Question

Dear Cary,
I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to come back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T

1. 1.
   The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT_____.
   1. A.
      that the author is a lawyer by profession
   2. B.
      that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunk
   3. C.
      the reason why the author had to resign
   4. D.
      that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish
2. 2.
   The author writes to Cary in order to_____.
   1. A.
      offer advice
   2. B.
      tell a story
   3. C.
      avoid nightmares
   4. D.
      ask for help
3. 3.
   What is the author worried about?
   1. A.
      Losing his job
   2. B.
      Missing the conference
   3. C.
      Bring pain to his family
   4. D.
      Giving up drinking
4. 4.
   What do we learn from the passage?
   1. A.
      T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism．
   2. B.
      Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference．
   3. C.
      T will have nightmares when he stops drinking．
   4. D.
      T never attempted to give up his alcoholism．
5. 5.
   We know from the passage that Cary_____.
   1. A.
      likes to talk about the details of his life．
   2. B.
      is an expert on treating alcoholism
   3. C.
      is probably a recovered alcoholic
   4. D.
      never suffered from alcoholism

Answer 1

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试题分析：本文叙述了作者写信给Cary，让他帮着像一个办法改掉酗酒的毛病。作者是一名职业律师，自从9-11事件以后一直酗酒。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。作者和想戒掉酗酒，但是戒不掉。他不想给家人带来痛苦，因此想让已经戒酒成功的Cary帮助他。
1.细节理解题。根据第一段的I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. 作者是一名职业律师，一直与酗酒作斗争。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。因此B项说他很少喝醉是不符合文章的意思。D项drunk as a fish“烂醉如泥”。
故选B。
2.推理判断题。根据第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．可知作者写信给Cary，是想让他来帮他想一个办法戒酒。故选D。
3.推理判断题。根据第三段的 that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family和I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．可知作者担心给家人带来痛苦。故选C。
4. 推理判断题。根据第二段的I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport可知作者喝醉了没能去参加一个会议。故选B。
5.推理判断题。根据第一段的I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism和第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family可知Cary已经与酗酒做斗争成功了，从酗酒中恢复过来了，现在作者正让他帮着想个办法戒酒。故选C
考点：故事类短文阅读。