The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I look
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The first day of school we were interestedto get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched myshoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 yearsold.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”
“Why are you in college at such ayoung,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.
She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet arich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”
“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious whyshe took on this challenge at this age.
“I always dreamed of having a collegeeducation and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.
Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friendswherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from theother students.
At the end of the semester,we invited Roseto 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.Here are the secrets to staying young.Youhave to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you loseyour dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walkingaround?”she said.
“There is a huge difference between growingolder and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent orability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity inchange.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,butrather things they did not do.”
One week after graduation that year,Rosedied peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.
1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because .
| A．she wanted to meet a rich husband |
| B．she wanted to get married and have children |
| C．she wanted to travel around |
| D．she dreamed of having a college education |
2.According to the passage,Rose loved to dothe following EXCEPT .
| A．dress up |
| B．enjoy the attention from the other students |
| C．play football |
| D．make friends |
3.According to what Rose said,we can knowthat to stay young you must not .
| A．laugh | B．be humorous |
| C．have a dream | D．lose your dream |
4.According to the last paragraph but onewe know .
| A．growing older is quite different from growing up |
| B．growing older needs talent |
| C．growing up doesn’t require ability |
| D．the elderly usually have no regrets |
5.Which of the following can be used tofill in the blank at the end of the passage?
| A．where there is a will, there’s a way |
| B．never too late to learn |
| C．Study hard and you will be young |
| D．never too late to be all you can possibly be |
试题答案
【答案】
1.D
2.A
3.D
4.A
5.D
【解析】略