When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma（文凭）.

　　“I just wanted to learn more, ”she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs. White recalled（回忆）, “I said if my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I.”

　　She seems to have been right. As soon as she completes a history course, Mrs. White will graduate next month. And when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States.

　　Mrs. White is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at an older age.

　　Mrs. White dropped out of school（退学）in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been dulled（减弱）by the 80-year lay-off（中止活动）. Since going back to her studies she has kept up a straight--A record--that is the highest possible.

　　Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs. White has become a strong believer in getting a good education.

　　“I don't like anyone dropping out of school, ”she said“It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations will have to know even more than we do in order to survive（生存）.”

(1)How many other students older than Mrs. White have got a high school diploma? ________

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(2)Mrs. White's ability to learn is ________.

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A．not as good as the younger students'

B．quite obvious

C．the best in the class

D．among the best of the class

(3)Which of the following statements is NOT true? ________

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A．Mrs. White is determined to graduate from high school.

B．Mrs. White has already been given a high school diploma.

C．Mrs. White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the US.

D．Mrs. White said that the young had to know more.

(4)A good title for this true story would be ________.

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　　When Susan White went back to high school couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma（文凭）.

　　“I just wanted to learn more,”she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs White recalled（回忆）,“I said if my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I.”

　　She seems to have been right. As soon as she completes history course, Mrs White will graduate next month. And when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the United States.

　　Mrs White is 98 years old, and nobody knows of anyone who has completed high school at an older age.

　　Mrs White dropped out of school（退学）in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been dulled（减弱）by the 80-year layoff（终止活动）.

　　Since going back to her studies she has kept up a straight——A record——that is the highest possible.

　　Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs White has become a strong believer in getting a good education.

　　“I don't like anyone dropping out of school, ”she said. “It makes me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations will have to know even more than we do in order to survive（生存）.”

(1) How many other students older than Mrs White have got a high school diploma?

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(2) Mrs White's ability, to learn is

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A．not as good as the younger students'

B．quite obvious

C．the best in the class

D．among the best of the class

(3) Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Mrs White is determined to graduate from high school.

B．Mrs White has already been given a high school diploma.

C．Mrs White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the US.

D．Mrs White said that the young had to know more.

(4) A good title for this true story would be

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A．Have Respect for old Age

B．Never Too Late to Learn

C．An Elderly Student

D．Mrs White's Ability to Learn

阅读理解

　　When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma(文凭).

　　“I just wanted to learn more,”she said. But when she found out that many of her classmates were planning to graduate, Mrs White recalled(回忆),“I said my young friends can graduate from high school, so can I.”

　　She seems to have been right. As soon as she completes a history course, Mrs White will graduate next month. And when she does, she will enter the record books as the oldest person ever to graduste from high school in the United States.

　　Mrs white is 98 years old; and nobody who has completed high school at an older age.

　　Mrs White dropped out of school(退学)in the 10th grade, but her ability to learn has obviously not been dulled (减弱) by the 80 year layoff(终止活动). Since going back to her sutdies she has kept up a straigt A record that is the highest possible.

　　Now that she is about to get a diploma, Mrs White has become a strong believer in getting a good education.

　　“I don’t like anyone dropping out of school,”she said.“It make me mad when a person decides to leave school, because future generations will have to know even more than we do in order to survive (生存).”

1．Mrs White dropped out of school when she was about ________.

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2．Mrs White’ s ability to learn is ________.

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A．not as good as the younger students’

B．quite obvious

C．the best in the class

D．among the best of the class

3．Which of the following statements is not true?

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A．Mrs White is determined to graduate from high school.

B．Mrs White has already been given a high school diploma.

C．Mrs White is the oldest person ever to graduate from high school in the US.

D．Mrs White said that the young had to know more.

4．A good title for this true story would be ________.

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A．Have Respect for Old Age

B．Never Too Late to Learn

C．An Elderly Student

D．Mrs White’s Ability to Learn

　　It's often said that we learn things at the wrong time. University students frequently (经常) do the minimum amount of work because they're crazy for a good social life instead. Children often scream before their piano practice because it's so boring, have to be given gold stars and medals to be persuaded to swim, or have to be bribed (给予奖励) to take exams. But when you're older? Ah, now that's a different story.

　　Over the years, I've done my share of adult learning. At 30 I went to a college and did courses in History and English. It was an amazing experience. For starters, I was paying, so there was no reason to be late---I was the one frowning (皱眉) and drumming my fingers if the teacher was delayed, not the other way round. Indeed, if I could persuade him to linger, it was a prize, not a trouble. I wasn't frightened to ask questions and homework was a pleasure not a pain. When I passed, I had passed for me and me alone, not my parents or my teachers. The satisfaction I got was entirely personal.　　 Some people fear going back to school because they worry that their brains have got show. But the joy is that, although some parts have been dull sometimes, your brain has learnt all kinds of other things since you were young. It's learnt to think independently and flexibly and is much better at relating one thing to another. What you lose in the dull department, you gain in the maturity (成熟) department.

　　In some ways, age is a positive plus. For instance, when you're older, you get more self-controlled. Experience has told you that, if you're calm and simply do something carefully again and again, at last you'll get the hang of it. The confidence you have in other areas---from being able to drive a car, perhaps---means that if you can't, say, build a chair immediately, you don't, like a child, want to destroy your first pitiful attempts (尝试). Maturity tells you that you will, with application, eventually get there.

(1) What surprised the writer when she did her first adult learning course?

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A．She got on better with her tutor.

B．She was able to learn more quickly.

C．She had a more relaxed attitude to it.

D．She found learning more enjoyable.

(2) The writer says that when you learn later in life, you will find ________.

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A．it boring to take lessons

B．it hard to remember things easily

C．it hard to give all your attention to study

D．it different to learn from when you were younger

(3) According to the writer, what's the advantage of adult learners?

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A．They are able to organize themselves better than younger people.

B．They are less worried about succeeding than younger people.

C．They pay more attention to details than younger people.

D．They have more patience than younger people.

(4) What is the writer's main purpose in the article?

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A．To emphasize the pleasures of adult learning.

B．To point out how easy adult learning can be.

C．To explain her reasons for doing adult learning.

D．To describe the teaching methods used in adult learning.

(5) What does the underlined word linger in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

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