【创新设计】2015高考英语(浙江专用)大二轮总复(10)

【创新设计】2015高考英语(浙江专用)大二轮总复习仿真模拟卷一]

It was a letter David Schmitz wasn't expecting to receive，but one that didn't surprise him either.He said，“She had great foresight(远见)．But afterwards，quite touching.”

And as a part of her final wishes，Brenda Schmitz left a separate letter to David Schmitz's new wife.

Jayne said，“The biggest thing was that at the end of the letter，she said，‘I love you.’And that was the hardest，most pleasant thing that I received.”

Brenda Schmitz ended the letter with this：“May God bless and keep all of you safe there，thanks for this.When you wish upon a star，Brenda.”

A number of local businesses tried to make her wishes come true.They raised money，and will be sending the family to Disney World.

【语篇导读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位身患癌症的妻子在临死前向某电台写了一封信，要求在其去世后读给其丈夫听，并希望电台能实现其三个愿望。

41．Brenda wrote the letter to the radio station mainly to ________．

A．express her thanks to Jayne Abraham

B．realize three wishes for her loved ones

C．show her love for her children and husband

D．promise she would be always with her family

解析 细节理解题。根据第八段及全文，Brenda Schmitz希望死后能为她所爱的人实现三个愿望。

答案 B

42．The word “efforts” in the underlined sentence probably refers to ________．

A．devotion to the family B．love for the husband

C．care for the children D．attitude towards life

解析 细节理解题。根据本段内容，Brenda Schmitz的第一个愿望给了其丈夫的新妻子，信中写到“让她笑，让她知道我真的很感激她为这个家做出的努力和贡献”。

答案 A

43．Jayne probably felt ________ when she received the letter from Brenda.

A．sympathetic B．proud

C．confused D．touched

解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段，特别是最后一句话可知，Jayne收到丈夫前妻的祝福，感受一定很复杂，但更多的是感动。因此她说“that was the hardest, most pleasant thing that I received.”。

答案 D

44．What can we learn from the passage?

A．David was moved as well as shocked at the letter.