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Steve Jobs on Life and Death
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like, “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you"ll most certainly be right.” It made an __1__ on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every __2__ and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today？” And whenever the __3__ has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to __4__ something.
Remembering that I"ll be __5__ soon is the most important tool I"ve ever used to help me make the big __6__ in life.Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all __7__ of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is __8__ important.Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to __9__.You are already naked.There is no reason not to __10__ your heart.
Your time is limited, so don"t __11__ it living someone else"s life.Don"t be __12__ by dogma—which is living with the 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 __13__ to follow your beliefs and goals.They somehow already know what you really want to __14__.Everything else is __15__.
( )1.A.expectation B．impression
C．imagination D．examination
( )2.A.minute B．night
C．day D．morning
( )3.A.answer B．solution
C．result D．chance
( )4.A.accept B．hide
C．change D．avoid
( )5.A.famous B．dead
C．old D．forgotten
( )6.A.decisions B．contributions
C．differences D．mistakes
( )7.A.understanding B．certainty
C．fear D．knowledge
( )8.A.mostly B．hardly
C．nearly D．truly
( )9.A.take B．lose
C．give D．win
( )10.A.break B．catch
C．warm D．follow
( )11.A.waste B．imagine
C．spend D．risk
( )12.A.confused B．trapped
C．discouraged D．hurt
( )13.A.wisdom B．idea
C．desire D．courage
( )14.A.see B．show
C．become D．forget
( )15.A.necessary B．natural
C．secondary D．possible
本文告诉了我们一个道理，即：把每天都当作最后一天来过，那么你才能在今天勇敢做自己。
1．B make an impression on sb.为固定搭配，意为“给某人印象”。
2．D 根据“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today？”可知作者每天早晨照镜子问自己，故选D。
3．A 根据前面自己问自己可知这里应该是回答，故选A。
4．C 当连续许多天的回答都是(相同的)“不”，“我”知道“我”需要改变(change)点什么。
5．B 根据下文“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way”可知应选B。
6．A 对应上文要改变，就要做出决定(decision)。
7．C 根据空格前后的内容来看，这里应表示害怕(fear)尴尬和失败，故选C。
8．D 一切事情都消失了，只留下真正重要的(important)东西。
9．B 由下文“You are already naked.”可知此处应选lose(失去)。
10．D 同词复现。由下文“follow your beliefs and goals”可知选D。
11．A 由so可知此空所在句子与“Your time is limited”是因果关系，故不能浪费(waste)时间。
12．B 由上文“the trap of thinking...”可知选B。
13．D 上文讲到不要让他人的声音淹没了自己内心的声音，故最重要的是有追随信念和目标的勇气(courage)。
14．C 句意：它们从某种程度上知道你真正想要成为什么。become成为，变成。
15．C 明白了最重要的是什么，其他一切便都是次要的(secondary)了。
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