Passage 78【2020 •浙江省嘉兴市中考】
It was last January, when I’d just finished a charity(慈善) and was on the train back home, that I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped.
When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good. The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year?
To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month. January was charity.
February would be neighbors, I decided. And I thought of a number of names right away: the owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs; our babysitter, who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play; …
While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app, appreciating(欣赏) other people’s lives. Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life.
In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers and parenting role models. In July, my “food” month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant. It went like this:
Dear Julie,
I’ve been finding myself missing you lately. Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food. Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary (周年纪念日）. We talk about it every year.
Thank you. We miss you.
Love,
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps.”
On December 31, I wrote my last card — to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me. Gratitude.
36. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. writing thank-you notes B. putting the phone away
C taking the train back home D. raising money for charity
37. How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?
A Shy and surprised. B. Pleased and relaxed.
C. Nervous and excited. D. Moved and encouraged.
38. The theme of the December notes might be “________”.
A. photos B. family C. holidays D. community
39. What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage?
A. Many thanks from her neighbors. B. More time to appreciate her own life.
C. More help from people around her. D. Happy moments to be with her friends.
40. The best title for the passage can be ________.
A. My Thank You Year B. An Amazing Trip
C. Happiness inside Us D. Important People in Our Life
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，作者吉娜每个月都会定一个主题，然后给人写感谢信，在这个过程中，她收获了很多感动。
36.A【解析】题意：第2段的画线单词“this”意思是________。
词句猜测题。根据原文The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year可知，此处指示代词this指的是上文提到的wrote more thank-yous，即写感谢信。A选项writing thank-you notes“写感谢信”符合题意，故选A。
37.D【解析】题意：朱莉读了吉娜的信后，她的感觉会是什么？
推理判断题。根据原文I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps可知，朱莉读了吉娜的信后，因为此时此刻朱莉正在经历困难，所以会感到很感动和受鼓舞。D选项Moved and encouraged“感动和受鼓舞”符合题意，故选D。
38.B【解析】题意：12月感谢信的主题可能是________。
推理判断题。根据原文On December 31, I wrote my last card — to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me. Gratitude可知我给丈夫和两个孩子写了感谢信，12月感谢信的主题可能是“家庭”。B选项family“家庭”符合题意，故选B。
39.B【解析】题意：根据本文内容，通过完成任务，吉娜得到了什么？
细节理解题。根据原文Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life可知，写感谢信让吉娜有时间做一些不同的事情，更加关注自己的生活。B选项More time to appreciate her own life“更多的时间去欣赏自己的生活”符合题意，故选B。
40.A【解析】题意：本文的最佳标题是________。
最佳标题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇记叙文，作者吉娜每个月都会定一个主题，然后给人写感谢信，在这个过程中，她收获了很多感动。A选项My Thank You Year“我的‘感谢’年”符合题意，故选A。
It was last January, when I’d just finished a charity(慈善) and was on the train back home, that I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped.
When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good. The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year?
To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month. January was charity.
February would be neighbors, I decided. And I thought of a number of names right away: the owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs; our babysitter, who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play; …
While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app, appreciating(欣赏) other people’s lives. Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life.
In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers and parenting role models. In July, my “food” month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant. It went like this:
Dear Julie,
I’ve been finding myself missing you lately. Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food. Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary (周年纪念日）. We talk about it every year.
Thank you. We miss you.
Love,
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps.”
On December 31, I wrote my last card — to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me. Gratitude.
36. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. writing thank-you notes B. putting the phone away
C taking the train back home D. raising money for charity
37. How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?
A Shy and surprised. B. Pleased and relaxed.
C. Nervous and excited. D. Moved and encouraged.
38. The theme of the December notes might be “________”.
A. photos B. family C. holidays D. community
39. What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage?
A. Many thanks from her neighbors. B. More time to appreciate her own life.
C. More help from people around her. D. Happy moments to be with her friends.
40. The best title for the passage can be ________.
A. My Thank You Year B. An Amazing Trip
C. Happiness inside Us D. Important People in Our Life
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，作者吉娜每个月都会定一个主题，然后给人写感谢信，在这个过程中，她收获了很多感动。
36.A【解析】题意：第2段的画线单词“this”意思是________。
词句猜测题。根据原文The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year可知，此处指示代词this指的是上文提到的wrote more thank-yous，即写感谢信。A选项writing thank-you notes“写感谢信”符合题意，故选A。
37.D【解析】题意：朱莉读了吉娜的信后，她的感觉会是什么？
推理判断题。根据原文I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps可知，朱莉读了吉娜的信后，因为此时此刻朱莉正在经历困难，所以会感到很感动和受鼓舞。D选项Moved and encouraged“感动和受鼓舞”符合题意，故选D。
38.B【解析】题意：12月感谢信的主题可能是________。
推理判断题。根据原文On December 31, I wrote my last card — to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me. Gratitude可知我给丈夫和两个孩子写了感谢信，12月感谢信的主题可能是“家庭”。B选项family“家庭”符合题意，故选B。
39.B【解析】题意：根据本文内容，通过完成任务，吉娜得到了什么？
细节理解题。根据原文Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life可知，写感谢信让吉娜有时间做一些不同的事情，更加关注自己的生活。B选项More time to appreciate her own life“更多的时间去欣赏自己的生活”符合题意，故选B。
40.A【解析】题意：本文的最佳标题是________。
最佳标题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇记叙文，作者吉娜每个月都会定一个主题，然后给人写感谢信，在这个过程中，她收获了很多感动。A选项My Thank You Year“我的‘感谢’年”符合题意，故选A。
