The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
【小题1】The old man’s sons joined the army because_________.

The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.

It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.

Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”

Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”

1.The old man’s sons joined the army because_________.

A．they were all strong                     B．they loved their country

C．they wanted to be full                    D．they had to do so

2.The old man was sad because _________.

A．his three sons had to join the army

B．his three sons lost their lives during the war

C．he lived in the small town alone

D．he had neither food nor clothes

3.From the passage we can infer that _________.

A．the old policeman would send the old man into prison

B．the old policeman hated Hitler, too

C．the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs

D．the old man found a friend at the police station

4.In the old policeman’s opinion, _________.

A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs

B．the old man insulted（侮辱）their hometown

C．the old man had to say sorry to him

D．the old man had to fight with Hitler

5.What would probably be the best title for this passage?

A．An Old Man and His Three Sons            B．Hitler is a Foolish Pig

C．It’s Hitler’s Hometown                 D．It’s Pigs’ Hometown

The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”

1. 1.

   The old man’s sons joined the army because_________

   1. A.
      they were all strong
   2. B.
      they loved their country
   3. C.
      they wanted to be full
   4. D.
      they had to do so
2. 2.

   The old man was sad because _________

   1. A.
      his three sons had to join the army
   2. B.
      his three sons lost their lives during the war
   3. C.
      he lived in the small town alone
   4. D.
      he had neither food nor clothes
3. 3.

   From the passage we can infer that _________

   1. A.
      the old policeman would send the old man into prison
   2. B.
      the old policeman hated Hitler, too
   3. C.
      the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs
   4. D.
      the old man found a friend at the police station
4. 4.

   In the old policeman’s opinion, _________

   1. A.
      Hitler was more foolish than pigs
   2. B.
      the old man insulted（侮辱）their hometown
   3. C.
      the old man had to say sorry to him
   4. D.
      the old man had to fight with Hitler
5. 5.

   What would probably be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      An Old Man and His Three Sons
   2. B.
      Hitler is a Foolish Pig
   3. C.
      It’s Hitler’s Hometown
   4. D.
      It’s Pigs’ Hometown

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. 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

   In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuition- 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.How old was Warren when she got her first college degree?

A. She was 79             B. She was 23                      C. She was 80             D. She was 75

3.What kind of work did she do for 60 years?

A. Studying     B. Factory work      C. Typing                 D. Office work

4.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

5.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

6.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

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. 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
In 1975, when she was 75, Warren learned from a neighbor about Suffolk University’s tuition- 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. 1.

   What does the word elation mean in the sentence “I got fives ‘A’s”, she still recalls with elation”?

   1. A.
      Great happiness
   2. B.
      Great surprise
   3. C.
      Great pride
   4. D.
      Great honor
2. 2.

   How old was Warren when she got her first college degree?

   1. A.
      She was 79
   2. B.
      She was 23
   3. C.
      She was 80
   4. D.
      She was 75
3. 3.

   What kind of work did she do for 60 years?

   1. A.
      Studying
   2. B.
      Factory work
   3. C.
      Typing
   4. D.
      Office work
4. 4.

   Which statement can be inferred from the underlined sentences?

   1. A.
      Because Warren needn’t pay her tuition, she went to study at Suffolk University
   2. B.
      At first Warren had to pay for her courses at Suffolk University
   3. C.
      Most of the students at Suffolk University are older than 65
   4. D.
      Suffolk University encourages older people to take courses
5. 5.

   It can be inferred from this passage that Rosalie Warren _______

   1. A.
      came from a wealthy family
   2. B.
      didn’t like working in an office
   3. C.
      put her family before her education
   4. D.
      didn’t like her family very much
6. 6.

   What is the main topic of this passage?

   1. A.
      Rosalie Warren’s family
   2. B.
      Rosalie Warren’s life
   3. C.
      Rosalie Warren’s education
   4. D.
      Rosalie Warren’s studying at Suffolk University