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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 __21__ 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.

     Despite the diagnosis(診斷), Cousins was __22__ 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 __23__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __24__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __25__ 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 __26__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __27__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _28__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __29__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and _30__ reached complete recovery after a few years.

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

22. A. able                    B. determined              C. willing                            D. positive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

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CBACD  ADABC

解析:

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本篇文章介紹了一名重病患者采用“微笑療法”，恢復健康的故事，文章容易讀懂，注重上下文的聯系，學生容易得到高分。

21. 由于身患重病，所以無法走動，故選C。從下句的lose the ability to move亦可看出。

23. 既然下句中有positive attitudes，那當然會有negative attitude，故選A。

24. 學會笑對生活，我們會從中收獲良多。積極樂觀的態度會給我們帶來諸多益處(benefits)，故選C。

25. 從空格前面的諸多名詞不難看出，空格出一定也是一個褒義詞，the will to live(生存的意愿)，故選D。

26. 既然決定笑對生活，必須生活在一個能夠促進產生積極情緒的環境，表示“促進產生”，可以用lead to；result in；bring about等，故選A。

27. “每天都回安排出時間來觀看喜劇電影”，arrange和for構成搭配，故選D。

28. 看喜劇電影，笑話書，自然是為了激發一種積極向上的情緒，故選A。

29. “微笑療法”是的痛苦減少，故選B。C指物體（尤其是衣物）體積上的縮小。

30. actually可以表示“竟然“，符合句意，故選C。