Question

Ten years ago I used to be very healthy. I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at the weekend. I used to play ________ a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t make so much money. I had a job in an office. My job wasn’t very good at that time, ________ I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.

Then, about eight years ago, I got a much _________ job. The pay was higher. But the hours were a lot longer, too. I bought a car. I began to _________ to work every day and take people out to lunch. And I began to put ________ weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and didn’t go for long walks any more, because I just have _________time for things like that .

There’s a lot of ________ in a job like mine. I started drinking more than I used to. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.

Two months ago I had a heart attack (发作). At first I just couldn’t believe it. “I’m too young,” I said. _______, it wasn’t very serious. I was in hospital for a few days. The doctor advised me to ________ drinking and smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. Sometimes I ________ if I should get another job. But if I do that, I won’t make so much money. I have a family to take care of. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do.

1.A.basketball B.football C.volleyball D.tennis

2.A.because B.but C.if D.so

3.A.worse B.better C.easier D.funnier

4.A.drive B.walk C.run D.swim

5.A.up B.off C.on D.in

6.A.much B.no C.a lot of D.a little

7.A.stress B.fun C.trouble D.progress

8.A.Luckily B.Sadly C.Specially D.Suddenly

9.A.continue B.remember C.stop D.try

10.A.imagine B.discover C.dream D.wonder

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.A

9.C

10.D

【解析】

解析：本文通过讲述作者前后不同的工作给作者的健康带来了不同的影响的情况，告诉我们要更多注意自己的健康状态，保持健康的身体。

1.解析：A. basketball篮球，B. football足球，C. volleyball排球，D. tennis网球。根据下文提到的I stopped playing tennis and didn’t go for long walks any more.可知“以前是经常打网球，经常出去散步”。结合选项，故答案选D。

2.解析：A. because因为，B. but但是，C. if如果，D. so如此。根据句意“那时我的工作不太好，但是我有很多时间做我喜欢的事情”，可知前后表示转折，结合选项，故答案选B。

3.解析：A. worse更坏的，B. better更好的，C. easier更容易的，D. funnier更有趣的。根据下文The pay was higher.“工资高”，可推知是“我得到了一份更好的工作”，结合选项，故答案选B。

4.解析：A. drive驾驶，B. walk步行，C. run跑，D. swim游泳。根据上文I bought a car.“我买了一辆车”，可知这里是“我开始每天开车去上班”，结合选项，故答案选A。

5.解析：A. up在…之上，B. off离开，C. on在…之上，D. in在,,,里面。根据上文take people out to lunch.“带人们出去吃午餐”，可知应该是“我的体重也开始增加了”。put on“增加”，固定搭配。故答案选C。

6.解析：A. much许多，B. no没有，C. a lot of 许多，D. a little一点儿。根据句意 I stopped playing tennis and didn’t go for long walks any more, because I just have __6__time for things like that .我不再打网球，也不再出去散步了，因为我没有时间去做那些，可知这里应该是“没有时间”，结合选项，故答案选B。

7.解析：A. stress压力，B. fun乐趣，C. trouble麻烦，D. progress进步。根据下文的作者开始抽烟、喝酒，可推知是“工作压力太大”，结合选项故答案选A。

8.解析：8. A. Luckily幸运地，B. Sadly伤心地，C. Specially特别地，D. Suddenly突然地。根据上文Two months ago I had a heart attack.和空格后面it wasn’t very serious.说明“我是幸运地”，结合选项，故答案选A。

9.解析：A. continue继续，B. remember记住，C. stop停止，D. try尝试。根据上下文的联系和语境可知，医生建议我停止喝酒、吸烟，结合选项，故答案选C。

10.解析：A. imagine想象，B. discover发现，C. dream梦想，D. wonder想知道。根据下文But if I do that, I won’t make so much money.“如果我那样做，我将赚不了太多的钱”，可知作者是想知道重新去找另一份工作会怎样。结合选项，故答案选D。