Ask any person who is successful in whatever he or she is doing what motivates him/her, and very likely the answer will be "goals". Goal Setting is extremely important to motivation and success. So what motivates you? Why are you in college? If you are in college because that's what your parents want, you may find it difficult to motivate yourself. Sure, it's possible to succeed with someone else providing the motivation for you. ("If you graduate from college, I'll give you a car!" or worse "If you don't graduate from college, you won't get a car.") But motivation that comes from within really makes the difference.

Certainly, you need some intelligence, knowledge base, study skills, and time management skills, but if you don't have motivation, you won't get far. Think about this analogy. You have a car with a full tank of gas, a well-tuned engine, good set of tires, quadraphonic CD system, and a sleek, polished exterior(外表). There it sits. This car has incredible potential. However, until a driver sits behind the wheel, puts the key in the ignition(点火装置), and cranks it up, the car doesn't function. You guessed it; the KEY is MOTIVATION.

Interest is an important motivator for a student. So is a desire to learn. When you link these two things together, you create success. Often success in an endeavor(努力) leads to more interest and a greater desire to learn, creating an upward spiral(螺旋形) of motivation toward a goal you have established.

So be honest with yourself. Are you genuinely interested in being in college? Have you set realistic goals for yourself? How can you develop the internal motivation that really counts? When it comes to motivation, KNOWING is not as important as DOING.

Why does the writer give the example of a car in the second paragraph?

Because people can never go far without a good car.

B. Because a good car motivates some college students to study harder.

C. Because a good car is a symbol of being a success.

D. Because motivation leads people to success like it starts a car.

What is the CORRECT comparison between the internal motivation and the external (外部的)motivation?

    A. Only the internal motivation can result in success.

    B. Internal motivation is more important than external motivation.

    C. Internal motivation and external motivation has equal importance.

    D. External motivation is enough for people to achieve success.

According to the article the following factors can push people towards their goals EXCEPT __________?

A. interest                          B. the desire to learn       

C. the knowledge of motivation         D. the sense of success

What’s the main purpose of the article?

A. To encourage everyone to develop motivation for whatever they are doing..

B. To inspire college students to set goals for their college life.

C. To imply that the less motivated college students quit the college.

D. To call on parents to give up their over-protection of their children.

What may be the writer’s advice to the potential readers?

A. The goals you set for yourself shouldn’t be far beyond your reach.

B. You needn’t attend college if you are really not interested in it.

C. You should work harder to win praise from others.

D. Honesty is the best policy to solve problems in your life.

       The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

  She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

  I laughed and enthusiastically（热情地）responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

  “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

  “No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

  “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

  Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

  At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. 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 humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your 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 one productive thing, 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.

  “The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

  She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics（歌词）and live them out in our daily lives.

  At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

17. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

      A. serious              B. cold           C. humorous          D. crazy

18. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

19. Rose delivered the speech ______.

  A. at the graduation                    B. which she prepared carefully

  C. ended with “The Song of Rose”        D. to challenge all the other speakers

20. According to her speech, ______.

  A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B. all people don’t grow up while growing older

  C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I stood up to  36   when a gentle hand   37   my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking up at me with a   38   .

She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a  39   ?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze (an act of pressing).

“Why are you in college at such a young,    40   age ?”I asked. “I always dreamed of having a   41    experience and now I’m getting   42  !” she told me.

Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she   43   her wisdom and   44    with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a (an)    45   icon（偶像） and she easily made friends wherever she went.

At the  46  of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was   47   , frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her  48  and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we  49  old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying   50  , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find  51    every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you   52   .”

One week after graduation Rose died   53   in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught us by    54   that it’s never too late  to  55   all you can possibly be.

1.A. look around        B. look back            C. look down       D. look up

2. A. hit           B. felt                 C. touched              D. knocked

3. A. surprise          B. smile            C. wonder           D. pleasure

4. A. hand          B. welcome              C. hug                  D. gift

5.A. innocent       B. golden           C. happy            D. valuable

6. A. college           B. junior high school   C. senior high school   D. primary school

7.A. it             B. that                 C. one              D. them 

8. A. shared            B. told                 C. learned              D. debated

9. A. course            B. experience      C. degree           D. happiness

10. A. old          B. great                C. campus          D. outgoing

11.A. end           B. middle      C. beginning    D. top   

12.A. invited           B. appearing    C. speaking         D. introduced

13.A. nose              B. face             C. throat           D. eyes 

14.A. look          B. prove            C. grow         D. stay   

15.A. healthy       B. young        C. cheerful         D. rich    

16.A. humor         B. goals            C. dreams       D. jokes

17.A. lose              B. fail         C. die              D. disappoint

18. A. hopefully        B. peacefully  C. fortunately D. bitterly

19. A. experience       B. example       C. pleasure   D. courage

20. A. be           B. achieve      C. gain             D. do

----HI, Pete! Why are you in such a hurry?

----______the : train.

The first day of school our professor 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 wrinkled, 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 college 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(退休) and travel..." 

 I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. 

We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in 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 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.

“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

1.When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.

A. serious                        B. polite       C. formal              D. humorous

2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

A. encouraged               B. persuaded                    C. taught                            D. forced

3.Rose went to college in order to _______.

A. meet a rich husband                                        B. make new friends 

C. get a college education                                     D. get a better job

4.The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because__________.

A. she always came to class on time.     

B. she make friends easily at college.

C. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

D. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience.

5.From this passage we know Rose believed_________.

A. “The early bird catches the worm”  

B. “It is never too late to learn”

C. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes” 

D. “One false step will make a great difference.”