【题目】Erica Wills admits an addiction left her poor and almost ruined her life. But it wasnt drink or drugs. The 21-year-old former model was addicted to exercise. . Erica only realized she had become a gym addict when she decided to take a night off to celebrate her 21st birthday.

I wasted a whole year of my life doing nothing but exercise,” she says. . “ I thought we’d see more of each other if we worked out together.” When that relationship ended, she fell in love with the thrill of keeping her body in tip-top condition.

Every evening, I left the insurance company where I worked and dashed off to the club,” says Erica. “ But not me. All I would do is rushing off to the gym for five-hour sessions. I went through the lot each night—aerobics, a weights circuit in the gym, then a swim. I would get home after 11 pm, have something to eat and fall into bed. It was the same every weekday. On Saturdays, I might spend even longer in the gym.”

I just poured all my money into the gym. Membership and classes came to around 100 a month, plus I had to buy clothing and equipment.

I didn’t realize I had lost all my friends until my 21st birthday came round. I decided to take one evening off to go out with them. Then someone told me I hadn’t been a very good friend for a year, so why should anyone bother turning up? In fact, just one girlfriend came with me for a drink on my 21st birthday. That was the turning point for me. I cut right down on the gym and tried to pick up where I had left off with people.”

A. I didn’t buy anything else all year—I couldn’t afford to.

B. I first went to a health club when I dated a bodybuilder.

C. I only went out with my friends two or three times a week.

D. Anyone else aged 20 would be out with friends, having a laugh.

E. But when I started calling people, everyone said they couldn’t make it.

F. My old girlfriends were beauty queens and dancers, and I am naturally competitive.

G. Her hobby turned into a year of aerobic hell as she spent all her spare time in the gym.

【题目】John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew,but whose face he didn’t,the girl with the rose.Thirteen months ago,in a Florida library he took a book off the shell and found himself interested in the notes in the margin(页边).The soft handwriting showed a thoughtful soul and insightful(有洞察力的)mind.

In front of the book,he discovered the name,Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he got her address.He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to keep in touch.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail.A romance started.John requested a photograph,but she refused.She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.Later they agreed on their first meeting—7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York.

“You’ll recognize me,” she wrote,“by the red rose I’ll be wearing my coat.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.

A girl in a green suit was coming toward him,her figure long and slim and her eyes were blue as flowers.Almost uncontrollably he came to her,and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell—a woman well past 40.The girl was walking quickly away.

He did not hesitate(犹豫),saying,“I’m John,and you must be Miss Maynell.I am so glad you could meet me. May I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about,son,” she answered,“but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat.And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner,I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street.She said it was some kind of test!”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

【1】改编John was attracted by Miss Hollis Maynell because ________.

A.John considered her as one of her old friends

B.she took excellent notes with a soft handwriting

C.John held the opinion that she was a considerate and thinking lady

D.she was very charming with a slim figure and blue eyes

【2】改编The reason why John uncontrollably went up to the young girl in the green suit was that ___

A.he knew it was Miss Hollis Maynell.

B.she was the very lady he was waiting for.

C.he was attracted by her beautiful appearance.

D.John didn’t want to run into Miss Hollis Maynell

【3】改编What’s the main idea of the story?

A.The wisdom is shown in one’s action.

B.Love can be encountered by chance if you like.

C.You should never judge a book by its cover.

D.A unselfish heart is seen in its response to the unattractive.

【题目】A lot of people are afraid of spiders(蜘蛛). One would even avoid walking in grass . And if he thought the spider was in the room or house, he would have to leave the house for days. In fact, fear of spiders is a type of disorder called specific phobia(恐惧症), one of the most common anxiety disorders, which annoys about 7% of the population, a study says. Common specific phobias also include fear of blood, needles, snakes, flying and enclosed spaces.

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine tried the “exposure Therapy(暴露疗法)”, which was small, done on 12 adults, but all of them held or petted the spider afterward. One participant celebrated by getting a spider tattoo(纹身) after having been unable to even look at photos of spiders.

This is the first study to document the immediate and long-term brain changes after treatment and to illustrate how the brain recognizes long-term to reduce fear as a result of the therapy. Every one would come in thinking: I am going to be the one who can’t do this . There is no way ,”Haunter ,author of the study ,says “They were impressed by the end.”

In therapy lasting two or three hours, which is different for each person, the participants were taught that troublesome thoughts about spiders were untrue. They thought the spiders might be capable of jumping out of the cage and on to them, Hauner says.

Exposure therapy gets its name from exposing a patient to what he fears, says Todd, research assistant professor: “/span>A lot of it about dispelling peoples beliefs. You can get significant changes in a short period of time.

【1】Which of the following is true about the people with specific phobia?

A. They dont dare to walk in grass

B. They are afraid of spiders by nature

C. 7% of them need medical treatment.

D. They have a sense of scare about something.

2What can we learn about exposure therapy

A. It turned out to be quite effective

B. The participants had to take some medicine.

C. It had a better effect on adults than on children.

D. The participants had photos taken with spiders in the end?

3According to Hauner ,_______.

A. the therapy was completed ahead of time.

B. the therapy removed the participant’ fear.

C. each participant doubted the therapy at first.

D. spiders sometimes attacked the participants.

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