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. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically(热情地)responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

   “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

 “No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

 “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. 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 everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 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 one productive thing, 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.

 “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. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives.

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

4. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

A. serious              B. cold           C. humorous          D. crazy

5. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

6. Rose delivered the speech ______.

A. at the graduation                          B. which she prepared carefully

C. ended with “The Song of Rose”             D. to challenge all the other speakers

7. According to her speech, ______.

A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed 

B. all people don’t grow up while growing older

C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

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. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically(热情地)responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

 “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

 “No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

 “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. 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 everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 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 one productive thing, 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.

 “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. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives.

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

13. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

  A. serious          B. cold           C. humorous          D. crazy

14. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

15. Rose delivered the speech ______.

  A. at the graduation                               B. which she prepared carefully

  C. ended with “The Song of Rose”                   D. to challenge all the other speakers

16. According to her speech, ______.

  A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed          

B. all people don’t grow up while growing older

C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

Armed with two over-packed suitcases, we arrived at the airport just in time for my flight. As I watched her unload my luggage, I could see the  36_ in her eyes. One last hug and a final good-bye, and I would be on my way to a new life  37 .“ You’d better go or you’ll miss your flight,” she said.
“I’ll  38  you,” I replied, and with those words I  39 . By the time I reached the customs, I was  40 . While boarding the plane I was still crying. I did not have the  41  to put my bag in the overhead locker, so I put it on the  42  seat next to mine.
Born just fifteen months apart, we not only looked alike, we were alike. We both had that same mix of  43  and fear of all things unknown to us. One sunny summer day I was playing outside when she came  44  to me and said, “ Want to come to the attic(阁楼)?” The answer was always “  45 ”. We were frightened of the attic but also  46  by its smells and sounds. Together we would get through masses of dust and look through a lot of boxes _47  we found what we needed.
The plane shook  48  and my bag fell onto the floor. My aspirin, hairbrush and some other things were  49  on the floor. I _50  over to gather them up when I saw a(an) _51  little book in the middle of my belongings. It was a diary.
Immediately I  52   my sister’s handwriting. “Hi, Sis. What a day it has been today. You let me know that you are moving abroad…” Only _53  did I realize that my sister had been  54  a diary for the past month.
I read about my sister’s comings and goings during the flight. Even though a large ocean  55  us, at some point it felt like she was actually there.

【小题1】
A.honesty B.concernC.sadnessD.satisfaction
【小题2】
A.abroadB.homeC.againD.along
【小题3】
A.rememberB.remindC.missD.think of
【小题4】
A.was outB.was offC.left offD.left out
【小题5】
A.smilingB.thinkingC.sighingD.sobbing
【小题6】
A.courageB.energyC.ideaD.spirit
【小题7】
A.fullB.bigC.blackD.empty
【小题8】
A.curiosityB.anxietyC.sympathyD.worry
【小题9】
A.aboutB.acrossC.downD.up
【小题10】
A.NoB.YesC.SorryD.Certain
【小题11】
A.surprisedB.boredC.attractedD.interested
【小题12】
A.untilB.unlessC.thoughD.since
【小题13】
A.hardlyB.slightlyC.weaklyD.heavily
【小题14】
A.spreadB.putC. pulledD.pushed
【小题15】
A.turnedB.layC.bentD.looked
【小题16】
A.similarB.unfamiliarC.importantD.unimportant
【小题17】
A.knewB.sawC.observedD.recognized
【小题18】
A.whenB.thatC.thenD.this
【小题19】
A.keepingB.writingC.usingD.making
【小题20】
A.facedB.separatedC.surroundedD.blocked

对话填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)

请认真阅读下面对话,根据各题所给首字母的提示,在答题卡上标有题号的横线上,

写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式,使对话通顺。

(M-----Mike, T-----Tony)

M: Hi, Tony. How was your (76) v _____to the Western Forest last weekend?               76._______

T: It was wonderful(77) i_______ .                                                                                     77._______

The air is fresh, the water is clean and the trees are so green.

M: Did you see any wild animals on the hills?

T: (78) N______ except some unknown birds flying and singing in the woods.                78._______

M: (79) S______ exciting. Why isn’t there wildlife?                                                                79._______

T: My dad told me that there used to be plenty of wildlife in the mountain,

including goats, deer and so on, but they are all in danger of (80) d_______           80._______

out today.            

M: What do you think seems to be the (81 )c________ of that?                                   81._______

Perhaps the local people didn’t realize the (82)i_________ of the forest                82._______

and wildlife, so that they kept cutting down trees for firewood and hunting wildlife for food or money.

M: What a shame! But what is done today?

T: Today many (83)m _______ have been taken                                                                       83._______

to (84) p_______ the forest from being damaged or destroyed.                             84._______

M: So you can(85) e ______ fresh air, clean and water and green trees today!              85_______

T: Exactly!

 

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits

 the context.

On the first day of classes at a Los Angeles high school, several American boys came up to a Chinese boy and said: “Hi, what’s up?”   48    hearing their greeting, the boy,   49     had just moved to the US with his parents, raised his head and looked at the sky.

This is a story told by David Chen,  50  31-year-old actor in Taiwan who recently launched a Sina mini-blog, on which he teaches easy English expressions.

  51   me, the mini-blog is like a mirror.When I read the comments, I see myself more clearly.”

Chen made a breakthrough last year    52   he had a double-eyelid surgery.“I like making changes and I think it’s necessary,” he said.“I know many fans like my pretty boy image.But now I’m growing up, I want to look rougher and  53  mature.”

“When you have a new haircut, you do not need to explain it.__54___ is just like changing your mood to do so–if you feel happy, that’s great,” said Chen.“Young people should realize    

that sometimes you can just do what you want to do.You will eventually get support from others if you dare to be   55   .”

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

  Directions: read the following three passages.Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D.choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

 

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