题目内容
I'm fine — I just felt a bit sleepy and tired, that was ________ I went to bed so early."
A. because B. when C. that D. why
D
【解析】 略
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas(胰腺). I didn’t even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which was doctor’s code for preparing to die. It meant to try to tell your kids everything you thought you’d have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It meant to make sure everything was buttoned up so that it would be as easy as possible for your family. It meant to say your goodbyes.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy(活组织检查). I was calm, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This is the closest I’ve been to facing death. No one 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 share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long 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 limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by the principle — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
【小题1】The author's main purpose in writing the passage is to let the readers __________.
| A.be brave when facing a cancer |
| B.treasure their lifetime to fulfill their own business |
| C.know a sorrowful experience of his won |
| D.know how he treasured his family. |
| A.He prepared everything in order. | B.He had a biopsy. |
| C.His pancreatic cancer can be curable with surgery. | D.His wife helped him. |
| A.he was so optimistic that the incurable illness wouldn't bring him down. |
| B.he could leave death alone and had enough courage to become what he wanted to. |
| C.he was so determined that he wasn't scared at death. |
| D.he was such a responsible man that he prepared well before he died. |
| A.Gods. | B.The doctors |
| C.Heart and intuition | D.Other persons |
Britain's most popular lie has been disclosed, with one in four people admitting using "sorry I had no signal" when returning a missed mobile phone call, a survey found.
Researchers found the average Briton tells on average four lies every day or almost 1500 every year. Almost one in six men admitted they were most likely to lie to their wife or girlfriend, on average a
t least twice a day.The most popular lie was saying you had no mobile phone signal.with one in four people admitting regularly using the little white He.It usually came after they hit the "ignore" button when their mobile rang.
Three quarters of people think women are better Hare.The research found 46 per cent of girls have been caught lying, compared to 58 of men.
The second most common fib(无关紧要的谎言) is “I haven't got a
ny cash on me" when asked for money by tramps (流浪者).beggars and Big Issue sellers."Nothing's wrong - I'm fine" came third followed by "You look lovely" and "Nice to see you".
Modern technology turned out to have contributed to many lies with "I didn't get your text" in 18th."Our server was down" in 20th and "My battery died" in 26th place.
Other lies to make the top ten included "I'll give you a ring", "We're ju
st good friends" and "We'll have to meet up soon"."I'm on my way" and "No, your bum doesn't look big in that" completed the top ten.
Men tell the most fibs, coming out with five every day compared to women who lie just three times. In many cases perhaps it is better to flatter with a fib than destroy someone with the truth, according to a spokesman for OnePoll, which carried out the research of 4.300 adults.
【小题1】Whether the person being called has pushed the "ignore" button or _____.the caller at the other end hears the same tone.
| A.really has no signal | B.can't get the text |
| C.has a battery failure | D.answers the call |
| A.there're more women liars | B.fewer women liars are found out |
| C.women tell less harmful lies | D.women are harder to convince |
| A.inviting a friend to dinner | B.responding to an e - mail |
| C.coming to a party on | D.cleaning one's room |
| A.3rd and 8th | B.5th and 10th |
| C.4th and 9th | D.5th and 12th |
| A.puzzling | B.disgusting | C.impossible | D.reasonable |