Question

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, 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       an age?” I asked.

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

“No, seriously,” I asked.

“I always      of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from        .

At the end of the term we invited Rose to      at our party. I'll never forget what she taught        .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow       because we stop playing. Here are the        of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every      . You've got to have a dream. When you        your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big       between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to        , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,       rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week        graduation , she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowlyB. happilyC. heavily        D. badly

2.A. soB. thisC. suchD. that

3.A. rich    B. badC. poorD. short

4.A. hopedB. wishedC. wantedD. dreamed

5.A. anotherB. the otherC. the others      D. others

6.A. say    B. speakC. talk           D. discuss

7.A. us     B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young     B. old     C. tall           D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. weekB. month C. year D. day

11.A. loseB. haveC. keepD. like

12.A. chanceB. changeC. difference     D. problem

13.A. stand up   B. grow upC. grow oldD. keep healthy

14.A. because  B. so   C. though   D. but

15.A. in    B. after   C. during        D. before

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲了一个老太太在87岁的时候来上大学，他给我们分享了成功的秘诀，我们不能停止玩，因为不能玩了我们就老了，我们每天都要从生活中发现幽默。

1.副词及语境的理解。Can I give you a hug?我可以给你一个拥抱吗?我个高兴的说：“当然了。”

A. slowly缓慢地；B. happily高兴地；C. heavily猛烈地；D. badly糟糕地，故选B.

2.形容词词及语境的理解。你为什么在这样一个年纪来上大学？A. so那么，加形容词；B. this这个，C. such如此，修饰名词词组；D. that那个。故选C。

3.她开玩笑到，我来这是为了遇见一位富裕的丈夫，结婚生孩子，环游世界。A. rich富有的；B. bad糟糕的；C. poor贫穷的；D. short短的，矮的。故选A。

4.动词及语境的理解。我总是梦想着有一个大学教育。A. hoped希望 ；B. wished希望；C. wanted想要；D. dreamed梦想，dream of doing梦想干某事。故选D。

5.代词及语境的理解。她喜欢打扮，她喜欢来自别人的注意。A. another另一个的，后一般教单数名词；B. the other别的，形容词；C. the others别人，前面有具体的范围时使用；D. others别人，代词。故选D。

6.动词及语境的理解。在学期末，我们邀请罗斯在我们的聚会上演讲。A. say说，强调说的内容；B. speak发言，演讲；C. talk 交谈； D. discuss讨论。根据句意，故选B。

7.代词及语境的理解。我绝不会忘记他教给我们的。A. us我们；B. her 她；C. him他；D. them他们。故选D。

8.形容词及语境的理解。因为当我们停止玩了，我们就老了。A. young 年轻的； B. old老的； C. tall 高的；D. thin瘦的。故选B。

9.名词及语境的理解。下面就是保持年轻的秘诀。A. stories 故事；B. secrets秘诀；C. seasons 原因；D. surveys调查。故选B。

10.名词及语境的理解。你必须笑，每天都发现幽默。A. week周；B. month 月；C. year 年；D. day天。故故选D。

11.当你丢失了你的梦想，你就死去了。A. lose丢失；B. have有；C. keep保持；D. like喜欢。故选A.

12.名词及语境的理解。在变老和长大之间有很大的不同。A. chance机会；B. change改变；C. difference不同；D. problem问题。故选C。

13.但是为了长大，你必须在改变中找到机会。A. stand up站立；B. grow up长大；C. grow old变老；D. keep healthy保持健康。故选B。

14.我们通常没有后悔为我们做了什么，而不是我们没做什么。A. because 因为；B. so所以；C. though 虽然；D. but但是。故选D。

15.毕业一周后，她在睡眠中平静的去世了。A. in在……里；B. after 在……以后；C. during 在……期间；D. before在……以前。故选B。

考点：故事类短文