Question

“My name’s Jim Shelley and I am an addict (有瘾的人) …”

With these words I began to the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the got worse. Soon it was use, until, finally, addiction.

And it began to affect my . During the day I would disappear for call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and messages to make sure 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 “Is it OK if I just use the phone…?” At work, I became when my fellow workers tried to me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).

I haven’t a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

1.A. face B. find C. accept D. notice

2.A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work

3.A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited

4.A. polite B. important C. fine D. special

5.A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect

6.A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular

7.A. friends B. study C. family D. work

8.A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra

9.A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious

10.A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting

11.A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording

12.A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising

13.A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words

14.A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless

15.A. save B. reduce C. protect D. stop

16.A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying

17.A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded

18.A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed

19.A. as B. when C. if D. since

20.A. always B. just C. more D. different

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.A

【解析】试题分析：文章介绍了一个打电话有瘾的人的故事。

1.With these words I began to 21 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction.可知这里意思是我开始面对这个问题。Face面对；find发现；accept接受；notice注意。选A。

2.from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.可知我过去常常一直打电话。now and then时而不时；all the time一直；at home在家；at work工作中，选B。

3.I used to call people , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep.可知我等着接电话。Tried努力；asked问；waited等；invited邀请。选C。

4.Gradually though, the got worse.可知这里意思是看起来情况好。Polite有礼貌；important重要的；fine好的；special特殊的。选C。

5.It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the got worse.可知这里意思是逐渐地，情况变糟糕了。Condition条件；situation情况；result结果；effect影响。选B。

6.Soon it was use, until, finally, addiction.可知这里意思是不久，它被频繁地使用。Frequent频繁；regular经常；unusual不同寻常的；particular特别的，选A。

7.During the day I would disappear for call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring.可知它影响了我的工作。Friends朋友；study学习；family家；work工作，选D。

8.During the day I would disappear for call.可知在白天，我会因为一个快速的电话而消失。a quick快速的；a secret秘密的；an expected期待的；an extra额外的。选A。

9.Getting more and more , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.可知我越来越焦虑。Hopeful有希望的；delighted高兴的；frightened害怕的；anxious焦虑的。选D。

10.in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, myself just one more call.可知这里意思是告诉我自己这是最后一个电话。Forcing强迫；telling告诉；giving给；limiting限制。选B。

11.I was phoning people and messages to make sure calls would see me through the day.可知这里意思是我给人们打电话和留信息。Leaving留下；taking拿；passing通过；recording记录。选A。

12.would see me through the day.可知这里意思是有足够的电话帮助我度过一整天。Long长的；immediate立即的；enough足够的；surprising惊人的。选C。

13.“Is it OK if I just use the phone…?”可知这里意思是我说着话，径直走到电话旁。Saying格言；demands要求；wish祝愿；words说的话。选D。

14.And one day I hit my boss (with the phone).可知这里意思是当我的同事不让我打电话时，我都快疯了。Careful小心的；mad疯狂的；determined坚定的；helpless无助的。选B。

15.At work, I became when my fellow workers tried to me from using the phone.可知这里意思是当我的同事不让我打电话时，我都快疯了。Save节省；reduce减少；protect保护；stop阻止。选D

16.Finally the police caught me a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin,可知这里意思是我毁坏了电话亭。Destroying毁坏；using使用；stealing偷；emptying把……弄空。选 A。

17.and I was to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).可知这里意思是我被命令看心理医生。Offered提供；guided指导；ordered命令；reminded提醒。选C。

18.I haven’t a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.可知这里意思是我应经三周没有电话了。Missed错过；had有；received得到；fixed固定，选B。

19.and it’s several days I used a phone box.可知这里意思是自从我使用电话亭，已经有几天了。As作为；when当……时候；if如果；since自从，选 D。

20. 根据I try not to watch TV because there are people on it making phone calls.可知这里意思是因为电视中总是有人打电话。Always总是；just仅仅；more更多；different不同的，选A。

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