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Ⅱ .閱讀理解 (2021 年湖北重點中學(xué)聯(lián)考 ) My brother in law opened the drawer of my sister’ s cupboard and took out a said, “ This is a new silk slip (襯裙 ). Jane bought it in New York nine years never wore was saving it for a special guess this is the occasion.” It was an exquisite (精美的 ) handmade silk price tag on it was still attached. He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician (殯儀員 ). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned to me, “ Don’ t ever save anything for a special day you’ re alive is a special occasion.” His words have changed my ’ m spending more time with my family and less time on ’ m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish ’ m not saving wear my good skirt to the market if I feel like can pay $ for a small bag of ’ m not saving my good perfume for special something is worth seeing,hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it now.“ Someday” _has_disappeared in_my vocabulary. I’ m not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she’ d not be here for the ’ m guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close might have apologized to her former friends for their past ’ d have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food. I’ m trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift. 1. Why didn’ t Jane wear the new silk slip? A. She meant to wear it on her death. B. She wanted to save it for her sister. C. She thought it was too dear. D. She saved it for a special occasion. 2. After Jane’ s death, the author begins to________. A. treasure the simple pleasure of life B. spend more time having meetings C. save more money for necessities D. care about her special parties 3. What does the underlined sentence “‘ Someday’ has disappeared in my v