2013届高考英语一轮总复习精选创新小测试系列北师大版选修八Unit23B卷Ⅰ.完形填空(2012·东北三校第一次联考)Thisismythirdstory.WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethat__1__somethinglike,“Ifyouliveeachday__2__itwasyourlast,somedayyou'llmostcertainlyberight.”Sincethen,forthepastthirtythreeyears,I'velooked__3__themirroreverymorningandaskedmyself：“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday？”Andwhenevertheanswerhasbeen“No”fortoomanydaysina__4__，IknowIneedtochangesomething.AboutayearagoIwas__5__withcancer.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancerthatisincurable,andthatIshould__6__tolivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Theyadvisedmetogohomeandgetmy__7__inorder,whichisdoctors'codefor“prepareto__8__”．Laterthateveningwhenthedoctors__9__thecellstakenfrommypancreas(胰腺)underamicroscope,theystartedcryingbecauseitturnedouttobeaveryrareformofpancreaticcancerthatis__10__withsurgery.Ihadthesurgeryand,__11__，I'mfinenow.ThiswastheclosestI'vebeentofacingdeath,andIhopeit'stheclosestIgetforafewmoredecades.Deathisthe__12__weallshare.Noonehas__13__escapedit.Andthatis__14__itshouldbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesingle__15__inventionoflife.It'slife'schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomake__16__forthenew.Yourtimeis__17__，sodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneelse'slife.Don'tbetrappedbydogma(信条)—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople'sthinking.Don'tletthenoiseof__18__opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportantly,havethecourageto__19__yourheartandintuition(直觉).They__20__alreadyknowwhatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseissecondary.语篇解读：岁月匆匆，人生短暂，人要为自己活着，而不是生活在别人的阴影下。九死一生的坎坷经历让作者刻骨铭心。1．A.saidB．describedC．wentD．expressed解析：作者在十七岁时读到一句引言，大概意思如下。此处的go表示“(故事、歌词等)内容是”。答案：C2．A.unlessB．asifC．evenifD．aslongas解析：如果你将每一天都当做你生命中的最后一天来度过的话……asif表示“好像；仿佛”。答案：B3．A.inB．atC．throughD．on解析：三十三年来，作者每天早上都审视镜子“中”的自己，并自我发问。作者的焦点不1是镜子，而是镜子中的自己，所以B项不恰当。答案：A4．A.rowB．minuteC．senseD．word解析：每当一连多天答案都是否定时，作者知道自己需要做出改变了。inarow表示“连续”。inasense表示“从某种意义上说”，不符合语境。答案：A5．A.connectedB．infectedC．affectedD．diagnosed解析：大约一年前，作者被“诊断”出患有癌症。diagnose“诊断(疾病)”。答案：D6．A.wantB．dreamC．expectD．imagine解析：上文提到医生告诉作者这几乎肯定是一种不可治愈的癌症，所以作者对自己生命期限的“期望”应该是不多于三至六个月。答案：C7．A.dutiesB．businessesC．affairsD．life解析：医生们建议作者回家把自己的“事情”料理好。B项表示“商店，公司”，在文章中没有信息支持。答案：C8．A.workB．startC．talkD．die解析：医生建议让作者回家隐含的意思是准备“死亡”。答案：D9．A.lookedB．viewedC．realizedD．noticed解析：那天晚上稍晚的时候，当他们在显微镜下“观察”从作者的胰腺中取出的细胞时他们大叫了起来。view“观看，(尤指)仔细察看”。答案：B10．A.curableB．possibleC．acceptableD．suitable解析：他们得出的结果是这是一种罕见的胰腺癌，通过外科手术“可以治愈”。答案：A11．A.carefullyB．thankfullyC．anxiouslyD．hopefully解析：医生本来断定作者必死无疑，结果发现他患的是可以治疗的癌症，作者经过手术后痊愈了，自然非常“感激”。答案：B12．A.possessionB．destinationC．expectationD．position解析：死亡是我们共有的“终点”，任何人无法避免。答案：B213．A.everB．evenC...
