题目内容
His illness was too serious, otherwise he _______ saved.?
A. could be
B. couldn’t have been?
C. could have?
D. could have been?
D?
解析:
由首句的过去时可知otherwise后的句子是对过去情况的虚拟的假设。
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Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821, on the island of St. Helena off the coast of Africa. He was 51 years old at the time. When doctors examined Napoleon’s body, they said that the former emperor of France had died from cancer of the stomach. That was the cause of death recorded in the official report. However, other doctors disagreed. One doctor who was present during the examination of the body said that Napoleon died of hepatitis. Other historians and medical experts have suggested that Napoleon died of syphilis, tuberculosis, or perhaps malaria. Now, after careful research, a British chemist thinks that Napoleon might have been poisoned -- not by a person, but by his wallpaper.
Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena in 1815 after he lost the battle of Waterloo. He was a prisoner on the island. Although he had servants to attend to him, he had to live in one small building. St. Helena is a very wet island, so the walls of the building were always covered with mold. Napoleon became ill from spending too much time inside his house. Almost constantly he had a fever, chills, and felt sick to his stomach. He often felt pain in his shoulders and in his side. His skin turned yellow. He got frequent headaches, and he would become dizzy and vomit(吐). None of the medicine that the doctors gave Napoleon seemed to help. They were not sure what was the matter. Finally, Napoleon was too weak to leave the house. One night, while he was sleeping, he went into a coma and died.
Many doctors who later reviewed the reports of Napoleon’s illness found that the symptoms(症状) did not show a man who suffered from stomach cancer. It seemed obvious that Napoleon had died from some other cause. In 1961, a Swedish doctor examined some of Napoleon’s hair and found a high level of arsenic, a chemical poison. Was Napoleon murdered? It is doubtful. Arsenic was used in many types of medicine during Napoleon’s time, so he might have taken the arsenic as a cure for his illness. Then, in 1982, Dr. David Jones from England began to look into the mystery and suggested that Napoleon might have breathed in arsenic which was in the air of his house. In the 1700s and 1800s, arsenic was used to make a kind of green paint used on cloth and wallpaper. If the paint was used on a wet wall, the arsenic would go into the air. A person in the room might breathe that air. After studying the wallpaper in the room where Napoleon died, Dr. Jones found high levels of arsenic in the green paint on the walls.
【小题1】Why did Napoleon live on St. Helena?
| A．He owned the island. | B．He was a prisoner there. |
| C．His family lived there. | D．He liked the island. |
| A．cancer | B．a coma | C． mold | D．poison |
A. chills B. fever C dizziness D. bleeding
【小题4】According to Dr. Jones, how did the arsenic probably get into Napoleon’s body?
| A．He drank it.. | B．He touched it. | C．He breathed it in. | D．He ate it |
| A．a British doctor thinks he has found the cause of Napoleon’s death |
| B．many doctors have tried to guess the cause of Napoleon's death |
| C．Napoleon could have died from poison |
| D．all of the above |
Recently a man came to me, because he was told that there is fluid(积液) around his heart. After trying many drugs which were of no use to reduce the fluid, the doctor told him the only other choice was to have an operation. He refused because he knew that every illness has a mental cause and that if he had the operation but did not clear the mental cause, the fluid would return. At last, he searched the Internet to find a metaphysical healer(玄学治疗师), and he found me.
The mental cause of his disease was an experience of breaking up five years ago with several friends, whom he had known for over twenty years. This experience broke his heart. Not knowing how to “mend” his broken heart, his body created a “repair” by surrounding his heart with fluid to protect it from the sad feelings.
Our work focused on reminding him of the feelings of being loved and forgiving his friends. Months later, his hearts was mended and the fluid disappeared. He left my office after the final session with a smile on his face and a spring in his step.
The key is: to create a healthy body, you must be healthy not only in body, but also in mind.
To be mentally healthy, you need to build up strong relationships. Creating strong relationships will insure that you are accompanied by a network of loving persons. It is important for building a support system that lifts your spirits. Even when you are alone, you will not feel lonely or upset. Strong relationships are not spaceships——they are not hard to build.
【小题1】In order to cure his illness, which of the following ways did the patient try?
? taking many medicines ? having an operation
? seeing a metaphysical healer ? visiting different doctors
| A．?? | B．?? | C．??? | D．???? |
| A．a mentally healthy body | B．a repaired heart |
| C．a network of loving persons | D．a support system |
| A．Loving others will keep you in good spirits. |
| B．Heart illness can be cured without operation. |
| C．Creating strong relationships will keep you healthy. |
| D．Spiritual health is necessary for physical health. |
| A．Old friendship is easy to lose. | B．A good friendship is a useful medicine |
| C．The best doctor is your own body | D．It needs many efforts to build relationships |
| A．How to build strong relationships | B．How to protect your heart |
| C．How to keep healthy mentally | D．How to live a healthy life |
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白出的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.
Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so．“Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. __1___
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor．
The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. __2___The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice．
__3___
An old gentleman came to see the doctor．The man was very ill．He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs．The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease．He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest．__4__In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is．” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day．
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office．__5__He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man．
“But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age”
| A．He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks． |
| B．You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill． |
| C．After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine． |
| D．All these will cost a lot of money． |
F．He was more worried about his illness．
G．Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story．