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 resien辭職 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,! 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
小題1:The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT _____.
A.the reason why the author had to resign
B.that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish
C.that the author is a lawyer by profession
D.that the author is a lawyer and he never gets drunk
小題2:The author writes to Cary in order to _____.
A.a(chǎn)sk for moneyB.a(chǎn)sk for helpC.offer adviceD.tell a story
小題3:What is the author worried about?
A. Losing his jobB.Giving up drinking
C. Bring pain to his familyD.Missing the conference
小題4:We know from the passage that Cary _____.
A.is probably a recovered alcoholic
B.never suffered from alcoholism
C.likes to talk about the details of his life
D.is a doctor on treating alcoholism

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析:
小題1:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)前句.I've been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11說明我一直在于酗酒斗爭,而且我是一名律師,故D符合本題。
小題2:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行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說明作者寫信是為了求助。故B正確。
小題3:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行I need a way out that doesn't involve causing pain to my family說明他不想給家人帶來痛苦,故C正確。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第一段說明Cary,以前也是一個酗酒的人,也許現(xiàn)在戒掉了酒。作者就寫信給他向他求教戒酒的方法,故A正確。
點評:作者寫本文是為了向Cary征求戒酒的方法。在信中,他描述了自己因為酗酒而遭受的種種不幸。本文集中考查細節(jié)題,如46,47,48要求考生根據(jù)題目要求,在文章中準確定位考查點,做出準確判斷。
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