When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as

When I was 17, I read a quotethat went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, somedayyou’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then,for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and askedmyself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I amabout to do today?”

Remembering that I’ ll be deadsoon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the bigchoice in life.

About a year ago I was diagnosedwith cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancerthat was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months.My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is mydoctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.

I lived with that diagnosis allday. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examinationand my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had thesurgery and I’ m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been tofacing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is thedestination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old tomake room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long fromnow, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

Your time is so limited that youshouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma（教条）—which is living withthe 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 courage to follow your heart. It somehow alreadyknows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.The doctoradvised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A. he had to rest athome               B.his disease couldn’t be cured

C. his disease was not serious atall       D. he had to wait for the result of the test

2.How did theauthor feel after the diagnosis?

A．Hopeless     B．Excited       C． Optimistic   D． Angry 

3.What does theauthor think of death?

A．He thinks it is impossible toavoid.  

B．He thinks it is not the end of life.

C．He thinks it is nothing to be scaredof.

D．He thinks it is the beginning of anew life

4.In the author’ sopinion, 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.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】略