【題目】 There are only three important days in everyone’s life and two of them are the ones that you don't need to worry about. Serigne Fallou Mbacke, a man of God, who lived in Senegal (West Africa) between 1888 and 1968, used to say, “The day is today, it is the only day, the past is gone and will never come back and the future belongs to God.”

Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811—1896, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, once said almost the same thing, “The past, the present, and the future are really one: they are today.”

We all know that many people spend one half of their days regretting for the past, and the other half worrying about the future, leaving no time to enjoy the present when everything happens. How can such people get ahead in life? People all over the world have made countless discussions on the subject but it does not seem to make a difference. Most of us are still everywhere but in the present.

As the saying goes, if you do what everybody does, you will get what everybody gets! Make a difference, and live in the present. It will help you achieve more, become a better person and live a happier life, a life without worries.

Today is all you have. There is no guarantee ( 保證 )that you will live to see tomorrow and there is not a thing you can change about the past. Dennis Waitley who is a speaker and author puts it so beautifully in one of his books: The past is a cancelled check, the future is a promissory note ( 期 票 ), but the present, the present is liquid cash.

Always remember that today is a gift and that is the reason why it is called the present.

【1】Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.The future belongs to God.B.No one can change the past.

C.Living in today will help you achieve more.D.We are sure that we will live to see tomorrow.

【2】Who described the three important days as "check, note and cash"?

A.The writer.B.Serigne Fallou Mbacke.

C.Harriet Beecher Stowe.D.Dennis Waitley.

【3】Why is today called the present according to the passage?

A.Because today is a gift.

B.Because people are always worrying about today.

C.Because people are always' worrying about the future.

D.Because people have made countless discussions on the subject.

【4】Which of the following words can best describe the author's attitude towards "today"?

A.Unconcerned.B.Negative.C.Favorable.D.Doubtful.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

文章大意：每個(gè)人的生命中只有三天是重要的，其中兩天是你不必?fù)?dān)心的。1888年至1968年間居住在塞內(nèi)加爾（西非）的神人塞里涅·法魯·姆巴克（Serigne Fallou Mbacke）曾經(jīng)說過， Harriet Beecher Stowe，1811-1896，是《湯姆叔叔的小屋》的作者，曾經(jīng)說過幾乎相同的話。今天就是你的全部。丹尼斯·韋特利是一位演說家，也是一位作家，他在他的一本書中把它寫得非常漂亮：過去是一張被取消的支票，未來是一張期票（期票），但是現(xiàn)在，現(xiàn)在是流動現(xiàn)金。永遠(yuǎn)記住今天是一份禮物，這就是為什么它被稱為禮物的原因。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中 “The day is today, it is the only day, the past is gone and will never come back and the future belongs to God.” “今天就是今天，這是唯一的一天，過去已經(jīng)過去，永遠(yuǎn)不會回來，未來屬于上帝�！笨芍�，A. The future belongs to God.是正確的；根據(jù)文中“There is no guarantee ( 保證 )that you will live to see tomorrow and there is not a thing you can change about the past.” 不能保證你能活到明天，過去的事你也不能改變�？芍�B. No one can change the past.是正確的；根據(jù)文中“Make a difference, and live in the present. It will help you achieve more, become a better person and live a happier life, a life without worries.” 改變現(xiàn)狀，活在當(dāng)下。它將幫助你取得更多成就，成為一個(gè)更好的人，過一個(gè)更幸福的生活，一個(gè)沒有煩惱的生活�？芍�，C. Living in today will help you achieve more.是正確的；根據(jù)文中“There is no guarantee ( 保證 )that you will live to see tomorrow and there is not a thing you can change about the past.” 不能保證你能活到明天，過去的事你也不能改變�？芍�，D. We are sure that we will live to see tomorrow.是錯(cuò)誤的，故答案為D。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Dennis Waitley who is a speaker and author puts it so beautifully in one of his books: The past is a cancelled check, the future is a promissory note ( 期 票 ), but the present, the present is liquid cash.” 丹尼斯·韋特利是一位演說家，也是一位作家，他在他的一本書中把它寫得非常漂亮：過去是一張被取消的支票，未來是一張期票（期票），但是現(xiàn)在，現(xiàn)在是流動現(xiàn)金�？芍つ崴埂ろf特利把這三天描述成“支票、鈔票和現(xiàn)金”，故答案為D。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Always remember that today is a gift and that is the reason why it is called the present.” 永遠(yuǎn)記住今天是一份禮物，這就是為什么它被稱為禮物的原因。可知，因?yàn)榻裉焓且环荻Y物。故答案為A。

【4】

觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，今天就是你的全部。 過去是一張被取消的支票，未來是一張期票（期票），但是現(xiàn)在，現(xiàn)在是流動現(xiàn)金�？芍�，單詞Favorable有利，最能描述作者對“今天”的態(tài)度，故答案為C。

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