（二年名校模拟一年权威预测）（安徽专用）2013高考英语二轮复习考前100天专题练习3.5观点态度题【模拟提升演练】Unit1A（2012·芜湖模拟）WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast,somedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight.”Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself,“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?”RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverencountered（遇到）tohelpmemakethebigchoiceinlife.AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatwasincurable,andthatIwouldlivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Thedoctorsadvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichisthedoctors’codeforpreparingyourselftodie.Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.Iwascompletelyindespair.Laterthatevening,Ihadanotherbiopsy（活组织检查）andmywifetoldmethattumorturnedtobecurablewithsurgery.IhadthesurgeryandI’mfinenow.ThiswastheclosestI’vebeentofacingdeath.Totellthetruth,noonewantstodie.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Itclearsouttheoldtomakeroomforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.Yourtimeissolimitedthatyoushouldn’twasteitrepeatingsomeoneelse’slife.Don’tbetrappedbydogma—（教条）whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople’sthinking.Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportantly,havethecouragetofollowyourheart.Itsomehowalreadyknowswhatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseissecondary.1.Thedoctorsadvisedtheauthortogohomeandgethisaffairsinorderbecause_______.A.hehadtorestathomeB.hisdiseasewasnotseriousatallC.hisdiseasecouldn’tbecuredD.hehadtowaitfortheresultofthetest2.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthediagnosis?A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Optimistic.D.Hopeless.3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdeath?A.Hethinksitisnothingtobescaredof.B.Hethinksitisnottheendoflife.C.Hethinksitisimpossibletoavoid.D.Hethinksitisthebeginningofanewlife.4.Intheauthor’sopinion,weshould________.A.followothers’adviceB.takenonoticeofdiseasesC.takeexerciseandkeephealthyD.havethecouragetofollowourheartB（2012·西安模拟）Peopletendtobecomemorepersonalandhidelessofthemselveswhenusingemail.ResearchersfromOpenUniversityinBritainhavefoundinarecentstudythattherearegoodreasonsforthis.Theteamofresearchersasked83pairsofstudents,allstrangerstoeachother,tosolveaproblem.Theyhadtodiscussthisquestion:Ifonlyfivepeopleintheworldcouldbesavedfromaworlddisaster,whoshouldtheybe?Thepairsofstudentshadtotalkovertheproblemeitherfacetofaceorbycomputers.Dr.Johnsonsaid,“TheytoldtheirpartnersfourtimesasmuchaboutthemselveswhentheytalkedovertheInternetaswhentheytalkedfacetoface.Whenthecomputerswerefittedwithcamerassothatstudentscouldseeeachother,thislimitedthepersonalsideoftheconversation.”Generallytheinformationwasnotextremelypersonal.Itwasmainlyaboutthingssuchaswheretheywenttoschool,orwheretheyusedtolive.Butsomestudentsdiscussedtheirlovestories,andpersonalchildhoodexperiences.Dr.Johnsonbelievesthatemailingencouragespeopletofocusonthemselves.Andwhentheydothis,theybecomemoreopen,especiallyiftherearenocameras.“Ifyoucannotseetheotherperson,itbecomeseasiertotalkaboutyourself.Thisisbecauseyouarenotthinkingwhattheotherpersonisthinkingofyou.Soemailinghasbecomethemodernwayoftalking.”saidDr.Johnson...
