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3．阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．
Six days a week，up and down the red hills of northeast Georgia，my grandfather brought the mail to the folks there．At age 68，he retired from the post office，but he never stopped serving the community．
On his 80th birthday，I sent him a letter，noting the things we all should be thankful for-good health，good friends and good outcomes．By most measurements he was a happy man．Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down．At long last，in a comfortable home，with a generous pension，he should learn to take things easy．
"Thank you for your nice words，"he wrote in his letter back，"and I know what you meant，but slowing down scares me．Life isn't having it made； it's getting it made．"
"The finest and happiest years of our lives were not when all the debts were paid，and all difficult experiences had passed，and we had settled into a comfortable home．No．I go back years ago，when we lived in a three-room house，when we got up before daylight and worked till after dark to make ends meet．I rarely had more than four hours of sleep．But what I still can't figure out is why I never got tired，never felt better in my life．I guess the answer is，we were fighting for survival，protecting and providing for those we loved．What matters are not the great moments，but the partial victories，the waiting，and even the defeats．It's the journey，not the arrival，that counts．"
The letter ended with a personal request："Boy，on my next birthday，just tell me to wake up and get going，because I will have one less year to do things-and there are ten million things waiting to be done．"
Christina Rossetti，an English poet，once said："Does the road wind uphill all the way？Yes，to the very end．"Today，at 96，my grandfather is still on that long road，climbing．

56．What was the author's grandfather before he retired？（no more than 5words）He was a postman．Or：He worked in a post-office．
57．What did the author advise his grandfather to do in his letter？（no more than 10words）He advised him to slow down （and take things easy）．
/He advised he/his grandfather （should） slow down．
58．What is the grandfather's view on life according to his letter back？（no more than 10words）The process is more important than the result．
Or：A man should not slow down however old he is．
Or：Life isn't having it made； it's getting it made．/It's the journey，not the arrivalthatcounts．
59．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph？（no more than 10words）My/His/The grandfather is still busy doing meaningful things．
Or：The grandfather is still living an active life．
Or：The grandfather is still involved in whatever he can do．
60．Do you agree with the grandfather's view on life？Give reasons in your own words，（no more than 20words）Yes．One should always be full of passion in his life no matter how old he is．
Or：People should make full use of their time to do something meaningful
No．It is more sensible for people to slow down and enjoy an easy life in their old age．
Or：Slowing down contributes to better health and longer life for people in old age．

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分析 文章大意：作者的爷爷一周六天来回在东北佐治亚州的红色山岗上，给那里的人送邮件．作者的爷爷曾经是一名邮寄员，然而退休之后一直忙于做一些有意义的事情．在爷爷八十岁生日时，作者写信给爷爷让他多休息休息，但爷爷回信说他任然坚持他的忙碌的生活．

解答 Some possible answers：
56．He was a postman．Or：He worked in a post-office． 细节理解题．根据文章第一段At age 68，he retired from the post office可以归纳出爷爷是个邮员，注意字数的限制．
57．He advised him to slow down （and take things easy）．/He advised he/his grandfather （should） slow down．
   细节理解题．根据文章第二段Then I suggested it was time for him to slow down．可知作者在信中建议他爷爷放慢速度．特别注意动词advise的用法
58．The process is more important than the result．
Or：A man should not slow down however old he is．
Or：Life isn't having it made； it's getting it made．/It's the journey，not the arrivalthatcounts．
细节理解题．根据文章第四段It's the journey，not the arrival，that counts等内容可知，在爷爷看来，过程比结果更重要．
59．My/His/The grandfather is still busy doing meaningful things．
Or：The grandfather is still living an active life．
Or：The grandfather is still involved in whatever he can do．
句意猜测题．根据上文的内容可以推测出，他爷爷仍然在忙于做有意义的事情．
60．Yes．One should always be full of passion in his life no matter how old he is．
Or：People should make full use of their time to do something meaningful
No．It is more sensible for people to slow down and enjoy an easy life in their old age．
Or：Slowing down contributes to better health and longer life for people in old age．
开放题．首先要回答同意还是不同意他爷爷的生活观点，然后陈述自己的理由．

点评 阅读表达需要考生首先理解文章大意，注意细节内容，然后根据题干中不同的要求，作出正确回答．