Dear Cary,
I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my puter. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to e back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T
【小题1】The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT ．A．that the author is a lawyer by professionB．that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunkC．the reason why the author had to resignD．that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish【小题2】The author writes to Cary in order to ．A．offer advice B．tell a storyC．avoid nightmaresD．ask for help【小题3】What is the author worried about?A．Losing his jobB．Missing the conferenceC．Bring pain to his familyD．Giving up drinking【小题4】What do we learn from the passage?A．T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism．B．Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference．C．T will have nightmares when he stops drinking．D．T never attempted to give up his alcoholism．【小题5】We know from the passage that Cary ．A．likes to talk about the details of his life．B．is an expert on treating alcoholismC．is probably a recovered alcoholicD．never suffered from alcoholismB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文叙述了作者写信给Cary，让他帮着像一个办法改掉酗酒的毛病。作者是一名职业律师，自从9-11事件以后一直酗酒。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。作者和想戒掉酗酒，但是戒不掉。他不想给家人带来痛苦，因此想让已经戒酒成功的Cary帮助他。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段的I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my puter. 作者是一名职业律师，一直与酗酒作斗争。因为醉倒在电脑前，不得不辞职了。因此B项说他很少喝醉是不符合文章的意思。D项drunk as a fish“烂醉如泥”。
故选B。
【小题2】推理判断题。根据第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．可知作者写信给Cary，是想让他来帮他想一个办法戒酒。故选D。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据第三段的 that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family和I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．可知作者担心给家人带来痛苦。故选C。
【小题4】 推理判断题。根据第二段的I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport可知作者喝醉了没能去参加一个会议。故选B。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据第一段的I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism和第三段的Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family可知Cary已经与酗酒做斗争成功了，从酗酒中恢复过来了，现在作者正让他帮着想个办法戒酒。故选C