Question

Several years ago, a well- known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even   1  around. His doctors told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually   2   from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 60   3   of survival.

  4   the diagnosis( 诊断) , Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in   5   and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative( 消极的)  6  . The book made Cousins think about the possible   7  _ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the will to live have positive treatment value?”

He decided to focused all his   8   on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would bring about positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He   9   time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out positive emotions. Within eight days of starting his “Laugh therapy” program his pain began to  10   and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and actually achieved complete recovery after a few years.

1. A. run             B. pass                   C. move                        D. travel

A. suffer               B. die                  C. separate                    D. recover

A. time              B. value                 C. chance                      D. opportunity

A. A part from             B. In spite of     C. Instead of      D. Rather than

A. medicine      B. sports              C. books                       D. chemistry

A. attitude             B. beliefs             C. goals                        D. positions

A. shortcomings       B. harm        C. benefits                    D. interests

A. money              B. time                C. hobbies                     D. attention

A. afforded           B. appointed         C. offered                     D. arranged

A. escape        B. decrease            C. increase                    D. end

Answer 1

【小题1】C

【小题2】B

【小题3】C

【小题4】B

【小题5】A

【小题6】A

【小题7】C

【小题8】D

【小题9】D

【小题10】B

解析:

    本文讲的是著名的作家兼编辑Norman Cousins身患重病，随时都有失去行动的能力，甚至会死亡，但是他用除了积极用药物治疗外，还用乐观的态度对待病魔，最后，疾病竟然痊愈了。

【小题1】考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从上下文知道身体的疼痛使他的行走都变得困难了。

【小题2】考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从下文的提示知道，他会失去移动的能力，最后可能死于这种疾病。

【小题3】考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。从语境知道医生推断他有1/6的存活机会。

【小题4】考查介词短语意思辨析和语境的理解。apart from远离, 除...之外；in spite of不管；instead of代替, 而不是...； rather than胜于。尽管医生给予上面的诊断，但是Norman Cousins下定决心要战胜病魔，活下来。

【小题5】考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。从后面的定语从句which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged ……可以知道这里表示医学。

【小题6】考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。是说人的精神压力和消极的态度对于人体的化学物质和健康有害。

【小题7】考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。那本医学书中的内容使Norman Cousins想到积极的生活态度和精神可能会对疾病的治疗起到作用。其他词语无此意。

【小题8】考查名词词意辨析和语境的理解。是说注意力集中在有助于治疗疾病的积极态度和精神上。

【小题9】考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。是说他每天安排时间看喜剧电影，阅读幽默故事书籍，做一些提高生活积极性的事情。

【小题10】考查动词词意辨析和语境的理解。从语篇知道由于积极的治疗，他的疼痛在8天之后开始减轻。