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　　This is my third story．When I was seventeen, I

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　　a quote （引文） that went something like, " If you live each day

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　　it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right．" Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I've looked

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　　the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, what would I do ?" And when there was no answer for too many days in a

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　　, I know I need to change something．

　　About a year ago I

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　　from cancer．The doctors told me it was incurable, and that I should 41

　　to live no longer than three to six months．They advised me to get my

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　　in order, which is doctors' code （代名詞） for "prepare to

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　　"．Later when the doctors

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　　the cells taken from my pancreas （胰腺） under a microscope, they found it turned out to be a very rare form of cancer that is

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　　with surgery．I had the surgery and,

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　　, I'm fine now．

　　This was the closest I've been to facing

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　　, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades．Death is the destination we all

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　　．No one has ever escaped it．And that is

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　　it should be, because death is very likely the single

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　　invention of life．It clears out the old to make

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　　for the new．Your time is limited, so don't waste it living

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　　life．Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out （ 蓋過） your own inner

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　　．And most importantly, have the courage to 54 your heart and intuition （直覺）．They

　　55 already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

　　1．A．wrote B．described C．expressed D．read

　　2．A．now that B．even though C．a(chǎn)s if D．a(chǎn)s long as

　　3．A．in B．a(chǎn)t C．through D．on

　　4．A．row B．minute C．sense D．word

　　5．A．recovered B．kept C．fell D．suffered

　　6．A．desire B．prepare C．expect D．wait

　　7．A．office B．a(chǎn)ffairs C．money D．documents

　　8．A．work B．die C．a(chǎn)ct D．start

　　9．A．witnessed B．noticed C．confirmed D．viewed

　　10．A．curable B．possible C．a(chǎn)cceptable D．suitable

　　11．A．immediately B．gradually C．thankfully D．hopefully

　　12．A．cancer B．death C．life D．success

　　13．A．share B．desert C．a(chǎn)dmire D．a(chǎn)void

　　14．A．when B．while C．a(chǎn)s D．since

　　15．A．oldest B．best C．newest D．worst

　　16．A．preparations B．progress C．plans D．way

　　17．A．your B．a(chǎn)nyone else's C．his D．someone else's

　　18．A．voice B．world C．heart D．trouble

　　19．A．touch B．follow C．open D．a(chǎn)ccept

　　20．A．otherwise B．a(chǎn)nyway C．somehow D．therefore

　　【答案】

　　1．D

　　2．C

　　3．A

　　4．A

　　5．D

　　6．C

　　7．B

　　8．B

　　9．D

　　10．A

　　11．C

　　12．B

　　13．A

　　14．C

　　15．B

　　16．D

　　17．D

　　18．A

　　19．B

　　20．C

　　【解析】

　　1．上下文，根據(jù)后面的quote可知，此處意為讀到了這樣一句引文。

　　2．上下文，根據(jù)下文可知，引文意為如果你把每一天當(dāng)做（好像是）最后一天來過的話，總有一天，會出現(xiàn)這樣的一天的。

　　3．習(xí)慣用語，盯著鏡子看look in the mirror

　　4．in a row 意為連續(xù)的，句意為當(dāng)連續(xù)很多天都沒有答案的時候，我知道我需要改變點什么了。

　　5．上下文，根據(jù)后文的it was incurable可知是作者患有癌癥，即suffer from遭受……疾病的折磨

　　6．句意理解，此處意為我應(yīng)當(dāng)不會活著超過三到六個月，expect意為預(yù)料，預(yù)計 desire 渴望 prepare準(zhǔn)備 wait等待

　　7．上下文，根據(jù)上文的incurable可知，醫(yī)生建議作者安排好相關(guān)事宜，即安排好后事，也就是說準(zhǔn)備好要死亡了。

　　8．同上

　　9．根據(jù)under a microscope 可知，是通過顯微鏡觀察/檢查從胰腺里取出的細胞。View 意為觀察，檢查 witness意為目擊 notice意為注意到 confirm意為證實

　　10．上下文，根據(jù)后文的I had the surgery可知，醫(yī)生發(fā)現(xiàn)他的癌癥是可治愈的，所以才會做手術(shù)。

　　11．句意理解，句意為謝天謝地，我現(xiàn)在很好。

　　12．上下文，根據(jù)上文醫(yī)生讓他準(zhǔn)備后事可知，作者講的是面對死亡。

　　13．上下文，根據(jù)No one has ever escaped it每個人都逃不了的，所以是每個人都共同分享的。

　　14．a(chǎn)s it should be 為固定短語，意為應(yīng)當(dāng)（如此）

　　15．上下文，根據(jù)下文It clears out the old to make

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　　for the new可知，這里講的是好的方面，所以是最好的發(fā)明。

　　16．句意理解，句意為死亡可以清理掉老的，給新的讓路，即make way for

　　17．上下文，根據(jù)上文講到的清理老的，給新的讓路，所以此處指的是你的時間是有限的，不要浪費它來過別人的生活，與下文的不要受別人的影響相對應(yīng)。

　　18．下上文，根據(jù)the noise 可知，此處為內(nèi)心的聲音

　　19．句意為，最重要的，具有跟隨內(nèi)心與直覺的勇氣，你的內(nèi)心與直覺以某種方式知道你真正想要成為什么樣的

　　20．同上，somehow 以某種方式，不知何故 otherwise否則 anyway無論如何 therefore因此

　　I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door. The flakes were still __36__ heavily too. I didn’t want my little dogs __37__ in it, so I reluctantly __38__ on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a __39__. I had only gotten a bit done, however, _40_ the handle of my old snow shovel __41__ with a 搒nap? Laughing and shaking my head, I _42_ to wait out the storm for a while. s

　　It was late in the afternoon when the snow finally __43__ and I trudged(跋涉) over to my Dad’s house to borrow his shovel and _44__ again. By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half. I started out slow setting a steady __45__ and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache. After a while, though, the __46__ finally broke and the sun peeked out to __47__ me on. The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was still __48__. I even sang a few Christmas carols and __49__ while I cleared out the drives, cleaned off the cars, and shoveled out the paths. After an hour of hard work the job was finally done. _50_, I let the child that still lives __51__ of me fall back into the snow and _52_ a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see. It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done. It felt even better _53__ around at this wonderful world of white.

　　I don’t know why life sometimes gives us spring days and sometimes dumps a ton of snow in us. I do know, __54_, that we can pray, laugh, love, and choose _55__ through it all.

　　21．A. falling

　　B. floating

　　C. piling

　　D. flying

　　22．A. missing

　　B. running

　　C. hiding

　　D. drowning

　　23．A. pulled

　　B. dragged

　　C. drew

　　D. pushed

　　24．A. difference

　　B. discovery

　　C. path

　　D. snowman

　　25．A. until

　　B. when

　　C. once

　　D. as

　　26．A. crashed

　　B. bent

　　C. slipped

　　D. broke

　　27．A. decided

　　B. hoped

　　C. continued

　　D. hesitated

　　28．A. disappeared

　　B. froze

　　C. stopped

　　D. melted

　　29．A. clear

　　B. try

　　C. check

　　D. think

　　30．A. development

　　B. rate

　　C. step

　　D. pace

　　31．A. clouds

　　B. shovel

　　C. sky

　　D. trees

　　32．A. overlook

　　B. cheer

　　C. shine

　　D. watch

　　33．A. heavy

　　B. cold

　　C. warm

　　D. bright

　　34．A. danced

　　B. jumped

　　C. stopped

　　D. smiled

　　35．A. Laughing

　　B. Crying

　　C. Resting

　　D. Wandering

　　36．A. outside

　　B. inside

　　C. beyond

　　D. above

　　37．A. catch

　　B. find

　　C. make

　　D. pretend

　　38．A. looking

　　B. walking

　　C. turning

　　D. wondering

　　39．A. anyway

　　B. still

　　C. then

　　D. however

　　40．A. fate

　　B. determination

　　C. joy

　　D. luck

　　【答案】

　　21．A

　　22．D

　　23．A

　　24．C

　　25．B

　　26．D

　　27．A

　　28．C

　　29．B

　　30．D

　　31．A

　　32．B

　　33．B

　　34．D

　　35．A

　　36．B

　　37．C

　　38．A

　　39．D

　　40．C

　　【解析】作者通過一件小事告訴我們生活中有開心有挫折，我們可以選擇開心，讓自己更開心。

　　21．動詞辨析。A落下；B漂浮；C堆積；D飛行；由句意可知是片片雪花落下。

　　22．動詞辨析。A錯過，想念；B奔跑；C躲藏；D淹沒；由句意可知我不想被雪淹沒。

　　23．固定搭配。Pull on披上；句意可知我披上我的外衣。

　　24．上下文串聯(lián)。由上文可知我拿起鐵鍬肯定是鏟出路。

　　25．連詞辨析。A直到；B在這時；C一旦；D作為…由句意可知我剛剛干了一會，在這時鐵鍬突然斷了。

　　26．動詞辨析。解析同上。

　　27．動詞辨析。A決定；B希望；C繼續(xù)；D猶豫；由句意可知我決定等一會。

　　28．動詞辨析。A消失；B冰凍；C停止；D融化；有下文可知雪停了。

　　29．動詞辨析。由句意可知我是想再試試。

　　30．名詞辨析。A發(fā)展；B比例；C腳步；D速度；由句意可知我以穩(wěn)定的速度開始鏟雪。

　　31．上下文串聯(lián)。由后文可知太陽出來了，那應(yīng)該是烏云散去了。

　　32．動詞搭配。Cheer on鼓勵;太陽出來了，鼓勵著我繼續(xù)。

　　33．形容詞辨析。由句意可知天氣仍然寒冷。

　　34．動詞辨析。我唱著笑著干活。

　　35．動詞辨析。有上下文可知干完活了我很開心。

　　36．詞義辨析。由下文可知我讓住在家里的孩子到外面玩耍。

　　37．詞義辨析。由上下文可知是堆了個雪人。

　　38．動詞搭配。Look around環(huán)顧四周；由句意可知我環(huán)顧四周看著這個雪白的世界。

　　39．上下文串聯(lián)。上文說我不知道…接著說我知道…存在著轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。

　　40．名詞辨析。根據(jù)上下文可知我們選擇開心。

　　The inhalation (吸入) of asbestos particles is associated with a number of lung diseases, such as asbestosis and ___50___ cancer.

　　Asbestosis is caused by the entry of asbestos particles into the wall of the alveoli, causing scarring which limits the functioning of the lungs.

　　The lung ___51___ its elasticity and may change shape.

　　The initial symptoms of asbestosis are a tightness in the chest and breathlessness.

　　In its ___52___ stages, sufferers develop the barrel-shaped chests associated with emphysema, cyanosis, (where the skin takes a bluish ___53___ ) and club fingers.

　　Lung cancer, the generic ___54___ for malignant tumors（腫瘤）of the alveoli and bronchial tubes, has been shown to be directly ___55___ to the inhalation of asbestos particles.

　　As in the case of asbestosis, there is generally a period of inactiveness which may ___56___ from 25 to 30 years after initial exposure, despite the ___57___of further exposure.

　　Research suggests that there is a direct correlation between the degree of exposure to asbestos ___58___the incidence of lung cancer.

　　Where exposure occurs, the level of risk is further ___59___ by cigarette smoking.

　　Asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes have a 90% greater risk of catching lung cancer than workers who do not ___60___.

　　Exposure to blue asbestos has been shown to produce mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the outer lining of the lung or pleura.

　　In a normal population the incidence of mesothelioma is extremely ___61___. Where epidemiological surveys have revealed a higher incidence of the disease, it is almost always related to ___62___ exposure.

　　___63___ changes in lung tissue caused by exposure to asbestos are pleural plaques and effusions.

　　The former refer to a thickening of the lining of the chest wall, ___64___ the latter consists of a collection of fluid in the chest region outside the lungs.

　　Pleural plaques commonly remain undiagnosed and generally have no detrimental effect on health.

　　41．A. skin

　　B. blood

　　C. liver

　　D. lung

　　42．A. loses

　　B. gains

　　C. improves

　　D. tightens

　　43．A. early

　　B. formal

　　C. later

　　D. final

　　44．A. size

　　B. color

　　C. sound

　　D. smell

　　45．A. noun

　　B. term

　　C. way

　　D. approach

　　46．A. related

　　B. revealed

　　C. compared

　　D. exposed

　　47．A. disappear B. spread

　　C. live

　　D. extend

　　48．A. presence

　　B. activeness

　　C. absence

　　D. intensity

　　49．A. and

　　B. alongside

　　C. as well as

　　D. plus

　　50．A. decreased

　　B. lost

　　C. doubled

　　D. increased

　　51．A. diet

　　B. drink

　　C. smoke

　　D. fare

　　52．A. high

　　B. low

　　C. common

　　D. frequent

　　53．A. lead

　　B. asbestos

　　C. carbon

　　D. hydrogen

　　54．A. Three

　　B. Some

　　C. No

　　D. Other