题目内容

There is an old English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years. He also       and spoke about world peace and anti-war issues(反战议题), traveling to many different countries to share his     .
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got       . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones(骨头).
In less than a week after he got back, he could not     it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to     at night. The doctor told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure (治疗)his problem and he might never       the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope .
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by         thoughts. He did not want to take       to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of     laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the     could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could       his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins     in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television, reading amusing books, and sleeping whenever he felt     . Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for     .
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was       to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
小题1:
A.laughedB.taughtC.wroteD.copied
小题2:
A.magazinesB.subjectsC.photosD.ideas
小题3:
A.richB.sickC.lonelyD.famous
小题4:
A.standB.realizeC.faceD.improve
小题5:
A.dreamB.eatC.shoutD.sleep
小题6:
A.go throughB.look afterC.get overD.find out
小题7:
A.unhappyB.pleasantC.sillyD.clever
小题8:
A.foodB.timeC.medicineD.money
小题9:
A.unusualB.falseC.realD.wild
小题10:
A.friendsB.laughterC.experimentD.doctors
小题11:
A.beginB.endC.continueD.report
小题12:
A.rested B.workedC.studiedD.played
小题13:
A.well B.tiredC.afraidD.worried
小题14:
A.helpB.exerciseC.freedomD.fun
小题15:
A.ableB.safeC.lazyD.uncertain

小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:A

试题分析:这篇短文讲述的是Cousins 先生得了奇怪的病,医生们也不知道该如何治疗。Cousins 先生觉得他的病是因为不开心的想法而引起的,因此他决定通过笑来治疗他自己的病。结果他的病真的被只好了。作者通过这个故事告诉我们笑是最好的药。
小题1:考查动词及语境的理解。句意:Norman Cousins在一个杂志作编辑作了40年,他也写关于世界和平以及反战的议题。laugh 笑;taught的原形是teach,意思是教; wrote 的原形是write,意思是写;copied的原形是copy,意思是复制,模仿。根据上句话的意思可知,Norman是一个杂志的编辑,所以他是写关于世界和平的文章。故选C。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。句意:Norman Cousins在一个杂志作编辑作了40年,他也写关于世界和平以及反战的议题,去很多国家旅行,分享他的想法。magazine 杂志;subject 科目;photo照片; idea主意,想法。根据上文的意思可知,Norman 也会写关于世界和平的议题,因此是和别人分享他的想法。故选D。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:在上世纪60年代,当他从一次去欧洲的很繁忙劳累的旅行中回来之后,Cousins先生生病了。rich 富有的;sick 病的;lonely 孤独的;famous著名的。根据下句话中He discovered he had a strange disease可知,Cousins 先生生病了。故选B。
小题4:考查动词及语境的理解。句意:在他回来之后不到一周的时间后,他就无法忍受这个疾病了。stand 忍受;站;realize 意识到;face 面对;improve 提高,改善。根据下文Every move that he made was painful可知,他的病很厉害,让他无法忍受,故选A。
小题5:考查动词及语境的理解。句意:晚上他不能睡觉。dream 梦想,做梦;eat 吃;shout 喊叫;sleep睡觉。根据上下文的意思可知,这种病非常厉害,让Cousins先生非常的痛苦,所以这里应该是说他晚上痛得睡不着觉。故选D。
小题6:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意:医生告诉Cousins 先生他们不知道怎样治愈这种疾病,他可能不会恢复了。go through 经历,经受;look after 照顾;get over 恢复健康;find out发现,查明。根据句意可知,医生们不知道怎样治疗这种病,因此他们觉得Cousins 先生不会恢复健康了。故选C。
小题7:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:Cousins 先生认为这种病可能是因为不开心的想法而引起的。unhappy不开心的,不快乐的;pleasant 令人愉快的;silly 愚蠢的;clever 聪明的。根据下文的意思he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.可知,他觉得开心的想法和笑也许会治愈他的病,故这里应该是说他的病是因为不开心的想法引起的。故选A。
小题8:考查名词及语境的理解。句意:他不想通过吃药来治愈自己。food 食物;time 时间;medicine 药;money 钱。这里是短语take medicine 意思是吃药。故选C。
小题9:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:Cousins 先生发现,白天笑十分钟可以让他在晚上没有痛苦的睡两个小时。unusual 不寻常的;false 错的;real 真正的;wild 野的。根据文意可知,Cousins先生在自己身上做实验,发现,真正的笑上十分钟,就可以让他减少两个小时的痛苦。real laughter 真正的笑。故选C。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。句意:发现医生并不能救得了他,Cousins 先生离开了医院,住进了一个旅馆。friends 朋友们;laughter 笑;experiment 实验;doctor医生。根据这句话中Mr. Cousins left the hospital可知,Cousins 先生离开了医院,因为医生治不了他的病。故选D。
小题11:考查动词及语境的理解。句意:发现医生并不能救得了他,Cousins 先生离开了医院,住进了一个旅馆,在那里,他可以继续用笑来做实验。begin 开始;end 结束;continue 继续;report报告,报道。根据文意可知,Cousins 先生离开医院,住进一个旅馆是为了继续试验他用笑来治疗自己的病。故选C。
小题12:考查动词及语境的理解。句意:八天来,Cousins 先生在这个旅馆的房间里休息,观看电视上的喜剧节目。rest 休息;work 工作;study 学习;play玩。根据句意可知,Cousins 先生是在这个旅馆的房间里休息。故选A。
小题13:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:八天来,Cousins 先生在这个旅馆的房间里休息,观看电视上的喜剧节目、读有趣的书,当他累了的时候就睡觉。well 好地,身体好的;tired 累的;afraid 害怕的;worried担心的。根据句意可知,是累了的时候睡觉,故选B。
小题14:考查名词及语境的理解。句意:三周内,他就感到身体已经足够的好可以去波多黎各去度假,在那里他可以在海滩上跑步锻炼。help 帮助;exercise 锻炼;freedom 自由;fun 有趣的,娱乐。根据句意可知,在沙滩上跑步是为了锻炼,故选B。
小题15:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意:几个月之后,Cousins 先生又能继续他的工作了。able能; safe 安全的;lazy 懒的;uncertain不确定的。这里是短语be able to 能,会。故选A。
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Pedro Rossi is happy--he is very,very happy! He won(赢得) $500,000! He won the lottery(彩票)!
Pedro is happy for only a few days. Then he remembers his lottery ticket! He throws it in the garbage can!
Pedro runs to the garbage can and looks in it. The garbage can is not over there at all!
“The garbage is gone,”his wife says. “The garbage truck(卡车) comes in the morning.”
The garbage truck takes the garbage can to the garbage dump(垃圾堆)! Pedro runs to the dump. He looks for it for two days. But he can't find it.
Pedro lives in town in Brazil. Pedro tells the people in the town,“Look for my lottery ticket at the dump. If you find it,I can give you half the money.”
Everyday hundreds of people go to the dump to look for the ticket. Five days later,a man finds it. Pedro gives the man $250,000.
Pedro won $500,000 in the lottery. Now he won only 250,000. But he is not sad. “Before,one man was happy,”Pedro says. “Now two men are happy!”
小题1:Pedro is very happy for only a few days because __________.
A.he lost(丢失) the money on the way home
B.he can't find the lottery in his box
C.he throws the lottery in a garbage can
D.he can't find his money in his pockets(口袋)
小题2:Pedro looks for his lottery for _____ days.
A.twoB.fiveC.sevenD.a few
小题3:He gives _________ of his money to the man.
A.500,000B.a little 
C.250,000D.100,000
小题4:Pedro can only get 250,000,but he is very _____.
A.sadB.happy   
C.sorryD.angry
小题5:The meaning of the underlined word “can” may be _______.
A.能够;会B.罐头C.可以D.金属容器
Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I'd just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for.
After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I'll give you a ride home.” “You'll drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed (困惑). “No, I'll take you in my car,” she said. “It's a long way,” I protested. “Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor along, ” she said. When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it. “That wouldn't make it a favor, ” she said. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.”
小题1:Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?
A.He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.
B.No driver would give him a ride.
C.He didn't know the routes.
D.He perhaps would have to take a taxi.
小题2:Judging from its context, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was_____.
A.very quiet and peaceful
B.dark without street lights
C.neither clean nor beautiful
D.a little unsafe
小题3:The bus driver drove the writer home later because ________.
A.she happened to go in the same direction
B.she wanted to do something good for other people
C.her brother told her to do so
D.she wanted to earn more money
小题4:The bus driver hoped that the writer ________.
A.would do as she did
B.would keep her in memory
C.would give the money to others
D.would do her a favor
Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."
The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, "Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.
After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid."
小题1:The City mouse think the Country mouse’s life is not good because ______.
A.the food is not good
B.the Country mouse lives in a hole in the field
C.both the food and the house are bad
D.the house is not made of stone
小题2:When the Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse, he thinks the City mouse has ______.
A.bad house and bad foodB.bad house but nice food
C.good house and nice foodD.good house but bad food
小题3:From the passage, we know that ______.
A.The great noise is made by the cat
B.They are caught by the cat
C.They are not afraid of the cat
D.The City mouse lives a rich and happy life
小题4: The Country mouse prefer the ______ life before.
A. poor and afraid              B. poor and happy
C. rich and afraid              B. rich and happy
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.The City Mouse
B.The Country Mouse
C.The Rich and the Poor
D.The City Mouse and the Country Mouse
Two years ago, Martin was a “problem child” and he often caused a lot of trouble. But he didn’t usually give his mother much trouble. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more     . His mother didn’t have enough money to        for his education. To do this, she had to work hard, and so she was not often at home with him.
His mother looked after him as         as she could, but Martin still caused problems. He was not interested in       and he was often in trouble with the police. Luckily, his mother was very patient, and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school (寄宿学校). But Martin       it very much. One day, he told his head teacher he wanted to leave the      . The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his       . So Martin called his mother. To his surprise, this phone call changed his life.
    was really what I needed,” he said later. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that my father was watching me, _   he had died, and he would always be proud of everything good I did. I realized that after my father died, I was         to be alone, and I tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.”
Martin has really changed, and he is now a      student in his class. How was he able to change? His mother’s love helped _      to feel good about himself. As Martin says it’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
小题1:
A.carefulB.beautifulC.difficultD.wonderful
小题2:
A.payB.askC.lookD.wait
小题3:
A.fastB.wellC.soonD.good
小题4:
A.eatingB.playingC.fightingD.studying
小题5:
A.hadB.likedC.hatedD.took
小题6:
A.roomB.libraryC.streetD.school
小题7:
A.motherB.fatherC.teacherD.head teacher
小题8:
A.IB.ItC.HeD.One B
小题9:
A.ifB.thanC.althoughD.because
小题10:
A.niceB.gladC.afraidD.careful
小题11:
A.badB.goodC.healthyD.lazy
小题12:
A.itB.meC.herD.him
There was a boy and his family was very rich. One day his father took him on a trip to a place. He wanted to show his son how poor people were there. They spent several days on a farm. There were many poor families living on the farm.
On their way home, the father asked the son, “How was the trip?” “It was great, Dad,” the son answered. “Did you notice how poor people were there?” asked his father. “Oh, yes,” said the son. “So, tell me,” said his father. The son said, “Well, we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool in our garden, while they have a river that has no end. We have expensive lanterns (灯), but they have stars above their heads at night. We have only a small piece of land to live on, while they have the endless fields. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have high walls around our houses to protect us, but they don’t need walls, because their friends will protect them.”
The father had nothing to say. Then the boy added, “Thank you, Dad, for letting me see how poor we are.”
小题1: The father wanted to show his son ________.
A.how people on the farm worked
B.how poor people were on the farm
C.how beautiful the farm was
D.how far it was from the city to the farm
小题2:How often did they go to the farm?
A.Once a week.B.Twice a month.
C.Every year.D.The writer doesn’t tell us.
小题3:When the father asked the son how the trip was, the son thought it ________.
A.greatB.tiring
C.terrible D.boring
小题4:According to the boy, people on the farm can see ________ at night.
A.expensive lanternsB.a lot of cars
C.stars above their headsD.many horses
小题5: Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?
A.The boy was from a very poor family.
B.The father and the son spent several weeks on a farm.
C.People on the farm have high walls around their houses.
D.The boy thought that people on the farm lived a happy life.
Today I want to introduce a writer Greg Mortenson to you, especially one of his works called Three Cups of Tea. It has been one of the best sellers. Why can it be so popular?
Greg Mortenson was born in the state of Minnesota and grew up near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mortenson later became a nurse. He loved to climb K2 in Pakistan, the second highest mountain in the world. One day, he failed to reach the top of K2, and he became separated from his climbing group on the way down. He was very tired, sick and lost. He had no food, water or shelter(住所).
Mortenson reached a poor village called Korphe in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. The villagers had never seen a foreigner before. They provided food and a place for him. Mortenson became friends with the villagers and he wanted to see their school. But they had no school.
He promised(承诺) to return and build a school for the children of the village. This was not easy. He had to return to the United States, ask people for money, buy materials in Pakistan, send them to the village and build the school. But he finally carried out his promise after more than three years. That first school in Korphe was so successful that he decided to continue building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It turned out to be a great act.
Three cups of Tea is about many interesting people Mortenson met and the problems he faced.
I think he is really wonderful. He should be the pride(骄傲) of his country.
小题1:Three Cups of Tea is ___________.
A.a bookB.a kind of drink
C.a kind of cupD.a programme
小题2:Greg Mortenson grew up ___________ and his birth place was ___________.
A. in Asia; Mount Kilimanjaro             
B. B. in Africa; England
C. in Europe; Tanzania                    
D. in Tanzania; the state of Minnesota
小题3: The underlined words “turned out” mean ___________ in Chinese.
A.证明B.打开C.出来D.解雇
小题4:Rearrange(重新排列) the things happened to Greg Mortenson.
a. He built a school for a poor village called Korphe.
b. He became a nurse.
c. He failed to reach the top of the second highest mountain in the world.
d. One of his works called Three Cups of Tea has been a best seller.
A.d-c-a-bB.b-c-a-d
C.b-a-c-dD.d-b-c-a
小题5: From the passage, we can know that Greg Mortenson ___________.
A.showed his love only to his own country
B.is wonderful and great
C.didn’t like the disabled and the poor
D.was really unhappy

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