Question

A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most ________ day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we ________ ? Is it the day when fall in love or the day we succeed?” The man asked.

“Neither. The most important day in our lives is ________ .” The wise man replied calmly.

“Why?” The young man felt more than _______, “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”

“No. Nothing has happened today.”

“Is it because of my visit?”

“Even if nobody visited me today, today is _______ very important because today is the only wealth we have . No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our _______.”

The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man ______ him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have _______ a lot of it.”

The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

Actually, today is the only _______ we have. So, what we should do now is to _______yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

1.A. important    B. necessary    C. comfortable    D. sad

2.A. miss    B. die    C. grow    D. move

3.A. yesterday    B. tomorrow    C. today    D. day

4.A. jealous    B. pleased    C. puzzled    D. upset

5.A. still    B. already    C. ever    D. just

6.A. way    B. control    C. care    D. mind

7.A. stopped    B. refused    C. encouraged    D. decided

8.A. treasured    B. avoided    C. wasted    D. paid

9.A. excuse    B. plan    C. chance    D. idea

10.A. remember    B. forget    C. treat    D. catch

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】主旨大意：这篇短文主要通过一个年轻人和一个智者的对话，讲述了今天的重要性，告诉我们今天是我们拥有的唯一财富，我们要忘记昨天和明天，快速地抓住今天。

1.句意：打扰了，请你告诉我在我们生活中最重要的日子好吗？A. important重要的；B. necessary必要的，必须的；C. comfortable舒适的，舒服的；D. sad悲伤的。根据后面的句子“Neither. The most important day in our lives is ____3____ .”可知此处指的是，我们生活中最重要的日子，故答案选A。

2.句意：是我们出生的日子还是死亡的日子？A. miss错过，想念；B. die死亡；C. grow种植，成长；D. move移动。联系前半句，可知此处指的是，我们死亡的日子，故答案选B。

3.句意：两者都不是，我们生活中最重要的日子就是今天。 A. yesterday昨天；B. tomorrow 明天；C. today今天；D. day天，日子。根据下文中的句子“Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?”可知，智者的答案是今天是最重要的日子，故答案为A。

4.句意：为什么？青年人感到更加迷惑了。A. jealous 嫉妒的 B. pleased高兴的；C. puzzled迷惑的； D. upset不安的。根据语境Is it because there is a moving event taking place today？”可知这个年轻人感到更惊讶了，故答案选C。

5.句意：今天仍然很重要，因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富。A. still仍旧；B. already已经，一般用于肯定句中；C. ever曾经；D. just仅仅。结合语境，今天仍旧非常重要是因为今天是我们拥有的唯一财富，故答案选A。

6.句意：但是不管今天如何平凡，它仍旧在我们的控制之下。A. way方法，道路；B. control 控制；C. care关心；D. mind介意。短语under one’s control在某人的控制之下，故答案选B。

7.句意：然而这名智者阻止了这个年轻人提问题并且说道。A. stopped停止，阻止；B. refused拒绝；C. encouraged鼓励；D. decided决定。根据语境“The young man still wanted to ask something”，而接下来的话“When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have…”仍然是智者所说，可知这个智者阻止了这个年轻人提问题，故答案选A。

8.句意：我们浪费了很多个今天。A. treasured珍爱，珍藏；B. avoided避免；C. wasted浪费；D. paid付款。根据语境When we are talking about the meaning of today，可知此处指的是，我们浪费了很多个今天，故答案选C。

9.句意：今天是我们拥有的唯一机会。A. excuse借口；B. plan计划；C. chance机会；D. idea主意，想法。上文介绍了今天的重要性，因此要抓住今天的机会，故答案为C。

10.句意：因此现在我们需要做的就是忘记昨天和明天，抓住今天。A. remember记起，记忆； B. forget忘记；C. treat对待；D. catch抓住。联系后半句描述可知此处指的是忘记昨天和明天，故答案选B。