Craig Beck was wellregarded as a director of several companies. He seemed to be a highly successful man, though he had a habit of drinking two bottles of wine a night. For 20 years he struggled to control his drinking because he refused to describe himself as an alcoholic all the time. As a matter of fact, it was damaging his health, wealth and relationships (人际关系) seriously during these years.
He tried a lot of ways to cut it down and even ban himself from drinking. However, his attempts failed one after one. Slowly he discovered the truth about alcohol addiction. All the lies he had previously believed started to fall apart. For the first time he noticed that he didn't want to drink anymore.
After he stopped drinking himself, he found lots of friends were interested to know how he achieved it. As he helped more and more people stop drinking too much, he began to be regarded as “The Stop Drinking Expert”. Then Craig Beck published books about how to stop drinking, which have been translated into many different languages and continue to be among the bestselling books around the world.
Craig Beck proudly shows people that this is not a case of having to force himself not to drink. There is no willpower required by his stop drinking system and people simply find that they no longer want to drink anymore. A lot of people who read his books at first think the news is too good to be true, but they find that the old saying of “No pains, no gains” does not apply here. This is why his method is regarded by thousands to be the best treatment for stopping drinking in the world.
语篇解读 本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了Craig Beck戒酒的故事。
1．Why did Graig Beck cut down his drinking?
A. It made him lose everything.
B. He couldn't afford it anymore.
C. It ruined his health completely.
D. He found it was harmful to his life.
答案与解析 D 细节理解题。由第一段中最后的it was damaging his health, wealth and relationships (人际关系) seriously during these years可知，Craig Beck之所以减少饮酒量是因为喝酒严重影响了他的生活。
2．Which of the following best describes Craig Beck?
A. Impolite. B. Warmhearted.
C. Peaceloving. D. Impatient.
答案与解析 B 推理判断题。由第三段中的As he helped more and more people stop drinking too much, he began to be regarded as “The Stop Drinking Expert”可知， Craig Beck是个热心肠的人。
3．According to the text, Craig Beck ________.
A. has made a living by writing books
B. can help people stop drinking easily
C. suggests people stop drinking at once
D. has never found it hard to stop drinking
答案与解析 B 推理判断题。由最后一段中的There is no willpower required by his stop drinking system and people simply find that they no longer want to drink anymore可知，Craig Beck能够帮助人们轻易地把酒戒掉。
4．What does the text mainly talk about?
A. The truth about alcohol addiction.
B. The lies of “The Stop Drinking Expert”．
C. Craig Beck's story of stopping drinking.
D. The disadvantages of drinking too much.
答案与解析 C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了Craig Beck戒酒的故事，故C项说法正确。
