题目内容
On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi,handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. ”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I'm here to meet a rich husband,get married,have a couple of kids,and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious (好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I'm getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old;we grow old because we stop playing. I've learned a few secrets to staying young,being happy,and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams,you die. ”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change …”
1. When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a( n) manner.
A. polite B. impolite
C. serious D. humorous
2. Rose went to the university in order to .
A. meet a rich husband
B. make new friends
C. get a better job
D. get a university education
3. The author considered Rose as a “time machine”because .
A. she always came to class on time
B. she made friends easily at university
C. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
4. The word “That” in Paragraph 7 refers to (指).
A. growing older B. growing up C. staying young D. being happy
5. From this passage we know Rose believed .
A. “Easier said than done. ”
B. uWell begun is half done. ”
C. “It is never too late to learn. ”
D. “Reading makes a full man. ”
作者在大学后的第一堂课上认识了一位87岁的“同 学”,这位名叫Rose的老妇人一直梦想接受大学教育,并且 她的梦想实现了。后来作者和老妇人成了朋友,他很欣赏这 位充满智慧、阅历丰富并敢于挑战的朋友。
1. D细节理解题。由第三段作者和老妇人的对话可知,作者和Rose初次见面是以幽默的方式开始他们的谈话 的,由此可知正确答案为D项。
2. D细节理解题。由第五段的“I always dreamed of having a university education.可知,Rose进人大学的目的是 接受高等教育,由此可知正确答案为D项。
3. C细节理解题。第五段提到了“I always enjoyed listening to this ‘ time machine ’ as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. ”,由此可知作者把Rose比作一台 “时光机”,是因为87岁高龄的Rose敢于挑战自己,拥 有智慧和丰富的阅历,故选C项。
4. A推理判断题。由画线词前面的“Anybody can grow older. ”以及后面的doesn’t take any talent or ability. ”可推断, That应该指的是“变老”,即growing older。
5. C主旨大意题。A项意为“说起来容易做起来难”;B项意为“好的开端是成功的一半”;C项意为“活到老,学 到老”;D项意为“阅读使人充实”。通读全文可知Rose在87岁还接受大学教育,由此可见她信_奉“活到 老,学到老”这句话,并付诸了实践,故选C项。