题目内容
I’m getting ready ________ the new term.
- A.for
- B.on
- C.in
- D.to
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and asked us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. 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 humour every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you 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 anything, 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.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】Rose went to college because she_________.
| A.wanted to live longer | B.loved to stay with the young |
| C.wanted to realize her dream | D.planned to enjoy her life there |
| A.outgoing and popular | B.brave and hard-working |
| C.honest and athletic | D.calm and creative |
| A.People won’t grow old if they stop playing. |
| B.The more you laugh, the younger you will be. |
| C.People easily become old if they do more things. |
| D.Time is especially important for young people. |
| A.to sing along with her | B.to sing one’s own song |
| C.to recite the lyrics | D.to do as the lyrics said |
| A.Live with your dream. | B.Find secrets of staying young. |
| C.Learn wherever you are. | D.Be happy every day. |
When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, pretended(假装) not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother has realized the disadvantages of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker(股票经纪人). I said in a voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.” And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he doesn’t send me the check. It’s already two weeks late.”
And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather anxious .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.” Then she talked more loudly. “What does he want? I’ll come to New York and say it in front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t accept any more excuses. If I don’t receive the check immediately, I have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English. When I was a teenager, my mother’s broken English embarrassed (使困窘) me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother’s English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is clear and direct. It was the language that helped me form the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
【小题1】Why was the author’s mother poorly treated?
| A.She was unable to speak good English. |
| B.She was often misunderstood. |
| C.She was not clearly heard. |
| D.She was not very polite. |
| A.She was good at pretending. |
| B.She was rude to the stockbroker. |
| C.She was ready to help her mother. |
| D.She was unwilling to phone for her mother. |
| A.they forgave the stockbroker |
| B.they failed to get the check |
| C.they moved to New York immediately |
| D.they wrote to their boss at once |
| A.It’s hard for her to understand. |
| B.It embarrasses her. |
| C.It helps her understand the world. |
| D.It helps her forgive rude people. |