12．"In this life，what did you miss？"
The wife asked the husband when she was 25．Despondently （沮喪地），the husband replied，"I missed a new job chance．"
When she was 35，the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus．
At the age of 45，the husband sadly said，"I missed the chance seeing my close relative before his last breath．"
At 55，the husband said disappointedly，"I missed a good chance to retire （退休）．"
At 65，title husband hurriedly replied，"I missed visiting my dentist．"
At 75，the wife did not ask the husband any more，she was very sick．Remembering the question the wife used to ask him，this time the husband asked the wife the same question．The wife，with a smile and peaceful look，replied，"In this life，I did not miss having you!"
The husband was full of tears．He always thought that they could be together forever．He was always busy with work and other things．He had never thought of his wife．The husband gave a big hug to the wife and said，"Over 50years，how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me．"
Life does not last forever，so always live in the now．Don't neglect （忽視）the loved ones who care for you．Express your gratitude （感激）to your loved ones in words．Show your love with actions．Treat every day as the last day of life．In this way，when you are gone，your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about．
56．Every time the wife asked the husband what he missed in his life，the husband never thought ofB
A．himself
B．money
C．his job
D．his wife
57．What did the husband realize at last？C
A．His wife was too tired．
B．His wife would die down．
C．His wife loved him very much．
D．He should ask his wife the same question．
58．From the passage，we know the wife wasA．
A．loving and patient
B．outgoing and careless
C．caring and shy
D．unhealthy
59．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？D
A．The husband didn't love his wife at all．
B．The husbands close relative died when his wife was 45．
C．The husband wasn't always busy with his work and other things．
D．When people are gone，their loved ones usually have nothing to feel sorry about．
60．What does the writer suggest us doing in the passage？B
A．Doing many things for our family．
B．Treating every day as the best day of life．
C．Letting our loved ones know about our care and love．
D．Asking our family the question what they missed in their life．
分析 本文通過妻子和丈夫在不同年齡段談?wù)撳e過了什么的故事，闡述了這樣一個深刻的真理：生命不是永恒的，所以活在當下吧．不要忽視身邊那些關(guān)愛你的人．把你對愛人的感謝說出來，用行動證明你關(guān)心他們．把每一天當作人生的最后一個篇章，只有這樣，當你離開時，你愛的人們才會沒有遺憾．
解答 56．答案：B；細節(jié)理解題；根據(jù)短文表述I missed a new job chance；he had just missed the bus；I missed the chance seeing my close relative；I missed a good chance to retire；I missed visiting my dentist；可知丈夫從來沒有想到過錢；故選B；
57．答案：C；細節(jié)理解題；根據(jù)短文描述，"In this life，I did not miss having you!"可知，他的妻子非常愛她；故選C；
58．答案：A；細節(jié)理解題；根據(jù)短文描述"In this life，what did you miss？"可知他的妻子是一個有耐心而且有愛心的人；故選A；
59．答案：D；細節(jié)理解題；根據(jù)短文描述when you are gone，your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about．可知當人們走了的時候，他們所愛的人通常沒有什么可以感到遺憾的．故選D；
60．答案：B；細節(jié)理解題；根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容Treat every day as the last day of life．可知，我們要把每一天都作為生命中最后的一天，也就是最好的一天．故選B．
點評 要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
