2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修5 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality（外研版）
<p> <span word="Module">Module</span> 5</p><p> Ⅰ.阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> (2015·江西八校高三联考)</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="instructive">instructive</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="king">king</span>. <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="conquering">conquering</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="kingdoms">kingdoms</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="staring">staring</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="face">face</span>, <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="realized">realized</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conquests">conquests</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="army">army</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="helplessly">helplessly</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breathe">breathe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="generals">generals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="depart">depart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.”</p><p> “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>, “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span>.” <span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pause">pause</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, “<span word="Secondly">Secondly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grave">grave</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graveyard">graveyard</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strewn">strewn</span>(撒满) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="stones">stones</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="collected">collected</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="continued">continued</span>, “<span word="My">My</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coffin">coffin</span>.” <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="kissed">kissed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. “<span word="Oh">Oh</span> <span word="King">King</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="assure">assure</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="strange">strange</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span>？”</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>t this Alexander took a deep breath and said, “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let people not take life for granted.</p>
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