13．When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like："If you live each day as if it were your last，someday you'll most certainly be right．"It made an impression on me，and since then，for the past 33years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself，"If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？"
Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life．
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer．The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that 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 my doctors'code for preparing yourself to die．
I lived with that diagnosis all day．I was completely in despair．Later that evening，I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery．I had the surgery and I'm fine now．
This was the closest I've been to facing death．To tell the truth，no one wants to die．And yet death is the destination we all share．No one has ever escaped it．It clears out the old to make room for the new．Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．
Your time is so limited that you shouldn't waste it repeating someone else's life．Don't be trapped by dogma（教條）-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 courage to follow your heart．It somehow already knows what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．
40．What does the author think of death？A
A．He thinks it is impossible to avoid．
B．He thinks it is not the end of life．
C．He thinks it is nothing to be scared of．
D．He thinks it is the beginning of a new life．
41．In the author's opinion，we shouldD．
A．follow others'advice
B．take no notice of diseases
C．take exercise and keep healthy
D．have the courage to follow our heart
42．What does the underlined word in paragraph 3mean？A
A．came acrossB．dealt with
C．survived    D．Supported．

分析 蘋果公司CEO喬布斯在斯坦福大學(xué)畢業(yè)典禮上的節(jié)選部分．主要內(nèi)容是：喬布斯認(rèn)為"記住你即將死去"是他一生中遇到的最重要箴言．人們的時間有限，所以不要將它們浪費在重復(fù)其他人的生活上．不要被其他人喧囂的觀點掩蓋你真正的內(nèi)心的聲音．要有勇氣去聽從直覺和心靈的指示．

解答 40．A．推理判斷題．由第五段To tell the truth，no one wants to die．And yet death is the destination we all share．No one has ever escaped it可知，作者認(rèn)為沒有人愿意死，但是死亡是我們每個人共同的終點，從來沒有人能夠逃脫它．故選A．
41．D．推理判斷題．最后一段中，作者提到：人們的時間有限，所以不要將它們浪費在重復(fù)其他人的生活上．不要被其他人喧囂的觀點掩蓋你真正的內(nèi)心的聲音．要有勇氣去聽從直覺和心靈的指示--它們在某種程度上知道你想要成為什么樣子，所以其他的事情都是次要的．故選D．
42．A．詞義猜詞題：所在的句子的意思是：記得我要死了是我遇到的最重要的工具可以讓我做出最大的決定，encounter是"遇到"，故選A．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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