When I was 17, I read a quote: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made a(n)   36  on me，and since then，for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the   37  day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to   38  something．
Remembering that I’ll be   39  soon is the most important tool to help me make the big choices in life,   40   almost everything—all expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—just falls away in the face of death,   41  only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to   42 . You are already naked．There is no reason not to follow your heart.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to   43  don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever   44  it, because Death is very likely to be the single best invention of Life. It clears out the old to   45  for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will   46  become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is   47 , so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice．Everything else is secondary.
小題1:
A．surpriseB．impressionC．choice D．call
小題2:
A．lastB．firstC．worst D．best
小題3:
A．changeB．supplyC．provide D．a(chǎn)chieve
小題4:
A．deadB．firedC．murdered D．failed
小題5:
A．despiteB．becauseC．though D．if
小題6:
A．includingB．possessingC．leaving D．facing
小題7:
A．valueB．reachC．gain D．lose
小題8:
A．skyB．spaceC．universe D．heaven
小題9:
A．experiencedB．encounteredC．escaped D．observed
小題10:
A．make goodB．make upC．make way D．make clear
小題11:
A．dramaticallyB．graduallyC．regularly D．likely
小題12:
A．importantB．narrowC．perfect D．limited

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

試題分析：歲月匆匆，人生短暫，要把每一天都當成最后一天來過。
小題1:考查名詞：A．surprise驚訝B．impression印象C．choice 選擇 D．call電話，這句話給我的印象很深。選B
小題2:考查形容詞：A．last 最后的B．first第一C．worst最壞的D．best最好的，如果這是我的最后一天，我會這么做嗎？選A
小題3:考查動詞：A．change改變B．supply提供C．provide 提供D．a(chǎn)chieve取得，每當一連多天答案都是否定時，作者知道自己需要做出改變了。選A
小題4:考查詞義辨析：A．dead 死的B．fired 解雇C．murdered謀殺D．failed失敗，知道自己要死了可以讓人們做出最大的決定。選A
小題5:考查詞義辨析：A．despite雖然B．because因為C．though 雖然D．if如果，因為面對死亡一切—期待，自豪，害怕，尷尬都會消失。選B
小題6:考查動詞：A．including包括B．possessing 擁有C．leaving 離開，留下，D．facing面對，留下最重要的。選C
小題7:考查動詞：A．value尊重B．reach 到達C．gain獲得D．lose失去，記得自己會死是最好的避免自己認為還有東西可以失去的辦法。從后面的句子You are already naked 可知沒有什么可以失去。選D
小題8:考查名詞：A．sky天空B．space太空C．universe宇宙D．heaven天堂，甚至想上天堂的人都不想死了去那里。選D
小題9:考查動詞：A．experienced 經(jīng)歷B．encountered遇到C．escaped逃離D．observed觀察，句意：死是每個人的共同的目的地，沒有人能逃脫。選C
小題10:考查詞組： make way for為…讓路，死是清除老人為年輕人讓路。選C
小題11:考查副詞： A．dramatically戲劇性地 B．gradually逐漸地C．regularly定期地D．likely可能的，你會逐漸的變成老人被清除掉。選B
小題12:考查形容詞：A．important重要的 B．narrow狹窄的C．perfect完美的D．limited有限的，你的時間是有限的，不要浪費時間過別人的生活。選D
點評：本文主要是測試學(xué)生綜合運用語言的能力，即從語篇的角度綜合測試閱讀理解能力、詞匯的掌握和對英語習(xí)慣用語的熟悉程度、以及語法規(guī)則的靈活運用。考生做題時必須時刻從上下文考慮，不應(yīng)該只看到所添的詞在短語或句子內(nèi)是否可行。因此，在做題時最好將全文通讀一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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A．themB．itC．myselfD．me
小題2:
A．shorterB．tallerC．weakerD．slower
小題3:
A．lookingB．smilingC．a(chǎn)imingD．glaring
小題4:
A．streetB．sunC．mirrorD．corner
小題5:
A．closelyB．closeC．nearD．nearly
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．whileC．untilD．unless
小題7:
A．disturbB．seekC．comfortD．ignore
小題8:
A．games B．performanceC．conversation D．competition
小題9:
A．faceB．backC．eyesD．wings
小題10:
A．look up toB．catch up withC．look down uponD．put up with
小題11:
A．that B．whyC．whetherD．how
小題12:
A．relax B．stop C．leave D．forbid
小題13:
A．saidB．spokeC．whisperedD．shouted
小題14:
A．worriedB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．a(chǎn)shamedD．upset
小題15:
A．controlB．hate C．forgiveD．like

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When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very  31  .Some stories are told 32 they were true. Real people who live in a 33 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  34 . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 35 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 36 . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter ,we  37 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than  38 . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of  39 . When we read or write something ,we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 40--which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 41  the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 42  realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we  43 that we are real and they are  44 . It sounds 45 ,but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and  46 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by  47 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our 48 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose  49  in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel  50  we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
小題1:
A．possibleB．easyC．newD．different
小題2:
A．thatB．whatC．whetherD．a(chǎn)s if
小題3:
A．usualB．normalC．certainD．common
小題4:
A．realisticB．reasonableC．moralD．instructive
小題5:
A．difficultB．impossibleC．importantD．necessary
小題6:
A．thinkableB．designedC．imaginedD．planned
小題7:
A．doB．makeC．haveD．a(chǎn)re
小題8:
A．lessonsB．dreamsC．experienceD．magic
小題9:
A．workingB．thinkingC．livingD．understanding
小題10:
A．knowledgeB．skillC．wordsD．grammar
小題11:
A．makeB．getC．useD．have
小題12:
A．a(chǎn) newspaperB．somethingC．everythingD．a(chǎn) story
小題13:
A．findB．learnC．knowD．hope
小題14:
A．tooB．notC．a(chǎn)llD．so
小題15:
A．dangerousB．seriousC．strangeD．terrible
小題16:
A．talkB．learnC．readD．think
小題17:
A．tellingB．pretendingC．promisingD．guessing
小題18:
A．mindB．lifeC．worldD．society
小題19:
A．heartB．timeC．moneyD．ourselves
小題20:
A．whatB．howC．whenD．why

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