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……"
小題1:When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.
A．seriousB．politeC．formalD．humorous
小題2:Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?
A．encouragedB．persuadedC．taughtD．forced
小題3:Rose went to college in order to _______.
A．meet a rich husbandB．make new friends
C．get a college education D．get a better job
小題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.
小題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.”

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：文章介紹了一個87歲的老奶奶上大學的故事。老奶奶樂觀、幽默的人生態(tài)度感染了作者，老奶奶認為“活到老，學到老”，一個人要有夢想，并努力去實現(xiàn)它，不給生命留下遺憾。
小題1:根據(jù)第三段“She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..."”可知，87歲的老奶奶用幽默的方式回答作者的提問，可推知，他們是用一種幽默的方式開始交流的。故選D。
小題2:I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.作者好奇是什么促使她在這個年紀接受這樣的挑戰(zhàn)，motivate激發(fā)，encourage鼓勵，故選A。
小題3:根據(jù)“"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.”可知，87歲的老奶奶一直夢想接受大學教育，故選C。
小題4:根據(jù)“as she shared her wisdom and experience with me”可知，老奶奶有著豐富的智慧和經(jīng)驗，故選D。
小題5:根據(jù)“"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.”和“The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……”可知，人們通常為沒做的事情感到遺憾，而不是為做過的事情感到后悔，故選B。
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