uncles had been diagnosed with colon(结肠) cancer.I remember my 9 as being somewhat surprised and not surprised.I was surprised because it was the first time that cancer came this close to my 10 .And I wasn’t too surprised because my uncle was a 11 smoker and drinker.Four days later，my uncle underwent his first chemotherapy(化疗) session.Some relatives gave us weekly updates about his 12 .Dad himself visited the hospital three weeks later and 13 how fast he’d lost weight.
Although still under chemotherapy today，my uncle is strong enough to do most of the things he 14 to enjoy before his chemo began.What’s more notable，however，is his great 15 in attitude towards life.Several weeks ago when mom and dad visited him，mom said my uncle didn’t 16 passing soon.“If I die，then I die，” she 17 him as saying.Today， 18 ，that fatalistic(宿命论的)attitude seems to have 19 .I’m not sure how the change came about，but he’s very 20 about life now.He 21 a lot and seems to be more concerned about enjoying life with his family.During my recent visits to his home，I couldn’t help but be drawn to him.His brand-new positive character really 22 everyone.
To my uncle，every moment became 23 when he started chemo.He 24 simple things now and he’s not too concerned about the future. 25 I hear my aunt or one of his daughters talk about a problem，he’d say “That’s not even a problem！You know you can do it.” We are all guilty of 26 too much.We often think it’s normal，but in truth，it’s just unnecessary stress which causes us to 27 the good things we have.Instead of fretting(苦恼)，why don’t we think of solutions？And if there are no solutions，let’s just 28 the problem and enjoy the moment. 9．A.expectation C．reaction 答案 C
解析 此处指“我”得知叔叔得癌症后的反应，故选C项。 10．A.family C．environment 答案 A
解析 “我”很震惊是因为这是第一次癌症离我家人这么近。 11．A.common C．light 答案 D
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B．emotion
D．expression
B．situation
D．community
B．bad D．heavy
解析 “我”不震惊是因为叔叔抽烟很凶，喝酒很猛，容易得癌症，选heavy。 12．A.progress C．feeling 答案 B
解析 由语境可知此空应指叔叔的身体状况，故选B项。 13．A.ensured C．noted 答案 C
解析 爸爸探望叔叔回到家以后给大家说起叔叔的身体状况，他体重掉得很快。 14．A.used
B．wanted
B．believed D．assumed
B．condition D．appearance
C．intended 答案 A
D．refused
解析 根据before his chemo began可推断此处指叔叔过去经常喜欢做的事，故选A项。 15．A.development C．discovery 答案 D
解析 根据下文可知叔叔对待生活的态度发生了改变。 16．A.escape from C．wish for 答案 B
解析 根据“If I die，then I die”可知叔叔不在乎死亡，故选B项。 17．A.encouraged C．recalled 答案 C
解析 此处指妈妈回忆探望叔叔时他所说的话，故选C项。 18．A.however C．otherwise 答案 A
解析 过去叔叔不在乎死，但是现在那种宿命论的思想消失了，根据前后的转折关系可判断选A项。 19．A.worsened C．spread 答案 D
解析 根据下文“...seems to be more concerned about enjoying life with his family.”
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B．formation D．change
B．care about
D．give up
B．comforted
D．inspired
B．therefore D．besides
B．extended
D．disappeared
可推断叔叔的宿命论的思想消失了，对生活充满了热情，故选D项。 20．A.particular C．anxious 答案 B
解析 参考上题解析。 21．A.travels C．smiles 答案 C
解析 叔叔对生活充满热情，与家人享受生活，由他积极乐观的人生态度可判断他经常微笑，故选C项。 22．A.annoys C．upsets 答案 B
解析 叔叔的积极乐观影响着每一个人，故选B项。 23．A.precious C．generous 答案 A
解析 因为癌症，叔叔接受化疗后，每个时刻对他来说都是宝贵的，故选A项。 24．A.ignores C．donates 答案 D
解析 根据“...he’s not too concerned about the future.”可推断叔叔开始欣赏生活中一些简单的事。 25．A.Whichever C．Whenever 答案 C
解析 无论“我”什么时候听到有人在叔叔面前提到问题，他都会说一些鼓励性的话，故选C项。
26．A.worrying C．playing 答案 A
解析 根据下文中“Instead of fretting(苦恼)”的提示可判断选A项。 27．A.gain 答案 B
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B．enthusiastic D．disappointed
B．complains D．talks
B．influences D．helps
B．challenging
D．tough
B．creates
D．appreciates
B．Wherever D．Whatever
B．desiring D．hesitating
B．miss C．treasure D．quit
解析 一些没有必要的压力让我们错过了生活中许多美好的东西，故选B项。 28．A.face 答案 D
解析 既然想不出办法去解决问题，那不妨忘掉它，享受现在。
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
Next time you fly，here’s the perfect excuse to switch off your work computer，put down the crossword and settle down with a drink and a movie.Travelling by plane can make it more difficult to think.
Professor David Gradwell advises fliers to sit back and relax rather than keeping busy by doing puzzles or important work.This is because the air pressure on planes is lower than it is at sea level，making it harder for the brain to make use of oxygen in the air，thus affecting its performance.
Typically，when a plane is cruising at 40,000ft，the air pressure in the cabin will be equal to that found outside at 6,000 to 8,000ft.Learning can be damaged at 8,000ft，so you don’t want to make the biggest decision of your life on planes.
However，if you are practiced in a task，it is unlikely your performance will be affected.If you regularly do a crossword，you are going to be fine.But if it is something that is new to you，you are probably not going to do it well.This explains why commercial pilots’ thinking is not impaired.
Professor Gradwell said his advice could become even more important if Internet access becomes widespread on planes，meaning businessmen and businesswomen are more likely to use flying time to work.“Those looking forward to having e-mails in flight might want to think twice about sending that email to the manager，” he said. The condition，called “economy class syndrome(经济舱综合症)”，has caused anxiety among holiday-makers，business people and frequent fliers.But Mr.Gradwell said it is extremely rare，other than in those who have late-stage cancer or another medical condition that causes blood clots(凝血块)．Flying is safe.Millions of people do it every year，without any issues at all.
1．According to the passage，while on a plane， .
A．the brain’s performance has nothing to do with the air pressure B．the brain’s performance will be reduced
C．the passengers can take in enough fresh air to relax D．it’s dangerous for the pilots as well as passengers
B．take C．solve D．forget
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