阅读理解

　　Florence Sephoton is 77 and lives in Deganwy, North Wales. She is reading for arts degree. “I'm more of a creature to polish my mind than polish my furniture. The house takes second place while I put the studying first. ”

　　“I was very happy at school and had wonderful teaching. I passed the university entrance examination and was ready to go to university but with World War Ⅱ I went into banking. I was paid one pound a week. Manchester University kept my place open for three years but I was enjoying the money and freedom so I turned down. ”

　　Mrs. Sephton is now in the second year of the Open University course and is finding it hard work. “I'm feeling tired more frequently. I can't do more than an hour's work at a time. the memory's shocking. I'm supposed to be reviewing and I look up notes I took earlier this year and think, ‘Have you read this before ?’So I'm doing it very slowly—one credit(学分) a year, so it'll take six years. ”

　　“At the moment the greatest reward is simply the increase in knowledge—and the discipline. I had an essay failed this week. The professor said I hadn't answered the question. I've been thinking about it all week. I know I haven't got the facility for essay construction. I just let myself go and get excited. I fell more emotionally than I do mentally. I'm very ordinary really. ”

　　While claiming to be ordinary and lazy, Mrs. Sephton is still working hard daily at her assignments. Mrs. Sephton sees her studies as keeping her fit and independent. “Because of my life I've been self-sufficient. It's not very nice characteristic. It means I don't care enough about people. I can't say I find comfort in what I'm learning, so I'll be interested to see if there's a life ahead. ”

1．When Florence said “I'm more of a creature to polish my mind than to polish my furniture”, she meant that ________.

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A．she was tired of learning

B．she was more thirsty for knowledge

C．she was more suitable for doing housework

D．she didn't have enough time to keep the house clean

2．Florence never took up her place at Manchester University because ________.

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A．she was obliged to work

B．she wasn't interested in that university

C．she no longer wanted to study

D．she was happy with her job

3．How is it getting on with her studies?

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A．Age makes it more difficult for her to cope with her studies.

B．She devotes only a day to her studies.

C．Her memory is as good as it ever was.

D．She has to read everything twice.

4．Florence says she isn't a good essay-writer because

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A．the essay topics are difficult for her

B．she likes only a few of the topics

C．she's not young enough

D．she fords it difficult to organize ideas properly

5．According to the passage which of the following is true?

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A．Florence is ordinary.

B．She's rather lazy.

C．She has a strong character.

D．She depends on other people.