The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said. Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at the age of 45.
“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by grasping all these opportunities.
The first door is the opportunity to study different subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history.
The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the U.K.
The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many of my aunt’s contemporaries say she’s amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, “Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude. I don’t think I’m too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.
【小题1】Which of the following words can best replace the “door” in the passage?

A.challengeB.knowledgeC.learningD.opportunity
【小题2】What made the writher’s aunt overjoyed?
A.Having a chance to visit the writer
B.Having lots of choices in subjects
C.Getting the highest score in her exam
D.Getting admission to a university
【小题3】Which of the following statements will the writer’s aunt agree with?
A.No pains, no gains.
B.Failure is the mother of success.
C.One is never too old to learn.
D.Rome isn’t built in a day.
【小题4】The following word can be used to describe the writer’s aunt EXCEPT __________.
A.fashionableB.traditionalC.energeticD.determined
【小题5】Which chart shows the correct structure of the passage?

The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said. Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at the age of 45.

“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by grasping all these opportunities.

The first door is the opportunity to study different subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history.

The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the U.K.

The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many of my aunt’s contemporaries say she’s amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, “Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude. I don’t think I’m too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.

The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.

1.Which of the following words can best replace the “door” in the passage?

A.challenge         B.knowledge         C.learning           D.opportunity

2.What made the writher’s aunt overjoyed?

A.Having a chance to visit the writer

B.Having lots of choices in subjects

C.Getting the highest score in her exam

D.Getting admission to a university

3.Which of the following statements will the writer’s aunt agree with?

A.No pains, no gains.

B.Failure is the mother of success.

C.One is never too old to learn.

D.Rome isn’t built in a day.

4.The following word can be used to describe the writer’s aunt EXCEPT __________.

A.fashionable        B.traditional         C.energetic         D.determined

5.Which chart shows the correct structure of the passage?

 

完成句子
1. The efforts he made these years________ become the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in this field.
(it)
     这些年他所做的努力使他成为这个领域第一个获得诺贝尔奖的中国人.
2. Only________those shortcomings that can become barriers to progress can you advance yourself in
your study.(rid)
     只有通过改掉那些阻碍你进步的缺点,你才能在学习中前进.
3. I would rather________watch the football match last night with my friends.Otherwise,I would have
finished my paperwork by now.(stay)
      我宁愿昨晚没有熬夜和我的朋友们观看足球赛.不然,我到现在应该完成我的论文了.
4. ________if tomorrow there was no enough room for us to live in?(think)
      如果明天没有足够的空间让我们居住,你认为会发生什么事?
5. ________,Dr Yuan doesn't care about being famous but keep his time for hobbies,such as listening to
violin music,swimming and reading.(satisfy)
     对生活感到满意,袁博士并不关心成名而是把他的时间用在业余爱好上,例如听小提琴,游泳和读书.
6. As for my grandfather,________means very little to him.(lead)
     对于我祖父来说,过舒适的生活意义不大.
7. I'm going to write a report about________the drug.(keep)
     我将就如何使学生远离毒品写一份报告.
8. While shopping women sometimes can't help________more clothes than necessary.(persuade)
      购物的时候,女性有时候会情不自禁被说服买许多不需要的衣服.
9. It is reported that the United States uses________as the whole of Europe.(much)
     据报道,美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍.
10. With________the amusing TV program,he didn't notice the stranger's coming in.(focus)
      全部注意力集中在搞笑的电视节目上,他没有注意到陌生人进来.

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