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The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate. I1around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little2lady with a warm smile.
She said, “Hi! I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ” I laughed and heartily 3, “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent (天真的)age?” I asked.
She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, 4children, and then travel around.”
5?”I asked. I 6why she gave herself so much trouble at this age.
“I always7 having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends quickly..
8, Rose became an icon(偶像) in the school and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the9 which was paid to her from the other students.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she10us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old11we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying12. You have to laugh and find 13every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. 14we have many people like this walking around!” she said.
“There is a huge15between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t 16any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs 17the chance in change. Have no regrets. The old usually don’t regret 18they did, but rather things they did not do.”
One weak after graduation that year,Rose died in peace in her sleep.She taught us 19 that it’s never too 20to be all you can possibly be.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      stopped
    2. B.
      showed
    3. C.
      asked
    4. D.
      looked
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      old
    2. B.
      exciting
    3. C.
      strange
    4. D.
      nervous
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      added
    2. B.
      refused
    3. C.
      responded
    4. D.
      offered
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      to have
    2. B.
      have
    3. C.
      had
    4. D.
      having
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      really
    2. B.
      wisely
    3. C.
      actually
    4. D.
      secretly
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      recognized
    2. B.
      understood
    3. C.
      wondered
    4. D.
      believed
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      wanted to
    2. B.
      looked forward of
    3. C.
      got tired of
    4. D.
      dreamed of
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      Over the year
    2. B.
      suddenly
    3. C.
      Once again
    4. D.
      As usual
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      jokes
    2. B.
      questions
    3. C.
      attention
    4. D.
      followers
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      commanded
    2. B.
      taught
    3. C.
      requested
    4. D.
      asked
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      when
    2. B.
      because
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      although
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      young
    2. B.
      healthy
    3. C.
      growing
    4. D.
      developing
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      friends
    2. B.
      humor
    3. C.
      difficulty
    4. D.
      questions
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      Unfortunately
    2. B.
      Naturally
    3. C.
      Generally
    4. D.
      Gradually
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      ending
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      importance
    4. D.
      difference
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      use
    2. B.
      take
    3. C.
      finish
    4. D.
      prefer
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      winning
    2. B.
      improving
    3. C.
      meeting
    4. D.
      finding
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      what
    2. B.
      which
    3. C.
      how
    4. D.
      why
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      at last
    2. B.
      by herself
    3. C.
      by example
    4. D.
      in use
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      late
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      early
    4. D.
      Young
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试题分析:本文叙述了作者上大学时的一位87岁的同学,从她身上学到了很多东西。他教会作者明白,人要活到老学到老;不要因为年老了而停止活动和学习;尽可能做到自己想做的事,否则老了会后悔;人要有梦想,没有梦想,人就死了。
1. 考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. stopped 停止,B. showed   展示,出示,C. asked   问,D. looked看。look  around 朝四周看。根据The first day of school 开学的第一天,可知作者正到处看看。句意:我在校园里四处看看,这时一只温柔的手拍了拍我的肩膀。故选D。
2.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. Old 年老的,旧的;    B. exciting 令人兴奋的,使人激动的;C. strange 奇怪的,陌生的; D. nervous 紧张的。根据后文的I’m 87 years old. 可知这位女士87岁了,是一位老太太。句意:意为我看到一位老太太面带微笑。故选A。
3.考查动词及上下文的呼应。 A. added 增加,补充; B. refused 拒绝;C. responded 回答,作出反应; D. offered 提供,出价。根据前文Can I give you a hug?所以此空应是答复老太太的问话。句意:我痛快的答复到“当然可以!”故选C。
4.考查非谓语动词及上下文的呼应。 A.to have 动词不定式,表示将来要发生; B. have 一般现在时; C.had 过去分词,表示过去,表示被动;D. Having现在分词,表示正在进行,做伴随状语。
根据I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married,       children,可知to meet和get, have是并列表语。两个或多个动词不定式短语并列关系时,第二个及后面的动词不定式短语省略不定式符号to.句意:我将到这儿遇到一位富有的丈夫,结婚,生子。故选B。
5.考查副词及上下文的呼应。A.really真正地,十分;    B. wisely 明智地,聪明地;C.actually  实际上,事实上;D. secretly秘密地。really?真的吗?根据后文的why she gave herself so much trouble at this age可知作者对她为什么这么大岁数还来费力气上大学感到疑惑。句意:我问道“真的吗?”故选A。
6.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A.recognized  认出; B.understood 理解;C. wondered 想知道; D.believed 相信。根据后文的why she gave herself so much trouble at this age可知作者想知道答案。句意:我想知道她为什么这么大岁数还来费力气上大学。故选C.
7.考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。A. wanted to 想去 B. looked forward of  期盼,C.got tired of厌烦,D. dreamed of 梦见,梦想。根据I always     having a college education and now I’m getting one! 中的always可知老太太一直想要受大学教育。 wanted to+动词原形,故排除A. dreamed of+doing梦想做某事。句意:我一直梦想接受大学教育,现在我正要获得一次机会。故选D。
8.考查时间副词及上下文的呼应。A. Over the year  一年,过去的一年;B. suddenly 突然; C. Once again 再一次;  D. As usual 像平常一样。根据前文的The first day of school we were surprised to know a new classmate.老太太是新生,所以她要经过一段时间才会成为学校里的偶像。句意:一年过去了她成为学校里的一个偶像,她去哪儿都很容易地就交上了朋友。故选A.
9.考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. jokes 玩笑,笑话;  B. questions   问题,询问;C. attention 注意力,关心。 D. followers追随者,属下。pay attention to 关注,注意。根据空格后的定语从句which was paid to her from the other students可知此处是短语pay attention to 关注,注意。句意:她喜欢打扮,喜欢来自别人对她的关注。故选C.
10.考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. commanded 命令;B. taught 教授;C. requested 要求;D. asked 问。根据后文的She taught us她教了我们很多。此空老太太做的演讲同样教给作者东西。句意:我永远不会忘记她教给我们的东西。故选B。
11.考查连词及上下文的呼应。A. when何时,B. because 因为,C. so 所以;D. although虽然,尽管。根据前文的We do not stop playing because we are old;我们不要因为年老了就停止玩耍,也就是建议我们活动的必要性,如果停止活动就会衰老。句意:因为不玩了,人就会变老。故选B。
12.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. young   年轻的;B. healthy 健康的; C. growing 成长的,D. developing发展的。根据前文的we grow old      we stop playing可知她在讲保持年轻的方法。句意:这就是保持青春的秘密。故选A。
13.考查名词及上下文的呼应。 A. friends 朋友;B. humor 幽默; C. difficulty 困难;D. questions问题。根据前文的laughed, 连词and前后的成分意思相近,能让人笑的应是幽默。句意:你每天必须笑一笑,寻找幽默的事情。故选B.
14.考查副词及上下文的呼应。 A. Unfortunately不幸地;B. Naturally自然地;C. Generally一般地;D. Gradually逐步地,渐渐地。根据前文When you lose your dreams, you die你失去了梦想,你就死了,可知这是不幸的事。句意:不幸地是,我们周围还有很多这样的人。故选A。
15.考查名词及上下文的呼应。A. ending 结局,结尾。 B. change 变化,改变;C. importance重要性; D. difference差异,差别。根据后文的between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t      any gift or ability(能力),” she added. “But growing up needs             the chance in change.可知这是growing older(变老)和 growing up(成长)之间的差别对比。句意:变老和成长之间有很大的差别。故选D。
16.考查动词及上下文的呼应。 A. use  使用;  B. take 拿,取; C. finish 完成;D. prefer 更喜欢,宁愿。根据Anybody can grow older. 可知人老了,根据常识体力和能力就会下降。句意:那并没有夺走你的才干和能力。故选B。
17. 考查动词及上下文的呼应。A. winning赢,获胜;B. improving   提高,改进; C.meeting遇见,满足;D. finding发现,认为。根据the chance in change变化中的机会,可知机会不是等来的,要自己去寻找和发现。句意:成长需要自己发现变化中的机会。故选D。
18.考查疑问代词及上下文的呼应。 A.what  什么,  B. which哪一个 C.how 如何, D. why为什么。动词 regret后面的从句是宾语从句,从句中谓语did后缺少宾语,故用what.句意:老人们经常不后悔他们做过什么事,而是后悔他们没做什么事。故选A。
19.考查介词短语及上下文的呼应。A. at last   最后;  B. by herself  靠她自己,她独立地;C. by example通过实例;D. in use在使用中。根据全文老太太用自己的经历来教育大家,所以是通过实例来教大家的。句意:她用实例教我们。故选C。
20.考查形容词及上下文的呼应。A. late 迟的,晚的,最近的; B. good   好的; C. early早期的,早熟的; D. young年轻的,初期的,没有经验的。根据前文的We do not stop playing because we are old;可知活到老,学到老,想做自己可能做的事永远不晚。句意:她教我们明白了想做自己可能做到的事永远不晚。
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