单选题 Most Americans don't like to get advice from members of their family. When they need advice, they don't usually (41) people they know. (42) , many Americans write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice (43) many different subjects, including family problem, sex, the use (44) the language, health, cooking, childcare, clothes, and how to buy a house or a car.
(45) newspapers regularly print letters (46) readers with problems. Along (47) the letters there are answers written (48) people who are supposed to know how to (49) such problems. Some of these writers are doctors; (50) are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice (51) women without special training (52) this kind of work. One of them answers letters (53) to "Dear Abby". The other is addressed (54) "Dear Ann Landers". Experience is their preparation for (55) advice.
There is one writer who has not lived long (56) to have much experience. She is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing (57) for newspaper readers (58) the age of ten. Her advice to young readers now (59) regularly in the Philadelphia Bulletin in a column (60) DEAR ANGEL.

单选题 A. talk B. ask C. tell D. speak
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据上下文可知,多数美国人需要建议时通常不去询问他们认识的人。四个选项中只有B、C两项可后接sb. 做宾语,而且只有B项有“询问”的意思。
单选题 A. Because B. Instead C. When D. As
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 由上文可知,许多美国人不去询问熟知的人,而是给报纸、杂志写信求助。上下文之间不是因果关系,也不表示时间概念,而是替代关系,表转折,因此选B。
单选题 A. for B. in C. on D. with
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处指这些报纸和杂志能给人们提供许多不同方面的建议,这里只有on可以和subject搭配。
单选题 A. with B. on C. to D. of
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] use和language之间是修饰和被修饰关系,应由of连接,表示“语言的使用”。
单选题 A. Most B. These C. Those D. The
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 此处泛指多数报纸都定期刊登有问题的读者的来信,而不是特指某家或某些报纸。B、C、D选项都表示特指关系,A项表示泛指关系。
单选题 A. from B. for C. to D. about
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 表示某人的来信时应用“a letter from sb.”。
单选题 A. in B. with C. on D. for
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] along常与with搭配,表示“和……一起”。
单选题 A. to B. for C. about D. by
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 随信刊登的还有专家所写的答复。answers与written之间为被动关系,被动动作的执行者由介词by连接。
单选题 A. make B. overcome C. beat D. solve
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] “解决问题”用固定搭配“solve a problem”,“回答问题”用固定搭配“answer a question”。
单选题 A. some B. many C. others D. those
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 回复来信的专家中一些是医生,其他的是律师和教育家。Some...others(一些……其他的)为固定搭配,表示指代范围。
单选题 A. is B. are C. were D. was
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查主谓一致的用法。主语为复数形式的可数名词“two of the most famous writers”,因此,谓语动词应用与其一致的复数形式。此外,从上下文判断,通篇为现在时态,可排除C、D项。
单选题 A. for B. on C. at D. by
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 表示“有针对性的培训”用介词for。
单选题 A. made B. addressed C. written D. sent
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题主要考查“be addressed to(写给……;寄给……)”这一固定搭配的用法。
单选题 A. with B. for C. to D. by
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查重点与上题相同。做题时可在通读上下文的过程中互相参照,从文中找到正确答案。
单选题 A. producing B. giving C. making D. sending
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 表示“提供建议”时,用固定搭配“give advice”。
单选题 A. time B. yet C. way D. enough
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查“形容词+enough+动词不定式”的用法,同时结合上下文意义确定答案为D项。
单选题 A. advise B. answers C. advice D. problems
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 结合上下文,这位名叫Angel Cavaliere的女孩子给报纸读者写的应该是建议,因此应选C。
单选题 A. at B. on C. in D. about
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Angel Cavaliere在十岁时就开始给报纸读者写建议。英语中表示在某一具体年龄时用“at the age of+具体数字”。
单选题 A. gives B. sends C. appears D. writes
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] Angel Cavaliere给年轻读者的建议现在经常发表在Philadelphia Bulletin(费城快报)上。appear可表示文章在报纸、刊物上刊登、发表。
单选题 A. called B. arranged C. reached D. claimed
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Angel Cavaliere给年轻读者的建议在Philadelphia Bulletin(费城快报)上刊登的专栏叫做“DEAR ANGEL”。其他三项词义与上下文不符。