It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会) and I’ll never forget what she taught us.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anyone can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼) to honor the wonderful woman.
【小题1】While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about
________.

从A、B、C、D中选出一组正确的排列顺序，使所给的语句组成一段文理通顺的对话。

1 ①Thanks very much.  ②Excuse me.Is there a post office near here?

③Yes,there is.Walk along this road until the end.    

A. ①②③    B. ②③①    C. ③①②   D. ③②①

2 ①It’s saying “Hello” to us,I think. 

②Look at that monkey. It looks like a man. What is it doing?         ③How interesting!

A.①②③     B. ③①②    C. ②①③     D. ②③①

3 ①Are you free this Sunday?    ②Let’s go to see a film.  

③I think so.Why?

A. ①②③      B. ③①②       C. ②①③      D.①③②

4 ①I’m sorry I don’t know.      ②Ex cuse me.Where’s the nearest bus stop,please?.

③Thank you all the same.

A.①②③       B. ②①③      C. ③①②      D. ③②①

5 ①Yes,I am.How about you?      ②Are you a new student?   

③No,I’m not new.

A.①③②       B. ②①③      C. ②③①      D. ①③②

　　Wu Bing was a tall boy. He liked sports very much. He didn't do well in his lessons. He was often asleep in class. He was the naughtiest（淘气的）boy in his class.

　　He would have a biology（生物）lesson next class. Wu Bing knew that his biology teacher was nearsighted（近视的）. He took off his coat and put it on his desk. Then he took Li Lei's seat. Li Lei wasn't here because he was ill. Wu Bing's seat was at the back of the classroom and Li Lei's was in the middle.

　　When the bell rang, the teacher came in.”Good afternoon, class,”said Mr. Zhang.”We are going to learn a new lesson in this class. But before that, You'd review（复习）our lessons. Now, please answer my question. Why are bears often asleep for about six months in winter?”

　　“Li Lei, could you tell me the answer?”asked Mr. Zhang and he looked at Wu Bing. Wu Bing had to stand up and answered,”Because no one dares（敢）to wake them up.”All the students laughed.

　　The teacher shook his head and said,“You are a good student, I think. But please get ready to answer my questions next time. Now, You'd begin the new lesson.”

　　The teacher looked around and found that Wu Bing was asleep. He became very angry.”Don't sleep in class, Wu Bing. If you don't look at me, you won't know what a hippo（河马）looks like.”All the students laughed again.

　　Wu Bing stood up and said,”I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang. I'm not asleep. I'm here. That's my coat”. The teacher and the students laughed loudly.

It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed, enthusiastically responding, “Of course!” And she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
“I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became instant friends. Over the course of the year, Rose made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she took great delight in the attention given to her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet (宴会) and I’ll never forget what she taught us.
As she began to deliver her prepared speech, she dropped her note card on the floor. A little embarrassed she simply said, “I’m sorry. This whiskey is killing me! I’ll never get my speech back in order so let me just tell you what I know.” As we laughed, she cleared her throat and began: “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing; There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You have got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. Anyone can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral(葬礼) to honor the wonderful woman.

1. 1.

   While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about
   ________.

   1. A.
      her age
   2. B.
      her dream
   3. C.
      her life
   4. D.
      her motivation
2. 2.

   The underlined sentence “She was living it up” in the text most probably means
   ________.

   1. A.
      she did as well as she was expected
   2. B.
      she spent much money in her college life
   3. C.
      she did things that she enjoyed
   4. D.
      she deserved(应得) praise due to her study
3. 3.

   In Rose’s opinion, one can learn to grow up by __________.

   1. A.
      getting new ideas
   2. B.
      regretting his mistakes
   3. C.
      gaining new knowledge every day
   4. D.
      finding chances to do productive things
4. 4.

   What else did Rose most probably say at the football banquet?

   1. A.
      “It seems my young days are over.”
   2. B.
      “The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
   3. C.
      “When we are old, we can’t do anything. So enjoy in time!”
   4. D.
      “Have a good time and don’t do much in order to stay young.”
5. 5.

   The story of Rose in the text shows that __________.

   1. A.
      it is never too late to learn in your life.
   2. B.
      it is good for old people to have friendship.
   3. C.
      it is never too late to be all you can possibly be.
   4. D.
      it is very important to have a healthy body when people are old.