On the first day of college 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 beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi, handsome! My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you can!” 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 asked. 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.
After class we walked to the student union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We instantly became friends. Every day for the next three months we would leave class together and talk non-stop.
I was always mesmerized(催眠) listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.
At the year end, Rose finished the degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to pay their respects to the wonderful woman who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possible be.
小題1:Why did Rose go to college at her age?
A．She wanted to marry a rich husband.
B．It was her dream to receive college education.
C．She wanted to change her present situation.
D．She wanted to get a Bachelor Degree.
小題2:Which of the following can best describe Rose?
A．Serious, helpful and hard-working.
B．Outgoing, humorous and determined.
C．Brave, warm-hearted and optimistic.
D．Rich, sensitive and graceful.
小題3:It can be inferred from the passage that              .
A．Rose didn’t have any relatives when she died
B．Rose had lived a very hard life
C．the author was unwilling to understand Rose
D．the author learned a lot from his old friend Rose
小題4:By writing the passage the author intends to              .
A．encourage old people to receive a good education
B．describe the author’s college life
C．introduce an admirable old college student
D．teach young people to value their school life

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：在大學里學習是你的夢想嗎？我在大學的第一堂課認識了Rose，她對自己執(zhí)著的夢想追求打動了我，讓我明白了一個人無論什么時候都可以做到你真正想要做的 。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。由““I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.”可知擁有大學學習經(jīng)歷是她一直以來的夢想。A項是她開玩笑的說法。故選B。
小題2:推理判斷題。Rose主動要求和我擁抱，是個開朗的人；我問她來大學的目的，而她的回答很幽默；她能堅持在大學里一直堅持自己的夢想，很有毅力。故選B。
小題3:推理判斷題。由“who taught by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possible be.”可推測作者由此深受啟發(fā)。故選D。
小題4:主旨大意題。作者是為了向人們介紹Rose這樣一個開朗、堅持而幽默的人。故選C。
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So I told him, "Sir, please have your teA.I am not in a hurry． " This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard-pressed for time as I always am．
I saw both of us sailing in the same boat. I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．
He really touched my heart with his wise words． I felt that all this time I thought of him as someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him. I vowed(鄭重宣布) to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．
小題1:Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?
A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．
B．He went to the bank to do some business．
C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．
D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．
小題2:What can we learn about the bank clerk?
A．He hated to work on a holiday .
B．He didn't like his work in the bank.
C．He was under great work pressure．
D．He communicated well with his customers．
小題3:What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?
A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．
B．They once sailed in the same boat．
C．They expected to sail in the same boat．
D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．
小題4:The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of    .
A．toleranceB．gratitudeC．sympathy D．satisfaction
小題5:What does the text try to tell us?
A．To be patient with your customers
B．Helping others is helping yourself
C．To be thankful to those who help you.
D．It is our duty to do things for others

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