Some years ago，writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events，feelings，and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words，but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all，isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old，I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley，well­equipped with pens，a diary，and a camera.During the trip，I was busy recording every incident，name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively，dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there，I wandered out of my tent，diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon，and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen...
At that point，I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now，I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books，or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures，but not very often－only of objects I find really beautiful.I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places；maybe I’ll forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don’t live to make memories－I just live，and the memories form themselves.
小題1:Before the age of thirteen，the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of________.
A．observing her school routine
B．expressing her satisfaction
C．impressing her classmates
D．preserving her history
小題2:What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?
A．A dull night on the journey.
B．The beauty of the great valley.
C．A striking quotation from a book.
D．Her concerns for future generations.
小題3:What does the author put in her diary now?
A．Notes and beautiful pictures.
B．Special thoughts and feelings.
C．Detailed accounts of daily activities.
D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.
小題4:The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is________.
A．to experience it
B．to live the present in the future
C．to make memories
D．to give accurate representations of it

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:A
這是一篇富有生活哲理的記敘文。作者小時候喜歡寫日記，每天忙著把“現(xiàn)在”記錄在本子上。但她13歲時的一次經(jīng)歷使她意識到，我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會享受而不是記錄“現(xiàn)在”，“活著不是為了記憶”。
小題1:解析：選D。細節(jié)理解題。第一段在講述作者小時候記日記的經(jīng)歷之后說，“把記憶積累起來，這不就是在保存過去嗎？”由此可知選D。
小題2:解析：選B。細節(jié)理解題。第二、三段描述作者13歲的那次經(jīng)歷，當時作者還是熱衷于為了將來的回憶而記錄“現(xiàn)在”，但晚上她看到山谷的美麗時突然明白，“我寫的任何東西都比不上此時讓自己好好體驗山谷的美麗”，從此作者的態(tài)度發(fā)生了轉(zhuǎn)變。
小題3:解析：選B。細節(jié)理解題。第四段說，作者現(xiàn)在只把自己特殊的想法或情感寫在日記中，即B項所陳述的，而不是“筆記和美麗的圖畫”“日常活動的詳細記載”“對難忘的事情的描述”。
小題4:解析：選A。推理判斷題。最后一段作者說，“也許我會忘了一些事實，但至少，這些經(jīng)歷將一直在我的腦海里”。這就是主人公對生活的感悟：把握現(xiàn)在，感受今天；生活，重在感受而不是為了回憶而記憶。
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A．workB．lifeC．journeyD．college
小題20:
A．hardB．complexC．shortD．Simple

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閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。
Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win.   the case of a young friend of mine, who was     in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job.     there was a good reason for Sam’s being late—serious illness at home—he    that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t     any longer. His boss was probably already pacing     preparing a speech to fire him.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as     as a locker room;     was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam    and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a    , which, I understand, became    just 35 minutes ago. Does the     bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The boss     a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had    his job—with the only    that could win-–a laugh.    is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and     the other fellow to do what you want     his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so   that serious dialogue may start a quarrel.   , many believe that comedians(喜劇演員) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.
小題1:
A．ThinkB．ImagineC．SupposeD．Consider
小題2:
A．dugB．trappedC．eruptedD．a(chǎn)imed
小題3:
A．IfB．BecauseC．UnlessD．Although
小題4:
A．decidedB．saidC．talkedD．urged
小題5:
A．workB．useC．countD．make
小題6:
A．here and thereB．in and outC．up and downD．now and then
小題7:
A．silentB．cleanC．noisyD．quiet
小題8:
A．somebodyB．everybodyC．nobodyD．a(chǎn)nybody
小題9:
A．criedB．shoutedC．staredD．smiled
小題10:
A．prizeB．patentC．punishmentD．job
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)vailableB．fragrantC．possibleD．reasonable
小題12:
A．lazyB．lateC．diligentD．early
小題13:
A．sentB．hidC．forceD．had
小題14:
A．protectedB．savedC．holdD．took
小題15:
A．toolB．techniqueC．measureD．instrument
小題16:
A．UnderstandingB．ApologyC．HumorD．Communication
小題17:
A．makingB．havingC．lettingD．getting
小題18:
A．withoutB．forC．toD．with
小題19:
A．constantB．easyC．sensitiveD．heated
小題20:
A．After allB．For exampleC．At lengthD．Even so

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