The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell people that not even a bit of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is just a waste of time to chase wealth.

　　And about my third wish of having my hands hanging out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty－handed into this world and empty－handed I go out of this world.” With these words, the king closed his eyes. Soon he let death conquer him and breathed his last.

　　语篇解读：本文主要通过亚历山大去世前的三大愿望告诉读者：珍惜生活，财富生不带来，死不带去。

　　1．The first paragraph suggests that Alexander ________.

　　A．was conquering many kingdoms.

　　B．realized that what he got in his life was nothing to him at all.

　　C．wanted to leave as he came empty－handed.

　　D．regarded his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth as the most important things.

　　答案：B　推理判断题，根据文章的第一段第四句“With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence”推断亚历山大当死亡来临时，生活中的一切什么也不是。故选B。

　　2．The underlined word “clutches” in paragraph 3 means “________”．

【2017届高考英语大一轮复习综合训练：必修5 Module 5《The Great Sports Personality》（外研版含解析）】相关文章：

★ 2017高考四川省广安市英语阅读理解一轮系列训练：13（含解析）

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：3（含解析）

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(二十六)必修5Module 2《A Job Worth Doing》（外研版）

★ 【浙江专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(五)必修1Unit 5《Nelson Mandela—a modern hero》

★ 2014年牛津译林版高中英语总复习（第1轮）同步练习 M4《Unit 2 Sports events》

★ 2014届高考英语一轮复习课时作业(二十九)必修5Module 5《The Great Sports Personality》（外研版）

★ 四川省2016届高考英语一轮复习课时作业（36） Module 6 War and Peacel 外研版选修6

★ 【北京专用】2014届高考英语一轮复习方案课时作业：必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习书面表达限时测验：4（含解析）

★ 【三维设计】2017届高考英语（江苏专用）二轮复习课件：必修4 Unit 3《Tomorrow’s world》