阅读下列内容,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

B

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 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 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(喉咙) 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(机会) in change...”

1.When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.

A.polite

B.impolite

C.serious

D.humorous

2.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

3.The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.

A.growing older

B.growing up

C.staying young

D.being happy

4.From this passage we know Rose believed ________.

A.“Easier said than done.”

B.“Well begun is half done.”

C.“It is never too late to learn.”

D.“Reading makes a full man.”

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Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical(典型的)high school and its students.

A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would like to loan(租借)instead of buying them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.

American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.

Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.

The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students take part in after-school activities. These activities include sports---especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.

Title: 1. in an American High School

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Introduction

◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its students .

Lockers and textbooks

◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and outdoor clothes.

◇They like loaning textbooks better than 2. them.

3. transport

◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their parents send hem to school by car.

◇They can 4. themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests.

Classes and classrooms

◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more

special classes.

◇They go to different classrooms for each subject.

After-school activities

◇After school most of the students 5. in their favorite activities, including sports and clubs.

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