Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life．This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened．
On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt．"Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．" he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death．
He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral．Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you're alive is a special occasion．"
I'm thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life．I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings．Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer．"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary．If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing,I want to see and hear and do it now．
Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would add laughter and color to our lives．Every morning when I open my eyes．I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift．So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life．
【小题1】Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

       Everybody has had at least one experience from which he knows the meaning of life．This time, which took place several years ago, but seems as if it just happened．

       On an afternoon several years ago, my brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's dress and picked out a beautiful skirt．"Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago．She never wore it．She was saving it for a special occasion．" he said．I guess this was the occasion: it was the funeral (葬礼) of my sister, after her unexpected death．

       He took the shirt and put it on bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the funeral．Then he closed the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion．Every day you're alive is a special occasion．"

       I'm thinking about his words, and they've changed the way I live my life．I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings．Whenever possible, life should be a kind of experience to enjoy, not to suffer．"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their importance on my vocabulary．If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, ! want to see．and hear and do it now．

       Ever since that day, I have been trying very hard not to put off, hold hack or save anything that would ad<l laughter and color to our lives．Every morning when 1 open my eyes．1 tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath, truly is a gift．So cherish every day and find the true meaning of your life．

1.Why did Jan buy the beautiful skirt but didn't wear it?

       A．She waited for a special occasion to wear it on．

       B．She wanted to keep it for someone else．

       C．She saved it till she grew up．

       D．She would give it to herself as a gift some day．

2.What does the underlined word "cherish" mean?

       A．Treasure．     B．Waste．          C．Own．               D．Save．

3.From his experience, the author learns that _______．

       A．everybody can have a happy life through efforts

       B．every day in our lives is worth cherishing

       C．enjoying ourselves is the most important thing in our lives

       D．everybody will have some things left to do after his death

4.What does the author write this passage for?

       A．To show how to make good use of everyday in life．

       B．To explain the true meaning of his brother-in-law's words．

       C．To tell people to cherish every day and find the meaning of life．

       D．To encourage people to waste time and enjoy themselves in life．

5.What's the best title for this passage?

       A．Every Day Is a Gift

       B．My Sister Jan

       C．What Is the Meaningful Life Like

       D．The Most Important Time in Your Life

Jane raced onto the train platform and asked a porter, “Is this the train to Rochester?”

    “Yes,” said the porter. “but only the …Hey! Wait.” He was too   21 .Jane had raced off

  22    he had finished speaking.

   She had just   23    herself in a seat when the train    24  out of the station. Jane got out her book and settled down to read. After about an hour or so, she looked  25   and glanced out of the window. “That’s  26     .” she thought . “the landscape(景色)doesn’t look  27    ,and it should; I’ve   28   this route so many times.” She was getting increasing  29    when the big, red-faced conductor walked up and asked for her  30    .

   One glance was enough. He  31  his head in friendly reproach(责备) and said, “Now, young lady, what did you do a fool thing like that for? This is the  32  ticket. You  33  have sat at the back of the train. The Rochester-bound(开往) section was  34    at the last station.

   Jane’s face grew red. “I’m sorry,” she said, “I guess I was in too much of a   35     to find out…”  “Well,” said the conductor, “don’t   `36    . You shouldn’t have been in such a hurry, but I dare say we can  37    you a train going in the right  38    at Syracuse. You’ll be a couple of hours late  39   ,though .”

   When Jane finally stepped onto the Rochester platform, her mother  40  up to her . “Oh, Jane, we have been so worried. What on earth happened?”

“Well, Mom,” said Jane, “it’s a long story.”

1.A. busy              B. early            C. late            D. quick

2.A. when             B. then             C. after           D. before

3.A. settled             B. took             C. made          D. gave

4.A. pushed            B. pulled           C. left            D. started

5.A. around             B. about            C. up            D. down

6.A. exciting           B. interesting        C. strange         D. right

7.A. familiar           B. beautiful         C. nice            D. alike

8.A. walked             B. gone            C. followed        D. traveled

9.A. uneasy             B. calm            C. angry           D. unhappy

10.A. money            B. ticket            C. book           D. name

11.A. put              B. shook            C. raised          D. nodded

12.A. wrong            B. used            C. only            D. right

13.A. would             B. must            C. should          D. could

14.A. joined            B. turned           C. connected       D. separated

15.A. hurry             B. trouble          C. worry           D. difficulty

16.A. sorry             B. worry           C. hurry            D. regret

17.A. make             B. give            C. find             D. get

18.A. time               B. place           C. station           D. direction

19.A. arriving           B. leaving          C. going           D. returning

20.A. called              B. picked          C. rushed          D. pushed