚至)表示递进关系，即“我们想从坐轮椅的人甚至是生病卧床的人那儿得到些建议”。

51. D。与happily 相并列的应是successfully。

52. A。表示下文马上要提出的内容，用here。

53. D。riding accident指骑马出的事故。类似地，car accident 指车祸。

54. C。difficult challenge指困难的挑战。其余三项无法不合题意。

55. D。比较四个选项，只有alive最合适。