Question

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

I said , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously,” I asked.

“I always of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .

At the end of the term we invited Rose to at our party. I'll never forget what she taught .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every . You've got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遺憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did , rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation , she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowlyB. happilyC. heavily D. badly

2.A. soB. thisC. suchD. that

3.A. rich B. badC. poorD. short

4.A. hopedB. wishedC. wantedD. dreamed

5.A. anotherB. the otherC. the others D. others

6.A. say B. speakC. talk D. discuss

7.A. us B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. weekB. month C. year D. day

11.A. loseB. haveC. keepD. like

12.A. chanceB. changeC. difference D. problem

13.A. stand up B. grow upC. grow oldD. keep healthy

14.A. because B. so C. though D. but

15.A. in B. after C. during D. before

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講了一個(gè)老太太在87歲的時(shí)候來上大學(xué)，他給我們分享了成功的秘訣，我們不能停止玩，因?yàn)椴荒芡媪宋覀兙屠狭耍�我們每天都要從生活中發(fā)現(xiàn)幽默。

1.副詞及語境的理解。Can I give you a hug?我可以給你一個(gè)擁抱嗎?我個(gè)高興的說：“當(dāng)然了�！�

A. slowly緩慢地；B. happily高興地；C. heavily猛烈地；D. badly糟糕地，故選B.

2.形容詞詞及語境的理解。你為什么在這樣一個(gè)年紀(jì)來上大學(xué)？A. so那么，加形容詞；B. this這個(gè)，C. such如此，修飾名詞詞組；D. that那個(gè)。故選C。

3.她開玩笑到，我來這是為了遇見一位富裕的丈夫，結(jié)婚生孩子，環(huán)游世界。A. rich富有的；B. bad糟糕的；C. poor貧窮的；D. short短的，矮的。故選A。

4.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。我總是夢想著有一個(gè)大學(xué)教育。A. hoped希望 ；B. wished希望；C. wanted想要；D. dreamed夢想，dream of doing夢想干某事。故選D。

5.代詞及語境的理解。她喜歡打扮，她喜歡來自別人的注意。A. another另一個(gè)的，后一般教單數(shù)名詞；B. the other別的，形容詞；C. the others別人，前面有具體的范圍時(shí)使用；D. others別人，代詞。故選D。

6.動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。在學(xué)期末，我們邀請羅斯在我們的聚會上演講。A. say說，強(qiáng)調(diào)說的內(nèi)容；B. speak發(fā)言，演講；C. talk 交談； D. discuss討論。根據(jù)句意，故選B。

7.代詞及語境的理解。我絕不會忘記他教給我們的。A. us我們；B. her 她；C. him他；D. them他們。故選D。

8.形容詞及語境的理解。因?yàn)楫?dāng)我們停止玩了，我們就老了。A. young 年輕的； B. old老的； C. tall 高的；D. thin瘦的。故選B。

9.名詞及語境的理解。下面就是保持年輕的秘訣。A. stories 故事；B. secrets秘訣；C. seasons 原因；D. surveys調(diào)查。故選B。

10.名詞及語境的理解。你必須笑，每天都發(fā)現(xiàn)幽默。A. week周；B. month 月；C. year 年；D. day天。故故選D。

11.當(dāng)你丟失了你的夢想，你就死去了。A. lose丟失；B. have有；C. keep保持；D. like喜歡。故選A.

12.名詞及語境的理解。在變老和長大之間有很大的不同。A. chance機(jī)會；B. change改變；C. difference不同；D. problem問題。故選C。

13.但是為了長大，你必須在改變中找到機(jī)會。A. stand up站立；B. grow up長大；C. grow old變老；D. keep healthy保持健康。故選B。

14.我們通常沒有后悔為我們做了什么，而不是我們沒做什么。A. because 因?yàn)�；B. so所以；C. though 雖然；D. but但是。故選D。

15.畢業(yè)一周后，她在睡眠中平靜的去世了。A. in在……里；B. after 在……以后；C. during 在……期間；D. before在……以前。故選B。

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