When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the   26    side is much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to   27    in good health, or   28    about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to   29    damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text   30   the title. Therefore, the scissors would   31   before they start,   32    halfway done when I find out the   33    result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your   34   . You can only take up one of them; the other has to wait or be   35    up. But you know the future is unpredictable-the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left   36   . Thus you are   37    in a difficult position and feel sad. How   38    that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life   39    greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what   40    is like: we are often   41    with the two opposite sides of the thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only   42    we get into another. The   43    may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I   44    remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual   45    may not be a had one.

26.  A. front           B. same         C. either           D. opposite

27.  A. get         B. keep         C. lead         D. bring

28.  A. advice      B. news         C. a theory     D. a report

29.  A. suffer          B. reduce           C. prevent      D. cause

30.  A. on          B. for          C. without      D. off

31.  A. use         B. handle           C. prepare      D. stay

32.  A. or          B. but          C. so           D. for

33.  A. satisfying      B. regretful        C. surprising       D. impossible

34.  A. courage     B. strength     C. attention        D. patience

35.  A. given           B. held         C. made         D. picked

36.  A. near            B. alone            C. about            D. behind

37.  A. filled          B. attracted        C. caught           D. struck[来源:学

38.  A. dares           B. comes            C. does         D. dare

39.  A. improves        B. changes      C. progresses       D. goes

40.  A. study           B. society          C. nature           D. life

41.  A. faced           B. supplied     C. connected        D. fixed

42.  A. before      B. after            C. until            D. as

43.  A. following       B. next         C. above            D. former

A. still            B. also         C. once         D. almost

45.  A. treatment       B. action           C. choice           D. remark

Living an Adventurous Life

Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor (瘤), and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever.I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over.I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化症), which meant that, although they were not over, the nature of my adventures could have to change.

Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have had.Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs.I might not be able to do it this time.If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity.

I admire the grand adventures of others.I read about them with interest.With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain.I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all seasons.David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has rowed me down the Colorado River.I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips – 2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles – ready to bear cold and tiredness, indeed not just to bear but to celebrate.

But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read.Some days I don’t even make it to the backyard.And yet I’m unwilling to give up the adventurous life, the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, and the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive.

I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller.And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat, lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have.

Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s reaction after the illness?

       A.The author is drowned in anger and self-pity.

       B.The author travels to places he/she has dreamed of.

       C.The author can’t take care of himself/herself any longer.  

       D.The author adapts to the condition successfully.

Why does the author admire the people mentioned in Paragraph 3?

       A.Because they write popular novels.                          B.Because they are great adventurers.

       C.Because they are famous geographers.               D.Because they fight with hardship in life.

Which of the following shows the author’s strong love for adventures?

       A.The author spends almost every day looking for adventures.

       B.The author works hard to make more money for adventures.

       C.The author imagines having adventures while reading.

       D.The author expects to recover only to continue adventures.

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