Mr. North looks worried this week. He always 1 good habit. He gets up early in the 2 and does some exercises before breakfast. He thought himself 3 and didn’t often go to see a doctor. But last Friday morning, when he was walking near the garden. He suddenly fell to the __4__. There was nobody around him and a few minutes later he came back to 5 . He stood up and went back slowly. He thinks something is wrong with his 6 and sometimes it beats fast, sometimes slow now. He can’t fall 7 in the evening. And he often feels 8 when he’s at work.
This morning Mr. North came to the 9 . He told the doctor what happened to him. The young doctor 10 him over carefully and then said,” I’m 11 to tell you, Mr. North. The terrible disease is 12__ you. You must give up coffee if you hope to live 13 .”
“But I never drinks it” said Mr. North.
“And 14 smoking.”
“I don’t smoke at all.”
“Mm! That’s bad! If you haven’t anything to give up, I’m afraid I can’t do 15 for you.”
1. A gives B. keeps C. hopes D. studies
2. A. morning B. night C. spring D. noon
3. A. weak B. good C. healthy D. clever
4. A. floor B. fire C. hill D. ground
5. A. life B. wish C. business D. music
6. A. head B. face C. heart D. nose
7. A. behind B. asleep C. over D. in
8. A. hungry B. alone C. dangerous D. tired
9. A. school B. hospital C. cinema D. park
10. A. heard B. called C. looked D. climbed
11. A. glad B. sure C. busy D. sorry
12. A. troublingB. meeting C. having D. waiting
13. A. long B. longer C. short D. shorter
14. A. enjoy B. begin C. stop D. forget
15. A. much B. little C. few D. a lot of
名师点评
这是一篇讽刺小故事：劳斯先生有良好的生活习惯，突然有一天他摔倒了，他怀疑自己的心脏有毛病，医生武断的说这和他的`嗜好有关，而劳斯又没有这些嗜好，最后医生只好对他说无能为力。
答案简析
1. B。保持良好的习惯 表达为“keep good habit”。
2. A。早餐前起床，故用 “morning”。
3. C。因为每天早起锻炼，所以他认为自己很健康。
4. D 跌倒在地可表达成“fell to the ground”。
5. A。 “come back to life ”是“苏醒过来”。
6. C。后面一句讲“他有时心跳很快”由此推断“他认为自己心脏有问提”。
7. B。fall asleep表示“睡着、入睡”。
8. D。由于他一直怀疑心脏不好，夜里睡不好，所以工作时常常感到疲劳。
9. B。下句是讲他去看医生。
10 .C。look over表示“检查身体”。
