Steve Jobs on life and death
When I was 17, I read a quote （引述） that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an 1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 2 and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the 3 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 4 something.
Remembering that I’ll be 5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big 6 in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 8 important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to 10 your heart.
Your time is limited, so don’t 11 it living someone else’s life. Don’t be 12 by dogma — 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 importantly, have the 13 to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to 14 . Everything else is 15 .
A．expectation B．impression C．imagination D．examination
A．minute B．night C．day D．week
A．answer B．solution C．result D．chance
A．accept B．hide C．change D．avoid
A．famous B．dead C．old D．forgotten
A．decisions B．contributions C．differences D．mistakes
A．understanding B．certainty C．fear D．knowledge
A．mostly B．hardly C．nearly D．truly
A．take B．lose C．give D．win
A．break B．catch C．warm D．follow
A．waste B．imagine C．spend D．risk
A．confused B．trapped C．discouraged D．hurt
A．wisdom B．idea C．desire D．courage
A．see B．show C．become D．forget
A．necessary B．natural C．secondary D．possible
During Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father's car to drive to a New Year's Eve____to be held in Vermont. The father was____about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year's Eve. The____that was reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.
So he drove to Vermost, got completely____and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to____the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the infamous sobriety(not drunk)____. However, the policeman____him out. He was____standing off to the side while the others were____the police officer how well they could walk a____line, etc.
At 700 a．m, his father got up to answer the____. There were____policemen there. They asked him if he was the____of that red FLAT. He replied, “Yes, I am，”One of the policeman asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.
When the young man____himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was some sort of____. Upon questioning, he____that he driving the car, but when asked if he had been____， he said, “No！”When the policeman asked if he could see his car, he was unable to remember the____. He said that it was in the garage.
And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the____before, they saw a____car parked there.
A．party B．meeting C．concert D．sports meeting
A．sure B．worried C．curious D．anxious
A．suggestion B．condition C．conclusion D．agreement
A．excited B．tired C．pleased D．drunk
A．stop B．get out of C．drive D．get into
A．punishment B．test C．education D．talk
A．gave B．made C．missed D．found
A．considered B．required C．suggested D．left
A．showing B．explaining C．asking D．telling
A．long B．straight C．calm D．direct
A．telephone B．call C．doorbell D．question
A．many B．two C．four D．one
A．manager B．father C．student D．owner
A．stood B．found C．put D．took
A．danger B．test C．trouble D．accident
A．believed B．told C．admitted D．said
A．driving B．hurting C．drinking D．missing
A．drive B．test C．time D．line
A．day B．morning C．night D．afternoon
A．similar B．familiar C．police D．damaged
“Little Annie”Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was____sightless herself and was, as one time, ____as hopelessly“insane(精神病)”by the doctors. She was locked in the basement of a____institution outside of Boston. At times, Little Annie would violently____anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her____.
An elderly nurse believed there was hope, ____and she made up her mind to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most____， the child did not acknowledge the nurse's presence, but she still____to visit. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She believed Little Annie could____， if only she were shown love.
Eventually, doctors noticed a____in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hatred, they now noted an emerging gentleness and____. They moved her upstairs where she continued to improve. Then the day finally came____this seemingly“hopeless”child was set____.
Anne Sullivan ____into a young woman with a(n)____to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who____the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, and played with her. Anne Sullivan worked____in Helen's life; but it was a loving nurse who first____in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.
The name of Helen Keller would have____unknown if it had not been for Anne Sullivan. ____would the name of Anne Sullivan if it had not been for a kind and devoted nurse. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of love extend? And how for forward will it lead?
A．almost B．hardly C．mostly D．seldom
A．thought B．seemed C．imagined D．diagnosed
A．physical B．chemical C．mental D．occasional
A．attract B．attack C．attend D．touch
A．absence B．performance C．judgment D．presence
A．therefore B．otherwise C．however D．besides
A．column B．part C．section D．content
A．continued B．lasted C．considered D．suggested
A．return B．recover C．remember D．reply
A．chance B．mistake C．change D．fault
A．love B．worry C．anxiety D．wish
A．where B．though C．until D．when
A．free B．busy C．spare D．loose
A．brought B．grew C．took D．knocked
A．order B．demand C．desire D．proposal
A．watched B．checked C．examined D．saw
A．doubts B．decisions C．plans D．wonders
A．depended B．believed C．introduced D．absorbed
A．remained B．reminded C．contained D．included
A．Either B．Nothing C．So D．Neither
Wishing to encourage her young son's progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother____a friend and walked over to greet her.
Seizing the____to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and went____a door market“NO ADMITTANCE”. When the house lights dimmed(变暗)and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her____and discovered that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains____and spotlights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, ____out“Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”．
At that moment, the great piano master____his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and____in the boy's ear, “Don't____. Keep playing.”
Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began____in a bass part. Soon his right arm reached____to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato(伴奏). ____， the old master and the boy____a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative____.
That's the way it is in life. ____we can accomplish(完成)on our own is____noteworthy. We try out best, but the____aren't exactly graceful flowing music. ____when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life's work truly can be beautiful.
Next time you set____to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the____of the Master, whispering in your ear, “Don't quit. Keep playing.”
A．made B．spotted C．met D．called
A．chance B．performance C．piano D．lesson
A．over B．above C．across D．through
A．car B．seat C．room D．table
A．parted B．drew C．pulled D．divided
A．looking B．taking C．picking D．got out
A．made B．asked C．forgot D．delayed
A．shouted B．cried C．whispered D．looked
A．perform B．stop C．go D．give
A．filling B．getting C．breaking D．taking
A．forwards B．down C．up D．around
A．However B．Together C．Luckily D．Hurriedly
A．charged B．became C．changed D．grew
A．experience B．play C．concert D．film
A．What B．That C．Which D．When
A．hard B．hardly C．always D．usually
A．failures B．successes C．causes D．results
A．So B．And C．But D．Though
A．down B．about C．away D．out
A．sound B．noise C．voice D．song
阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you have something in mind about our future life? Life in sixty years will obviously be very different from____is____. It is interesting to try to____what life will be like____.
Our life style will be____in many____. For example, I think that everyone will live in____. There will be houses under the sea. ____people will get settled____on the moon and do scientific researches. Every house will have a wireless telephone. Solar energy will be____used in houses and factories.
As for education in the future, I think that children will start____at the age of 3. To some extent, computers will take place of____. People will study____they are 30.
Our____life will be different too. It is____that people will only work____hours a day. At the age of forty, people will retire and do____they want.
____， when we think about the future of travel, it seems to me that most people will have a chance to____in space.
Our future is promising. Let's work hard for____our beautiful future.
A．that B．which C．what D．how
A．seem B．to be C．like D．appear
A．imagine B．make C．say D．live
A．in future B．in the future C．at future D．for future
A．the same B．different C．rich D．poor
A．countries B．nations C．homes D．ways
A．forests B．mountains C．sea D．cities
A．Some B．Most C．Every D．Very few
A．up B．down C．in D．with
A．not B．widely C．for D．easily
A．to eat B．to work C．school D．to speak
A．workers B．peasants C．scientists D．teachers
A．to B．for C．until D．as
A．school B．working C．happy D．army
A．possible B．sure C．possibly D．perhaps
A．forty B．fourteen C．four D．fourth
A．what B．which C．whatever D．however
A．Then B．And C．Therefore D．Finally
A．do shopping B．have medical examination C．study D．travel
A．realizing B．imaging C．completing D．supposing
A famous actor in a successful play once took a part of a noble who had been in prison for 20 years. In the last act, a jailor(狱吏)would come on the stage with a____which he would hand to the____. Even though the noble was expected to____the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it be____out in full.
One night, the jailor decided to play a____on his fellow-actor to find out____after so many performances, he had____to learn the contents of the letter by heart. The____went up on the final act of the play and revealed(展现)the noble sitting alone in his dark cell(牢房). Just then, the jailor appeared with the letter in his hands. He entered the ____and handed the letter to the noble.____the copy he gave him was____a blank sheet of paper. The jailor looked on，____to see if his fellow-actor had learned his lines. The noble____the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then he said，“The light is dim(暗). Read the letter to me.” And he immediately handed the paper to the jailor.____that he could not____a word of the letter, the jailor replied，“The light is____dim, sir. I must get my____”．____this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the noble's____， the jailor returned a few seconds later with a pair of glasses and the____copy of the letter which he started to read to the prisoner.
A．letter B．book C．light D．note
A．actor B．prisoner C．other D．police
A．write B．receive C．read D．spell
A．written B．sent C．handed D．taken
A．game B．joke C．fun D．part
A．how B．when C．if D．what
A．tried B．managed C．failed D．pretended
A．tailor B．prisoner C．curtain D．light
A．stage B．play C．theatre D．cell
A．But B．So C．As D．Because
A．hardly B．really C．simply D．finally
A．worried B．eager C．afraid D．surprised
A．stared at B．tore C．folded up D．corrected
A．Finding B．Hoping C．Watching D．Checking
A．understand B．read C．remember D．see
A．not B．indeed C．little D．slightly
A．light B．glasses C．letter D．help
A．With B．By C．For D．Without
A．joy B．excitement C．amusement D．delight
A．clean B．usual C．new D．special