题目内容
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his 1 and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a 2 trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the 3 of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place 4 him. The material between his bones became 5 .
In less than one week after his return, he could not 6 .Every move that he 7 was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never 8 over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up 9 .
Mr. Cousins thought that 10 thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. 11 ,he felt that happy thoughts or 12 might cure his illness.
He began to 13 on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the 14 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
15 the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 16 his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows in television, reading funny books, and sleeping 17 he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well 18 to take a vacation to Puerto-Rico where he began running on the beach for 19 .
After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to 20 .
1.A.time B.holiday C.sleep D.work
2.A.boring B.tiring C.dangerous D.pleasant
3.A.top B.degree C.problem D.limit
4.A.from B.around C.inside D.beside
5.A.weak B.ill C.false D.painful
6.A.speak B.breathe C.stand D.see
7.A.made B.did C.took D.gave
8.A.look B.get C.turn D.think
9.A.effort B.hope C.treatment D.arrangement
10.A.foolish B.unusual C.funny D.unhappy
11.A.Instead B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise
12.A.sleep B.travel C.laughter D.television
13.A.rescue B.operate C.try D.experiment
14.A.day B.week C.month D.year
15.A.Promising B.Deciding C.Doubting D.Recognizing
16.A.invent B.begin C.continue D.prove
17.A.until B.whenever C.unless D.so that
18.A.soon B.completely C.slowly D.enough
19.A.exercise B.illness C.rest D.pleasure
20.A.power B.sense C.health D.happiness
解析:
1、time“时间”;holiday“假期”;sleep“睡眠”;work“工作”。根据下文意思应该选work。 2、boring“乏味的”与上文的“He enjoyed his work and traveling”相反,不能选;dangerous和pleasant下文都没有迹象表明;由于“Mr. Cousins got sick”,故应选tiring“令人疲倦的”。 3、top“顶部,顶峰”;degree“程度”;problem“问题”;limit“极限”。 4、由于下文是“The material between his bones…”故应选择inside。 5、weak“脆弱的”;ill“生病的”,一般指一个生命体,而不是它的一部分。 6、由于下文有“Every move”,故只有stand最符合文意。 7、make a move是固定搭配。 8、look over“检查”;get over“克服”;turn over“使……翻转,推翻”;think over“考虑”。 9、根据文章前后的意思,这里选择“放弃希望”最为合适。 10、由于下文出现了laughter,故这里应选unhappy“不高兴的”。 11、instead意为“代替,更换”,即“Instead of medicine”。 12、还是因为下文出现了laughter一词,此处要选laughter。 13、rescue为及物动词,没必要跟介词on;operate on意为“给……做手术”,不合题意。 14、从前边的“ten minutes”及后面的“two hours of pain-free sleep at night”,可以判断应该是一个与之对应的时间单位,即day (during the day “白天的时候”)。 15、deciding在这里是现在分词作伴随状语,意为“确定”,因为上文有“The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. cousins-problem…”。 16、continue意为“继续”。 17、whenever相当于at the moment when。 18、enough修饰的是well(健康的),…enough to do…是固定句型。 19、由于前边说到他在宾馆里已乐了许多天,所以这里不会再是rest和pleasure,故只有exercise合适。 20、根据全文意思,这里肯定是health。
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Summer Holiday Fun 2010 !
The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!
Peterborough Museum
The Age of the Dinosaurs’is the museum’s main attraction this summer.Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands—on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Saturday,and from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.
Call 01733 864663 for details
Saxon Youth Club
School holiday fun:Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities,or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club,Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road.Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00pm.PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.
Call 01 353 720274 for details
Houghton Mill
Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th.August.Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play.Gates open 5:30pro,performance 6:30pm—8:30pm.Tea room will be open until end of the interval.Adult £10.Child£7.Family £20.
Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
Farmland Gaines:From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches,come and join the Farmland Team.Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner!No need to book,just turn up between 12:00pm and 4:00pm on Thursday 19th August Suitable for children aged four and above,each child should be accompanied by an adult and all
activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost£7 per child.
For further information,call 01223 810080.
【小题1】If you are interested in cooking, you can go to .
A.Peterborough Museum | B.Houghton Mill |
C.Saxon Youth Club | D.Farmland Museum |
A.£7 | B.£17 | C.£27 | D.£20 |
A.one activity | B.two activities |
C.three activities | D.four activities |
Win a week in England!
You still don’t know what to do this summer? Well, here’s your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This historic city is less than an hour’s drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of one of England’s most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gad’s Hill, is there, too. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress(堡垒). It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.
The trip to England includes:
* travel by train (via the Eurotunnel) to and from any railway station in Germany
* room and full board with a guest family for one week
* language course in small groups
* two trips to London
* large choice of sports and entertainment
* German-speaking advisors available 24 hours a day
Interested? All you have to do is to answer the following question:
When was Charles Dickens born?
So, take the chance and send your answer by 1 May to:
Free4Fun "Rochester"
Free4Fun, 24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, 2FQ6VJ
fax: 089 / 85 763-103
e-mail: free4fun@netlight.com
The two winners will be contacted directly before 5 May. They will also be announced in the June issue of Free4Fun. Good luck!
For further information contact:
phone: (03212) 144 43
fax: (03212) 144 42
e-mail: info@etc. com
【小题1】Rochester Cathedral was built in the .
A.1400s | B.1300s | C.1200s | D.1100s |
A.Enjoying sports and entertainment. |
B.Learning the German language. |
C.Traveling by train with a guest family. |
D.Working as a language advisor. |
A.the June issue of Free4fun | B.ETC |
C.info@etc. com | D.free4fun@netlight. com |
A.Italians | B.Germans | C.Europeans | D.Americans |
Britons Learn to Forgive
LEEDS, England ─ A Leeds University psychology (心理学) professor is teaching a course to help dozens of Britons forgive their enemies.
“The hatred we hold within us is a cancer,” Professor Ken Hart said, adding that holding in anger can lead to problems such as high blood pressure and heart disease.
More than 70 people have become members in Hart’s first 20-week workshop in London ─ a course he says is the first of its kind in the world.
These are people who are sick and tired of living with a memory.They realize their bitterness is a poison they think they can pour out, but they end up drinking it themselves, said Canadian-born Hart.
The students meet in groups of eight to ten for a two-hour workshop with an adviser every fortnight.
The course, ending in July, is expected to get rid of the cancer of hatred in these people.“People have lots of negative attitudes towards forgiveness,” he said, “People confuse forgiveness with forgetting.Forgiveness means changing from a negative attitude to a positive one.”
Hart and his team have created instructions to provide the training needed.
“The main idea is to give you guidelines on how to look at various kinds of angers and how they affect you, and how to change your attitudes towards the person you are angry with,” said Norman Claringbull, a senior expert on the forgiveness project.
Hart said he believes forgiveness is a skill that can be taught, as these people “want to get free of the past”.
1.From this passage we know that _________.
A.high blood pressure and heart disease are caused by hatred |
B.high blood pressure can only be cured by psychology professors |
C.without hatred, people will have less trouble connected with blood pressure and heart |
D.people who suffer from high blood pressure and heart disease must have many enemies |
2.In Hart’s first 20-week workshop, people there can ________.
A.meet their enemies |
B.change their attitudes towards bitterness |
C.enjoy the professor’s speech |
D.learn how to quarrel with others |
3.If you are a member in Hart’s workshop, you’ll ________.
A.pay much money to Hart |
B.go to the workshop every night |
C.attend a gathering twice a month |
D.pour out everything stored in your mind |
4.The author wrote this passage in order to ________.
A.persuade us to go to Hart’s workshop |
B.tell us the news about Hart’s workshop |
C.tell us how to run a workshop like Hart’s |
D.help us to look at various kinds of angers |