第三节 完型填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　 When I was 17，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 　21　 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years，I have 　22　 in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，　 23　 I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 　24　 ，I know I need to change something．

　　 Remembering that I’ll be　 25 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever known to help me make the big 26 in life because almost everything falls away in the face of death，　 27 only what is truly important.

　　 About a year ago I was　 28　 with cancer. My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs 　29　 order，which is a doctor’s way of telling people to prepare to die．I　 30　 with that diagnosis all day．　 31　 ，at last an advanced test showed that it was a very rare cancer that is　 32　 with surgery．I had the surgery and I’m fine now.

　　 　33　 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　 34　 ．No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be，because death is very likely the single best invention of　 35　 ．It is life's change agent. It clears out the old to　 36　 for the new．Right now the new is you．But someday not too　 37　 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　 38　 ，so don’t waste it living someone else’s 1ife．Don’t be　 39　 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　 40　 ．And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.

21．A．impression　　　 　 B．curse　　　　　 　 C．decision　　　　 D．joke

22．A．seen　　　　　 　 B．looked　　　　　 C．found　　　　　　 D．1ost

23．A．would　　　　　 　 B．should　　　　　 　 C．might　　　　　　 D could

24．A．hurry　　　　　 　　 B．1ine　　　　　　 　 C．moment　　　　　 D．row

25．A．successful　　　 　 B．rich　　　　　　 C. dead　　　　 　　　　　 D．frustrated

26．A．apologies　　　 　 B．fortune　　　　　 　　　 C．impressions　　　 　　　 D．choices

27．A．proving　　　　 　　 B. leaving　　　　　 　　　 C．confirming　　　 　　　 D．telling

28．A．diagnosed　　　 　 B．cured　　　　　 C．treated　　　　　 　　 D．round

29．A．on　　　　　　 　　 B．for　　　　　　 　 C． in　　　　　　　 　　　 D．at

30．A．met　　　　　 　　 B．got　　　　　　 　 C．did　　　　　　　 D．1ived

31．A．However　　　 　　 B．But　　　　　　 　 C．Therefore　　　　 　　　 D．So

32．A．incurable　　　 　 B curable　　　　　 C. fatal　　　　　　　 　　　 D. changeable

33．A．Anyone　　　　 　　 B．Someone　　　　 C.No one　　　　　　 　　　 D．Everyone

34．A．want　　　　　 　 B．avoid　　　　　 　　 C．share　　　　　　 　　　 D．escape

35．A．destination　　　 B．1ife　　　　　　 　 C．science　　　　　 　　　 D．disease

36．A．make up　　　 　　 B．make for　　　　 　　　 C．make our 　　　　D．make way

37．A．distant　　　　 　　 B．short　　　　　　 　　　 C．long　　　　　　 D．away　　

38．A.1imited　　　 　　　 　　B．rare　　　　　　 C．enough　　　　　 　　　 D．1ost

39．A．wasted　　　　 　　 B．cheated　　　　　 　　　 C．excited　　　　　 　　　 D．trapped

40．A．voice　　　　　 　　 B．love　　　　　 　　 C. direction　　　　　 　　　 D．confusion

20. The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from ______ spoken in　 England.

A. which　　 　　　　　 B. what　 　　　　　 　C. that　　 　　　　　　　 D. the one

19. The lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit __________the season.

A. whatever　　　　　　　　　　 B. wherever　　　　　　　　 C. whenever　　　　　　　 D. however

17. I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times _______.

A. as much　　 B. as many　　　　 C. so much　　　　　 D. so many　　

18 ________ we ________ much longer, we might not even have had the spot on the rooftop.

A. Should;　 hesitate　　　 B. Was; hesitating　 C. Did; hesitate　　 D. Had; hesitated