Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the worl

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place him. The material between his bones became .
In less than one week after his return, he could not . Every move that he 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 over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up . Mr. Cousins thought that thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. , he felt that happy thoughts or might cure his illness.
He began to 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 gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into (登记住宿) a hotel room where he could his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for . After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to .
【小题1】A．timeB．holidayC．sleep D．work【小题2】A．boringB．tiring C．dangerous D．pleasant【小题3】A．top B．degree C．problemD．limit【小题4】A．fromB．around C．insideD．beside【小题5】A．weakB．illC．false D．strong【小题6】A．speakB．breatheC．stand D．see【小题7】A．madeB．didC．putD．ran【小题8】A．lookB．getC．turnD．think【小题9】A．effortB．hopeC．treatment D．arrangement【小题10】A．foolishB．unusualC．funny D．unhappy【小题11】A．InsteadB．HoweverC．Therefore D．Otherwise【小题12】A．sleepB．travel C．laughterD．television【小题13】A．beatB．operateC．tryD．experiment【小题14】A．dayB．weekC．month D．year【小题15】A．PromisingB．TellingC．Imagining D．Guessing【小题16】A．invent B．beginC．continue D．prove【小题17】A．untilB．wheneverC．unlessD．so that【小题18】A．soonB．veryC．slowlyD．enough【小题19】A．exerciseB．illnessC．restD．pleasure【小题20】A．powerB．senseC．healthD．happinessD

(答案→)D 解析：Norman Cousins的工作就是旅行，但是有一次从苏联回来后，他就病了，不能站立，甚至移动都会让他痛苦，医生说这个病不能治疗，Norman Cousins没有因此失去希望，而是用笑声治疗自己，这种做法很有效。【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. time时间，B. holiday假期，C. sleep睡觉，D. work工作，从文章第一句话Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business.可知他的工作就是旅行，选D【小题2】考查形容词辨析：A. boring令人厌烦的，B. tiring令人疲劳的，C. dangerous 危险的，D. pleasant令人愉快的，从下文的Mr. Cousins got sick.可知去苏联的旅行是令人疲劳的，选B【小题3】考查名词辨析：A. top顶端， B. degree 学位，C. problem问题，D. limit限制，因为他在旅行中将身体的力量推到了极限，选D【小题4】考查介词辨析：A. from从，来自，B. around在…周围，C. inside在…里面， D. beside在…旁边，从下文的：The material between his bones became .可知他的身体的内部出现了问题，选C【小题5】考查形容词辨析：A. weak虚弱，B. ill生病的，C. false错误的，D. strong强大的，从下文的In less than one week after his return, he could not . Every move that he 42 was painful.可知他的骨头间的物质变得很脆弱，选A【小题6】考查动词辨析：A. speak说话，B. breathe呼吸，C. stand站立，D. see看见，回来后，不到一个星期，他就不能站立了，选C【小题7】考查动词辨析：A. made制作，B. did做，C. put放置，D. ran跑，他的每个动作都是很痛苦的，make a move“每一次移动”，选A【小题8】考查动词辨析：A. look看，B. get得到，C. turn转弯，D. think思考，医生告诉他不知道怎么治疗他的病，可能永远不能克服他的病，选B【小题9】考查名词辨析：A. effort努力，B. hope希望，C. treatment治疗，D. arrangement安排，可是Mr. Cousins不能放弃希望，选B【小题10】考查形容词辨析：A. foolish愚蠢的，B. unusual不寻常的，C. funny滑稽的，D. unhappy不快乐的，从下文的he felt that happy thoughts or might cure his illness.可知是因为不高兴的想法让他的身体里面有了坏的化学变化，选D【小题11】考查副词辨析：A. Instead相反的，B. However然而，C. Therefore因此，D. Otherwise否则，他不想吃药治疗，相反的，他认为快乐的想法或是笑会治愈他的病，选A【小题12】考查名词辨析：A. sleep睡觉，B. travel旅行，C. laughter笑声，D. television电视，和happy thoughts并列的用laughter，选C【小题13】考查动词辨析：A. beat击败， B. operate做手术，操作，经营，C. try 努力，尝试，D. experiment实验，在医院的时候，他开始对自己做实验，通过看电视上滑稽的节目，选D【小题14】考查名词辨析：A. day日子，B. week星期，C. month月，D. year年，从at night.可知是白天笑10分钟可以让他在晚上没有痛苦的睡觉2小时， 选A【小题15】考查动词辨析：A. Promising答应，B. Telling告诉，C. Imagining想象，D. Guessing猜想，告诉医生对他没有帮助，选B【小题16】考查动词辨析：A. invent 发明，B. begin开始，C. continue继续，D. prove证明，他在旅店的一个房间住下，这样他可以继续治疗，选C【小题17】考查连词：A. until直到，B. whenever无论何时，C. unless除非，D. so that为了，每当他感到累了，他就会睡觉，选B【小题18】考查副词辨析：A. soon很快，B. very非常，C. slowly慢得， D. enough足够的，他感到足够好了，能够到Puerto Rico去度假，选D【小题19】考查名词辨析：A. exercise练习，锻炼，B. illness疾病，C. rest休息，D. pleasure快乐，他开始在海滩跑步锻炼，选A【小题20】考查名词辨析：A. power 力量，B. sense感觉，C. health健康，D. happiness快乐，他用笑声让自己恢复健康。选C

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