A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing Here is a story that tells about th

A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing． Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human sentiment．
The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse by the naI11e of Kate Austen． But Nurse Austen was not too busy to acknowledge with a long, friendly letter every gift of food or clothing received for distribution to the natives in that cold and poor district of the north． Among the gifts was a box of knittings for children, knitted（编织）and sent by a woman in Toronto．
Nurse Austen was busy, exhausted and not feeling too well that winter．She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement． But that was not her way． She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said -when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them．She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings to see how much happiness and warmth she had created． Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada．
Dear Miss Austen:
Your letter made me happy． I did not expect such a full return． I am eighty years old, and I am blind． There is little I can do except knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters and scarves．Of course I cannot write this, so my daughter-in-law is doing it for me．She also sewed the seams and made the buttonholes for the knitted things．
I know something of the work you are doing． At the age of nineteen I married a man who was going to China to be a missionary(传教士）． For forty years, with an occasional year at home in America, we Worked in China, and during that time our two sons and a daughter were born to us, of whom only one son survives．\After forty years, my husband's health began to fail． We returned to the States where he took charge of a settlement house in Brooklyn, New York． A surprising number of the problems we faced there were similar to the problems we had met in China．When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law． They are very good to me, and I pride myself that I am little trouble to them, though it is hard for a blind old lady to be sure of anything．
What I most want to say, my dear, is this． For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or books as I could collect． In various parts of the world and to various parts of the world I have sent them．Sometimes I have received a printed note of acknowledgement from the headquarters depot or mission board, sometimes nothing．Occasionally I :have been informed that my contribution was planned for Syria or Armenia or the upper Yangtze． But never before in all that time have l had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said．I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that．
May God bless you．
Sincerely yours,

【小题1】The underlined word “sentiment”（in Paragraph l） most probably means“ ”?A．view pointB．gentle feelingC．way of thinkingD．expression of attitude【小题2】The underlined sentence “But that was not her way” （in Paragraph 3） implies that ．A．she would not just write an ordinary letter of thanksB．she was too busy to write a note of acknowledgementC．she was not busy, exhaustec3 0r feeling too well that timeD．she wrote a letter telling all about the village and the children【小题3】Why was Laura so happy when she received the letter from Miss Austen? Because ．A．the letter was* from an Australian nurseB．she was already eighty years old and blindC．she had never received a letter like thatD．the letter was not supposed to reach her【小题4】Ms． Laura N． Russell is now living in ．A．ChinaB．AustraliaC．CanadaD．the States【小题5】For decades, Ms． Laura has been to and sent contributions to people all over the world．A．Toronto and New York only B．Syria and Armenia onceC．the upper Yangtze area alone D．many places of the worldB

(答案→)B 解析：文章介绍一封温暖的回信是非常让人珍惜的事情，一个澳大利亚的护士收到一份加拿大妇女的捐赠给贫穷孩子的编织的衣服，在百忙之中，写了一封感谢信。这也让对方深受感动。【小题1】猜词题：从第一段的句子：A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing．可知“sentiment”的意思是“温柔的感觉”，选B【小题2】句意理解题：从第三段的句子：She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement．可知“But that was not her way” 暗示的是“她不仅是写一个普通的感谢信。”选A【小题3】细节题：从Laura的回信的句子：Your letter made me happy． I did not expect such a full return．可知Laura收到 Miss Austen的信的时候很高兴，因为她从没有收到这样的信，选 C【小题4】推理题：从Laura的回信的句子：When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law．可知Ms． Laura N． Russell 现在住在加拿大，选C【小题5】细节题：从Laura的回信的句子：In various parts of the world and to various parts of the world I have sent them．Sometimes I have received a printed note of acknowledgement from the headquarters depot or mission board, sometimes nothing．Occasionally I :have been informed that my contribution was planned for Syria or Armenia or the upper Yangtze．可知Ms． Laura曾去过很多地方，给全世界的很多人做出了贡献，选D

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