Jim Shelley是一個(gè)有癮的人。他打電話有癮,且不能自拔。真是大千世界,無(wú)奇不有。
“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict(有癮的人)…”
With these words I began to __1__ the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people __2__, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I __3__ to be phoned, and I wanted to phone. Just one more call.
It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed __4__, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the __5__ got worse. Soon it was __6__ use, until, finally, addiction.
And it began to affect (影響) my __7__. During the day I would disappear for __8__ call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more __9__, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, __10__ myself just one more call.I was phoning people and __11__ messages to make sure __12__ 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 __13__ “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became __14__ when my fellow workers tried to __15__ me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me __16__ a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was __17__ to see a psychiatrist (心理醫(yī)生).
I haven’t __18__ a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days __19__ I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are __20__ people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.
1.A. faceB. find
C. acceptD. notice
2.A. now and thenB. all the time
C. at home D. at work
3.A. triedB. asked
C. waitedD. invited
4.A. politeB. important
C. fineD. special
5.A. conditionB. situation
C. resultD. effect
6.A. frequentB. regular
C. unusualD. particular
7.A. friendsB. study
C. familyD. work
8.A. a quickB. a secret
C. an expectedD. an extra
9.A. hopefulB. delighted
C. frightenedD. anxious
10.A. forcing B. telling
C. givingD. limiting
11.A. leavingB. taking
C. passingD. recording
12.A. longB. immediate
C. enoughD. surprising
13.A. sayingB. demands
C. wishD. words
14.A. carefulB. mad
C. determinedD. helpless
15.A. saveB. reduce
C. protectD. stop
16.A. destroyingB. using
C. stealingD. emptying
17.A. offeredB. guided
C. orderedD. reminded
18.A. missedB. had
C. receivedD. fixed
19. A. asB. when
C. ifD. since
20.A. alwaysB. just
C. moreD. different
分析:1.A 詞義比較邏輯推理。說(shuō)完這些話,作者就開(kāi)始面對(duì)/承認(rèn)(face)了問(wèn)題。face面對(duì),面臨,承認(rèn);find找到,發(fā)現(xiàn),感到;accept接受,認(rèn)可,承認(rèn);notice注意到。2.B 邏輯推理詞義比較。 作者過(guò)去從醒來(lái)到睡覺(jué)前總是不停(all the time)地給人家打電話。now and then偶爾,有時(shí);at home在家;at work在工作中;all the time始終。3.C 邏輯推理詞義比較。我等候著(wait),而不是要(ask),試著(try),邀請(qǐng)(invite)人家打電話過(guò)來(lái),又想打電話出去,又多打一個(gè)電話出去。4.C前后照應(yīng)邏輯推理。 開(kāi)始是為了社交,每天幾個(gè)電話,僅僅快速的聊聊天,似乎沒(méi)什么事(fine),而沒(méi)有什么特別(special),客氣(polite),重要(important)的地方。注意與后句的though和got worse聯(lián)系起來(lái)理解。 5.B 邏輯推理詞義辨析。可后來(lái),慢慢地,情況(situation)卻越來(lái)越糟。condition 條件,環(huán)境;situation情形, 境遇;result結(jié)果, 成效;effect作用, 影響。6.A詞義辨析邏輯推理。不久,就總是不停,頻繁(frequent)地打起電話來(lái)了,最后竟然上癮了。frequent時(shí)常發(fā)生的, 頻繁的,通常強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的多次反復(fù)出現(xiàn);regular有規(guī)則的,經(jīng)常的,強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作有規(guī)律的經(jīng)常出現(xiàn);unusual不平常的,不尋常的,強(qiáng)調(diào)非常情況;particular特別的,獨(dú)特的,強(qiáng)調(diào)個(gè)性特征。7.D邏輯推理前后照應(yīng)。這不僅僅影響朋友(friends),家人(family),學(xué)習(xí)(study),還影響了我的工作(work)。后文談?wù)摰氖亲髡叩墓ぷ髑闆r。8.A邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用。大白天,不是為了一個(gè)秘密的(secret),預(yù)料到的(expected),額外的(extra)電話,而是為了一個(gè)急迫的(quick)電話作者會(huì)突然出去。9.D邏輯推理詞義比較。沒(méi)有電話打時(shí),就等候人家打電話來(lái),等得作者不是充滿希望(hopeful),欣喜快樂(lè)(delighted),而是越來(lái)越迫切、焦慮不安(anxious),但不至于擔(dān)驚受怕(frightened)。10.B詞義比較邏輯推理。作者就會(huì)跟這個(gè)人打,跟那個(gè)人打,心里總是告誡(tell)自己就再打一個(gè),而不是強(qiáng)迫(force),給予(give)和限制(limit)自己。這句話是對(duì)作者當(dāng)時(shí)心情的描述。11.A固定搭配邏輯推理。作者總是給人家打電話,并留下(leave)訊息,而不是接收(take),傳遞(pass),記錄(record)訊息。take/pass/record/leave messages接受/傳遞/記錄/留下訊息”,為固定搭配。 12.C邏輯推理詞義比較。作者不管這電話是長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的(long),還是緊接著來(lái)的(immediate),還是令人吃驚的(surprising)電話,而是要確保明天我能有足夠多的(enough)電話來(lái)度過(guò)這一天。13.D詞義辨析邏輯推理。作者就會(huì)直接走到電話機(jī)前說(shuō)“我可以用這電話嗎?”這些話(words)來(lái)表達(dá)要求(demands)或希望(wish)。saying諺語(yǔ),警句,指人們經(jīng)常重復(fù)耳熟能詳?shù)恼Z(yǔ)句;demands要求,需要;wish希望,請(qǐng)求;words話語(yǔ)。14.B邏輯推理詞義比較。上班工作的時(shí)候,同事阻止作者去打電話,作者就會(huì)感到無(wú)助(helpless)而情緒敗壞狂怒發(fā)瘋(mad),而不會(huì)小心從事(careful),意志堅(jiān)定(determined)點(diǎn)而不去打電話。15.D詞義辨析固定搭配邏輯推理。同事們會(huì)阻止(stop)作者去打電話。save sb. from救助/拯救某人脫離;protect sb. from保護(hù)某人免遭;stop sb. from阻止某人,使某人不做某事。reduce 通常不與表示“避免”意義的from搭配。16.A詞義比較邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用。作者花掉了最后一英鎊,沒(méi)有了錢,他沒(méi)法再使用(use),也偷(steal)不著錢,倒不空(empty)電話亭,便氣急敗壞地毀壞(destroy)電話亭,結(jié)果給警察逮個(gè)正著。17.C邏輯推理詞義辨析。作者被命令/安排(order)去看心理醫(yī)生。offer(主動(dòng)提供),guide(指導(dǎo),引導(dǎo)),remind(提醒)的用詞都太客氣委婉,order通常指上級(jí)對(duì)下屬等強(qiáng)硬的“指使,命令,安排”,意義較為強(qiáng)烈,其語(yǔ)氣更符合文意。18.B邏輯推理詞義比較。三周里作者包括接(receive)和打,沒(méi)有(have)一個(gè)電話,也就無(wú)從錯(cuò)過(guò)(miss)一個(gè)電話,更無(wú)法安裝(fix)電話機(jī)了。19.D語(yǔ)法規(guī)則語(yǔ)句連貫。自作者使用電話亭以來(lái),已經(jīng)好幾天了等于作者好幾天沒(méi)有使用過(guò)電話亭了。since表示“自……以來(lái)”的意思。20.A邏輯推理常識(shí)運(yùn)用。作者努力不去看電視,不是因?yàn)殡娨暽嫌懈黝惒煌?different)或更多的(more)人,也不是因?yàn)橛腥苏迷诖螂娫挘且驗(yàn)槠聊簧峡偸恰r(shí)常(always)出現(xiàn)人們打電話的鏡頭。