Question

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout（ 鍛煉） before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy­ nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality（活力）and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on（ 回顧）my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life？”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲理的）answer to your philosophical question：

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for（開往）North America, that was the best time of my life.

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy­ nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.When was the writer's birthday?

A．June 13           B．June 15           C．June 17           D．June 19

2.Why was the writer anxious?

A．He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B．He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C．He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D．He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A．brought up        B．developed         C．trained           D．encouraged

 

Answer 1

【答案】

A

1.C

2.C

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文告訴我們要珍惜眼前的生活，天天都是我們生活中最精彩的一天。

1.C 計算題。根據(jù)文章第一句】It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.今天是15號，2天以后是我就是30歲了，說明17號是我的生日，故C正確。

2.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第2句I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.說明他擔心自己30了，美好的時光就要過去了。故C正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.句意：當我是一個孩子的時候，一切都安排得很好，我也受到父母的悉心照顧。故該詞是指照顧，養(yǎng)育的意思，故A項正確。

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