阅读理解

阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling. But now, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak. In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

　　The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never get over the illness. However, Mr. Cousins refused to give up hope. He thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He didn't want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

　　He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain－free sleep at night. After that Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

　　After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.

1．Why did Norman Cousins get sick?

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A．He did not rest enough.

B. He traveled too much.

C．His body chemistry changed.

D. All of the above.

2．What part of his body was affected by the illness?

[　　]

A．The bones in his feet.

B．His mind when he slept.

C．The material between his bones.

D．His stomach.

3．What did Mr. Cousins think caused his illness?

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A．He often traveled around the world on business.

B．He had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip.

C．Unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body.

D. His bones became so weak that he could not stand.

4．How long did it take before Mr. Cousins went back to work?

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阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his work and traveling. But now, Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip, a chemical change began to take place inside him. The material between his bones became weak. In less than one week after his return, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night.

　　The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins' problem and he might never get over the illness. However Mr. Cousins refused to give up hope. He thought that unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He didn't want to take medicine to cure himself．Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.

　　He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television.. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. After that Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could continue his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping whenever he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for exercise.

　　After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to health.

1．Why did Norman Cousins get sick?

[　　]

A．He did not rest enough.

B．He traveled too much.

C．His body chemistry changed.

D．All of the above.

2．What part of his body was affected by the illness?

[　　]

A．The bones in his feet.

B．His mind when he slept.

C．The material between his bones.

D．His stomach.

3．What did Mr. Cousins think caused his illness?

[　　]

A．He often traveled around the world on business.

B．He had pushed his body to the limit of its strength on the trip.

C．Unhappy thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body.

D．His bones became so weak that he could not stand.

4．How long did it take before Mr. Cousins went back to work?

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