I was required to read one of Bernie Siegel's books in college and was hooked on his positivity from that moment on. The stories of his unconventional  16  and the exceptional patients he wrote about were so  17  to me and had such a big  18  on how I saw life from then on. Who knew that so many years later I would look to Dr. Bernie and his CDs again to  19  my own cancer experience?

I'm an ambitious  20 , and when I started going through chemo(化疗), even though I'm a very  21  person, I lost my drive to write. I was just too tired and not in the  22 . One day, while waiting to go in for  23 , I had one of Dr. Bernie's books in my hand. Another patient  24  what I was reading and struck up a conversation with me  25  he had one of his books with him as well. It  26  that among other things, he was an eighty-­year-­old writer. He was  27  a published author, and he was currently  28  on a new book.

We would see each other at various times and  29  friends. Sometimes he wore a duck hat, and I would tell myself, he was definitely a(n)  30  of Dr. Bernie. He really put a  31  on my face. He unfortunately  32  last year due to his cancer,  33  he left a deep impression on me and gave me the  34  to pick up my pen again. I  35  to myself, “If he can do it, then so can I.”

1.

A tastes

B ideas

C notes

D memories

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：他非传统的想法（unconventional ideas）以及关于特殊病人的故事让我感到如此惊讶，从那时起，对我的看待生活有很大的影响。taste味道； idea想法，理念；note说明，注释；memory记忆，回忆。

2.

A amazing

B shocking

C amusing

D strange

解析：选A。A　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。句意参见36题。amazing令人吃惊的；shocking可怕的，令人讨厌的；amusing有趣的，好玩的；strange奇怪的，陌生的。

3.

A strike

B push

C challenge

D impact

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意参见36题。考查名词辨析。strike打击；罢工；push推，决心；challenge挑战；impact影响。have an impact on…固定搭配“对…有影响”。

4.

A learn from

B go over

C get through

D refer to

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。。句意：谁知道这么多年后我将再次看到伯尼博士和他的CD度过自己的癌症经历吗？ learn from 向……学习；go over 复习；get through度过，完成；refer to参考，涉及。

5.

A reader

B writer

C editor

D doctor

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：我是一名有抱负的作家，但是当我开始经历化疗时。尽管我是一个很乐观的人，我失去了写作的动力。根据下文pick up my pen again可知。

6.

A positive

B agreeable

C humorous

D honest

解析：选A。A　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。句意参见40题。 positive 积极的； agreeable 称心如意的； humourous 幽默的，诙谐的；honest 诚实的，实在的。

7.

A mood

B position

C state

D way

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：我只是太累了，没心情。in the mood 兴致勃勃为固定搭配。

8.

A advice

B reference

C protection

D treatment

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：有一天，在等待治疗的时候，我手头上有一本Bernie的书。advice 建议；reference 参考，参照；protection 保护，保卫；treatment 治疗，处理。

9.

A viewed

B knew

C noticed

D wondered

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。句意：另一个病人注意到我在读什么，他与我交谈，因为他也有一个他的书。

10.

A while

B because

C although

D providing

解析：选B。B　考查连词在语境中的辨析。。句意参见44题。providing “假如，以……为条件”。

11.

A came out

B worked out

C proved out

D turned out

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。。句意：原来，他是一个八十岁的作家。carried out “实施”； worked out “计算出，理解”； proved out “证明是合适的，证明是令人满意的”； turned out “结果证明”。

12.

A naturally

B merely

C hopefully

D actually

解析：选D。D　考查副词在语境中的辨析。句意：实际上他是一个出版家，目前他正从事一本新书。naturally “自然地，自然而然地”；merely “仅仅”；hopefully “有希望地，有前途地”；actually “实际上；事实上”。

13.

A deciding

B investing

C working

D relying

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。句意参见47题。decide on “选定，决定”； invest on “投资”； work on “从事于……”； rely on “依靠，依赖”。

14.

A became

B helped

C missed

D visited

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。句意：我们多次见面，成为朋友。

15.

A patient

B operator

C fan

D publisher

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：我会告诉自己，他绝对是一个伯尼博士的粉丝。

16.

A sign

B smile

C mark

D mask

解析：选B。B　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意：他使我脸上挂满微笑。A 标志，迹象，征兆；C 标记；D 面罩。

17.

A showed up

B set off

C fell down

D passed away

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。句意：不幸的是他去年因癌症去世了，但他给我留下了深刻的印象，给了我启发，我重新拿起了我的笔。showed up “露面；露出；揭露”； set off “出发；引起；动身；使爆炸”； fell down “倒下；感到闷闷不乐”； passed away “死去，去世，逝世”。

18.

A since

B but

C so

D for

解析：选B。B　考查连词在语境中的辨析。句意参见52题。考查连词辨析。

19.

A guidance

B trust

C opportunity

D inspiration

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。句意参见52题。guidance“指导，引导；领导”； trust “信任，信赖；责任”； opportunity “时机，机会”； inspiration “灵感；鼓舞”。

20.

A promised

B swore

C thought

D replied

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。句意：我心想，“如果他能做到，那么我也行。”考查动词辨析。think to oneself “盘算；自言自语”。