Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill.

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Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __21__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.
Despite the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was __22__ to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative __23__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __24__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __25__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”
He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __26__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He __27__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out _28__ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __29__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and _30__ reached complete recovery after a few years.
21. A. run                    B. pass                         C. move                              D. travel
22. A. able                    B. determined              C. willing                               D. positive
23. A. attitudes             B. beliefs                      C. goals                              D. positions
24. A. shortcoming        B. harm                        C. benefit                                   D. interest
25. A. emotion                     B. pain                        C. fear                                D. will
26. A. bring about         B. set about                  C. put up                             D. make up
27. A. afforded                B. appointed                 C. offered                           D. arranged
28. A. positive                     B. approving                 C. strong                             D. mixed
29. A. escape                B. decrease                   C. shrink                             D. end
30. A. generally            B. especially                 C. actually                           D. presently

答案

21--30   CDACD   ADABC  

解析

本篇文章介绍了一名重病患者采用“微笑疗法”，恢复健康的故事，文章容易读懂，注重上下文的联系，学生容易得到高分。
21. 由于身患重病，所以无法走动，故选C。从下句的lose the ability to move亦可看出。
22. 从句子中：克服病魔，并幸存下来。可知D positive 为最佳：乐观的。
23. 既然下句中有positive attitudes，那当然会有negative attitude，故选A。
24. 学会笑对生活，我们会从中收获良多。积极乐观的态度会给我们带来诸多益处(benefits)，故选C。
25. 从空格前面的诸多名词不难看出，空格出一定也是一个褒义词，the will to live(生存的意愿)，故选D。
26. 既然决定笑对生活，必须生活在一个能够促进产生积极情绪的环境，表示“促进产生”，可以用lead to；result in；bring about等，故选A。
27. “每天都回安排出时间来观看喜剧电影”，arrange和for构成搭配，故选D。
28. 看喜剧电影，笑话书，自然是为了激发一种积极向上的情绪，故选A。
29. “微笑疗法”是的痛苦减少，故选B。C指物体（尤其是衣物）体积上的缩小。
30. actually可以表示“竟然“，符合句意，故选C。