58-year-old Gholamreza Ardeshiri claims that the mere sight of food makes him feel sick and that he has been surviving on water and fizzy drinks like Pepsi and Coca-Cola for the last 17 years. It all started one night in 2006, when he woke up with a strange feeling in his mouth, one that he just couldn’t get rid of.

Everyone recommended a different doctor, so he went to see several of them, but no one could tell him exactly what was wrong with him. So he was advised to see a psychiatrist(精神科医生). That didn’t work very well either. In the end, he decided to shun food and has been living a perfectly normal life ever since. His family doesn’t eat in front of him, because just seeing them makes him sick, and he gets all his energy from fizzy drinks. He drinks three large bottles of soda per day and insists that he never feels hungry.

Gholamreza Ardeshiri told reporters that the first time he drank a glass of soda, he felt energetic like never before so he decided that the delicious drink would be his alternative to food. He claims that he lost 32 kilos since he started drinking soft drinks, but other than that he has had no serious health problems in the last 17 years. The 58-year-old man is fully aware of the risks of drinking a lot of sugar-rich fizzy drinks, but he claims he checks his health regularly and that he is healthy. He drinks these sugary drinks almost exclusively(完全地), claiming to drink only half a glass of water and maybe a glass of tea every week.

Ever since he started living on fizzy drinks, Gholamreza Ardeshiri has been feeling more energetic than before. He now sleeps just 4 hours a night and spends his nights watching TV and solving puzzles.

1.Why didn’t Gholamreza Ardeshiri eat food for the last 17 years?

A Because he had no access to food.

B Because food would made him sick.

C Because food gave him a strange feeling.

D Because something was wrong with his mental health.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“that the mere sight of food makes him feel sick and that he has been surviving on water and fizzy drinks like Pepsi and Coca-Cola for the last 17 years”可知，他光是看见食物就会感到恶心，因此过去17年里他不吃食物，只喝水和碳酸饮料。故选B。

2.What does the underlined word “shun” mean?

A Avoid.

B Tolerate.

C Experience.

D Complain.

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。根据前面描述的食物的出现会让他恶心以及后面的“His family doesn’t eat in front of him ... he gets all his energy from fizzy drinks.”可知，他避开了食物，只喝碳酸饮料存活。故选A。

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Gholamreza Ardeshiri?

A He now goes to the psychiatrist from time to time.

B He knew his living habits might pose a risk to him.

C He gained much weight because of his eating habits.

D He refuses drinks other than sugary drinks.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第三段的“The 58-year-old man is fully aware of the risks of drinking a lot of sugar-rich fizzy drinks”可知，他深知大量饮用高含糖碳酸饮料的风险。故选B。

4.What is the title for the passage?

A Man Claims to Have Survived on Soda Alone for the Last 17 Years.

B Man Claims That the Mere Sight of Food Makes Him Uncomfortable.

C Man Had a Strange Illness And Only Food And Soft Drinks Can Save Him.

D Man Gave up Food And Water Completely Because of His Uncomfortable Feeling.

解析：选A。A主旨大意题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了一名男子罹患怪病，看到食物会感觉恶心，17年里只喝碳酸饮料的故事。故选A。