When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today "
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’v been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because______.

A:he had to rest at home B:his disease couldn’t be cured C:his disease was not serious at all D:he had to wait for the result of the rest

(C)

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today "
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’v been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because（）.

A:he had to rest at home B:his disease couldn’t be cured C:his disease was not serious at all D:he had to wait for the result of the rest

第三篇Wayne Beno 　　Wayne Beno was a true outdoorsman.Fishing,boating,hunting,walking through the woods with his three dogs,Wayne loved and did it all.Then life changed dramatically.Wayne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease(帕金森氏病). 　　“For the next thirteen years I took 28 pills a day,had horrible side effects,and even with all those pills I still had lots of shaking and tremors(颤抖).I only went out during peak times,when I was looking and feeling my best.But that wasn’t often and I really couldn’t do much of anything.I felt like the life I loved was over,”said Wayne. 　　Then Wayne’s doctor in Green Bay suggested he consider a breakthrough surgical option being offered at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin called Deep Brain Stimulation(刺激)(DBS).DBS is a surgical option used to treat disabling movement disorders related to Parkinson’s disease,essential tremor and more.It is not a cure,but significant improvement is seen in most movement disorder cases,with relatively low risk to the patient. 　　In addition to his doctor’s recommendation,Wayne had a neighbor and fishing friend who had the DBS procedure at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin.His friend’s experience convinced Wayne that the 180-mile trip from his home in Crivitz,Wisconsin could be well worth the effort. 　　And was it ever. 　　“It was the best thing I ever did.I’m down to zero pills a day and I don’t shake at all,”reports Wayne.“Before the surgery,I felt bad every single day.Now I feel like my old self.I’m back to business as usual,which for me means fishing,fishing,and more fishing,every day of the year.Things just couldn’t be any better!” .What was true of the pills Wayne took for 13 years?

A:They cured his disease. B:They produced terrible side effects. C:They stopped his shaking and tremors. D:They enabled him to go out as often as before.

第三篇

Wayne Beno
"Wayne Beno was a true outdoorsman. Fishing, boating, hunting, walking through the woods with his three dogs, Wayne loved and did it all. Then life changed dramatically. Wayne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (帕金森氏病).
"For the next thirteen years I took 28 pills a day, had horrible side effects, and even with all those pills I still had lots of shaking and tremors(颤抖). I only went out during peak times, when I was looking and feeling my best. But that wasn’t often and I really couldn’t do much of anything. I felt like the fife I loved was over," said Wayne.
Then Wayne’s doctor in Green Bay suggested he consider a breakthrough surgical option being offered at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin called Deep Brain Stimulation (刺激) (DBS). DBS is a surgical option used to treat disabling movement disorders related to Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and more. It is not a cure, but significant improvement is seen in most movement disorder cases, with relatively low risk to the patient.
In addition to his doctor’s recommendation, Wayne had a neighbor and fishing friend who had the DBS procedure at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. His friend’s experience convinced Wayne that the 180-mile trip from his home in Crivitz, Wisconsin could be well worth the effort.
And was it ever.
"It was the best thing I ever did. I’m down to zero pills a day and I don’t shake at all," reports Wayne. "Before the surgery, I felt bad every single day. Now I feel like my old self. I’m back to business as usual, which for me means fishing, fishing, and more fishing, every day of the year. Things just couldn’t be any better!"

What was true of the pills Wayne took for 13 years（）

A:They cured his disease. B:They produced terrible side effects. C:They stopped his shaking and tremors. D:They enabled him to go out as often as before.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today "
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’v been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because______.

A:he had to rest at home B:his disease couldn’t be cured C:his disease was not serious at all D:he had to wait for the result of the rest

(C)

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today "
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’v been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because（）.

A:he had to rest at home B:his disease couldn’t be cured C:his disease was not serious at all D:he had to wait for the result of the rest

(C)

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like:"If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today "
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor’s code for preparing yourself to die.
I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening I had another biopsy and my wife told me that tumor turned out to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’m fine now.
This was the closest I’v been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.
Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’ t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because（）.

A:he had to rest at home B:his disease couldn’t be cured C:his disease was not serious at all D:he had to wait for the result of the rest