Question

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

On the first day of school our teacher introduced someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a     hand touched my shoulder.

    I turned around to     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     ， “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    at her age.

    “I always dreamed of having a university     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     her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose     made friends wherever she went.

    At the end of the     ， we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and     ， “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.   you lose your dreams， you will 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.A. gentle        B. empty       C. smooth  D. clean

2.A. miss         B. find           C. feel         D. mention

3.A. expressed          B. shouted              C. replied      D. repeated

4.A. choice             B. chance        C. change   D. challenge

5.A. education       B. career        C. culture   D. job

6.A. recorded           B. discussed          C. shared        D. explained

7.A. suddenly        B. easily              C. politely        D. slowly

8.A. meeting      B. month        C. discussion      D. term

9.A. began            B. hoped       C. smiled         D. ended

10.A. Though   B. When        C. Because        D. Before

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

【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.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我站起来环顾四周，此时一只温柔的手触摸着我的肩膀。A. gentle文雅的，温和的；B. empty 空的；C. smooth光滑的；D. clean干净的。根据下文中的“a little old lady with a warm smile.”可知，老太太非常友好，故答案为A。

2.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：我转过身去，发现一位小老太太面带温暖的微笑。A. miss想念，错过；B. find 发现；C. feel感觉；D. mention涉及，提到。结合语境可知，作者转身看到一位面带微笑的老太太，答案为B。

3.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：她回答说：“我是来找一个有钱的丈夫，结婚，生几个孩子，然后退休和旅行。”A. expressed表达；B. shouted呼喊，大叫；C. replied 回答；D. repeated重复。根据前文内容可知，此处是老太太对我提出问题的一种回答，答案为C。

4.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：我很好奇是什么鼓励她在她这样的年龄接受这一挑战。A. choice选择；B. chance机会；C. change改变；D. challenge挑战。87岁上大学是一种挑战，答案为D。

5.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：我一直梦想着能接受大学教育，现在我终于圆梦了。A. education教育；B. career职业，事业；C. culture文化；D. job工作。结合句意可知，答案为A。

6.C考查动词及语境理解。句意：我总是喜欢听这个老太太讲话，与她一起分享她的智慧和经验。A. recorded 记录；B. discussed讨论；C. shared分享；D. explained解释。老太太不仅年事已高，而且有着丰富的智慧与阅历。愿意与作者分享，答案为C。

7.B考查副词及语境理解。句意：罗斯无论去哪里都容易交到朋友。A. suddenly突然地；B. easily容易地；C. politely有礼貌地；D. slowly慢慢地。像老太太这样性格的人很容易结交朋友，答案为B。

8.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：在这个学期末。A. meeting会议；B. month 月份；C. discussion讨论；D. term学期。前文提到作者与老太太一起在大学上学，故答案为D。

9.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：她清了清嗓子，开始说到。A. began开始；B. hoped希望；C. smiled微笑；D. ended结束。根据下文说话的内容可知，答案为A。

10.B考查连词及语境理解。句意：你必须有一个梦想。当你失去了你的梦想，你就失去了生命。A. Though尽管；B. When当……时候；C. Because因为；D. Before在……之前。结合句意可知，此处是when引导的时间状语从句，答案为B。

考点：人生百味类短文。