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     On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn5t 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?J,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 be-came friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this 4<time ma-chine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherev- er 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 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. “Well begun is half done. ”

   C. “It is never too late to learn. ”   D. “Reading makes a full man. ”

Answer 1

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C

[解析]这篇短文主要通过与一个八十七岁的老人的交谈与交流，告诉我们无论到任何时候，都不要放弃的道理。

1. D 细节理解题。根据“Hi,handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. ”及“ Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”可知他 们第一次是以幽默的方式见的面，故选择D.

2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容^Id-ways dreamed of having a university education and now I'm getting one!” she told me.可知来大学是 为了得到大学的教育，故选择D.

3. C 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容：I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me.可知她有许多智慧和经验，故选择C.

4. A 细节理解题。根据对文章第七段内容的理 解，可知that指代的是前文所提到的growing older ,故选择 A.

5. C 细节理解题。根据对文章内容的理解，可知 Rose相信学习不嫌晚，故选择C.