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Unit 4 1. About “Three Days to See” Reading Comprehension 1. Which of the following best expresses the author’s meaning in the first paragraph?（B） A. If we want to understand the values of life, we must live each day with gentleness, vigor and keenness of appreciation as if we were going to die the next day. B. If we live each day with gentleness, vigor and keenness of appreciation, we will gain a better understanding of the values of life. C. If we imagined that we would die the next day, we would live each day with gentleness, vigor and keenness of appreciation. D. Those who adopt the epicurean motto can never appreciate the meaning of life and its spiritual values. 2. The author mentions health in the third paragraph because ____B____ A. the loss of health leads to absent-mindedness and listlessness. B. it illustrates her point about “not being grateful for what we have until we lose it”. C. it is one of the “faculties and senses” like sight and hearing. D. it has a direct bearing on(与……有直接关系) our sight and hearing. 3. Which of the following would be “a blessing” if they struck us for a few days? ___B___ A. Blindness and deafness, which will result in darkness and silence. B. Blindness and deafness, which will make us more appreciative of sight C. Deafness and silence, which will teach us the joys of sound. D. Blindness and deafness at one time; darkness and silence at some other time. 4．Her friend’s reply “Nothing in particular” struck her as __B____ A. rather strange B. a typical response C. humorless D. unbelievable 5. Which of the following in NOT true?（B） A. A bud is the first sign of awakening Nature after her winter’s sleep. B. People would appreciate the value of their eyes better if they didn’t have the use of them. C. It is perhaps natural not to appreciate the things we have, but to wish for the things we don’t have. D. The author can hear the song of a bird occasionally if she is very fortunate. 6. “… in the world of light …” in the seventh paragraph