On the first day of school our teacher 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 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 university 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 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 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 …”

1. When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a( n) 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 Paragraph 7 refers to (指).

   A. growing older   B. growing up   C. staying young   D. being happy

5. From this passage we know Rose believed .

   A. “Easier said than done. ”

   B. uWell begun is half done.

   C. “It is never too late to learn. ”

   D. “Reading makes a full man. ”

1. D 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C

   作者在大學(xué)后的第一堂課上認識了一位87歲的“同 學(xué)”,這位名叫Rose的老婦人一直夢想接受大學(xué)教育,并且 她的夢想實現(xiàn)了。后來作者和老婦人成了朋友,他很欣賞這 位充滿智慧、閱歷豐富并敢于挑戰(zhàn)的朋友。

1. D細節(jié)理解題。由第三段作者和老婦人的對話可知,作者和Rose初次見面是以幽默的方式開始他們的談話 的,由此可知正確答案為D項。

2. D細節(jié)理解題。由第五段的“I always dreamed of having a university education.可知,Rose進人大學(xué)的目的是 接受高等教育,由此可知正確答案為D項。

3. C細節(jié)理解題。第五段提到了“I always enjoyed listening to this ‘ time machine ’ as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. ”,由此可知作者把Rose比作一臺 “時光機”,是因為87歲高齡的Rose敢于挑戰(zhàn)自己,擁 有智慧和豐富的閱歷,故選C項。

4. A推理判斷題。由畫線詞前面的“Anybody can grow older. ”以及后面的doesn’t take any talent or ability. ”可推斷, That應(yīng)該指的是“變老”,即growing older。

5. C主旨大意題。A項意為“說起來容易做起來難”;B項意為“好的開端是成功的一半”;C項意為“活到老,學(xué) 到老”;D項意為“閱讀使人充實”。通讀全文可知Rose在87歲還接受大學(xué)教育,由此可見她信_奉“活到 老,學(xué)到老”這句話,并付諸了實踐,故選C項。

題目來源:一本英語閱讀理解與完形填空150篇中考 > TEST1

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