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Growing older is unavoidable while growing up is optional. These words have been passed on in the loving __ of Rose.

On the first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know someone, so I __ to find a little old lady looking at me with a smile. She said， "Hi,handsome! My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a _? " I laughed and _ responded, then followed a giant squeeze. “_ are you in college at such an innocent age?” I asked. "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids..." I was __ what it was that motivated her to be taking on this _ at her age. “ I always dreamed of having a college education and now I _ it!” Later, we became friends.

Rose became a campus celebrity and she easily made friends _ she went. On one _ Rose was invited to speak at our football banquet. Her prepared cards dropped before she _ the speech. A little _ , she simply _ her throat and began," We do not stop playing _ we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are certain secrets to stay _ , being happy and achieving success. You've got to have a dream. When you _ your dreams, you die.”…

At the end of the year Rose finished her college education. One week after graduation Rose died _ in her sleep. Over two thousand college students _ her funeral in honor of the wonderful woman who taught by __ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

Anybody can grow older, which doesn't _ any talent or ability. The key is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change.

1.A. care B. memory C. need D. want

2.A. turned up B. turned over C. turned around D. turned away

3.A. hug B. kiss C. hand D. gift

4.A. annoyingly B. impatiently C. absently D. enthusiastically

5.A. Who B. Why C. How D. When

6.A. curious B. positive C. obvious D. convinced

7.A. risk B. opportunity C. challenge D. invitation

8.A. like B. take C. hold D. make

9.A. however B. whenever C. wherever D. whatever

10.A. stage B. occasion C. time D. event

11.A. remembered B. continued C. delivered D. wrote

12.A. delighted B. embarrassed C. fascinated D. frightened

13.A. cleared B. checked C. cleaned D. treated

14.A. until B. before C. when D. because

15.A. energetic B. young C. alive D. healthy

16.A. lose B. realize C. pursue D. obtain

17.A. secretly B. sadly C. peacefully D. bitterly

18.A. joined B. ignored C. cancelled D. attended

19.A. example B. directions C. speech D. personality

20.A. gain B. explore C. take D. appeal

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.C

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过作者讲述一位87岁，仍然坚持上大学来完成自己梦想的老人的事例告诉我们长大是不可避免的，成长中的改变可选择的，人生有梦想，只要我们尽力去做，无论从什么时候开始都不会晚。

1.考查名词。Care关心；memory回忆；need需求；want需要。阅读全文可知Rose已经去世了，因此是作者的回忆。故选B。

2.考查词组。turned up出现；turned over移交给；turned around反转方向；turned away避开。根据句意：在开学的第一天我们的教授要求我们去了解一个人,所以我转过身,发现一个小老太太微笑着看着我。故选C。

3.考查名词。Hug拥抱；kiss亲吻；hand手；gift礼物。根据下文“ a giant squeeze”巨大的挤压，可知只有用力的拥抱才会有这样的效果。故选A。

4.考查副词。Annoyingly恼人地；impatiently无耐性地；absently心不在焉地；enthusiastically满腔热情地。根据下文那么用力的拥抱，可知是很热情地回应，故选D。

5.考查疑问词。根据下文回答上学的目的，可知此处是在问上学的原因。故选B。

6.考查形容。Curious好奇的；positive积极的；obvious明显的；convinced确信的。上文中介绍了老妇人87岁了，作者很好奇她这么大岁数为什么还要来上学。故选A。

7.考查名词。Risk冒险；opportunity机会；challenge挑战；invitation邀请。根据常识可知87岁上大学是一种挑战。故选C。

8.考查动词。Like喜欢；take拿；hold握；make制作。根据句意：我一直梦想着上大学,现在我做到了!Make it（口语）达到预期目的，获得成功的意思。故选D。

9.考查连词。However无论如何；whenever什么时候；wherever什么地方；whatever无论什么。根据句意：她无论到哪都能交到朋友。故选C。

10.考查名词。Stage舞台；occasion时机；time时间；event事件。根据句意：有一次Rose被邀请在足球宴会上讲话。四选项中只有B项符合语境。故选B。

11.考查动词。Remembered记得；continued继续；delivered发表；wrote写。根据句意：在她演讲前准备的卡片掉了。deliver a speech发表讲话。故选C。

12.考查形容词。Delighted高兴的；embarrassed尴尬的；fascinated着迷的；frightened害怕的。根据常识可知，在讲话前演讲稿掉了是件很尴尬的事情。故选B。

13.考查动词。Cleared清除；checked检查；cleaned把...弄干净；treated对待。根据句意：有点尴尬,她简单地清了清嗓子,开始讲话。A、C两项都有弄干净的意思，clear 主要侧重于把大的或大多数东西清理掉，clean 主要侧重于在clear的基础上再精细地擦拭干净，由句意可知只是简单清清嗓子。故选A。

14.考查连词。Until直到...时候；before在...以前；when当...时候；because因为。跟据句意：我们不是因为变老才停止了玩乐，而是因为停止了玩乐才开始变老。故选D。

15.考查形容词。Energetic精力充沛的；young年轻的；alive活着的；healthy健康的。根据句意：确有秘密能够使你永远年轻，保持快乐和获得成功。故选B。

16.考查动词。Lose失去；realize认识；pursue继续；obtain获得。根据常识可知人没有梦想，会变得死气沉沉。故选A。

17.考查形容词。Secretly秘密地；sadly伤心地；peacefully平静地；bitterly苦涩地。根据上下文可知Rose在毕业后一周去世了，完成了她的心愿，因此C更符合语境。故选C。

18.考查动词。Joined加入；ignored忽视；cancelled取消；attended参加。根据句意：超过两千名大学生参加了她的葬礼来纪念这位女士，她以自己为例教会了我们只要我们尽力去做，永远都不会太晚。join指加入某个党派，团体组织等，成为其成员之一，意为：“参军、入团、入党”等,attend是正式用语，及物动词，指参加会议，婚礼，葬礼，典礼；去上课，上学，听报告等。故选D。

19.考查名词。Example例子；directions方向；speech演讲；personality个性。根据全文内容可知这位老夫人诠释了只要我们尽力去做，永远都不会太晚的意义。故选A。:学

20.考查动词。Gain获得；explore探索；take拿；appeal申诉。根据句意：每一个人都会长大,不需要任何天赋和能力。故选C。

考点：考查人生感悟类短文

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