A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a 1 in Paris. Before he could 2 a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I 3 you, Mr. Doyle?”
Doyle was 4 . He asked the driver if he had ever seen him before.
“No, sir,” the driver responded. “I have 5 seen you before.” Then he 6 : “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on 7 in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your 8 color tells me you have been on vacation. The 9 spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. 10 up all those pieces of information, I 11 that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.”
“This is truly amazing!” the writer 12 with excitement. “You are very like my 13 creation, Sherlock Holmes!”
“There’s one other thing,” the driver said.
“What’s that?”
“Your 14 is on the front of your suitcase.”
Perhaps the 15 was no master detective, but he was observant! He paid attention and paying attention is an important part of living 16 .
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of 17 . A life lived to the full is lived from moment to moment, 18 from milestone to milestone. It is more of a series of days in which we truly pay attention, than a few 19 events along the way.
Pay attention to the things of life, to people, to events, to your senses, even to the ordinary. Your life will never 20 beauty. By making the most of the moments, you make the most of the years.
1. A. train B. taxi C. bus D. plane
2. A. write B. hear C. say D. read
3. A. take B. meet C. wait D. leave
4. A. pleased B. scared C. disappointed D. surprised
5. A. just B. never C. ever D. always
6. A. admitted B. started C. explained D. remembered
7. A. business B. duty C. holiday D. work
8. A. skin B. hair C. clothes D. shoes
9. A. blood B. dirt C. mud D. ink
10. A. Making B. Taking C. Putting D. Adding
11. A. concluded B. realized C. imagined D. expected
12. A. sighed B. screamed C. whispered D. roared
13. A. mental B. physical C. fictional D. psychological
13. A. license B. address C. resume D. name
15. A. driver B. writer C. detective D. waiter
16. A. well B. fully C. happily D. peacefully
17. A. stages B. steps C. periods D. moments
18. A. more than B. less than C. rather than D. other than
19. A. small B. major C. personal D. social
20. A. lack B. create C. appreciate D. enjoy
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1. B。根据下文的提示词“driver”可知是出租车。
2. C。结合上下文的情景知道是在柯南道尔说话之前。
3. A。从上下文知道这位司机是在问柯南道尔，把他送到哪儿去。
4. D。根据下文司机的答语，可知他们以前并没有见过面，所以柯南道尔听见司机喊出了自己的名字时，应该感到吃惊。
5. B。结合前面的“No”，可知答案是never。
6. C。从下文的描述可知司机在作解释。
7. C。从下文的“you have been on vacation”可知答案。
8. A。因为是在度假，所以这位司机从他皮肤的颜色上进行判断。
9. D。从后面的提示词“writer”可知这里指手指上的墨水点。
10. D。此处表示综合以上各个信息。
11. A。这里表示司机根据以上各个信息，推断出他是柯南道尔。
12. B。听了这位司机的分析之后，柯南道尔兴奋地叫出来。
13. C。从后面的同位语Sherlock Holmes可知应该是他写的小说中的人物，所以选fictional。
14. D。结合上下文，这里表示最后这位司机又指出柯南道尔的名字就在他的皮箱上。
15. A。联系上文可知此处指这位司机。
16. B。根据下文中A life lived to the full is lived …可知。
17. D。根据后面的“from moment to moment”可知应选D。
18. C。此处表示生活是一个时刻接一个时刻，而不是由一个个重要事件组成的。
19. B。结合上文的“milestones”可知在生活中不应该只注意那些重要的时刻。major表示“重要的；主要的”。
20. A。在生活中从来就不缺乏美，回应作者的观点，即需要我们去关注。