Question

The first day our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady smiling at me.

She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed, “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, and have a couple of children.” “No seriously,” I said. “I want to realize my dream!” she told me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and everyone liked to listen to this “time machine”.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet and I’ll never forget what she taught us. “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are 19 and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20. If I am 87 and stay in bed for a year and never do anything I will turn 88. We have less time to live on. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had dreamed about all those years. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over 2,000 students attended her funeral honoring the wonderful woman who taught us such an important message.

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

A. seriousB. coldC. crazyD. humorous

2.Rose was considered a “time machine” because she _____.

A. always followed a strict time schedule

B. was never late for any of her classes

C. had lived a long and rich life

D. always appeared in time whenever she was needed

3.According to Rose, growing up is different from growing older because _____.

A. growing up doesn’t need as much effort or talent as growing older

B. growing up means young people have enough time to waste

C. there is no need for one to worry about death

D. growing up means one has more chances or time to choose what one likes

4.Rose came to study in college at such an old age for the purpose of _____.

A. challenging her old age

B. realizing her long dream about college education

C. meeting someone rich and attractive

D. not having any regrets in her life

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：一個年逾古稀的老奶奶在她生命的最后階段仍堅持追求夢想，她用實際行動告訴大家，任何人都會變老，無論你是天才還是蠢才，但并不是每個人都在不斷成長，追求夢想永遠不會太晚。

1.推理判斷題。文章的第二段She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m 87. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.可知她以幽默的方式向作者介紹自己。故D正確。

2.2】C細節(jié)理解題。根據文章第二段I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of children.可知她的年齡比較大，故被認為是“時光機器”。故C正確。

3.The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity in change. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.可以得出結論。故D正確。

4.At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had dreamed about all those years.可知她上大學的目的。故B正確。

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