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My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau（衣橱）and picked out a wonderful skirt. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago .She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.
He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed. His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”
I’m still thinking about his words, and they’ve changed my attitude to life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.
“Someday” and “one of these days” are being lost from my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now . I’m not sure what my sister would have done if she had known she wouldn’t have tomorrow.
I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
If I knew that my hours were limited, those little things left undone would make me angry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with someday. Angry and sorry because I didn’t tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.
I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, and every breath truly, is…a gift from God.
小题1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Every day is a gift
B．My poor sister
C．Value friendship every day
D．Every day is an important occasion
小题2:Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn’t wear it, because(   )
A．She wanted to wear it on special occasions
B．She kept it as a special gift for someone else
C．She saved it until she grew older
D．She wanted to keep it as a sweet memory
小题3:Which of the following is not the writer’s attitude to life?
A．Spending more time staying with family every day.
B．Attending social activities as often as possible
C．Enjoying life and valuing every day.
D．Trying to get along well with friends

小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B

试题分析：文章从我的弟弟拿出一件我买了以后从未穿过的衬衫开始，我这件衬衫只所以没有穿过是因为我把它珍藏起来是为了一个特殊的场合而准备的。而他告诉我，我们生活的每一天，每一分钟都应该珍惜，珍惜和家人，朋友相聚的每一份钟，去热爱生活，爱周围的一切。因为这所有的都是上帝对我们的馈赠。
小题1: A综合理解题。文章的第一自然段是由我珍藏的衬衫开始，到中间部分，我告诉自己要珍惜周围的一切和我们生活的每一分钟，文章的最后一自然段形成照应。睁开眼睛的每一个早晨，我都要告诉我自己：每一天，每一个早晨，每一次呼吸都是上帝对我们的馈赠。故答案应为A。
小题2:A细节理解题。She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.句意为：她从来没有穿过，她是为一次特殊的场合而准备的。所以答案应为Ａ．
小题3:B细节判断题。I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings.
life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.句意为：我正花费更多的时间和我的家人朋友（享受生活），而去减少会议的时间。生活应是我们对每一次经历的享受。要去记住和珍惜这所有的时刻。因此Ｂ是错误的。
【考点】考查人生百味类文章的阅读理解。
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A．seem toB．come toC．hope toD．try to
小题2:
A．designB．promoteC．directD．shape
小题3:
A．confidenceB．pressureC．friendshipD．difficulty
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A．opportunitiesB．expectationsC．choicesD．aspects
小题5:
A．demandingB．deservingC．predictingD．presenting
小题6:
A．commentB．lossC．troubleD．expense
小题7:
A．spansB．timesC．datesD．ages
小题8:
A．casesB．fieldsC．partsD．occasions
小题9:
A．assessmentB．commitmentC．encouragementD．adjustment
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小题11:
A．keepB．controlC．faceD．catch
小题12:
A．spaceB．planC．topicD．room
小题13:
A．IfB．AsC．WhileD．Unless
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A．other thanB．rather thanC．or ratherD．or else
小题15:
A．whatB．whoC．whereD．which
小题16:
A．pass byB．come acrossC．get throughD．run over
小题17:
A．unnecessaryB．necessaryC．impossibleD．possible
小题18:
A．servesB．meansC．aimsD．attempts
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A．surprisinglyB．happilyC．seriouslyD．deeply
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A．but forB．together withC．apart fromD．because of
小题3:
A．put up withB．keep up withC．come up withD．link up with
小题4:
A．setting offB．setting asideC．setting outD．setting about
小题5:
A．itB．himC．themD．that
小题6:
A．amountB．tipC．qualityD．guard
小题7:
A．carefulB．successfulC．thankfulD．powerful
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A．acceptB．receiveC．refuseD．give
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A．attendedB．helpedC．madeD．afforded
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小题12:
A．realizedB．explainedC．admittedD．agreed
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A．preventB．stopC．pullD．protect
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A．connectionB．communicationC．kindnessD．relationship
小题15:
A．disappointedB．comfortableC．depressedD．wise
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A．in needB．in doubtC．in detailD．in anger
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A．tells us how to achieve personal space
B．explains what personal space people need is
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A．The space around the body is more needed than that around all the senses.
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小题1:People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because they are busy ________.
A．playing games, reading e-books, listening to music or watching films.
B．going to work
C．reading books
D．thinking private things
小题2:Those who like war games can download ________ to their iPhones.
A．Tube ExitsB．iShootC．ISteamD．iPod
小题3:The underlined word “occupied” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A．delightedB．busyC．controlledD．amused
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A．London commuters are unfriendly to strangers
B．Apple has earned a lo of money from selling 40,000 iPhones
C．with all the new time-fillers, London commuters often forget to get off the train.
D．technology is changing the way London commuters spend their traveling time.
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小题1:From the passage, it can be inferred that ______.
A．everybody has problems
B．we become stronger by meeting and solving the problems of life
C．life is difficult because our problems bring us pain
D．people like to complain about their problems
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A．save spaceB．persuade readers
C．make readers laughD．get readers’ attention
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A．most people feel life is easy
B．the writer feels life is easy
C．the writer likes to complain about his problems
D．most people complain about how hard their lives are
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A．encourage them to learn
B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problem
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect from problems
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B．we do not learn when we are in pain
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The other frog continued to jump as     as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the       and just die. He jumped even harder and finally      it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not       us?” The frog explained to them that he was       . He thought they were       him the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons: First, there is power of life and death in the       . An encouraging word to someone who is        can lift them up and help them make it through the day. Second,a destructive word to someone who is down can be       it takes to kill them. Be      of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The        of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand       an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
小题1:
A．jumped overB．looked through C．came downD．gathered around
小题2:
A．big B．deep C．dangerous D．wide
小题3:
A．dead B．kind C．quiet D．safe
小题4:
A．the ones B．another C．the others D．others
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A．promisedB．tried C．managed D．agreed
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A．came up with B．paid attention toC．got used toD．got along with
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A．slowed B．wentC．climbedD．fell
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A．worked B．turned C．left D．made
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A．deaf B．blind C．honest D．clever
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A．respecting B．comforting C．encouragingD．beating
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A．whoB．that C．which D．what
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A．thatB．whatC．whetherD．when
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A．wrongB．correctC．sameD．opposite
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A．passedB．greetedC．recognizedD．met
小题3:
A．believingB．thinkingC．admittingD．suggesting
小题4:
A．downB．offC．asleepD．sick
小题5:
A．endB．shockC．surpriseD．disaster
小题6:
A．apparentlyB．hardlyC．neverD．ever
小题7:
A．looksB．existsC．staysD．works
小题8:
A．levelB．placeC．momentD．length
小题9:
A．temporarilyB．simplyC．constantlyD．consciously
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A．strangersB．colleaguesC．parentsD．partners
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A．killedB．threatenedC．destroyedD．saved
小题14:
A．similarB．differentC．seriousD．widespread
小题15:
A．alikeB．aloneC．aliveD．along
小题16:
A．personalB．publicC．commonD．general
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A．ThereforeB．ThoughC．ButD．Thus
小题18:
A．friendsB．authoritiesC．othersD．oneself
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A．darkB．mainC．busyD．narrow
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But a long life is not unalloyed good news. David Sinclair, head of policy and research at the International Longevity Centre UK, warned that for many the future may mean social isolation(隔离）as they live longer than friends and members of their families.
"It is of course good news that so many more people are living longer," he said, "but there is a big 'but1. We will be older, but in worse health, and at high risk of living alone. The other problem is that we are very poor at forward planning. We deal with the problems that are under our noses, but even problems two or three years away seem quite distant enough to put off.When you're talking about forecasts for a time half a century away and more, I see no evidence that we are putting in place the measures to deal with it."
This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK, a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.
Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age: the likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is estimated to be 39%; for boys the figure is 32%.
The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010，a figure which is projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.
Men are also living far longer, although their numbers are far fewer. There were an estimated 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.
小题1:The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.
A．are born this yearB．live longer than their friends
C．are in poor healthD．are a hundred or more years old
小题2:From what David Sinclair said, we can learn_____.
A．he doesn't believe so many people are living longer
B．the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health
C．the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer
D．too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us
小题3:Which of the following statement is true?
A．About 289，100 people born in 2012 will live to 100.
B．More men will reach their century than women in the future.
C．The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s
D．More than 600 people reached their century in 1961.
小题4:What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．A long life is not always good news.
B．A long life also means social and physical isolation
C．In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK.
D．It is good to live to 100.

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