【解析】考查非谓语动词。the one指代前面提到的buildings与repair是动宾关系，由前半句房屋需要修缮可知修缮这个动作发生在need之后，所以用to be repaired.

35. -----Have you played baseball before? We need one more player.

-----______. I like ball games, so I believe it will be to learn baseball.

A. SometimesB. Not reallyC. Never mindD. That's cool

35. 答案B

【解析】考查交际用语。not really 说明自己没打过棒球，与后面的"我认为学打棒球很有趣"相吻合。

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

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 friendship, 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. sonB. nephewC. brotherD. grandson

37. A. seriouslyB. mentallyC. slightlyD. quietly

38. A. abilityB. timeC. courageD. responsibility

39. A. writtenB. sufferedC. observedD. lost

40. A. radioB. televisionC. stageD. bed

41. A. readyB. unableC. anxiousD. eager

42. A. warmB. brokenC. closedD. open

43. A. hostsB. visitorsC. readersD. reporters

44. A. beganB. stoppedC. forgotD. decided

45. A. lettersB. emailsC. booksD. diaries

46. A. findB. readC. collectD. keep

47. A. developedB. disappearedC. changedD. arrived

48. A. triedB. refusedC. regrettedD. hoped

49. A. excitingB. acceptableC. strangeD. heartbreaking

50. A. lessB. everythingC. moreD. nothing

51. A. understandB. explainC. believeD. question

52. A. fearB. faceC. knowD. cause

53. A. feltB. guessedC. sawD. doubted

54. A. asB. onceC. thoughD. if

55. A. teacherB. childC. manD. 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

【解析】根据as I myself，hisgrandfather可判断，Sam是"我"的孙子。

37. 答案A

【解析】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

【解析】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C

【解析】observe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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】由于Sam患了自闭症，所以作者的这种期望改变了。

48. 答案B

【解析】因为Sam患了自闭症，这儿是说他拒绝与别人交流。

49. 答案D

【解析】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

【解析】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

【解析】见第50题。

52. 答案B

【解析】见第50题。

53. 答案D

【解析】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A

【解析】as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。