Amanda took whatever pills she could get, largely because she was finding life hard to take. “There were a lot of　1　, ”she says. She had just found out that her parents were splitting. It took her　2　—and she was　3　. “I woke up one morning, and they told me. ”

On a few　4　during her two years of going to parties. “My heart would beat so fast it felt like it was going to　5　. I felt weak and confused sometimes and　6　passed out several times, ”she recalls. “But I picked up from the ground　7　I had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging. I was really　8　about it and proud of the fact that I could take more than a lot of people. I could come home and have a　9　with my parents. ”

Finally, 　10　, things got out of control. “I couldn’t go a day without taking something, ”she　11　, “and after a while, the pills　12　my stomach; it hurt all the time, and I hardly ate. Finally, I couldn’t　13　it any more. I went to my parents and told them I needed help. ”

Amanda entered a　14　program and has been calm since her release last January. “Detox(排毒)was the　15　four days of my entire life, ”she says. “I was throwing up all the　16　and had the shakes. ”

She doesn’t　17　drugs. “I’m so hurt from this, ”says Amanda, who has damaged kidneys from the drugs and alcohol. “I have to　18　daily to stay calm. But in some ways, I feel lucky I　19　it, and I’m out of it now. ”Amanda wrote a song called “Goodnight to the Moonlight. ”Amanda says, “It’s about how it feels to be taking drugs and alcohol, how it　20　, how it makes you feel like you’re losing yourself. ”

【文章大意】Amanda因为吸毒导致身体出现各种不适, 于是她到戒毒中心进行治疗。戒毒的过程艰难而痛苦, 她从中也悟到了许多。

1. A. pills　　B. problems　　C. people　　D. work

【解析】选B。联系上文的“she was finding life hard to take”可知, 她的生活中出现了很多问题。

2. A. by surprise B. by hands C. with sadness D. over again

【解析】选A。take sb. by surprise意思是“出乎某人意料”。

3. A. angry B. anxious

C. shocked D. frightened

【解析】选C。因为这一切来得突然, 因此她震惊了。4. A. days B. weeks

C. periods D. occasions

【解析】选D。联系空后的“her two years of going to parties”可知有很多“场合”。C有一定的干扰性, period指“一段时间”。

5. A. beat B. stop C. explode D. rest

【解析】选C。联系空前的“My heart would beat so fast”可知, 她的心脏跳得太快, 就像要爆炸一样。

6. A. ever B. even C. already D. yet

【解析】选B。“passed out several times”是程度的加深, 因此用even, 表示“甚至有几次都昏倒了”。

7. A. while B. so

C. because D. although

【解析】选C。前后为因果关系, 后面是前面的原因。

8. A. crazy B. concerned

C. anxious D. worried

【解析】选A。联系上文的“had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging”可知, 最厉害的时候, 她对毒品达到痴迷的程度。

9. A. meal B. gathering

C. conversation D. meeting

【解析】选C。在吸食了毒品后她才感觉好受, 回到家里可以与父母交谈。其他选项都不能表达毒品对她的巨大作用。

10. A. therefore B. though

C. then D. still

【解析】选B。上文叙述的是毒品带给自己的安慰, 后面讲述的是毒品对自己的伤害, 因此这里是转折。

11. A. repliesB. regrets C. phones D. recalls

【解析】选D。联系上下文可知, 这是Amanda对过去经历的回忆。

12. A. upset B. harmed C. filled D. knocked

【解析】选A。联系下文的“it hurt all the time, and I hardly ate”可知, 毒品开始使肠胃不适, 故选upset。

13. A. know B. take C. eat D. see

【解析】选B。联系空前的“Finally”和空后的“any more”可知, 她再也不能忍受了。take在这里是“忍受”的意思。

14. A. TV B. show C. treatment D. talk

【解析】选C。联系下文“Detox was the ________ four days of my entire life”可知, 她参加了治疗计划。

15. A. worst B. happiest C. luckiest D. best

【解析】选A。联系下文“I have to ________ daily to stay calm. ”可知, 排毒的这四天是最糟糕的日子。

16. A. medicine B. water

C. food D. wine

【解析】选C。联系空前的“throwing up”可知, 在治疗中心, 她把吃的食物全部吐出来了。

17. A. rely on B. know about

C. think of D. care about

【解析】选D。联系下文她说的“I’m so hurt from this”可知, 她对毒品万分痛恨, 因此再也不喜欢它们了。

18. A. stand B. struggle

C. exercise D. write

【解析】选B。联系空后的“to stay calm”可知, 每天为了能保持安静, 她要努力与毒品抗争。

19. A. went through B. looked through

C. put through D. put down

【解析】选A。联系下文“I’m out of it now”可知, 她觉得自己很幸运, 因为经历了这个痛苦, 现在摆脱了毒品。go through指“经历艰难痛苦的事情”。

20. A. feels B. wastes C. hurts D. affects

【解析】选C。最后一句讲述的是从开始吸毒到最后戒毒的过程, 此空表达的是毒品带给她的伤害, 因此用hurts。Ⅲ. 书面表达