题文
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 world 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
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
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A letter of reply is.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
