When studying in a middle school，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you’ll most certainly be right. ”It made a deep 36 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 37 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life， 3 8 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 39 ，I know I need to change something.
Remembering that I’ll be 40 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 41 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death， 42 only what is truly important.
About a year ago I was 43 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 44 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die. I 45 with that diagnosis all day. 46 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is 47 with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
48 wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all 49 . No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of 50 . It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to 51 for the new. Right now the new is you. But someday not too 52 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.
Your time is 53 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife. Don’t be 54 by dogma(教条) —which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 55 . And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.
| 小题1: | | A．joke | B．impression | C．curse | D．decision |
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| 小题2: | | A．1ost | B．seen | C．looked | D．found |
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| 小题3: | | A．could | B．would | C．should | D．might |
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| 小题4: | | A．row | B．hurry | C．1ine | D．moment |
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| 小题5: | | A．frustrated | B．successful | C．rich | D．dead |
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| 小题6: | | A．choices | B．apologies | C．fortune | D．impressions |
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| 小题7: | | A．telling | B．proving | C．leaving | D．confirming |
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| 小题8: | | A．round | B．diagnosed | C．cured | D．treated |
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| 小题11: | | A．So | B．However | C．But | D．Therefore |
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| 小题12: | | A．changeable | B．incurable | C．curable | D．fatal |
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| 小题13: | | A．Everyone | B．Anyone | C．Someone | D．No one |
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| 小题14: | | A．escape | B．want | C．avoid | D．share |
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| 小题15: | | A．disease | B．destination | C．1ife | D．science |
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| 小题16: | | A．make way | B．make up | C．make for | D．make our |
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| 小题17: | | A．away | B．distant | C．short | D．long |
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| 小题18: | | A．1ost | B．1imited | C．rare | D．enough |
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| 小题19: | | A．trapped | B．wasted | C．cheated | D．excited |
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| 小题20: | | A．confusion | B．voice | C．love | D．direction |
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小题36:B
小题37:C
小题38:B
小题39:A
小题40:D
小题41:A
小题42:C
小题43:B
小题44:D
小题45:A
小题46:B
小题47:C
小题48:D
小题49:D
小题50:C
小题51:A
小题52:D
小题53:B
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36. Make a deep impression on sb 给。。。留下深刻的印象。
37.look in the mirror 在镜子内看自己。
38.If today were the last day of my life， 3 8 I want to do what I am about to do today?” 虚拟句。 If 后用过去式， 主句用would +动词原形。所以选B
39.In a row 连续不断地
40.根据36 前的句子，可看出D “记住我将死这件事是一个非常重要的工具使我作出选择。”
41.所以这儿是make a choice 做选择
42.结果状语。 Leave “留下”这儿翻译成“留下非常重要的东西”
43.Be diagnosed with “被诊断出”这儿是被诊断出癌症。
44.“医生建议我回家，料理我的后事。”in order “按顺序”
45.Live with “和。。。生活在一起”/ 忍受。 这儿翻译为“我每天都忍受着这一诊断。”
46.表转折， but 是连词，得跟句子。 However 副词， 用逗号隔开。
47.“这是一种罕见的癌可以通过手术治疗。”所以用curable “可以治愈的”
48.“没有人想死。”所以选D
49.Share “分享”这儿翻译为“死亡是每个人的终点。”
50.death is very likely the single best invention of 50 “死亡是生命的最好的证明。”
51. It clears out the old to 51 for the new. Make way for “为。。。让路”“它清除老的， 为新的让路。”
52.But someday not too 52 from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
“某天居今也不是太长，你将慢慢变老然后被清除。”long “长的”
53.你的时间是有限的。 Limited “有限的”
54.trapped “被困住的”这儿翻译为“别被教条所限制”
55.Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner 55 .“被让别人的观点淹没你内心的声音”voice“声音，呼声” |
核心考点
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题材分类等知识点的理解。
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Cole Bettles had been rejected by a number of universities when he received an e-mail from the University of California, San Diego, last month, congratulating him on his admission and inviting him to tour the campus. His mother booked a hotel in San Diego, and the 18-year-old Ojai high school senior arranged for his grandfather, uncle and other family members to meet them at the campus for lunch during the Saturday tour.
“They were like ‘Oh my God, that’s so awesome （棒的）’， ” Bettles said. Right before he got in bed, he checked his e-mail one last time and found another message saying the school had made a mistake and his application had been denied.
In fact, all 28, 000 students turned away from UC San Diego, in one of the toughest college entrance seasons on record, had received the same incorrect message. The students’ hopes had been raised and then dashed （破灭） in a cruel twist that shows the danger of instant communications in the Internet age.
UCSD admissions director Mae Brown called it an “administrative error” but refused to say who had made the mistake, or if those responsible would be disciplined （受训）。
The e-mail, which began, “We’re thrilled that you’ve been admitted to UC San Diego, and we’re showcasing （展示） our beautiful campus on Admit Day, ” was sent to the full 46, 000 students who had applied, instead of just the 18, 000 who got in, Brown said.
The error was discovered almost immediately by her staff, who sent an apology within hours.
“It was really thrilling for a few hours; now he’s crushed （压垮）， ” said Cole’s mother, Tracy Bettles. “It’s really tough on them.”
The admissions director said she was in the office on Monday until midnight answering e-mails and phone calls from disappointed students and their parents. She said she took full responsibility for the error. “We accessed the wrong database. We recognize the incredible pain receiving this false encouragement caused. It was not our intent.”
小题1:How many students received an admission e-mail from the University of California, San Diego （UCSD）？
A. 18, 000 B. 28, 000 C. 46, 000 D. 18
小题2: Which of the following statements is TRUE about the wrong e-mail message?| A．The mistake was made on purpose to cause pain among the applicants. | | B．It was UCSD admissions director Mae Brown who made the mistake. | | C．UCSD admissions staff got information from the wrong database. | | D．Staff did not discover the mistake until next Monday. |
小题3:The admissions director Mae Brown did what she could to __________.| A．protect the person who made the mistake | | B．punish herself for the mistake | | C．make up for the mistake | | D．help the disappointed students enter the university |
小题4:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Cole Bettles was admitted to the UCSD.
B. Cole Bettles was rejected y a famous university.
C. USCD admissions office often makes “administration errors”。
D. False admission information raised the students’ hopes and then dashed them. |
One of Britain"s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected （可疑的） police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.
Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber"s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.
She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year"s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: "He didn"t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact （接触）." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.
"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?". My heart missed a beat."
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.
"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man"s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed （带上手铐）。
小题1:The underlined phrase "be in line for" （ paragraph 1 ） means _____.小题2:Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because __________.| A．the police called her | | B．he looked very strange | | C．he came to the hotel with little luggage | | D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year"s Eve |
小题3: Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _________.| A．the phone went again | B．she would be famous | | C．the policemen had already arrived | D．she saw 20 policemen in the car park |
小题4: The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers. |
My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .
Years ago, I __36__ when I retired I would get a dog to __37__ my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.
One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.
Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.
I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.
Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do
know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.
| 小题1: | | A．suggested | B．insisted | C．told | D．promised |
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| 小题2: | | A．take | B．bring | C．share | D．carry |
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| 小题3: | | A．well-behaved | B．well-built | C．well-dressed | D．well-known |
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| 小题5: | | A．working | B．sleeping | C．eating | D．playing |
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| 小题7: | | A．company | B．kindness | C．care | D．comfort |
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| 小题8: | | A．happily | B．luckily | C．strangely | D．sadly |
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| 小题9: | | A．while | B．when | C．as | D．before |
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| 小题10: | | A．power | B．energy | C．devotion | D．weight |
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| 小题11: | | A．joy | B．surprise | C．pain | D．relief |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoyed | B．had | C．lived | D．treated |
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| 小题13: | | A．cause | B．excuse | C．reason | D．idea |
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| 小题14: | | A．attached | B．devoted | C．fell | D．dropped |
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| 小题15: | | A．jumped | B．sat | C．stood | D．put |
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| 小题16: | | A．watch | B．witness | C．observe | D．notice |
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| 小题17: | | A．task | B．work | C．operation | D．job |
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| 小题18: | | A．fond | B．aware | C．ashamed | D．afraid |
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| 小题19: | | A．waste | B．spend | C．cost | D．make |
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| 小题20: | | A．in | B．around | C．out | D．outside |
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Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）, says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
小题1:What made Jean take part in sports?| A．She was brave. | B．She was competitive. | | C．She was strong. | D．She was disabled. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “coach” mean?| A．to train or give instruction and advice | B．to experiment | | C．to get hold of and stop | D．to repeat |
小题3:What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?| A．Work hard. | B．Hope for the best. | | C．Dream a lot. | D．Have great wishes and work hard. |
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Michael, a typical American, stays home on workdays. He plugs into his personal computer terminal in order to connect with the office. After work, he puts on his headphones, watches a movie on his home video recorder, or plays baseball on the computer. On many days, Michael doesn’t talk to any other human beings, and he doesn’t see any people except the ones on television. Michael is imaginary, but his life style is very possible. The inventions of modern technology seem to be cutting us off from contact with our fellow human beings.
The world of business is one area in which technology is isolating us. Experts say, for example, that many people will soon be able to work at home. With access to a large central computer, employees such as office clerks, insurance agents, and accountants could do their jobs at display terminals in their own homes. They would never have to actually see the people they’re dealing with. In addition, the way employees are paid will change. Workers’ salaries will be automatically paid into their
bank accounts, making paper checks unnecessary. No workers will stand in line to receive their pay or cash their check. Personal banking will change, too. Customers will deal with machines to put in or take out money from their accounts. Another area that technology is changing is entertainment. Music, for instance, was once a group experience. People listened to music at concert halls or in small social gatherings. For many people now, however, music is an individual experience. Walking along the street or sitting in their living rooms, they wear headphones to build a wall of music around them. Movie entertainment is changing, too. Movies used to be social events. Now fewer people are going out to see a movie. Many more are choosing to wait for a film to appear on television or are borrowing videotapes to watch at home. Instead of laughing with others, viewers watch movies in their own living rooms.
小题1:After work, Michael likes to ________.| A．listen to music at the concert hall | | B．watch a movie in his living room | | C．run a program on his computer in his office | | D．play baseball with his workmates |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? | A．Clerks will be able to work at home. | | B．One can play baseball on the computer. | | C．One can listen to music without disturbing others. | | D．One can borrow books from libraries at home. |
小题3:The sentence “Michael is imaginary, but his lifestyle is very possible” means ________. | A．Michael is a person full of imagination and he can make his dreams come true | | B．Michael is not a real person but the lifestyle does exist | | C．Michael has ambitions but he can’t make his dreams come true | | D．Michael is a person full of imagination and his lifestyle is common nowadays |
小题4:What will the author most probably discuss after the last paragraph? | A．Games and sports. | B．Personal banking. | | C．Music and films. | D．International business. |
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