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I was recently involved in a bad traffic accident.I was knocked unconscious by the impact so I don't __1__ anything about the accident.My first memory is lying in the back of the ambulance and being given oxygen as the doctors and nurses tried to __2__ me back to life.
As I lay in the emergency room, I found myself __3__ my life and thanking God that I was still __4__.The good news is that nobody else was __5__ and my dog Casey wasn't with me.
Since that day, the physical recovery has been __6__， but not as tough as the emotional recovery.I've learned a lot about myself and about what really __7__ in this world.Things that are really important are not “things”. I'm not invincible (无敌的) and I cannot __8__ everything that happens in my life.I need to be better at __9__ the things that come my way that I didn't plan for.As someone who was always in a __10__， it taught me to slow down a little.I have learned to live each day honestly and __11__.If you have a bucket list (遗愿清单), start doing those things.If not, __12__ one.We all have __13__. Don't wait for “someday” because “someday” may __14__ come. Besides, I am very __15__ that I have family and neighbors who stepped in to help me deal with this __16__.I feel blessed.
__17__ I continue to heal physically and emotionally, I have a different opinion on __18__.When tragedy (悲剧) strikes, you can either let it __19__ your spirit, or use it as an opportunity to grow and look at life from a different perspective.
I have chosen to __20__ from it.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者遭遇了一场车祸，苏醒之后开始思考人生并积极面对人生。
1．A.receive B．remember
C．mention D．care
解析：选B 根据空前的“I was knocked unconscious”和空后的“first memory”可推知，作者被撞到失去了意识，车祸过程都记不起来了。
2．A.bring B．hit
C．pay D．answer
解析：选A 根据空后的“to life”可推知，医护人员正全力抢救作者。bring sb.back to life 意为“救活某人”。
3．A.sacrificing B．predicting
C．analyzing D．mourning
解析：选C 根据下文作者对人生的思考可知，作者苏醒过来以后开始分析自己的人生并感谢上帝他还活着。
4．A.wealthy B．alive
C．optimistic D．healthy
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
5．A.threatened B．informed
C．ignored D．hurt
解析：选D 根据“The good news”和“my dog Casey wasn't with me”可推知，所幸没有其他人受伤。
6．A.difficult B．smooth
C．quick D．stable
解析：选A 根据“but not as tough as the emotional recovery”中tough的提示可判断选A项。
7．A.works B．happens
C．matters D．functions
解析：选C 根据空后的“Things that are really important are not ‘things’．”可知，作者更加了解自己了，并且知道了在这个世界上什么才是真正重要的。
8．A.understand B．control
C．identify D．oversee
解析：选B 根据“I'm not invincible (无敌的)”可推知，作者认为有些事是自己无法控制的。
9．A.rejecting B．identifying
C．improving D．accepting
解析：选D 对一些突如其来的事情最好学会接受。
10．A.hurry B．dilemma
C．routine D．mess
解析：选A 根据空后的“slow down a little”可知，作者以前一直匆匆忙忙，这件事教会他慢下来。
11．A.comfortably B．quietly
C．fully D．busily
解析：选C 作者知道了要真诚并充实地过好每一天。
12．A.steal B．imagine
C．design D．make
解析：选D 如果你有遗愿清单，那么就开始做清单上的事情吧。如果没有，那就列一个遗愿清单。
13．A.pains B．memories
C．dreams D．hobbies
解析：选C 我们每个人都有梦想。
14．A.never B．always
C．even D．ever
解析：选A 不要等“某一天”再去实现，那一天也许永远也不会到来。
15．A.sure B．worried
C．grateful D．surprised
解析：选C 作者很感恩家人与朋友在这场灾难到来的时候，帮自己渡过难关。
16．A.failure B．disaster
C．condition D．incident
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
17．A.As B．Before
C．Unless D．Although
解析：选A 在作者康复的阶段，对生活有了不同的看法。
18．A.love B．future
C．work D．life
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
19．A.lift B．break
C．protect D．show
解析：选B 当悲剧袭来的时候，你可以让它摧毁你的意志，也可以用它来给自己一个机会成长并从不同的角度来看待生活。
20．A.suffer B．escape
C．discover D．learn
解析：选D 作者选择了从中吸取教训。
