阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
The 82-year-old Frances Wood entered the Nazarene University two years ago. At that time, her husband of 59 years died, which left her a little lonely and sad. As a result, she started to study at university.
Ms Wood said that she was the oldest student on campus, and was known as “Granny Franny”. The lady is just like a grandma away from home. The students wanted to vote Ms Wood as the homecoming queen, but the granny refused to accept the honor. So instead, the school honored her during half time at a football game by making her become the homecoming granny queen, the first award of its kindness ever given by the school. Ms Wood got a standing ovation(鼓掌) and was presented with flowers. To prove her popularity further, she had three male youths holding on her arm for the evening ceremony.
Ms Wood took classes in finance, history and literature at university. She said after being widowed two years before, she needed something different to do. When she got to college, she said it was a little surreal being surrounded by the young ones. “I think this is unbelievable and dreamlike to do this,” she said.
Eager to get into her little classmate circle, she handed out homemade business cards with her phone number and e-mail address, so that the students could reach out to her. The cards also featured a photo of her, saying “about 10 years ago”.
1.Why did Ms Wood decide to study at school? (no more than 10 words)
2.What is the main idea of the 2nd paragraph? (no more than 15 words)
3.What does the underlined word “surreal” in the 3rd paragraph mean? (1 word)
4.Why did Ms Wood hand out her business cards? (no more than 10 words)
5.What do you think of Ms Wood? And why? (no more than 20 words)
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母，在句子的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词，答案写在答题卡上）
1.He looked a bit ________(尴尬的) when standing on the stage.
2.I would ________(感谢) it if you could give me an early reply.
3.They discussed three different ________(方法) to the study of physics.
4.I came to the ________(结论) that he’d been lying.
5.I ________(频繁地) ask people what is the meaning of life?
6.My father can’t a________ such a big house, because he is only a worker.
7.He was very lucky to s________ in the terrible car accident.
8.He felt absolutely e________ after six-hour work.
9.Students must have a________ to a good library so that they can refer to data.
10.Visitors were greatly i________ with the beauty of the scenery.
Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really make a conscious(自觉的) effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师) shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never get tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “tricks” of our memory can cause us great trouble.
1.If we want to have a good memory, _______.
A. we should force ourselves to remember things
B. we should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
C. we should never stop learning
D. we should try hard to remember things
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.
B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.
C. The writer remembered to lock the door.
D. The writer remembered unlocking the front door.
3.From the underlined sentence, we can infer that _______.
A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors
B. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors
C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness
D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people
4.In the passage, the writer seems to tell us _______.
A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous
B. always forgetting things is understandable
C. forgetting things at times is natural
D. the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”
5.The best title for this passage is _______.
A. How to Get a Good Memory
B. “Tricks” of Memory
C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous
D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness
The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road. Nick said he usually left his house about 5:30 a.m. to do morning exercises, but that day he decided to stay at home to get his daughter ready for school. As he looked at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire. “I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house shouting, ‘Your house is on fire! Your house is on fire!’” Nick remembered it was at about 9 a.m. that the firefighters put out the fire.
Beverly Penny and her husband, Clark, along with their younger daughters, were sleeping in the living room, next to the kitchen, when they heard Nick beating on the walls. She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in. She managed to get her kids out. Her dog tried to hide under the bed, but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door. However, chickens in one of the rooms weren’t so lucky.
Firefighters got the call at about 7:05 a.m. “When we arrived with our fire trucks, there were heavy flames outside on the house,” Jerry said. He called Nick a hero, saying that without his quick responses(回应) the result could have been much worse. “The firefighters were fast,” Nick said. “They arrived here within about three minutes.”
“They did a great job, and I can’t thank them enough,” Penny said, then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes. “Everything I have is gone. Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem. “We’ve been having problems with mice, so that we could have had something to do with it,” she added.
1.What do you know about Nick?
A. He left house at 5:30 am that day.
B. He has a son who goes to school.
C. He lives next to Beverly Penny.
D. He had a day off on Thursday.
2.Which of the following is true?
A. Clark got hurt in the fire.
B. Penny’s dog saved her kids.
C. Penny’s dog was killed in the fire.
D. Penny’s chickens were killed in the fire.
3.When did the fire break out?
A. At about 5:30 am. B. At about 7 am.
C. At about 8 am. D. At about 9 am.
4.We can infer that ________.
A. Jerry is a firefighter
B. Jerry found the fire
C. Jerry called the police
D. Jerry helped Nick escape the fire
5.According to Penny, which of the following might be criticized for the fire?
A. Her dog. B. Her husband.
C. Her chickens. D. Some mice.
Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
Where: Becket, Massachusetts
When: June 15-Aug. 24
Each summer, this influential dance center presents a number of classes and performances by more than 50 companies from around the world. Highlights(精彩的部分) this season include the Dance Theater of Harlem’s production of Alvin Ailey’s “The Lark Ascending”, which opens the festival.
Many events are free. Ticketed performances start at $22.
Moab Music Festival
Where: Moab, Utah
When: Aug. 29-Sep. 9
This area is better known for mountain biking than for music. But since 1992, it has hosted a private festival that brings classical, jazz, Latin and other types of music to the land. This year there will be 16 concerts, including three “Grotto Concerts”, where guests take a 45-minute boat ride down the Colorado River to performances.
Events start at $25.
Cheyenne Frontier Days
Where: Cheyenne, Wyoming
When: July 19-28
There’s something for everyone at this 117-year-old festival, from an “Indian village” and Old West museum to country concerts. But the competition is still the main attraction, with cowboys(牛仔) and cowgirls competing for major money in the world’s largest outdoor stage.
Competition tickets start at $18, and concert tickets at $23.
The Glimmerglass Festival
Where: Cooperstown, New York
When: July 6-Aug. 24
Each summer, opera lovers from around the country (and the world) travel to upstate New York to watch productions that include stars like Nathan Gunn and Ginger Costa-Jackson. This year’s performances include Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” and Verdi’s “King for a Day”, in honor of the 200th birthdays of both composers.
Tickets start at $26.
1.Where can a tourist enjoy free performances?
A. Massachusetts. B. Utah.
C. Wyoming. D. New York.
2.If you want to enjoy a “Grotto Concert”, which date suits you best?
A. June 15. B. July 19.
C. August 24. D. September 4.
3.If you go to Cheyenne to watch a competition and enjoy a concert, how much will you pay at least?
A. $18. B. $22.
C. $36. D. $41.
4.If you are a big fan of Wagner, you’re advised to go to __________.
A. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
B. the Glimmerglass Festival
C. Cheyenne Frontier Days
D. Moab Music Festival
5.Which part of a website is the passage probably chosen from?
A. Education. B. Art.
C. Business. D. Literature.
At the age of 60, my father was hit by a car when he walked to a nearby supermarket to buy vegetables. After ______ for two months in hospital, he finally woke up. His waking up ______ all our family. ______, he didn’t know any of us. Doctors said his brain was hurt so ______ that he had lost all his memory. And his mental age(心理年龄) was only five. We were sorry to hear about the bad news.
Since I was his only child, it was my ______ to look after him. He forgot______ everything, but he did remember he liked sweets. I used the sweets as a way of _____ bad behaviors. I would gave him one sweet ______ he didn’t sit on the ground, a second for stopping painting on the wall, and another for not trying to put clothes on the dog.
Dad became the ______ child in town. He climbed up the tree to catch a bird and couldn’t get down after it ______ away. He broke my window with a ball and _____ our telephone in water like washing clothes. When I told him he was doing ______ things, he would answer smilingly, “I like that!” My son, then aged five, and two eight-year-old daughters, welcomed their ______ playmate. He would happily make them real cigarettes, ______ his sweets with them, and carry them high in the apple tree to ______ apples.
It is eight years since the ______. Dad has accepted the fact that he is the ______ of his three playmates but not a brother. He has also accepted that they grow taller but his _______ stays the same. Though it is still ______ to take care of him, he brings us a lot of fun. In some way I think it is a(n) ______ thing to look after dad like looking after a child. How many people can have the chance to care for a child-like parent?
1.A. lying B. waiting C. staying D. sleeping
2.A. excited B. calmed C. hurt D. protected
3.A. Luckily B. Amazingly C. Unfortunately D. Regularly
4.A. slowly B. strangely C. lightly D. seriously
5.A. turn B. duty C. favor D. habit
6.A. almost B. half C. truly D. simply
7.A. stopping B. performing C. accepting D. planning
8.A. so B. though C. if D. before
9.A. cleverest B. oldest C. bravest D. kindest
10.A. flew B. jumped C. drove D. walked
11.A. repaired B. designed C. answered D. cleaned
12.A. useless B. wrong C. dangerous D. impolite
13.A. foolish B. big C. shy D. foreign
14.A. show B. lend C. share D. sell
15.A. pick B. hide C. buy D. plant
16.A. graduation B. invention C. mistake D. accident
17.A. teacher B. grandfather C. doctor D. uncle
18.A. weight B. age C. height D. look
19.A. tiring B. relaxing C. amusing D. interesting
20.A. perfect B. important C. easy D. happy
