When I was 17, I read a quote: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made a(n) 36 on me，and since then，for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the 37 day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 38 something． Remembering that I’ll be 39 soon is the most important tool to help me make the big choices in life, 40 almost everything—all expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—just falls away in the face of death, 41 only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 42 . You are already naked．There is no reason not to follow your heart. No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to 43 don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever 44 it, because Death is very likely to be the single best invention of Life. It clears out the old to 45 for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will 46 become the old and be cleared away. Your time is 47 , so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice．Everything else is secondary.
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:D
题目分析：岁月匆匆，人生短暂，要把每一天都当成最后一天来过。
小题1:考查名词：A．surprise惊讶B．impression印象C．choice 选择 D．call电话，这句话给我的印象很深。选B
小题2:考查形容词：A．last 最后的B．first第一C．worst最坏的D．best最好的，如果这是我的最后一天，我会这么做吗？选A
小题3:考查动词：A．change改变B．supply提供C．provide 提供D．achieve取得，每当一连多天答案都是否定时，作者知道自己需要做出改变了。选A
小题4:考查词义辨析：A．dead 死的B．fired 解雇C．murdered谋杀D．failed失败，知道自己要死了可以让人们做出最大的决定。选A
小题5:考查词义辨析：A．despite虽然B．because因为C．though 虽然D．if如果，因为面对死亡一切—期待，自豪，害怕，尴尬都会消失。选B
小题6:考查动词：A．including包括B．possessing 拥有C．leaving 离开，留下，D．facing面对，留下最重要的。选C
小题7:考查动词：A．value尊重B．reach 到达C．gain获得D．lose失去，记得自己会死是最好的避免自己认为还有东西可以失去的办法。从后面的句子You are already naked 可知没有什么可以失去。选D
小题8:考查名词：A．sky天空B．space太空C．universe宇宙D．heaven天堂，甚至想上天堂的人都不想死了去那里。选D
小题9:考查动词：A．experienced 经历B．encountered遇到C．escaped逃离D．observed观察，句意：死是每个人的共同的目的地，没有人能逃脱。选C
小题10:考查词组： make way for为…让路，死是清除老人为年轻人让路。选C
小题11:考查副词： A．dramatically戏剧性地 B．gradually逐渐地C．regularly定期地D．likely可能的，你会逐渐的变成老人被清除掉。选B
小题12:考查形容词：A．important重要的 B．narrow狭窄的C．perfect完美的D．limited有限的，你的时间是有限的，不要浪费时间过别人的生活。选D
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。