Question

    I still remember the day when I reached my college. I met a special _______, 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 such an age?” I asked.

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

“No, take it seriously.” I said.

“I always dreamed of having a _______ education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me proudly.

After a year, Rose became _______. She could easily get on well with others wherever she went. She _______ to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from others.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to _______ at our party. I can still remember what she said.

“We do not stop _______ because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day.”

“What’s more, it’s never too late to learn. _______ you have a dream, it’s never too late to make it come true.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. I’ll never ________ what she taught us.

1.A.friend B.neighbor C.classmate

2.A.angrily B.happily C.sadly

3.A.joked B.cried C.shouted

4.A.college B.primary school C.middle school

5.A.tired B.unhappy C.popular

6.A.feared B.hated C.loved

7.A.dance B.speak C.sing

8.A.thinking B.learning C.playing

9.A.If B.Unless C.Though

10.A.believe B.forget C.remember

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者大学时一位特殊的同学——87岁的罗丝。

1.

句意：我遇到了一位特别的同学，一位面带微笑的小老太太。

考查名词。A. friend朋友；B. neighbor邻居；C. classmate同学。根据上文I still remember the day when I reached my college可知，那天是作者到大学的第一天，所以碰见的应该是同学。C选项符合句意，故选C。

2.

句意：我高兴地说。“当然！”

考查副词。A. angrily愤怒地；B. happily高兴地；C. sadly悲伤地。根据上文a little old lady with a warm smile … Can I give you a hug可知，罗丝在两人初见面时就表现得十分友善，故此处说的是作者很高兴地回应了她的请求。B选项符合句意，故选B。

3.

句意：她开玩地笑说：“我来这里是为了认识一个有钱的丈夫，与他结婚生子，然后环游世界。”

考查动词。A. joked开玩笑；B. cried哭；C. shouted大叫。根据下文No, take it seriously可知，作者让她严肃点，故此处说的是她在开玩笑。A选项符合句意，故选A。

4.

句意：我一直梦想着能上大学。

考查名词。A. college大学；B. primary school小学；C. middle school中学。根据上文I still remember the day when I reached my college可知，此处说的是罗丝一直梦想着能上大学。A选项符合句意，故选A。

5.

句意：一年后，罗丝变得很受欢迎。

考查形容词。A. tired疲惫的；B. unhappy不开心的；C. popular受欢迎的。根据下文She could easily get on well with others wherever she went可知，她走到哪都能与人友好相处，故此处说的是罗丝变得很受欢迎。C选项符合句意，故选C。

6.

句意：她喜欢穿衣打扮，喜欢引起别人的注意。

考查动词。A. feared害怕；B. hated讨厌；C. loved喜爱。根据下文she enjoyed the attention from others可知，她喜欢引起别人的注意，故此处说的是她喜欢穿衣打扮。C选项符合句意，故选C。

7.

句意：到了学期末，我们邀请罗丝在聚会上讲话。

考查动词。A. dance跳舞；B. speak说话；C. sing唱歌。根据下文I can still remember what she said可知，我依然记得她在聚会上所说过的话，故此处是说我们邀请罗丝在聚会上讲话。B选项符合句意，故选B。

8.

句意：我们不是因为年老而停止玩乐，而是因为停止玩乐才会变老。

考查非谓语动词。A. thinking思考；B. learning学习；C. playing玩乐。根据下文Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day可知，笑和发现生活中的幽默要通过玩乐才能实现，故此处说的是我们不是因为年老而停止玩乐，而是因为停止玩乐才会变老。C选项符合句意，故选C。

9.

句意：如果你有梦想，要去实现梦想永远不会嫌晚。

考查连词。A. If如果；B. Unless除非；C. Though尽管。根据下文it’s never too late to make it come true可知，此处应填入连词if来引导条件状语从句，即“如果你有梦想，要去实现梦想永远不会嫌晚”。A选项符合句意，故选A。

10.

句意：我永远不会忘记她教会我们的（道理）。

考查动词。A. believe相信；B. forget忘记；C. remember记住。根据上文At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our party. I can still remember what she said可知，作者一直没忘记罗丝在聚会上说过的话，故此处说的是我永远不会忘记她教会我们的（道理）。B选项符合句意，故选B。