Question

Mr Smith was a wealthy industrialist, but he was not satisfied with life. He did not sleep well and his food did not  21   with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a   22   of sleepless nights, he decided to consult his doctor. The doctor advised a change of  23  . “Go abroad,” he said, “But I’m not good at foreign languages,” said Mr Smith. “It doesn’t matter,” said the doctor. “It won’t   24   you to talk a little less. Go on a voyage. Take plenty of exercise. Try to reduce your weight,  25   rich food.”

       Mr Smith went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to communicate through gestures. He attended a physical training course. The instructor made him bend his knees, swing his arms, stretch his neck and shake his head rapidly. He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs   26   . After a time his muscles grew hard and firm. The life suited him; he almost put aside his financial  27   and nearly forgot the importance of making more money. He even began to  28   individual trees and individual birds. He ate and slept well. Finally he returned home. But unfortunately his improvement was temporary. Soon he was a   29   businessman again, worried about his property, his profits, his savings, his success in a  30   society, and things in general.

21. A. agree                  B. taste                  C. suit                   D. fit

22. A. series                  B. course               C. number             D. few

23. A. situations            B. surroundings      C. weather             D. life

24. A. stop                    B. hurt                  C. help                  D. prevent

25. A. eat                            B. prepare             C. avoid                D. try

26. A. highly                B. widely                     C. alternately         D. regularly

27. A. hardship             B. debts                 C. worries             D. success

28. A. see                            B. notice               C. glance               D. consider

29. A. rich                    B. happy               C. normal                     D. successful

30. A. struggle                     B. business            C. miserable          D. competitive

Answer 1

21--30   ACBBC   CCBCD  

解析:

導(dǎo)讀：Mr Smith是一位富有的工業(yè)家，由于整天擔(dān)憂他的事業(yè)，生活陷入一團糟，健康狀況日益下降，在醫(yī)生的建議下，他到瑞士療養(yǎng)，療養(yǎng)期間由于沒有擔(dān)憂的事，身體健康日益恢復(fù)，但是，回到家里，恢復(fù)往日的生活，他的故疾重發(fā)了。事情又回到原來的樣子了。

21、考查動詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。agree with①一致；相符合agree with sb.同意某人的話；②適宜健康；與…相宜The liquor did not agree with me.這酒不適合我喝。從語境知道食物不適合他。

22、考查語境的理解。表示經(jīng)過許多個不眠的夜晚，他決定向醫(yī)生咨詢。

23、考查名詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。醫(yī)生建議他進行一個環(huán)境的改變來治療他的疾病。Surroundings復(fù)數(shù)形式表示環(huán)境。

24、考查動詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。醫(yī)生告訴他，在一個語言不通的國家，不擅長于講話沒有什么關(guān)系。

25、考查動詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。這里是醫(yī)生對他的建議，進行減肥，避免吃油膩的事物。

26、考查副詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。他在教練的要求下，做運動，其中的一項就是躺在地上，兩腿交替上舉。alternately交替地, 隔一個地。

27、考查名詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從上下文知道他放下了他對財務(wù)的擔(dān)憂。

28、考查語境的理解。從上文知道他放下了他對財務(wù)的擔(dān)憂，忘記賺錢的重要性，甚至開始注意到身邊的樹和鳥。

29、考查形容詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。從語境知道，回到家，他又像以前一樣成了一個標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的商人。

30、考查形容詞詞意辨析和語境的理解。和前面的his property, his profits, his savings并列，表示在競爭的社會中他的成功。