Question

【题目】Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don't matter, and the more 【1】I'm not really sure why they think so. It's true that you are getting older, but as 【2】“Who isn't gtting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things 【3】 but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think 【4】 that I most want to do—a kind of personal re-ordering( 重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁闷) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year.That makes you feel【5】and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

根据短文内容，从所给的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。

A.they think they should have done,

B.you have done nothing,

C.people try and tell you they are not so bad,

D.someone just said to me,

E.it's time to remember the things

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】E

【5】B

【解析】文章主要讲述了作者过生日时的内心感受，觉得在生日这一天，使你沮丧的是你发觉你想要做的事情的列表和去年的一样，那只会让你觉得你什么也没有做，没有去任何地方。而作者今年没有这样的感受了，回顾去年的他，发觉从那时起他已经发生变化了。

【1】根据句子：The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don't matter, and the more ___1___可知此处说的是你过的生日越多，你假装认为它们不重要，而很多的人试着告诉你生日不是那么糟糕，上文强调生日并不是那么重要，所以根据语境应是很多人告诉你生日并不是那么糟糕，故选C。

【2】根据下文Who isn't getting older every day?可知这是别人说的一句话，所以此处的意思应该是就像人们告诉我的一样：“谁没有一天天变老呢？”故选D。

【3】根据句子The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things ___3___ but have not. 可知这个问题是生日会提醒人们他们想做而没有做的事，根据语境应说他们应该要做而没有做的事情。故选A。

【4】根据下文 I most want to do—a kind of personal re-ordering( 重新排序) of the to-do list.可知他是想要重新排序一份自己想要做的清单，所以此处应该是他觉得是时候去记住他最想做的事情。故选E。

【5】根据上文 you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year.可知在生日的这一天你发觉你想要去做的事情的列表和去年的一样，所以此处应该是那使你感觉什么也没有做。故选B。