My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau（衣櫥）and picked out a wonderful skirt. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago .She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.
He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed. His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”
I’m still thinking about his words, and they’ve changed my attitude to life. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.
“Someday” and “one of these days” are being lost from my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now . I’m not sure what my sister would have done if she had known she wouldn’t have tomorrow.
I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
If I knew that my hours were limited, those little things left undone would make me angry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touch with someday. Angry and sorry because I didn’t tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.
I’m trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, and every breath truly, is…a gift from God.
小題1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Every day is a gift
B．My poor sister
C．Value friendship every day
D．Every day is an important occasion
小題2:Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn’t wear it, because(   )
A．She wanted to wear it on special occasions
B．She kept it as a special gift for someone else
C．She saved it until she grew older
D．She wanted to keep it as a sweet memory
小題3:Which of the following is not the writer’s attitude to life?
A．Spending more time staying with family every day.
B．Attending social activities as often as possible
C．Enjoying life and valuing every day.
D．Trying to get along well with friends

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B

試題分析：文章從我的弟弟拿出一件我買了以后從未穿過的襯衫開始，我這件襯衫只所以沒有穿過是因?yàn)槲野阉洳仄饋硎菫榱艘粋�特殊的場合而準(zhǔn)備的。而他告訴我，我們生活的每一天，每一分鐘都應(yīng)該珍惜，珍惜和家人，朋友相聚的每一份鐘，去熱愛生活，愛周圍的一切。因?yàn)檫@所有的都是上帝對我們的饋贈。
小題1: A綜合理解題。文章的第一自然段是由我珍藏的襯衫開始，到中間部分，我告訴自己要珍惜周圍的一切和我們生活的每一分鐘，文章的最后一自然段形成照應(yīng)。睜開眼睛的每一個早晨，我都要告訴我自己：每一天，每一個早晨，每一次呼吸都是上帝對我們的饋贈。故答案應(yīng)為A。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.句意為：她從來沒有穿過，她是為一次特殊的場合而準(zhǔn)備的。所以答案應(yīng)為Ａ．
小題3:B細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings.
life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy, not suffer. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and treasure them.句意為：我正花費(fèi)更多的時(shí)間和我的家人朋友（享受生活），而去減少會議的時(shí)間。生活應(yīng)是我們對每一次經(jīng)歷的享受。要去記住和珍惜這所有的時(shí)刻。因此Ｂ是錯誤的。
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More than a third of the babies born this year could receive a 100th birthday message from whoever happens to be on the throne in the second decade of the 22nd century, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It forecasts that 35% of the 826,000 people born in 2012 will live to become centenarians.
But a long life is not unalloyed good news. David Sinclair, head of policy and research at the International Longevity Centre UK, warned that for many the future may mean social isolation(隔離）as they live longer than friends and members of their families.
"It is of course good news that so many more people are living longer," he said, "but there is a big 'but1. We will be older, but in worse health, and at high risk of living alone. The other problem is that we are very poor at forward planning. We deal with the problems that are under our noses, but even problems two or three years away seem quite distant enough to put off.When you're talking about forecasts for a time half a century away and more, I see no evidence that we are putting in place the measures to deal with it."
This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK, a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.
Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age: the likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is estimated to be 39%; for boys the figure is 32%.
The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010，a figure which is projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.
Men are also living far longer, although their numbers are far fewer. There were an estimated 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.
小題1:The underlined word centenarians probably means people who_____.
A．a(chǎn)re born this yearB．live longer than their friends
C．a(chǎn)re in poor healthD．a(chǎn)re a hundred or more years old
小題2:From what David Sinclair said, we can learn_____.
A．he doesn't believe so many people are living longer
B．the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health
C．the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer
D．too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us
小題3:Which of the following statement is true?
A．About 289，100 people born in 2012 will live to 100.
B．More men will reach their century than women in the future.
C．The number of the female centenarians was 1,000 in 1970s
D．More than 600 people reached their century in 1961.
小題4:What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．A long life is not always good news.
B．A long life also means social and physical isolation
C．In the future, more people will live to 100 in the UK.
D．It is good to live to 100.

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