题目内容
I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsman. Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on me. Fifty is supposed to be my father’s age, but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.
A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, “ Fifty is what forty used to be.” He had made an inspirational point, Am I over the hill?People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that he high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.
“ Your are not getting older, you are getting better.” says Dr. Joyce Brothers. This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.
And so. as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net. I am moves to share some thoughts on aging with you. I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally. Getting older. of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies(悼词). In fact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all:
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to me.
Whether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by. I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend (混合) of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher (哲学家) was right when he said.” Old is always fifteen years from now.”
44. The author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1 that ________.
A. time alone will tell B. time goes by quickly
C. time will show what is right D. time makes one forget the past
45. When the author turned fifty, people around him ________.
A. tried to comfort him B. got inspiration with him
C. were friendlier with him D. found him more talkative
46. The author considers his fifty years of life
A. peaceful B. ordinary C. satisfactory D. regretful
47. We can infer from the passage that
A. the old should led a simple life B. the old should face the fact of aging
C. the old should take more exercise D. the old should fill themselves with curiosity
单词拼写 【小题1】He went through all kinds of h_______(苦难) in the old society.【小题2】We decided that we should e_______ (选举)a new sales manager.【小题3】The brothers d________(不同；相异) widely in their tastes.【小题4】She u______(承担) full responsibility for the failure of the project..【小题5】The a ______(突然的) change of the schedule gave me lots of trouble.【小题6】I cannot b______(忍受) the smell of burnt sausage on the barbecue.【小题7】You are very much m________(错误的) if you think that people will agree to these changes.【小题8】People work in libraries spend a lot of time c______(分类) books..【小题9】I’m sorry to i______(打断) you but how could they live there?【小题10】Some flat mates are neat and tidy while others are very m_______(脏乱的).
One day I was doing a big clean?up when I ____ a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately ___ a forgettable time.
In 1991，I had spent five months in Niger，with sandstorms and great heat.Its ____ and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands，shouting “Gift！Gift！”
One day，I ___ for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina，we began to ____.Out of the darkness，a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ____，one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds，the two were out of sight，____ up by the night.
The bag had my passport，money，traveler’s cheques，camera，an airline ticket and other things ___ to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed，I ____guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all ____ with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then，walking through Burkina’s streets，I met with an old woman.“Gift！Gift！” she cried.I’d had enough.I was ____ of the country：its poverty，its thieves，the heat，and the dust.I told her angrily，“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t ____ out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and ___ my words.Then she reached ____ the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift，”she announced.Kindly，she placed an old，dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in ____.It was a very small amount of money? but for this woman，the coin ___ a meal.At that moment，I felt a shame.In spite of the ____，she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the ____ beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet ____ of the poor.With the old woman’s gift，I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin，she ____ my concept completely.
1.A.cared about? B．came across
C．looked for? D．focused upon
2.A.presented? B．gave
C．recalled? D．reminded
3.A.traffic? B．dust
C．noise? D．climate
4.A.headed? B．made
C．stood? D．came
5.A.move? B．unload
C．hide? D．pass
6.A.warning B．planning
C．thinking? D．arranging
7.A.hung? B．put
C．swallowed D．cleared
8.A.obvious? B．expensive
C．familiar? D．precious
9.A.elegantly? B．cautiously
C．dependently D．frequently
10.A.locals? B．thieves
C．beggars? D．motorbikes
11.A.proud? B．conscious
C．sick? D．aware
12.A.get? B．run
C．come? D．rush
13.A.attended to? B．looked up
C．thought about? D．wrote down
14.A.for? B．into
C．out? D．at
15.A.order? B．vain
C．case? D．shock
16.A.meant? B．made
C．served? D．suggested
17.A.dirtiness? B．poverty
C．kindness? D．safety
18.A.updated? B．unfolded
C．broken? D．unexpected
19.A.moment? B．action
C．dignity? D．life
20.A.changed? B．damaged
C．found? D．accepted
单词拼写
1.He went through all kinds of h_______(苦难) in the old society.
2.We decided that we should e_______ (选举)a new sales manager.
3.The brothers d________(不同；相异) widely in their tastes.
4.She u______(承担) full responsibility for the failure of the project..
5.The a ______(突然的) change of the schedule gave me lots of trouble.
6.I cannot b______(忍受) the smell of burnt sausage on the barbecue.
7.You are very much m________(错误的) if you think that people will agree to these changes.
8.People work in libraries spend a lot of time c______(分类) books..
9.I’m sorry to i______(打断) you but how could they live there?
10.Some flat mates are neat and tidy while others are very m_______(脏乱的).
Fear plays no part in this latest problem．“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children．I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,” she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Yeah, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (稳定的) life．”
John, who has spent much of his time in California, recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that，" Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (离婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "
While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms．Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series of Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures．It’s a rest for Jane, who insists that she needs her new，busy life to provide for her family．“I have to lead such a life, and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children．”she says．
And whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife, Jane plans to keep on facing attacks on her. “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce，more protective，more determined to do better，”she says．“Go ahead, take me on. This will just make me stronger．”
1.According to Jane in the first paragraph, the law
A. can’t take her children away from her
B. can’t do anything with the case
C. will best settle the problem
D. will disturb her children
2. What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. To live with John．
B．To hire a house for John．
C．To allow John to see the children
D．To ask John to set up a regular life.
3.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A．Jane’s life is very difficult．
B．Jane continues to live as usual．
C．Jane almost can’t control her lire
D．Jane works very hard to live a happy life．
4. Which word can best describe Jane?
A. Proud．
B．Fierce．
C．Determined．
D．Independent
