Question

“My name’s Jim Shelley and I am an addict (有癮的人) …”

With these words I began to the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the got worse. Soon it was use, until, finally, addiction.

And it began to affect my . During the day I would disappear for call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and messages to make sure calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became when my fellow workers tried to me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was to see a psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生).

I haven’t a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

1.A. face B. find C. accept D. notice

2.A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work

3.A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited

4.A. polite B. important C. fine D. special

5.A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect

6.A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular

7.A. friends B. study C. family D. work

8.A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra

9.A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious

10.A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting

11.A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording

12.A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising

13.A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words

14.A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless

15.A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop

16.A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying

17.A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded

18.A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed

19.A. as B. when C. if D. since

20.A. always B. just C. more D. different

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】試題分析：文章介紹了一個打電話有癮的人的故事。

1.With these words I began to 21 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction.可知這里意思是我開始面對這個問題。Face面對；find發(fā)現(xiàn)；accept接受；notice注意。選A。

2.from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.可知我過去常常一直打電話。now and then時而不時；all the time一直；at home在家；at work工作中，選B。

3.I used to call people , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.可知我等著接電話。Tried努力；asked問；waited等；invited邀請。選C。

4.Gradually though, the got worse.可知這里意思是看起來情況好。Polite有禮貌；important重要的；fine好的；special特殊的。選C。

5.It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the got worse.可知這里意思是逐漸地，情況變糟糕了。Condition條件；situation情況；result結(jié)果；effect影響。選B。

6.Soon it was use, until, finally, addiction.可知這里意思是不久，它被頻繁地使用。Frequent頻繁；regular經(jīng)常；unusual不同尋常的；particular特別的，選A。

7.During the day I would disappear for call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring.可知它影響了我的工作。Friends朋友；study學(xué)習(xí)；family家；work工作，選D。

8.During the day I would disappear for call.可知在白天，我會因為一個快速的電話而消失。a quick快速的；a secret秘密的；an expected期待的；an extra額外的。選A。

9.Getting more and more , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.可知我越來越焦慮。Hopeful有希望的；delighted高興的；frightened害怕的；anxious焦慮的。選D。

10.in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.可知這里意思是告訴我自己這是最后一個電話。Forcing強迫；telling告訴；giving給；limiting限制。選B。

11.I was phoning people and messages to make sure calls would see me through the day.可知這里意思是我給人們打電話和留信息。Leaving留下；taking拿；passing通過；recording記錄。選A。

12.would see me through the day.可知這里意思是有足夠的電話幫助我度過一整天。Long長的；immediate立即的；enough足夠的；surprising驚人的。選C。

13.“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?”可知這里意思是我說著話，徑直走到電話旁。Saying格言；demands要求；wish祝愿；words說的話。選D。

14.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone).可知這里意思是當(dāng)我的同事不讓我打電話時，我都快瘋了。Careful小心的；mad瘋狂的；determined堅定的；helpless無助的。選B。

15.At work, I became when my fellow workers tried to me from using the phone.可知這里意思是當(dāng)我的同事不讓我打電話時，我都快瘋了。Save節(jié)省；reduce減少；protect保護；stop阻止。選D

16.Finally the police caught me a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin,可知這里意思是我毀壞了電話亭。Destroying毀壞；using使用；stealing偷；emptying把……弄空。選 A。

17.and I was to see a psychiatrist(心理醫(yī)生).可知這里意思是我被命令看心理醫(yī)生。Offered提供；guided指導(dǎo)；ordered命令；reminded提醒。選C。

18.I haven’t a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.可知這里意思是我應(yīng)經(jīng)三周沒有電話了。Missed錯過；had有；received得到；fixed固定，選B。

19.and it’s several days I used a phone box.可知這里意思是自從我使用電話亭，已經(jīng)有幾天了。As作為；when當(dāng)……時候；if如果；since自從，選 D。

20. 根據(jù)I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls.可知這里意思是因為電視中總是有人打電話。Always總是；just僅僅；more更多；different不同的，選A。

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