The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death When I was 17, I read a quote th
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The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story aboutdeath
When I was 17, I read a quote that wentsomething like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’llmost certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for thepast 33years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “Iftoday were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to dotoday?”
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is themost important tool I’ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed withcancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that wasincurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctoradvised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ codefor preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I wascompletely in despair. Later that evening, I had another biopsy（活组织检查）and my wife told me thattumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’ve been to facingdeath. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destinationwe all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make roomfor the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, youwill gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’twaste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma（教条）----which is living with theresults of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinionsdrown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage tofollow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become.Everything else is secondary.
1.The doctor advised the author to go homeand get his affairs in order because_________.
| A．he had to rest at home |
| B．his disease was not serious at all |
| C．his disease couldn’t be cured |
| D．he had to wait for the result of the test |
2. How did the author feel after thediagnosis?
| A．Angry | B．Excited | C．Optimistic | D．Hopeless |
3.What does the author think of death?
| A．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of. |
| B．He thinks it is not the end of life. |
| C．He thinks it is impossible to avoid. |
| D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life |
4. In the author’s opinion, we should____________.
A. follow others’ advice
B. take no notice of diseases
C. take exercise and keep healthy
D have the courage to follow our heart
试题答案
【答案】
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.D
【解析】略