If you think you are sick, you are no matter what anyone else says. On the other hand, if you believe in your , and if he tells you that you are going to feel better, you probably will. The effect of the mind upon the body and sometimes can be powerful. It exists one is aware of it or not.
Take the case of Mrs. Green, for example. She get to sleep at night and was too tired during the day to do some things that she used to enjoy doing. She had headaches more often which prevented her from reading or watching TV. The more she thought about her conditions, she felt. At last she went to see her doctor, whom she had known . The doctor listened to her and gave her a very . Then he said to her. “There is wrong with you physically, I accept the fact that you don’t feel well. I’m going to give you some that should help. I want you to one after dinner and one half an hour going to bed tonight. Call me tomorrow and tell me you feel.”
The next day Mrs. Green , “Doctor, I had the first night’s sleep in two months last night. is in these pills?” The doctor said, “It’s an old formula(配方)I have for years. Just keep on taking them for a week.” Turning to the nurse, he said, “It’s what a little baking soda(苏打) can do!”
A.healthy B.well C.sick D.pleasant
A.doctor B.father C.mother D.nurse
A.exist B.doesn’t exist C.never exist D.does exist
A.whether B.neither C.no matter D.either
A.was unable B.was able to C.was unable to D.could
A.uneasy B.difficult C.simple D.trouble
A.the worse B.worse C.the better D.the less
A.before long B.since years C.for years D.years ago
A.thorough study B.careful examination C.general research D.clear check
A.nothing serious B.serious nothing C.nothing seriously D.Seriously nothing
A.or B.instead C.but D.and
A.pills B.advice C.drinks D.suggestions
A.eat B.take C.drink D.use
A.when B.since C.after D.before
A.what B.whether C.how D.why
A.telephoned B.wrote C.complained D.said
A.bad B.terrible C.good D.right
A.Whoever B.Whichever C.However D.Whatever
A.sold B.written C.read D.used
A.curious B.terrible C.wonderful D.Serious
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __________ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! ___________ on earth was he going to get the _________ of the money ?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __________ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no _________ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to ___________.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __________ it. He would have to find a job. ___________ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had ____________ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __________ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __________ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __________ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the _________ increased and he knew that he would soon have ___________ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day _________ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He ___________ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __________ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _________for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more ________he had bought it with his own money. He had __________what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
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完形填空
Presently selfie (自拍) is popular among many young persons, even some elders. Danny Bowman was so crazy about it in order to attract girls when he was at school. He spent 10 hours a day ________ more than 200 selfies trying to find the________ one.
He would take 10 photos of ________before he washed and would go________ class secretly three times every hour. At 16, he dropped out of school________ he could throw himself into his addiction, and he ate________.He did not leave his house for six months, and when he failed to take the perfect picture, he tried to________ himself by taking an overdose(过度用药). His mother, Penny,________ to save him, and forced him to ask for help after his addiction had become ________ .
Then 19-year-old, believed to be Britain's first selfie ________ , is now under special treatment ________ . He has not taken a picture of himself in seven months and has________ that achieving perfection is ________ . He told the Sunday Mirror, "I was constantly________the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn't, I wanted to die. I ________ my friends, my education, my health and almost my life. The only thing I ________ about was having my phone with me so that I could satisfy the desire for a picture of myself at any time of the day." He expressed his ________ to the doctors and said their help kept him ________ and called on others to ask for help __________ they ended up in hospital.
One psychologist at a clinic ________ Danny was treated said the addiction to taking
selfies has now become a mental illness.
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完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾).She stepped into the ________ and rowed(划船) out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and________to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach ________side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, ________ and uneven; it became ________ difficult to row. If she ________ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the ________ .
She wasn' t even halfway, ________ she was already tired and her hands ________ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I'm never going to ________ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and ________her head helplessly, then looked up as she ________ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, ________ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be________ . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst________.
The lights of the town became ________ . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she ________ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just ________ ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last ________ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves ________ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ________ through all the room, but he didn’t find any money ________ a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials (证件)of the ________ , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his ________ , he caught sight of an identity card(身份证)on the ________ of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with ________ .
________ the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so ________ that her face suddenly turned ________ and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her ________ , and then in a ________ voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the ________ between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so ________,the young man who was waiting turned red:“He…he…oh, sorry, I ________ she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick ________ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man ________ back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t ________ looking up and to his surprise he found ________ was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card ________ her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the ________ owner of the bankbook.
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完形填空,阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was at all the toys against the walls. I ran over to them and started to play. Most of the other were doing the same. In the corner, though, I saw one girl sitting . She was small and weak, the only one in the class than me. Her red eyes she had been crying. None of the other kids seemed to notice her.
I was playing with the toy cars. When I , I saw her sad and lonely eyes. Suddenly I felt something inside my heart . I wasn’t sure what it was. Being the youngest in my family I had become spoiled. My elder brothers always did while I was free to play. However, that day it was that I should think of someone other than myself. Finally, I two toy cars and went over to her. “Do you want to play?” I asked . She smiled at me and her head yes.
What made me remember that first act was a letter that little girl wrote to me after we both . She told me how her illness made other kids her and how my act had changed her . She cherished(珍惜) the friendship I had . From then on we continued our friendship through the mail for several years the bad health finally took her life.
Today I still think of her and thank her for stirring something in my selfish that day. I ask myself how a bit of can move a heart, touch a soul, and change a life.
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