Question

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.

She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can give you a hug?”

I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.

“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and hen retire and travel!”

“No seriously.” I said. I was curious about what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.

Over the course of the year, Rose because a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to 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. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose.” She challenged each of us study the lyrics(歌词) and live them out in our daily lives.

At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

1.Rose made herself known to the author in a _______ manner.

A. serious              B. cold              C. crazy            D. humorous

2.From the information provided in the passage, we know________.

A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

3.According to her speech, ________.

A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed

B. All people don’t grow up while growing older

C. Rose usually regretted having done something

D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

4.The best title for the passage can be________.

A.Growing Older or Growing Up

B. It’s Never too Old to learn

C. Humour Does Count

D. Challenge Yourself

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了一个87岁的老奶奶上大学的故事。老奶奶乐观、幽默的人生态度感染了作者，老奶奶认为“活到老，学到老”，一个人要有梦想，并努力去实现它，不给生命留下遗憾。

1.根据第三段“She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..."”可知，87岁的老奶奶用幽默的方式回答作者的提问，可推知，他们是用一种幽默的方式开始交流的。故选D。

2.根据“"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.”可知，87岁的老奶奶一直梦想接受大学教育，故选C。

3.根据“"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.”和“The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……”可知，人们通常为没做的事情感到遗憾，而不是为做过的事情感到后悔，可知B项符合题意。

4.A主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” 我的意思是要通过在变化中不断地寻找机会而达到成熟。Have no regrets. 没有遗憾。The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. 人们通常为没做的事情感到遗憾，而不是为做过的事情感到后悔。The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” 那些害怕死亡的人是有遗憾的人。因此可知“渐渐地变老还是成长”作为题目最合适。故选A。

【名师点拨】

抓住文章主线，归纳文章中心

要注意不是所有的段落都有主题句，有时主题句暗含在句中。阅读这样的文章，就需要自己根据文章的细节来分析，概括出段落的主题，从而推导出文章的主旨。分析的方法是：先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。比如第7小题，A主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.” 我的意思是要通过在变化中不断地寻找机会而达到成熟。Have no regrets. 没有遗憾。The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. 人们通常为没做的事情感到遗憾，而不是为做过的事情感到后悔。The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” 那些害怕死亡的人是有遗憾的人。因此可知“渐渐地变老还是成长”作为题目最合适。故选A。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读