二、完形填空(10 分)
There is an old English saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called *Saturday Review* for almost forty years. One day，after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got 1 . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones.
In less than a week after he got back，he could not 2 it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his problem and he might never 3 the illness. Mr. Cousins，however，refused to give up hope.
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by 4 thoughts. He did not want to take 5 to cure himself. Instead，he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the 6 could not help him，Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 7 his experiments with laughter. For eight days，Mr. Cousins 8 in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television，reading interesting books，and sleeping whenever he felt 9 . Within three weeks，he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 10 .
After a few months，Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
()1. A. rich
B. sick
C. lonely
D. famous
()2. A. stand
B. realize
C. face
D. improve
()3. A. go through
B. look after
C. get over
D. find out
()4. A. unhappy
B. pleasant
C. silly
D. clever
()5. A. food
B. time
C. money
D. medicine
()6. A. friends
B. laughter
C. experiment
D. doctors
( )7. A. begin
B. end
C. continue
D. report
()8. A. rested
B. worked
C. studied
D. played
()9. A. well
B. tired
C. afraid
D. worried
()10. A. help
B. exercise
C. freedom
D. fun
There is an old English saying，“Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called *Saturday Review* for almost forty years. One day，after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe. Mr. Cousins got 1 . He discovered he had a strange disease that caused great pain in his bones.
In less than a week after he got back，he could not 2 it. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his problem and he might never 3 the illness. Mr. Cousins，however，refused to give up hope.
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by 4 thoughts. He did not want to take 5 to cure himself. Instead，he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Deciding that the 6 could not help him，Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could 7 his experiments with laughter. For eight days，Mr. Cousins 8 in the hotel room watching comedy shows on television，reading interesting books，and sleeping whenever he felt 9 . Within three weeks，he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for 10 .
After a few months，Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
()1. A. rich
B. sick
C. lonely
D. famous
()2. A. stand
B. realize
C. face
D. improve
()3. A. go through
B. look after
C. get over
D. find out
()4. A. unhappy
B. pleasant
C. silly
D. clever
()5. A. food
B. time
C. money
D. medicine
()6. A. friends
B. laughter
C. experiment
D. doctors
( )7. A. begin
B. end
C. continue
D. report
()8. A. rested
B. worked
C. studied
D. played
()9. A. well
B. tired
C. afraid
D. worried
()10. A. help
B. exercise
C. freedom
D. fun
答案
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.D
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.D
6.D
7.C
8.A
9.B
10.B
解析
1.根据后文“He discovered he had a a strange disease...”可知他生病了，get sick 表示“生病”，所以答案是B。
2.根据后文“Every move that he made was painful.”可知他忍受不了这种痛苦，stand有“忍受”之意，答案是A。
3.根据前文医生不知道如何治愈他的病，可知他可能无法克服这个疾病，get over有“克服，恢复”的意思，答案是C。
4.根据后文“he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness”与happy相反的是unhappy，他认为疾病可能是由不开心的想法引起的，答案是A。
5.根据前文提到疾病以及后文通过欢笑治疗，可知他不想吃药，take medicine是“吃药”的固定搭配，答案是D。
6.根据前文医生不知道如何治疗他的病，所以他决定医生帮不了他，答案是D。
7.他住进酒店是为了继续他的实验，continue表示“继续”，答案是C。
8.根据语境他在酒店看喜剧等，是在休息调养身体，rest有“休息”之意，答案是A。
9.当他感觉累的时候就睡觉，tired表示“疲倦的”，答案是B。
10.在海滩跑步是一种锻炼，exercise表示“锻炼”，答案是B。
2.根据后文“Every move that he made was painful.”可知他忍受不了这种痛苦，stand有“忍受”之意，答案是A。
3.根据前文医生不知道如何治愈他的病，可知他可能无法克服这个疾病，get over有“克服，恢复”的意思，答案是C。
4.根据后文“he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness”与happy相反的是unhappy，他认为疾病可能是由不开心的想法引起的，答案是A。
5.根据前文提到疾病以及后文通过欢笑治疗，可知他不想吃药，take medicine是“吃药”的固定搭配，答案是D。
6.根据前文医生不知道如何治疗他的病，所以他决定医生帮不了他，答案是D。
7.他住进酒店是为了继续他的实验，continue表示“继续”，答案是C。
8.根据语境他在酒店看喜剧等，是在休息调养身体，rest有“休息”之意，答案是A。
9.当他感觉累的时候就睡觉，tired表示“疲倦的”，答案是B。
10.在海滩跑步是一种锻炼，exercise表示“锻炼”，答案是B。
三、阅读理解(16 分)
A
If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It's nothing personal. Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the disadvantages of Western philosophy. Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is.
()1. The first paragraph is written mainly to .
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers' interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
()2. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
()3. The passage most probably appears in .
A. a newspaper
B. a history paper
C. an advertisement
D. a philosophy textbook
A
If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28 birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles. He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought. It's nothing personal. Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius. In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities. More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80 countries. These schools teach both Chinese language and culture. The main courses of Chinese culture usually include Chinese art，history and philosophy(哲学). Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantage of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the disadvantages of Western philosophy. Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese. So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States. Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well. Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West. As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is.
()1. The first paragraph is written mainly to .
A. provide some key facts about Confucius
B. attract the readers' interest in the subject
C. show great respect for the ancient thinker
D. prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
()2. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Forgotten Wisdom in America
B. Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C. Chinese Culture for Westerners
D. Old Thinker with a Big Future
()3. The passage most probably appears in .
A. a newspaper
B. a history paper
C. an advertisement
D. a philosophy textbook
答案
1. B
2. D
3. A
2. D
3. A
