Catherine and I were on our way to our nephew’s birthday party one rainy Saturday morning, driving along what some people call moose(駝鹿) alley. It was early, there were few other cars on the road and we were looking forward to a good day with the family. Suddenly, a moose rushed across our path. Fortunately, a quick swerve(突然轉(zhuǎn)向) to the other lane prevented a full impact, with only a small collision on the right side of our car ripping off the mirror and knocking the moose to the pavement.
By the time I stopped and looked back in my rear view mirror, the moose was getting up. It ran into the bush. Shaken but unharmed, we both looked at each other shocked by what had happened. We knew that moose accidents had claimed many lives throughout the years, and that we had been very fortunate to escape with no personal injury or worse. After a quick check of our vehicle, we drove off.
Even though the moose accident lasted just a few seconds, we still remember it to this day. Why?
We had often talked about the frailty of life, the here today and gone tomorrow potential we all face, but it had never felt so real. And it wasn’t that we hadn’t had friends, relatives and colleagues die before, it was that this experience was much more personal. In a matter of seconds, lives can easily change.
The effect of that one near miss with death has been positive, and made us appreciate life. Each one of us has only a limited time on this Earth; no one can predict when your time will end. We should give thanks for each day, to see the sun rise again, and to know that you can accomplish and assist others to appreciate their life if they are caught in the “poor-me” syndrome（綜合癥狀）.
小題1:What can we learn about the accident form the first two paragraphs?
A．Fortunately, they didn’t hit the moose.
B．They themselves were slightly injured.
C．Many people have died from similar accidents.
D．The author should be blamed for the accident.
小題2:What did the accident teach the author?
A．Being open to unexpected turns in life is important.
B．Life is long if you know how to use it.
C．Life is measured by thoughts and actions, not by time.
D．Life is unpredictable, so we should treasure every moment.
小題3:How should we spend every day according to the author?
a. being thankful and helpful
b. appreciating the natural beauty of the world
c. being confident
d. making every effort to succeed
A．a(chǎn)bB．bc C．a(chǎn)bcD．bcd

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：本文通過作者的親身經(jīng)歷告訴我們生命不可預(yù)測，要珍惜每一個(gè)時(shí)刻。
小題1:根據(jù)Shaken but unharmed, we both looked at each other shocked by what had happened. We knew that moose accidents had claimed many lives throughout the years, and that we had been very fortunate to escape with no personal injury or worse，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)The effect of that one near miss with death has been positive, and made us appreciate life. Each one of us has only a limited time on this Earth; no one can predict when your time will end. We should give thanks for each day, to see the sun rise again, and to know that you can accomplish and assist others to appreciate their life if they are caught in the “poor-me” syndrome（綜合癥狀）.故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)The effect of that one near miss with death has been positive, and made us appreciate life. Each one of us has only a limited time on this Earth; no one can predict when your time will end. We should give thanks for each day, to see the sun rise again, and to know that you can accomplish and assist others to appreciate their life if they are caught in the “poor-me” syndrome（綜合癥狀）.
故選C。
點(diǎn)評：這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細(xì)閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀短文時(shí)，常常會(huì)遇到一些生詞。這時(shí)，要沉著，冷靜，細(xì)心思考。首先要把整段、整篇文章看完。通過對全篇短文的理解，就很有可能猜測出生詞的大意。另外，還可以從含有生詞句子的上下文，以及句子和段落之間的關(guān)系來判斷、理解生詞以求獲得其真正含義。猜測生詞的另一種方法是，根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法推測。遇到生詞后，可從構(gòu)詞法角度分析判斷生詞。
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C．tell readers about blogs
D．tell readers how to write blogs
小題2:From the text we can learn that blogs cover almost everything except _______．
A．different ideasB．medical advice
C．a(chǎn)dvertisementsD．a(chǎn)ccount passwords
小題3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A．Politicians don’t use blogs at all．
B．A lot of bloggers no longer write or read blogs．
C．Those who like to use blogs are mostly teenage girls．
D．Dave Winer closed his “weblogs.com” because of the money shortage．
小題4:The reason why Rebecca’s Pocket is still going strong is that _______．
A．it was created by a woman
B．it is about the history of blogs
C．it provides useful information and advice
D．it has editions in atleast four different languages

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