I always believe that happiness more than money．A.meanB.mattersC.countsD.depends 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Some people do not like anything to be out of order. They are ___1___ late for work. They ___2____ the books to the library on time. They remember people's birthdays, and they pay the bills the moment they ____3____ Mr Dodds is ____4____ a man.

　　Mr Dodds works in a bank, and lives ____5____ his own. The only family is in the next town; his sister lives there with her ____6___, and her son ___7____ Mark. Mr Dodds doesn't see his sister, or _____8__ family, from one year to the next. He sends them Christmas cards, and he has not forgotten one of ____9____ seventeen birthdays.

　　last week Mr Dodds had quite an incident. He drove home from his office at the ____10___ time, ____11___ neither too slowly _____12____ too fast. He parked his car where he ___13____ parked it, out of the other cars, and he went ___14____ to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a ____15___ at the door. Mr Dodds _____16___ the door, to find a policeman ____17____ on the doorsteps.

　　“What have I done ____18____?” Mr Dodds asked himself. “Have I ____19___ on the wrong side of the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

　　“Hello!____20___,” said the policeman, “my name is Mark.”

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.

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

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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 a new classmate. I __1__ to look around when a gentle hand __2__ my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little __3__ lady looking up at me with a smile.

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eighty－seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and __4__ responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent __5__？”I asked. She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...”“Not seriously，”I asked I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always __6__ having a college education and now I'm getting __7__！” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she __8__ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the __9__ of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she __10__ made friends wherever she went.

At the __11__ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I'll __12__ forget what she taught us. She was introduced and stepped up to the podium. Frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her __13__ and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we __14__ old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying __15__， being happy, and achieving success. You have to __16__ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you __17__ your dreams, you die.”

One week after graduation Rose died __18__ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念)the wonderful woman who taught __19__ example that it's never too __20__ to be all you can possibly be.

1. A. lay down B. stood up C. fell off D. went out

2. A. touched B. felt C. wounded D. clapped

3. A. beautiful B. young C. old D. kind－hearted

4. A. sadly B. coldly C. absently D. enthusiastically

5. A. age B. speed C. point D. year

6. A. talked about B. tried out

C. looked forward D. dreamed of

7. A. those B. one C. that D. they

8. A. learned B. told C. shared D. debated

9. A. course B. path C. distance D. road

10. A. easily B. rarely C. unwillingly D. strangely

11. A. middle B. beginning C. end D. top

12. A. ever B. never C. still D. already

13. A. throat B. face C. nose D. eyes

14. A. grow B. prove C. look D. stay

15. A. rich B. healthy C. cheerful D. young

16. A. eat B. cry C. laugh D. shout

17. A. have B. lose C. get D. keep

18. A. bitterly B. fortunately

C. peacefully D. hopefully

19. A. to B. for C. in D. by

20. A. early B. bad C. good D. late

Without any hesitation, he said, “I’d be better off dead.” Hearing those words come out of my best friend’s mouth tore my heart apart. He has repeated that phrase more than once, and my mind continually plays it over like a voice recording.
I met my best friend about three years ago. After knowing me for six months, he told me about his struggles with depression. Sadness was not the only emotion that came over me; I was shocked. He seemed so outgoing and happy all the time. I soon learnt that he was physically and emotionally abused as a young child, causing him to have suicidal (自杀的) thoughts.
He refuses to talk to others about his depression because he now distrusts adults, especially those in his family. In spite of this, he feels as if I understand him and that I know the right words to say. Thus, when it comes to helping him, convenience is not in my vocabulary. It doesn’t matter where I am or what I am doing, for he takes priority. Sometimes he just needs the assurance of my voice telling him that everything is going to be okay and that I will not let him down.
Many students at his school laugh at him when they notice the scars on his arms from cutting. It seems that other kids have every right to make fun of him and to look down on him. But no one holds such a right, so I encourage him to ignore the heartless kids who treat him badly. When he feels the weight of judging eyes or hateful voices, I always remind him that I care about him unconditionally. Just hearing me say I will always be his best friend seems to give him the security he needs to keep on going.
My best friend once told me that if he hadn’t had me, he wouldn’t be alive. He said that my encouraging words convinced him not to take his life. Our friendship has taught me that a single word can impact on someone’s life. With the fragility of life as it is, I believe in the necessity of encouragement.
【小题1】The author’s friend got into depression mainly because _____ .

A．he lived without his parents	B．he had poor health
C．he received little care at school	D．he had a bitter childhood

【小题2】We know from the passage that the author’s friend_____.

A．was better off three years ago	B．thought little of others’ judging eyes
C．appreciates the author’s help	D．wants to communicate with his parents

【小题3】What is the best title for the passage?

A．I believe in encouragement.	B．I enjoy friendship.
C．My friend and I.	D．The story of my friend.

I always look _____ those who never look _____ others, even though they have achieved great achievements.

A. down on; up to B. down upon; up to

C. forward to; down on D. up to; down on

I always believe that happiness ________ more than money．

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