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Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader，

Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book.When my __1__， 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 __2__ ill many times.So I wondered if I would have the time to tell Sam what I had __3__.

For years I have been hosting a program on the __4__ and writing articles for a magazine.Being unable to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart __5__， exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and __6__.So when Sam was born, I __7__ to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else.That's how I started to write these __8__.I hope that Sam would __9__ them sooner or later.

However, that expectation __10__ 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 __11__ to communicate with others, even the family members.That was __12__ for me but didn't stop me writing on.I realized that I had even more now to tell him.I wanted him to __13__ what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll face as I myself, his grandfather, did.I just __14__ if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

Now, as 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 __15__.

Daniel Gottlieb

(　　)1.A.son   B．nephew

C.brother     D．grandson

(　　)2.A.seriously    B．mentally

C.slightly     D．quietly

(　　)3.A.written     B．suffered

C.observed     D．lost

(　　)4.A.radio     B．television

C.stage    D．bed

(　　)5.A.warm     B．broken

C.closed     D．open

(　　)6.A.hosts     B．visitors

C.readers     D．reporters

(　　)7.A.began     B．stopped

C.forgot     D．decided

(　　)8.A.letters     B．emails

C.books     D．diaries

(　　)9.A.find     B．read

C.collect     D．keep

(　　)10.A.developed     B．disappeared

C.changed     D．arrived

(　　)11.A.tried     B．refused

C.regretted     D．hoped

(　　)12.A.exciting    B．acceptable

C.strange     D．heartbreaking

(　　)13.A.understand   B．explain

C.believe     D．question

(　　)14.A.felt     B．guessed

C.saw    D．doubted

(　　)15.A.teacher     B．child

C.man    D．writer
本文主要介绍了《给山姆的信》这本书的创作背景和写作目的。

1. D　根据下文的“as I myself, his grandfather”可判断Sam是作者的“孙子”。

2．A　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。

3. C　根据全文的内容可知，作者想告诉他孙子的是他的经历，只有observe (看到)符合题意。

4. A　由下文的“with thousands of listeners”可知，作者是主持广播节目，所以选radio。

5. D　从下文中作者与听众和读者交流思想可知，作者是“敞开”心扉，所以选open。

6. C　由第二段开头可知，作者主持广播节目和为杂志写文章，所以此处指与听众和“读者”交流。

7. D　根据下句“这就是我怎样开始写这些信的”可知，此处应用decided表示“我决定告诉Sam关于学校与友谊、浪漫与工作、爱情与其他一切”。

8. A　由本文的题目可知是介绍《给山姆的信》这本书，下文中也告诉我们这本书的每一章都是一封信，所以此处选A。

9. B　因为信是写给Sam的，所以作者希望Sam迟早会“读到”这些信。

10.C　由于Sam患了自闭症，所以作者这种期望“改变”了。

11.B　因为Sam患了自闭症，所以他“拒绝”与别人交流。

12.D　由上文可知，作者对Sam期望很大，而Sam却患了自闭症，这对作者来说是“令人心碎的”。

13.A　作者想让Sam“明白”与他人不同意味着什么。

14.D　由上文可知，作者的身体不好，所以他“怀疑”他是否能写下所有他想说的话。

15.C　这本书的每一章都是一封给Sam的信，一些是关于作者的人生，且所有的都是关于作为一个“人”的意义所在。