It’s 2023 now. Gholamreza Ardeshiri is from Iran (伊朗). He was born in 1965. He has a special eating habit. What is it? He doesn’t eat food. Then what does he feed on? He drinks fizzy drinks (碳酸饮料) every day.

One night in 2006, Gholamreza felt terrible. He felt that there was hair in his mouth. He didn’t want to eat food. Just seeing them makes him sick. Gholamreza visited many doctors. But that didn’t work. In the end, Gholamreza shunned food. He started to drink fizzy drinks.

Gholamreza knows his eating habit may bring him problems. So he goes to the hospital to check (检查) his health often. Every time, the doctor tells him that he has no health problems.

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1.How old is Gholamreza?

A 46.

B 58.

C 65.

D 96.

解析：选B。B数字计算题。根据第一段第三句“He was born in 1965.”可知，他出生于1965年，今年(2023-1965=)58岁。故选B。

2.In 2006, Gholamreza ___________.

A was hurt

B felt sick of food

C lost his taste

D won a lot of drinks

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段前三句“One night in 2006, Gholamreza felt terrible. He felt that there was hair in his mouth. He didn’t want to eat food.”可知，高拉姆雷扎·阿尔德什里声称自2006年的一天开始，他发现口里有异物感，吃不下食物，甚至看见食物都让他感到恶心。故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “shunned” mean?

A Grew.

B Looked for.

C Cut down.

D Gave up.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据前文描述的食物会让他恶心和划线部分后面的“He started to drink fizzy drinks.”可知，他决定“放弃”食物，主要喝碳酸饮料过活。故选D。

4.Why does Gholamreza go to the hospital?

A To find a job.

B To visit his friend.

C To work.

D To check his body.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“He goes to the hospital to check (检查) his health often.”可知，他定期去医院进行健康检查。故选D。

5.How is Gholamreza now?

A Strong.

B Tired.

C Healthy.

D Fat.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Every time, the doctor tells him that he has no health problems.”可知，他身体健康。故选C。