Question

【题目】Growing up or Growing old

When the new term came, I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome! I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”

I said heartily, “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.

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

“No, seriously,” I asked.

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

Over the year, Rose became an icon(偶像). She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from other students.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our 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. Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.

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

One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

【1】What was the writer's new classmate like?

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【2】Why was she in college at such an age?

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【3】Rose was very popular in her college, wasn't she?

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【4】According to Rose, what's the secret of staying young, to laugh and find humor every day or to have a dream?

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【5】What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

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【6】Would you like Rose to be your icon? Why?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】She was a little lady with a warm smile.

【2】Because she always dreamed of having a college education.

【3】Yes, she was.

【4】Both.

【5】Growing old. / To grow old.

【6】Yes, I'd love to. Because she taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possible be. /Because we can learn if we hold on to our dreams, they will come true someday. /Because she easily made friends wherever she went…

（Any reasonable answer is acceptable.）

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲新学期到来的时候，有一位小老太太成了作者的新同学，她告诉大家：每个人都能变老，但想要长大，你必须从变化中寻找机会。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1段中“When the new term came, I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.”可知新同学是一位面带温暖的微笑的小老太太。故答案为She was a little lady with a warm smile.

【2】细节理解题。根据第6段中新同学的回答“I always dreamed of having a college education.”可知她在这个年龄来上大学是因为她一直都梦想要接受大学教育。故答案为Because she always dreamed of having a college education.

【3】细节理解题。根据第7段中“Over the year, Rose became an icon(偶像). She easily made friends wherever she went.”可知Rose在大学很受欢迎；回答反意疑问句时要根据实际情况作答，此处要用肯定回答。故答案为Yes, she was.

【4】细节理解题。根据第9段中Rose的话“Here are the secrets of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream.”可知问句中的两个选择都是保持年轻的秘诀。故答案为Both.

【5】词义猜测题。根据画线词所在语境“Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability”可知此处是说变老不需要任何天赋和能力，That指的是“变老”。故答案为Growing old. / To grow old.

【6】主观发挥题。题目问“你愿意Rose做你的偶像吗？为什么？”文中的Rose充满正能量，一般都会用肯定回答，用“Yes, I’d love to.”然后根据自己觉得Rose身上的可取之处来写原因，原因合理即可。可参考答案为：Yes, I'd love to. Because she taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possible be. /Because we can learn if we hold on to our dreams, they will come true someday. /Because she easily made friends wherever she went…（Any reasonable answer is acceptable.）

题目要求根据短文内容回答问题，做题时要先通读全文，在了解文章大意的基础上带着题目要求从文中寻找合适的答案。第1小题问新同学的长相，文中只有第一段第一句有描述新同学的样貌，很容易得出答案。