Question

The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” We became friends quickly.

At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”

At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. We would always remember the great woman.

1.From the passage, we can learn that Rose ________.

A. went to college at an old age    B. became a professor later    C. died before college graduation

2.At the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ________.

A. write a book    B. play football    C. make a speech

3.The underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A. 才能    B. 方法    C. 途径

4.If you want to stay young and be happy, ________, according to Rose.

A. never grow up    B. don’t be afraid of death    C. have a dream and never lose it

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Laughing every day    B. Never too old to learn    C. How to stay young and being happy

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】试题分析：本文讲述了一个老太太为了实现自己的梦想，很大年纪上了大学。她在给足球队做演讲时说，人保持年轻和快乐的秘密就是要寻找幽默，要大笑，并且要有梦想。失去梦想，人也会死去。在她完成大学学业后一星期，她在睡梦中安静的去世了。

1.A

细节理解题。根据The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.可知Rose去上大学时是一个老太太，故选A。

2.C

细节理解题。根据At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. 可知在学期末，作者邀请Rose给足球队做演讲。故选C。

3.A

词义猜测题。根据与名词ability“能力”相并列，意思相近，故为“才能”的意思。故选A。

4.C

细节理解题。根据There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die.可知Rose认为，保持年轻和快乐的秘密是要大笑，寻找幽默，必须有梦想，失去梦想，人就会死去。故选C。

5.B

主旨大意题。文章围绕着一个老太太为了实现自己的梦想，上大学学习，这充分展示了活到老，学到老的精神。故选B。

点睛：阅读理解的考查题型主要有六大类：细节理解题，推理判断题，主旨大意题，词义猜测题，判断作者意图、态度、观点题和判断文章的基本结构题。其中，主旨大意题型旨在考查考生通过快速阅读获取语篇的中心思想的能力，以及辨别主要信息和次要信息的能力。要求考生运用逻辑概括能力，从文章的字里行间获取文章中的代表性观点和中心论点。主旨大意题是考生容易出错的题型之一，错误主要表现为：概括文章中心时以偏概全（只见树木不见森林），概括性不够，或者概括过度，超出了文本的内容，缺乏针对性。如第5小题，归纳文章的标题就是主旨大意题的一种命题形式。本文讲述了一个老太太为了实现自己的梦想，很大年纪上了大学，充分展示了“Never too old to lear”n活到老，学到老的精神。