高三英语限时阅读训练（十）

　　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　　请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　"My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict(有瘾的人)..."

　　With these words I began to 36 the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people 37 , from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I 38 to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

　　 It started socially - a few calls each day. It seemed 39 , just a quick chat. Gradually though, the 40 got worse. Soon it was 41 use, until, finally, addiction.

　　 And it began to affect my 42 . During the day I would disappear for 43 call. If I couldn't make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more 44 , in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, 45 myself just one more call.

　　 I was phoning people and 46 messages to make sure 47 calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends' homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the 48 "Is it OK if I just use the phone...?" At work, I became 49 when my fellow workers tried to 50 me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally, the police caught me 51 a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was 52 to see a psychiatrist(心理医生).

　　 I haven't 53 a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days 54 I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are 55 people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

　　36．A. face B. find C. accept D. notice

　　37．A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work

　　38．A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited

　　39．A. polite B. important C. fine D. special

40．A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect