On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn5t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find 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?J,I asked. She replied, ”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 challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I'm getting one!” she told me. We be-came friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this 4<time ma-chine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherev- er she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began,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. When you lose your dreams,you 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. When the author and Rose first met,they began their conversation in a manner.
A. polite B. impolite C. serious D. humorous
() 2. Rose went to the university in order to .
A. meet a rich husband B. make new friends
C. get a better job D. get a university education
() 3. The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because.
A. she always came to class on time
B. she made friends easily at university
C. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
() 4. The word “That” in Paragraph 7 refers to (指) .
A. growing older B. growing up C. staying young D. being happy
() 5. From this passage we know Rose believed
A. “Easier said than done. ” B. “Well begun is half done. ”
C. “It is never too late to learn. ” D. “Reading makes a full man. ”
[解析]这篇短文主要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，都不要放弃的道理。
1. D 细节理解题。根据“Hi,handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. ”及“ Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”可知他 们第一次是以幽默的方式见的面，故选择D.
2. D 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容^Id-ways dreamed of having a university education and now I'm getting one!” she told me.可知来大学是 为了得到大学的教育，故选择D.
3. C 细节理解题。根据文章第五段内容：I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom (智慧) and experience with me.可知她有许多智慧和经验，故选择C.
4. A 细节理解题。根据对文章第七段内容的理 解，可知that指代的是前文所提到的growing older ,故选择 A.
5. C 细节理解题。根据对文章内容的理解，可知 Rose相信学习不嫌晚，故选择C.
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