Question

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 ________ way.

A. terrible    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 writer considered Rose as a “time machine” because she ________.

A. always came to class on time

B. made friends easily at university

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

D. knew the difference between growing older and growing up

4. The word“That”in Paragraph 4 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. “Well begun is half done.”

C. “It is never too late to learn.”

D. “Reading makes a full man.”

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了通过与一个八十七岁的老人的交谈与交流，告诉我们无论到任何时候，都不要放弃的这个道理。

1.细节理解题。A. polite有礼貌的； B. impolite不礼貌的； C. serious严肃的；D. humorous 幽默的，根据Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”及“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”可知他们第一次是以幽默的方式见的面，故选择D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容：“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.可知来大学是为了得到大学的教育，故选择D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容：I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me.可知她有许多智慧和经验，故选择C。

4.细节理解题。根据对文章第七段内容的理解，可知that指代的是前文所提到的growing older，故选择A。

5.细节理解题。根据对文章内容的理解，可知Rose相信学习不嫌晚，故选择C。

考点：故事类阅读。