Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was drawing to a close.

When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation, but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before his 48th birthday.

Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist (心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more he learned, the stranger he realized Jim's case was. When Jim was a child, his father, a teacher, suffered a heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework, promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his father had died. Jim's father was 48.

"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father," Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The operation was the trial (判决) he had expected for forty years. " Smoller believes that Jim willed himself not to live to the age of 48.

     Jim's case shows the powerful role that attitude (态度) plays in physical health, and that childhood experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grown-ups. Although most cases are less direct than Jim's, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as cancer, heart disease and mental illness.

Jim was sent back to operation because ________.

A. his heart didn't work well             B. he expected a full recovery

    C. his life was drawing to a close     D. the first one wasn't well performed

What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim's case?

A. Jim died at a young age.    

B. Jim died on the operating table.

C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.    

D. Jim's death is closely connected with his father's.

From Smoller's words, we can infer that ________.

    A. Jim's father cared little about his study

    B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father

    C. Jim thought he would be punished some day

    D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn't live to the age of 48

Which of the following could have strong effect on one's physical health according to the text.?

A. a, b, d        B. a, b, e        C. a, c, e        D. b, c, d

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. __1___. Here’s how:
1). Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. __2___. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to be aware of what is happening to your time.
2). __3___. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3). Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Take notes if necessary, because the notes will help you remember what the teacher says and study better.
4). Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, reading that material. This will help you understand the next class.__4___.
5). Develop a good attitude towards tests. __5____. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your study. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A.If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.
B.And still it doesn’t end.
C.Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to.
D.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.
E. Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.
F. Find a good place to study.
G. Remember to put your books in order before leaving the room.

One of my next-door neighbors is a sweet 92-year-old Polish lady. A few days ago, I came back home from a trip. As I was  1 my clothes in my room, I heard a(n)       2  ,violent knock on the door. It was 10:30 pm, and I wasn’t sure who it could be. I went downstairs and  3  the peephole(猫眼), and saw that it was our sweet next-door neighbor.

I quickly   4  the door, and she seemed really distressed and kept , “please help me, I need your help. The fire alarm won’t go off. Please help me.” I  6  told her that everything would be okay, and  7  her to her house to see what was going on  8  the fire alarm.

She  9 that the alarm had been going on and off inconsistently for the past two hours, and that her  10  to call her daughter to come and fix it was fruitless. So I took a chair from her dining room table,  11  it, and looked at the fire alarm.

After twisting the fire alarm off, I blew into it, because sometimes  12 causes it to make strange noises. She seemed  13 but was exactly shaking out of fear. I asked her  14 she was okay, and she said she was 15  , so I gave her a hug. I felt her shaking in my embrace, and held her _16_ for a few minutes until she stopped shaking and sighed a breath of relief.

We then  17 and talked for ten minutes, until I felt that she was okay, and safe to sleep. She was so generous with  18 for being with her, but I thanked her for  19 me that hugs are indeed good tools! So, sometimes, a(n) 20  hug is a good and powerful way to hold someone going through a difficult period.

1.                A.collecting       B.designing       C.unpacking D.setting

 

2.                A.continual       B.flexible         C.rhythmic  D.impressive

 

3.                A.looked through   B.made out       C.cut up    D.turned to

 

4.                A.closed         B.moved         C.locked   D.opened

 

5.                A.thinking        B.repeating       C.complaining   D.screaming

 

6.                A.frequently      B.briefly          C.immediately   D.roughly

 

7.                A.required        B.accompanied    C.inspected D.observed

 

8.                A.for            B.to             C.by   D.with

 

9.                A.predicted       B.warned         C.mentioned    D.proved

 

10.               A.attempt        B.suggestion      C.responsibility   D.permission

 

11.               A.pressed        B.revolved        C.crashed   D.climbed

 

12.               A.power         B.dust           C.paper D.switch

 

13.               A.determined     B.terrified        C.relieved   D.devoted

 

14.               A.when          B.how           C.why  D.if

 

15.               A.afraid          B.tired           C.sleepy D.pleased

 

16.               A.casually        B.tightly          C.automatically   D.abruptly

 

17.               A.broke down     B.sped up        C.sat down   D.turned around

 

18.               A.suffering       B.regret          C.shame D.gratitude

 

19.               A.advising        B.reminding       C.encouraging    D.advocating

 

20.               A.simple         B.special         C.official    D.sudden

 

 

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36  .

I worked in a   37   doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38   than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39   home and my husband, being the   40   person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41   I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to   42   for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43   to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44   a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be   45   in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46  . One of them was   47   trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48  ?”

A look of   49   crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50   since I had just made up my mind to do   51   that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52   me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53  . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54  , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s   55   to be late.”

1. A. break         B. fever                C. cold             D. headache

2.A. foreign            B. common           C. busy             D. noisy

3. A. earlier           B. later                C. easier               D. simpler

4. A. getting           B. cooking          C. calling              D. working

5. A. tough         B. punctual         C. generous         D. careful

6. A. as                B. since                C. while                D. if 

7. A. pay           B. change               C. wait             D. search

8. A. opinions      B. trouble              C. directions           D. money

9. A. reached           B. visited              C. called               D. left

10. A. skilled          B. helpful              C. experienced          D. active     

11.A. comments      B. promises         C. jokes                D. offers

12. A. only         B. still                C. even             D. ever

13. A. station          B. office               C. hospital         D. hotel

14. A. panic            B. relief               C. sadness          D. peace

15. A. duty         B. fact             C. reason               D. lie 

16. A. partly           B. properly         C. exactly          D. perfectly

17.A. across            B. before               C. beside               D. behind

18. A. go up            B. die down         C. speed up         D. turn down

19. A. teased           B. shouted          C. burst                D. laughed

20. A. possible         B. special              C. good             D. safe

 

 

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