Steve Jobs on life and death
When I was 17, I read a quote （引述） that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an   1  on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every   2  and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”  And whenever the    3  has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to   4  something.
Remembering that I’ll be   5  soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big   6  in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all   7  of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is   8  important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to   9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to   10  your heart.
Your time is limited, so don’t   11  it living someone else’s life. Don’t be   12  by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the   13  to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to   14 . Everything else is   15 .
小題1:
A．expectationB．impressionC．imaginationD．examination
小題2:
A．minuteB．nightC．dayD．week
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nswerB．solutionC．resultD．chance
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．hideC．changeD．a(chǎn)void
小題5:
A．famousB．deadC．oldD．forgotten
小題6:
A．decisionsB．contributionsC．differencesD．mistakes
小題7:
A．understandingB．certainty C．fearD．knowledge
小題8:
A．mostlyB．hardlyC．nearlyD．truly
小題9:
A．takeB．loseC．giveD．win
小題10:
A．breakB．catchC．warmD．follow
小題11:
A．wasteB．imagineC．spendD．risk
小題12:
A．confusedB．trappedC．discouragedD．hurt
小題13:
A．wisdomB．ideaC．desireD．courage
小題14:
A．seeB．showC．becomeD．forget
小題15:
A．necessaryB．naturalC．secondaryD．possible

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:D
小題14:C
小題15:C

試題分析：文章引述了史蒂夫喬布斯的一次演講，他在演講對生命的意義和我們真正在乎的事情進(jìn)行闡述。
小題1:A. expectation期望    B. impression印象       C. imagination想象      D. examination考試，句意，這樣的一段話給我留下了很深的印象，故選B
小題2:根據(jù)句意，我每天都會在鏡子里問我自己，every day 每天，故選C
小題3:A. answer答案     B. solution解決方法     C. result結(jié)果       D. chance機(jī)會，句意，如果我連續(xù)幾天的答案都是“不”時，故選 A
小題4:A. accept接受         B. hide隱藏     C. change改變   D. avoid避免，句，我知道我要進(jìn)行改變了，故選 C
小題5:A. famous 著名的      B. dead 死亡的      C. old老的      D. forgotten忘卻的，根據(jù)前文，講到人生中的最后一天，故此處應(yīng)該是死亡，故選B
小題6:A. decisions決定         B. contributions貢獻(xiàn)    C. differences不同      D. mistakes錯誤，根據(jù)句意，意識到我終有一天會死，是幫助我在生活中如何做重要決定的最主要的方法，故選A
小題7:A. understanding理解     B. certainty必然       C. fear恐懼         D. knowledge知識，句意：所有對于失敗和尷尬的恐懼，故選C
小題8:A. mostly絕大多數(shù)地           B. hardly幾乎不       C. nearly幾乎          D. truly真正地，句意：這些東西都會在面臨死亡時消失，只有真正重要的會留下，故選 D
小題9:根據(jù)句意，意識到你有一天會死，是最好的方法來避免你去想那些你所失去的事情時的苦楚，故選B
小題10:A. break打破        B. catch抓住        C. warm 溫暖        D. follow跟隨，句意：你沒有理由不跟隨你的心志，故選 D
小題11:A. waste浪費(fèi)            B. imagine想象      C. spend花費(fèi)            D. risk冒險，根據(jù)句意:不要浪費(fèi)時間來活在別人的世界里，故選 A
小題12:A. confused感到困惑的          B. trapped陷入困境的        C. discouraged氣餒的D. hurt痛苦的，句意：不要陷入教條的困境中，故選B
小題13:A. wisdom 智慧       B. idea想法         C. desire期望      D. courage勇氣，句意：最重要的是，要有勇氣來追隨你的信念和目標(biāo)，故選D
小題14:他們在某種程度上已經(jīng)知道了你真正想要成為的人，故選C
小題15:A. necessary 有必要的       B. natural自然段        C. secondary次要的  D. possible 可能的，句意：別的任何東西都是次要的，故選C
點(diǎn)評：本文較難，對于此類議論文，中心不好把握。解答此類文章需要對文章花兩分鐘過的時間進(jìn)行瀏覽，把握作者寫作的大意，同時將自己設(shè)身處地的融入情節(jié)中，對于第一遍做不出的題目不要急于作答，將后續(xù)題目答完后再仔細(xì)作答。
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We go to bed every night and  15  every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a  16 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 17  . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we  18  the social ladder—how much bigger and better a  19  we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on  20 we are than what we do!
小題1:
A．windowB．garageC．doorD．yard
小題2:
A．parkB．stopC．checkD．repair
小題3:
A．knewB．understoodC．a(chǎn)skedD．wondered
小題4:
A．forB．out ofC．withoutD．from
小題5:
A．businessB．nationalC．personalD．public
小題6:
A．wastefulB．usefulC．wonderfulD．plentiful
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．intendedC．expectedD．happened
小題8:
A．laterB．moreC．a(chǎn)goD．before
小題9:
A．brokenB．fineC．shutD．open
小題10:
A．onceB．beforeC．whenD．until
小題11:
A．farB．deepC．longD．little
小題12:
A．driverB．engineerC．fatherD．son
小題13:
A．calledB．madeC．electedD．turned
小題14:
A．experienceB．earningC．lifeD．position
小題15:
A．stay upB．wake upC．stay homeD．go home
小題16:
A．competitionB．performanceC．debateD．party
小題17:
A．familyB．companyC．teamD．whole
小題18:
A．buildB．climbC．standD．lay
小題19:
A．gardenB．garageC．carD．taxi
小題20:
A．whoB．whatC．whichD．where

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Somebody might say, “I want to be a big fish, as big as Bill Gates, in a big pool, as large as Microsoft.” However, we all know it is   36   for a green hand(新手) in the field. Then you have to   37  the question carefully. No matter    38   side you choose to take, you have your chance to succeed. Now the problem is which can provide you more    39   .
I choose to be a big fish in a small pool. A big company may provide you a    40   starting point, but a small company offers you opportunity to practice  various     41   . During the     42   , you may     43    yourself, recognize your     44     points and find your potentiality(潛力). What’s more,   45  so many limitations and rules in a small company, if you are competent you have     46    chances to climb to a higher point. Finally, being a big fish (although) in a small pool, gives a green hand     47    self-confidence which is quite important for     48   .
     49   , you should not be confined(使局限) to your small pool, and be     50    with being a big fish there. You should always dream of being a big fish in a big pool!
小題1:
A．impossibleB．uninterestingC．unnecessaryD．uncorrectable
小題2:
A．thinkB．recognizeC．considerD．realize
小題3:
A．whatB．whetherC．howD．which
小題4:
A．helpB．chancesC．a(chǎn)dviceD．money
小題5:
A．highB．properC．richD．practical
小題6:
A．jobsB．toolsC．skillsD．topics
小題7:
A．successB．performC．productsD．process
小題8:
A．increaseB．improveC．impressD．encourage
小題9:
A．weakB．reasonableC．strongD．a(chǎn)mazing
小題10:
A．withoutB．because ofC．except forD．with
小題11:
A．lessB．equalC．noD．more
小題12:
A．variousB．seriousC．preciousD．former
小題13:
A．succeedB．successC．successfulD．succeeded
小題14:
A．PersonallyB．CertainlyC．ImmediatelyD．Generally
小題15:
A．satisfiedB．proudC．relaxedD．regretted

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers (黑鷹突擊 隊(duì)), he had an accident. "It was a night jump, and we were jumping low," he recalls. "We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落傘)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open. Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places.
The next morning, Reed could not move. "Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again." Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like. It was the saddest moment of his life. "The experts are telling me my body doesn’t work! What am I supposed to do?" he thought.
To distract (轉(zhuǎn)移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2,000 pounds. He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.
Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him. He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (癱瘓的) out of their wheelchairs. Now he has started his own company to make the legs. "I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing," he said. "So never give up!"
小題1:Monty had an accident in 1986 because_______.
A．his feet hit the ground too hard
B．his parachute was under another person’s
C．a(chǎn)nother person’s parachute stopped his from opening
D．he was training to jump at night
小題2:Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ______.
A．create a new kind of wheelchair for himself
B．discover how to make man-made muscles
C．learn how to jump out of an airplane
D．stop himself from thinking about his pain
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?
A．He didn’t lose heart in the face of difficulty.
B．He is fond of reading science fiction.
C．He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
D．He didn’t believe what the doctors said.
小題4:We can learn from the passage that Monty’s goal is to ______.
A．become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein
B．return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps
C．compete in games and marathons and go swimming
D．help more patients in wheelchairs to recover

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