I was a publishing director and was looking forward to embracing a new day of work, as always，that morning． I would always turn to the crossword, but that day it didn't 31 I'd been doing it for 30 odd years, but trying to read this one was like treading through syrup（糖浆）: 32 slow and hard． I thought I must be tired． I said to my assistant． The 33 colleague contacted my wife, Beth, and she drove me straight to hospital． There, confirmation came that I'd had a stroke in the part of my brain that 34 communication． I was now in a condition that means it's difficult or 35 to receive and produce language． It was the only time I 36 ． I was back at home a week later, and my goal was to get better and 37 Work in a couple of months． The way to 38 my language ability was rough． I'd look at simple pictures and try to describe them as my mind 39 round and round in the darkness, looking for words． As the months passed it became 40 that I wasn't going to be able to go back to my old job． For 25 years, I had 41 myself as a publisher． I was used to a busy day of meetings． I enjoyed colleagues and the 42 I'd had． I didn’t feel ready to say goodbye to my old self． There were times when I felt incredibly 43 ． In the darkest months, I devoted myself to 44 ． I couldn't manage novels or newspapers, 45 I tried reading poetry, and found the shorter lines less overwhelming． My speech came back, and I learned how to read again, though much more slowly． I also learned the 46 to keep up． I allowed myself to slow down, and started to enjoy it． 47 , I rid of my old skin． I grieved the past, its passing and its absence, and started to 48 it． Now, 10 years later, I look after my grandson a day a week, and my relationship with my family is deeper than ever． If you'd asked me 15 years ago to 49 the importance of the things in my life I might have said work, but now I'm no longer a high-achieving publisher． I'm a 50 man．
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
题目分析：文章讲诉了一名出版总监患了失语症，但通过自己的努力逐渐恢复，并发现人生有比工作更重要的事情--家庭。
小题1:考查词组：A． wear off磨掉B． make any sense有意义C． count up加起来D． pay off还清，有回报，但那天的情况一点也不合乎常理。选B
小题2:考查副词：A． temporarily暂时的B． scarcely几乎不C． incredibly 难以置信的，D． savagely野蛮地，难以置信的缓慢和艰难。选C。
小题3:考查形容词：A． curious 好奇的B． reserved 保留的C． rigid僵硬的 D． concerned关心的，担心我的同事联系了我妻子，选D
小题4:考查词组：A． calls for需要，照顾B． deals with处理 C． suffers from 遭遇D． responds to回应，证实了我大脑中负责语言沟通的那一部分中风了。选B。
小题5:考查形容词：A． practical实用的，B． absurd荒唐的；可笑的C． impossible 不可能的，D． innocent天真的，无辜的，这种情况意味着我会难以或者几乎无法接收或说出任何语言，选C
小题6:考查动词：A． prayed祈祷B． cried 哭C． failed失败 D． withdrew撤回，这是我唯一一次哭的时候。选B。
小题7:考查词组：A． contribute to 有助于B． agree to同意C． return to回到D． appeal to吸引，我的目标是好起来，回去上班。选C。
小题8:考查动词：A． obtaining获得B． rebuilding重建C． revealing揭示D． improving改善，重建语言能力的过程很难。选B
小题9:考查动词：A． slipped滑倒B． doubted怀疑C． wandered 徘徊，走神D． reckoned测算，估计，我的思想会走神。选C
小题10:考查形容词：A． messy混乱B． flexible灵活的C． straightforward 直率的 D． self-evident不言而喻的，几个月过去了，很明显我不能回去上班了。选D
小题11:考查动词：A． informed 通知B． estimated估计C． reflected反映D． defined定义，我把自己定义为出版总监，选D
小题12:A． extinction熄灭B． reward回报C． agenda 日程安排D． status地位，身份，我喜欢同事和自己的身份。选D
小题13:考查形容词：A． angry 生气的B． acute敏捷的C． prejudiced 有偏见的， D． merciless毫不怜悯的，有很多次我感到非常生气。选A
小题14:考查动词：A． speaking说话B． trying 尝试C． writing写D． managing管理，我尽量地努力。选B
小题15:考查连词：A． since自从B． until直到C． SO因此D． as因为，当…,我不能看小说和报纸，因此我尝试看诗歌，选C
小题16:考查名词：A． favor恩惠B． patience 耐心C． coincidence巧合；一致D． comfort安慰，我学会了坚持的耐心。选B
小题17:考查副词：A． Gradually逐渐的B．Hopefully有希望的C． Narrowly勉强的，D． Annually一年一度的，逐渐的，我褪去以前的身份。选A
小题18:考查词组：A． keep up with 跟上B．come to terms with和…一致C．get around to 四处走动D． live up to符合，达到，我开始和它保持一致。选B
小题19:考查动词：A． arrange安排B． compare 比较C． rank 排名D． declare宣布，如果15年前让我排列一生中最重要的东西，选C
小题20:考查名词：A． genius天才B． community社区C． dignity尊严D． family家庭，现在我是家庭妇男。选D
点评：文章故事线条清晰通过对话展现故事情节，侧重通过上下文信息考查考生的综合运用英语的能力，注重语篇的理解，学生平时要培养自己驾驭语篇的能力，培养自己根据语篇综合运用英语的能力，也注重对词义的辨析和语法的正确使用。