Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension ( 40 minutes )
Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.
A few months ago, I was down with a terrible cold which ended in a persistent bad cough. No matter how many different 26 I tried, I still couldn’t get rid of the cough. Not only did it 27 my teaching but also my life as a whole. Then one day after class, a student came up to me and 28 traditional Chinese medicine. From her description, Chinese medicine sounded as if it had magic power that worked wonders. I was 29 because I knew so little about it and have never it before. Eventually, my cough got so much 30 that I couldn’t sleep at night, so I decided to give it a try. The Chinese doctor took my pulse and asked to see my tongue, both of which were new 31 to me because they are both non-existent in Western medicine. Then the doctor gave me a scraping(刮)treatment known as “Gua Sha”. I was a little 32 at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape the skin on my neck and shoulders. A few minutes later, the 33 (难)strokes started to produce a relieving effect and my body and mind began to 34 deeper into relaxation. I didn’t feel any improvement in my condition in the first couple of days, but after a few more regular visits to the doctor, my cough started to 35 . Then, within a matter of weeks, it was completely gone!
A) deepen I)remedies
B) experiences J) scared
C) hesitant
D) inconvenience K) sensitive
E) lessen L) sink
F) licenses M) temporary
G)pressured N) tremble
H) recommended O) worse
答案解析：
26. 根据原文No matter how many different 26 I tried, I still couldn’t get rid of the cough”，可知此处指的是作者尝试了多种不同的治疗方法”，所以选I(remedies)。
27. 根据原文Not only did it 27 my teaching but also my life as a whole”，可知咳嗽对教学和生活造成了不便”，所以选D(inconvenience)。
28. 根据原文a student came up to me and 28 traditional Chinese medicine”，可知学生向作者推荐了中医”，所以选H(recommended)。
29. 根据原文I was 29 because I knew so little about it and have never it before”，可知作者因对中医不了解而感到犹豫”，所以选C(hesitant)。
30. 根据原文my cough got so much 30 that I couldn’t sleep at night”，可知咳嗽加重到无法入睡的程度”，所以选O(worse)。
31. 根据原文both of which were new 31 to me”，可知中医的诊脉和看舌是作者从未经历过的体验”，所以选B(experiences)。
32. 根据原文I was a little 32 at first because he used a smooth edged tool to scrape my skin”，可知作者起初对刮痧治疗感到害怕”，所以选J(scared)。
33. 根据原文the 33 strokes started to produce a relieving effect”，可知刮痧的按压动作带来了缓解效果”，所以选G(pressured)。
34. 根据原文my body and mind began to 34 deeper into relaxation”，可知刮痧让作者身心进入更深层次的放松”，所以选L(sink)。
35. 根据原文my cough started to 35”，可知经过几次治疗后咳嗽开始减轻”，所以选E(lessen)。
