高三英语阅读理解限时训练（7）AWhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:“Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast,somedayyou’llmostcertainlyberight.”Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,Ihavelookedinthemirroreverymorningandaskedmyself,“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday?”RememberingthatI’llbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolI’veeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebigchoiceinlife.AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatwasincurable,andthatIwouldlivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeandgetmyaffairsinorder,whichismydoctors’codeforpreparingyourselftodie.Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.Iwascompletelyindespair.Laterthatevening,Ihadanotherexaminationandmywifetoldmethattumorturnedtobecurablewithsurgery.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.41.Thedoctoradvisedtheauthortogohomeandgethisaffairsinorderbecause______.A.hehadtorestathomeB.hisdiseasecouldn’tbecuredC.hisdiseasewasnotseriousatallD.hehadtowaitfortheresultofthetest42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdeath?A.Hethinksitisimpossibletoavoid.B.Hethinksitisnottheendoflife.C.Hethinksitisnothingtobescaredof.D.Hethinksitisthebeginningofanewlife.43.Intheauthor’sopinion,weshould______.A.followothers’adviceB.takenonoticeofdiseasesC.takeexerciseandkeephealthyD.havethecouragetofollowourheart44.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?用心爱心专心1A.cameacrossB.dealtwithC.survivedD.supportedBIfwomenaremercilesslyexploited（剥削）yearafteryear,theyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability（耐用）.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn’tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,orpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen’sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselv...
