Several years ago, a well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and constantly tired. It was dificult for him to even__46___around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a one in five hundred chance of survival.

   ___47___the diognosis,Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always be interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative(消极) __48__.The book made Cousins think about the possible___49__of positive attitude and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the ___50_to live have positive treatment value?”

   He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms（症状）of his disease. In addtition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would___51____positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He ____52_time each day for watching comedy films, reading humourous books and doing other activities that would draw out__53__emotions. Within 8 days of starting his “Laugh therapy” program his pain bagan to _54___and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’time and __55__-reached complete recovery after a few years.

   46. A. run           B. pass           C. move           D. travel

   47. A.Besides        B. Despite        C. Without         D. Beyond

   48. A. attitudes       B. beliefs         C. goals            D. positions

   49. A. shortcoming    B. harm           C benefit          D interest

   50. A. emotion        B. pain           C. fear            D. will

   51. A bring about      B. set about       C. put up          D. make up

   52. A. afforded        B. appointed       C. offered         D. arranged

   53. A. positive        B. approving       C. strong         D. mixed

   54. A escape          B decrease         C. shrink         D.end

   55. A. generally        B. especially       C. actually        D. presently

Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __11__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

__12__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _13__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __14__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __15__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __16__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _17__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __18_ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __19__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __20__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

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　　Several years ago, the well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even ___1___ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

　　___2___ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative ___3___. The book made Cousins think about the possible ___4___ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the ___5___ to live have positive treatment value? ”

　　He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would ___6___ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He ___7___ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out ___8___ emotions. Within eight days of starting his “laugh therapy” program, his pain began to ___9___ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months' time and ___10___ reached complete recovery after a few years.

Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

    Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __1__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.

    __2__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __3__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __4__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __5__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”

    He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __6__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __7__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __8__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __9__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __10__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

1. A. run                       B. pass                          C. move                               D. travel

2. A. Besides                  B. Despite                     C. Without                    D. Beyond

3. A. attitudes           B. beliefs                       C. goals                        D. positions

4. A. shortcoming           B. harm              C. benefit                        D. interest

5. A. emotion                 B. pain                     C. fear                          D. will

6. A. bring about           B. set about                   C. put up                       D. make up

7. A. afforded                B. appointed                   C. offered                     D. arranged

8. A. positive                  B. approving                  C. strong                       D. mixed

9. A. escape                   B. decrease                    C. shrink                       D. end

10. A. generally             B. especially                   C. actually                     D. presently

Growing up, I always dreamed of being a professional figure skater. After years of hard work, I am living proof that dreams can come true.

When I was born, my parents immediately noticed something  36  and the doctor said I couldn't skate. I, however,  37  trying skating in an ice rink (溜冰场), where local skaters   38  perform ice shows. I started taking group skating lessons, and performing on ice came naturally, but I have always been  39  to speak in group settings. One thing I've never been afraid of is  40  , though. I get nervous, but never  41  . For me, skating has been about being my personal best  42  beating others on the ice. 1 progressed through various  43 rapidly and gave my first ice performance at seven. Soon I started winning local and regional competitions. That's  44  being on the ice has always been the one place where I can  45   express my own emotions. The ice is like home.

When I was nine years old I began training  46 . I would wake up at four o'clock in the morning six days a week and skate for five hours. Then I'd go to school. Since  47  has always been important in my family, I had no  48  but to find creative ways to fit in school studies throughout my  49  career.

After graduating from high school, I moved to Canada and set out to train full-time to give my dreams a chance at reality. In 1992 I went to compete in the Olympic Games.  50 , not my coach or even my family, ever talked to me about winning a gold medal. In fact, I wouldn't even  51  myself to think about it. I thought that would disturb me.  52 , I went with the attitude that I wanted to enjoy the Olympic spirit.  53  the expectation of all the people, I won the gold medal and words couldn't describe the overwhelming mixture of emotions I felt. Then I truly understood what  54  most in achieving a dream is nor to  55  it when you 1ace difficulties, but strive to make it come true.

1.A. unique         B. wrong            C. unbelievable         D. attractive

2.A. directed to        B. led to          C. insisted on          D. fixed on

3.A. could          B. should               C. might           D. would

4.A. doubtful           B. brave           C. shy             D. disabled

5.A. competition        B. expression           C. exchange        D. display

6. A. annoyed           B. disappointed         C. sad                  D. fearful

7. A. rather than       B. other than           C. except for           D. as for

8. A. positions         B. levels               C. points               D. ways

9.A. where          B. why                  C. when             D. because

10.A, easily            B. immediately     C. truly                D. slowly

11.A. freely            B. comfortably     C. seriously            D. quickly

12.A. education         B. wealth          C. reputation           D. health

13.A. chance        B. choice               C. goal                 D. freedom

14.A. boring       B. aimless         C. amateur              D. normal

15. A. Somebody    B. Everybody       C. Anybody         D. Nobody

16.A. allow         B. promise         C. force                D. discourage

17. A. However          B. Therefore            C. Besides         D. Naturally

18. A. Beyond           B. Within          C. Despite              D. Without

19.A. stresses          B. applies              C. matters              D. acts

20.A. ruin            B. ignore             C. change          D. abandon