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【题目】根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。 As Rosalie Warren stood at the mailbox in the lobby of her apartment building in May 1980, she shared the anxiety of many other college seniors. In her hand was an envelope containing her final grades. As she nervously opened it, Warren wondered whether her hundreds of hours of studying had paid off.
They had.
"I got five A's," she still recalls with elation. "I almost fell on the floor!"
Warren would graduate from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and history at age 80. Three years later, at age 83; she would receive her second degree from Suffolk, a master's in education.
Now, with both diplomas proudly displayed in her apartment, Warren is not finished with learning. Now 93, she continues for her 18th year at Suffolk under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free. "It's my life to go to school, to enjoy being in an academic atmosphere," she says. "That's what I love."
Warren was born Rosalie Levey on Aug.29, 1900. Two years after she entered high school, her father died. Warren had to leave school for factory work to help support her family's 10 children. Warren describes herself as a "person who always liked school," and she says the move "broke my heart completely because I couldn't finish high school."
In the end, however, "I went to school nights," she recalls. "Any place I could find an outlet of learning and teaching, I was there."
A short time later, her mother became ill, and Warren had to care for her, once again putting her education on hold.
Finally, in 1921, her mother, now recovered, drew from her saving to send Warren to Boston University for two years to study typing, stenography, and office procedures.
Those courses helped Warren gain several long-term office positions over the next 60 years, but her great desire "to be in the academic field" continued.
In 1924, she married Eugene Warren, and seven years later, her daughter, Corinne, was born. In 1955, by then a widow and a grandmother, Warren took a bus tour across the United States that was to last nine months. She said she wanted to see "things you never see in the West End."
When she returned home, she took a bookkeeping position and also enrolled in courses in philosophy, sociology and Chinese history.
In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University's tuition-free program for senior citizens." I was at the registrar's office the very next day," she recalls. At first, she took one or two courses at a time, but encouraged by her professors, she enrolled as a degree candidate.
"I had not studied for so many years," she says, "but I was determined." For the next four years, Warren, who calls herself a "student of philosophy," worked toward her degree.
Nancy Stoll, dean of students at Suffolk, says Warren is "an interesting role model for our younger students—that learning is a lifetime activity...She is genuinely enthusiastic about being here, and that permeates (散发) her activities and is contagious (传染的) to students and faculty."
（1）What does the word "elation" mean in the sentence "I got fives A's", she still recalls with elation"?
A.Great happiness.
B.Great surprise.
C.Great pride.
D.Great honor.
（2）Which statement can be inferred from the underlined sentences?
A.Because Warren needn't pay her tuition; she went to study at Suffolk University.
B.At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk University.
C.Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65.
D.Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses.
（3）It can be inferred from this passage that Rosalie Warren _______.
A.came from a wealthy family
B.didn't like working in an office
C.put her family before her education
D.didn't like her family very much
（4）What is the main topic of this passage?
A.Rosalie Warren's family
B.Rosalie Warren's life
C.Rosalie Warren's education
D.Rosalie Warren's studying at Suffolk University

【答案】
（1）A
（2）D
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文是一篇励志故事，故事的主人公是一位叫Rosalie Warren的老年人，幼年时因为家庭原因被迫辍学, 直到75岁才重回校园, 并且80岁时她以优异的成绩从大学毕业并且获得了学位。她的这种学习态度和热情值得年轻人学习。
（1） 词义猜测题。从上下文可知, Rosalie Warren在80岁的时候拿到全优的毕业成绩, 所以从情理推测, 任何人在这种情况下都会是兴高采烈的, 所以答案是：A
（2） 推理判断题。根据划线句中under a program that allows persons 65 and over to attend classes tuition free.可知, Suffolk University鼓励老人上学, 所以提供免费的课程,所以答案是： D
（3） 推理判断题。文中讲述Rosalie Warren在父亲去世后辍学回家帮助母亲维持生计, 在母亲生病后再次放弃夜校课程照顾母亲等等情况, 从这些经历的叙述可知她是把家人放在首要位置的, 所以答案是：C
（4） 主旨大意题。文章采用倒序手法, 讲述了Rosalie Warren的经历, 尽管历经很多波折, 但她终于实现了自己上大学的梦想。所以答案是：C

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“Music may change you a bit, but it’s also the case that different children take music lessons,” said Professor Smith of the University of Toronto, 【3】 added that parents’ education had most influence on musicality.

“Children who take music lessons come from families with incomes 【4】 (high) than average. They come from families with more 【5】(educate) parents, they also do more extra-curricular activities, they are more likely to learn 【6】 instrument, and they do better at school.”

“We 【7】(motivate) by the fact that kids who take music lessons are particularly good students. In school they actually do better than you would predict from their IQ. So 【8】(obvious) something else is going on. We thought that 【9】(person) might be the thing.” Professor Smith explained, “Clearly studying music changes the brain, but so does any learning. In fact, that is 【10】 learning is,” he added.

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Many adults are not aware of the very active social lives that their children lead. You might think that your young child does not yet have a social life.
They have minimal independence and are generally always supervised by an adult. Even so, it is a stage of their lives when huge amounts of personality development and emotional development take place.
One of the things that always makes me chuckle is when I am in the supermarket or out and about and I see a young mother with her child. The mother is often busy multi-tasking, picking up items, calculating prices and soothing her young child all at the same time, while the child is engaging with the people around them. Usually the mother is completely unaware that her child is engaging in social interaction. Some babies smile at every passing person, undoubtedly developing the charm that will open many doors for them in later life.
Aside from all of the incidental ways that your child engages in social interaction, it is important to purposely set up opportunities for your child to socialize and interact with other children their age. Households with many children can be ideal for providing natural opportunities for children to interact socially. However today’s typical household contains just one or two children.
Organizing play dates with other children their age is great, as is enrolling them in some type of activity for toddlers at the local library. Look around your community for activities that are safe, social and stimulating for your child and begin to purposefully involve your child in these activities for their social development.
A. Sometimes the child makes eye contact, some times an adult waves to the child or makes faces.
B. In reality though, even if your child spends the majority of their time right by your side, they interact directly or indirectly with everyone you interact with and more.
C. The fact is, many of the social skills that they learn as a young child will last them throughout their entire lifespan.
D. This development will affect their young social lives and, surprisingly to most, a lot of the social interaction that they will engage in for the remainder of their lives.
E. Anything aimed at children much younger than your child will bore them and anything aimed at children much older will frustrate them.
F. Taking young children to the local park to play while you watch and supervise is a great way to introduce them to playing with other children.
G. This gives them healthy opportunities to begin to develop socially.

【题目】Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

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【1】According to the passage, the purpose of education is _____.

A. to build a perfect world

B. to choose a system of education

C. to let everyone receive education fit for him

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【2】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. It's hard for university graduates to find jobs.

B. No one would like to do work with hands.

C. Education is not enough to build a perfect nation.

D. University graduates are ashamed of their work.

【3】In the writer's opinion, _____.

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B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

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