【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 end got together one day and I blurted out(脫口而出), I don39。t know my purpose in life. The outburst was met with 3 and stares. Finally, Pam said, I don39。t know, either. She was in a job she 4 . Teresa said, Me either. I was sure that Bette would have a(n) 5 . She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal oute. 6 , she shook her head. Two years passed and, during that time, I sold my 7 , Teresa went back to school, Pam switched 8 , and Bette kept on living as best as she could. Actually, for those two years, Bette lived a 9 life than any of us. She built a butterfly garden in her neighborhood. She spent time with her family, went hiking, 10 and lived. My book was finally 11 and Bette made it to my first big signing. A day or two later, she was back in the 12 as she was seriously ill. I left on tour for several weeks, and when I 13 , she was close to 14 . The day came when her brother called to let me know Bette had 15 . He asked me to write her obituary(訃告). I thought about how she39。d filled every moment with as much joy as she could find. That obituary wasn39。t a list of 16 . It was the story of a woman who lived 17 what life threw at her, she lived. That was when I 18 what I39。d learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life. That39。s all any of us are here to do. In the end, the only thing that 19 is that we breathe in our time here and fill it with 20 .1. A. readB. printedC. rejectedD. written2. A. excitedB. confidentC. enviousD. embarrassed3. A. darknessB. smokeC. dangerD. silence4. A. hatedB. lostC. foundD. created5. A. presentB. answerC. dreamD. excuse6. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. BesidesD. otherwise7. A. houseB. carC. paperD. book8. A. jobsB. methodsC. topicsD. channels9. A. fullerB. poorerC. sadderD. simpler10. A. plainedB. shoutedC. laughedD. learned11. A. revisedB. publishedC. reviewedD. translated12. A. hospitalB. schoolC. gardenD. pany13. A. hollowedB. returnedC. escapedD. recovered14. A. successB. deathC. troubleD. wealth15. A. given upB. shown offC. turned downD. passed away16. A. requirementsB. suggestionsC. achievementsD. agreements17. A. Other thanB. Rather thanC. Regardless ofD. In case of18. A. guessedB. decidedC. expectedD. realized19. A. worksB. mattersC. existsD. changes20. A. lifeB. trustC. luckD. nature【答案】 （1）C；（2）D；（3）D；（4）A；（5）B；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）A；（10）C；（11）B；（12）A；（13）B；（14）B；（15）D；（16）C；（17）C；（18）D；（19）B；（20）A； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者由與幾個(gè)朋友對(duì)生活目標(biāo)的討論入手，講述了幾個(gè)朋友的生活狀況，最后從一個(gè)因癌癥而去世的朋友那里認(rèn)識(shí)到在我們活著的時(shí)候，我們要過(guò)好自己的生活。 （1）考查動(dòng)詞。A. read“閱讀”；B. printed“印刷”；C. rejected“拒絕”；D. written“寫”。根據(jù)上文“Several years ago, I quit my job to chase my dream of writing a book, but that book was”可知，幾年前，為了追求我寫書的夢(mèng)想，我辭掉了工作，但那本書多次被拒絕，故選C。 （2）考查形容詞。A. excited“興奮的”；B. confident“自信的”； C. envious“嫉妒的”；D. embarrassed“尷尬的”。上文說(shuō)我的書多次被拒絕，所以當(dāng)大家問(wèn)我書怎么樣的時(shí)候我感到很尷尬，故選D。 （3）考查名詞。A. darkness“黑暗”；B. smoke“煙”；C. danger“危險(xiǎn)”； D. silence“沉默”。根據(jù)空后的“and stares”及下文情節(jié)可知，她們對(duì)我的話報(bào)以沉默和凝視，故選D。 （4）考查動(dòng)詞。A. hated“討厭、厭惡”；B. lost“失去”；C. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；D. created“創(chuàng)造”。根據(jù)上文“She was in a job she”可知，她正干著一份她討厭的工作，故選A。 （5）考查名詞。A. present“禮物”；B. answer“答案”；C. dream“夢(mèng)想”；D. excuse“借口”。根據(jù)下文“She was suffering from cancer and, surely she had figured things out since she was facing a likely terminal oute.”可知，Bette身患癌癥，當(dāng)然，自從她面臨著可能的最終結(jié)果，她已經(jīng)把一切弄得很清楚了，所以我確信Bette對(duì)這個(gè)問(wèn)題有一個(gè)答案（指她知道自己的人生目標(biāo)是什么），故選B。 （6）考查副詞。A. Therefore“因此”；B. However“然而”；C. Besides“況且”；D. otherwise“否則”。根據(jù)下文“she shook her head.”可知，然而，她也搖了搖頭，故選B。 （7）考查名詞。A. house“房子”；B. car“車”；C. paper“紙”； D. book“書”。上文說(shuō)我放棄工作去寫書，此處是說(shuō)我售出了我寫的書，故選D。 （8）考查名詞。A. jobs“工作”；B. methods“方法”；C. topics“主題”；D. channels“渠道”。上文說(shuō)Pam干這一份自己不喜歡的工作，兩年后，她換了工作，故選A。 （9）考查形容詞。A. fuller“更充實(shí)的”；B. poorer“更貧窮的”；“更傷心的”；D. simpler“更簡(jiǎn)單的”。根據(jù)上文“Bette kept on living as best as she could.”及下文和家人在一起的情節(jié)可知，Bette的生活過(guò)得比我們?nèi)魏我粋€(gè)人都充實(shí)，故選A。 （10）考查動(dòng)詞。A. plained“抱怨”； B. shouted“大喊”；C. laughed“歡笑”；D. learned“學(xué)會(huì)”。根據(jù)上文“She spent time with her family, went hiking”可知，她和家人在一起，一起遠(yuǎn)足、一起歡笑、一起生活，故選C。 （11）考查動(dòng)詞。A. revised“修正”；B. published“出版”；C. reviewed“復(fù)習(xí)”；D. translated“翻譯”。根據(jù)下文“and Bette made it to my first big signing.”可知，我的書終于出版了，Bette參加了我的第一場(chǎng)大型簽約儀式，故選B。 （12）考查名詞。A. hospital“醫(yī)院”；B. school“學(xué)?！保籆. garden“花園”；D. pany“公司”。根據(jù)下文“as she was seriously ill.”可知，因?yàn)椴〉煤車?yán)重，Bette又回到了醫(yī)院，故選A。 （13）考查動(dòng)詞。A. hollowed“成為空洞”；B. returned“返回”；C. escaped“逃跑”；D. recovered“恢復(fù)”。根據(jù)上文“I left on tour for several weeks,”可知，我離開了幾周，等我回來(lái)的時(shí)候，Bette已經(jīng)快不行了，故選B。 （14）考查名詞。A. success“成功”；B. death“死亡”；C. trouble“麻煩”；D. wealth“財(cái)富”。根據(jù)上文可知，等我回來(lái)的時(shí)候，Bette已經(jīng)快不行（接近死亡）了，故選B。 （15）考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。A. given up“放棄”；B. shown off“炫耀”；C. turned down“調(diào)低”；D. passed away“去世”。根據(jù)下文“He asked me to write her obituary(訃告).”可知，當(dāng)Bette的哥哥打電話通知我Bette去世的消息時(shí)，他讓我為Bette寫一篇訃告，故選D。 （16）考查名詞。A. requirements“要求”；B. suggestions“建議”；C. achievements“成就”；D. agreements“一致”。根據(jù)下文“ It was the story of a woman who lived ___17___ what life threw at her, she lived.”可知，這篇訃告不是一系列的成就，而是一個(gè)女人的故事，不管生活給了她什么，他都堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地活著，故選C。 （17）考查固定短語(yǔ)。A. Other than“除了”；B. Rather than“而不是”；C. Regardless of“不管”；D. In case of“萬(wàn)一”。根據(jù)上文可知，這篇訃告是一個(gè)女人的故事，不管生活給了她什么，他都堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地活著，故選C。 （18）考查動(dòng)詞。A. guessed“猜想”；B. decided“決定”；C. expected“期望”； D. realized“意識(shí)到”。根據(jù)下文“what I39。d learned through her passing. She defined her purpose in life by simply living her life.”可知，在那時(shí)，我意識(shí)到我從她的離世中學(xué)到了什么：她以簡(jiǎn)單地過(guò)好自己的生活來(lái)定義她的生活目標(biāo)，故選D。 （19）考查動(dòng)詞。A. works“起作用”；B. matters“重要，要緊”；C. exists“存在”；D. changes“改變”。根據(jù)下文“that we breathe in our time here and fill it with___20___”可知，唯一重要的是，在我們活著的時(shí)候，我們要過(guò)好自己的生活，故選B。 （20）考查名詞。A. life“生活”；B. trust“信任”；C. luck“運(yùn)氣”；D. nature“自然”。根據(jù)上文