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【題目】I turned around to find a little old lady with warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”

“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have coupe of kids, and then retire and travel.”

I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) 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 old 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…”

【1】 When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _______ manner.

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

【2 Rose went to the university in order to __________.

A. meet a rich husband B. make new friends

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

【3】The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because____________.

A. she always came to class on time

B. she made friends easily at university

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

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

【4】The word “That” in the Paragraph 7 refers to (指) _________.

A. growing older B. growing up

C. staying young D. being happy

【5】 From the passage, we know Rose believed___________.

A. “Easier said than done.”

B. “Well begun is half done.”

C. “It is never too late to learn.”

D. “Reading makes a full man.”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該文講述了一位87歲的老婦人的健康快樂的生活方式：好學(xué)、智慧和勇于面對生活中的挑戰(zhàn)，樂觀、幽默、積極的人生態(tài)度。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段是后一句及第二段第一句““Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”可知老太太87歲，作者卻說她年輕，可推測出作者語言幽默風(fēng)趣。所以選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第一句“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!”可知老太太來大學(xué)的目的是接受大學(xué)教育。所以選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第倒數(shù)第二句“I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me.”可知老太太不僅年事已高，而且有著豐富的智慧與閱歷。所以選C。

【4】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句“Anybody can grow older.”可知這里面that指的是“grow older” 所以選A。

【5】推理判斷題。本文通過老太太現(xiàn)身說法，說明一個道理：要保持年輕的心態(tài)。 也為在校的大學(xué)生樹立一榜樣：老太太雖老，但學(xué)習(xí)的心卻沒有老，這正是老太太的人生夢想。因此選C。