The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was
overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said.
Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at
the age of 45.
“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college
students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had
no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I
believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development
as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by
grasping all these opportunities.
The first door is the opportunity to study different
subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could
also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As
for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history.
The second door is the door to the outside world.
Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow
international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a
university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the
U.K.
The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many
of my aunt’s contemporaries say she’s amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged
woman. She simply responds, “Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude.
I don’t think I’m too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government
removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some
untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my
aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For
instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge
of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the
challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our
work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment,
but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I
can meet the challenge head on.
1.Which of the following words can best replace the
“door” in the passage?
A.challenge B.knowledge C.learning D.opportunity
2.What made the writher’s aunt overjoyed?
A.Having a
chance to visit the writer
B.Having lots
of choices in subjects
C.Getting the
highest score in her exam
D.Getting
admission to a university
3.Which of the following statements will the writer’s
aunt agree with?
A.No pains, no
gains.
B.Failure is
the mother of success.
C.One is never
too old to learn.
D.Rome isn’t built in a day.
4.The following word can be used to describe the
writer’s aunt EXCEPT __________.
A.fashionable B.traditional C.energetic D.determined
5.Which chart shows the correct structure of the
passage? 