What do we do when we go camping? First, we think of a plan. We take food, clothes, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sun. Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods. We look for a place for campers (露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of air. This will keep some insects (虫子) away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing. In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】 Before going to camp we should first ___________.

A.think of a plan
B.take some food
C.take things to keep us warm
D.take something for cooking and eating
【小题2】 We go to camp __________.
A.by busB.by carC.by bikeD.on foot
【小题3】 Campers can join in ________ activities.
A.one or twoB.only a fewC.manyD.two or three
【小题4】 In the evening we build a fire because ________.
A.it is cold at nightB.it can keep us warm
C.it can keep the insects awayD.it is dark and quiet
【小题5】 The campers like to ____ at night.
A.hear music from the radio B.go to sleep early
C.have rainD.be busy

It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会) and I’ll never forget what she taught us.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anyone can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼) to honor the wonderful woman.
【小题1】While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about
________.

A.her ageB.her dreamC.her lifeD.her motivation
【小题2】The underlined sentence “She was living it up” in the text most probably means
________.
A.she did as well as she was expected
B.she spent much money in her college life
C.she did things that she enjoyed
D.she deserved(应得) praise due to her study
【小题3】In Rose’s opinion, one can learn to grow up by __________.
A.getting new ideas
B.regretting his mistakes
C.gaining new knowledge every day
D.finding chances to do productive things
【小题4】What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?
A.“It seems my young days are over.”
B.“The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
C.“When we are old, we can’t do anything. So enjoy in time!”
D.“Have a good time and don’t do much in order to stay young.”
【小题5】The story of Rose in the text shows that __________.
A.it is never too late to learn in your life.
B.it is good for old people to have friendship.
C.it is never too late to be all you can possibly be.
D.it is very important to have a healthy body when people are old.

Try this: for a whole day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.
Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a 24- hour cycle. Everyone is unique, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.
Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse on tests and quizzes. And working shifts at night leads to higher rates of heart disease.
“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, Director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
“During the night, we are prepared to sleep,” Shea says. “During the day, we are prepared to eat and move around, If you reverse ( 颠倒) what you are doing, everything is out of phase. That can have adverse consequences.
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence suggest?

A.We don’t need to care about time.
B.We don’t need the clock.
C.The clock is not useful.
D.The clock is not remembered.
【小题2】What makes some like to stay up late while others go to bed early?
A.our bodiesB.our mindsC.the clockD.our unique system
【小题3】Steven Shea suggests ________.
A.when we eat, we are prepared to eat.
B.when we sleep, we are prepared to sleep
C.when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are
D.we are prepared to follow clocklike system
【小题4】“Everything is out of phase.” means________.
A.everything is out of order
B.everything is bad
C.everything is good
D.everything is not controlled

Let’s go camping
What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects(虫子) and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods(树林、林地). We look for a place for campers(露营者) and we look for a good place for our tent(帐篷). The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】Before going camping we should first         .

A.draw up a plan
B.take some food
C.take things to keep us warm
D.take something for cooking and eating
【小题2】We go to camp         .
A.by busB.by carC.by bikeD.on foot
【小题3】Campers can take part in _______ activities.
A.one or twoB.only a fewC.manyD.two or three
【小题4】In the evening we build a fire because         .
A.it is cold at nightB.it can keep us warm
C.it can keep the insects awayD.it is dark and quiet
【小题5】The campers like to _______ at night.
A.hear music from the radioB.go to sleep early
C.have rainD.be busy

On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder(肩膀). “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”

“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor(幽默) every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.

She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.

1.Rose went to college because she         .

A.wanted to live longer

B.loved to stay with the young

C.wanted to realize her dream

D.planned to enjoy her life there

2.From the story we can see that Rose was    during her stay in college.

A.outgoing and popular

B.brave and hard-working

C.honest and athletic

D.calm and creative

3.Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech?

A.People won’t grow old if they stop playing.

B.The more you laugh, the younger you will be.

C.People easily become old if they do more things.

D.Time is especially important for young people.

4.At the end of her speech, Rose asked each of her classmates          .

A.to sing along with her

B.to sing one’s own song

C.to recite the lyrics

D.to do as the lyrics said

5.Which of the following can best describe the story?

A.Live with your dream.

B.Find secrets of staying young.

C.Learn wherever you are.

D.Be happy every day.

 

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