Question

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 give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically 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 because a campus icon（偶像）and she easily made friends wherever she went .She loved to dress up and she reveled（陶醉）in the attention bestowed（贈給）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. Your’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

“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 study the lyrics(歌詞)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.

1.Rose made herself known to the author in a _______ manner.

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

2.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

3.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

4.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

5.The best title for the passage can be________.

A.Growing Older or Growing Up B. It’s Never too Old to learn

C. Humour Does Count D. Challenge Yourself

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：通過一個幽默開朗的老人的故事，啟示人們要幽默開朗，不停地玩。我們漸漸變老，是因為我們停止了玩。

1.1】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can give you a hug?”我能擁抱你嗎？I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may! “and she gave me a giant squeeze. 她給了我一個巨大的擠壓�！癢hy 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!”我在這里遇到一個有錢的丈夫，結(jié)婚，有了幾個孩子，然后退休、旅行。從這里可知她以幽默的方式與作者見面。故選D。

2.2】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.可知她喜歡校園生活。故選C。

3.3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第一句She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”.她以The Song of Rose結(jié)束了她的演講。故選C。

4.4】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章中的We do not stop playing because we are old“; we grow old because we stop playing.因為我們老了，我們沒有停止玩。我們漸漸變老，因為我們停止了玩。故答案為B。

5.5】A標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)I’ll never forget what she taught us. We do not stop playing because we are old“; we grow old because we stop playing.根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容又因為標(biāo)題必須有吸引力又能概括短文的大意，故選A。

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