跟踪导练（四）

阅读理解

Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling.

Then， after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics （USSR）， Mr Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip， a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak.

In less than one week after his return， he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr Cousins illness and he might never get over the illness. Mr Cousins， however， refused to give up hope.

Mr Cousins thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead， he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

He began to experiment on himself while still in hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.

Deciding that the doctors could not help him， Mr Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days， Mr Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television， reading funny books， and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks， he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

After a few months， Mr Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.

1. Why did Norman Cousins get sick？

A. He did not rest.

B. He was too tired.

C. He traveled far away.

D. He had a chemical change in his body.

2. What part of Mr Cousins body was affected by the illness？

A. His legs.

B. His stomach.

C. The bones in his feet.

D. The material between his bones.

3. Why did Mr Cousins go to live in a hotel room？

A. To go on with his experiment freely.

B. To do exercise as much as possible.

C. To avoid seeing the doctor.

D. To have a better rest.

4. How did Mr Cousins cure himself？

A. By working less.

B. By going on holiday.

C. By making himself happy.

D. By taking some special medicine.

选词填空

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

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produce range feature realize imitate

1. Our town is in an industrial ____ .

2. They had decided that they didnt want my ____ to be known to the world.

3. Where can we buy fresh farm ____ ？

4. The mountain ____ is very young but the rocks are very old.

5. Impatience with everything is a（n） ____ of our age.

6. The visit was aimed at ____ relations between the two countries.

7. This evening the Students ____ will give a party to welcome the new students.

8. ____ drinking frequently occurs during periods of unusual stress.

句子翻译

1. 她如此激动以至于很难控制自己的感情。

2. 从人口方面来说，中国是世界上最大的国家。

3. 雅典作为西方文明的发源地而闻名。

4. 渐渐地我们开始了解他。

书面表达

星光中学近期举行了一次登山活动。假定你是学校英语报记者，请根据以下提示写一篇短文，报道此次活动。

1. 时间与地点：4月10日，大青山（ Mountain）；

2. 活动的目的；

3. 活动的过程；

4. 你对这次活动的评论。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。