On the first day of school our teacher introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.
I turned around to find a little old lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change...”
【小題1】When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a ________ manner.

A．polite B．impolite C．serious D．humorous
【小題2】Rose went to the university in order to _______.
A．meet a rich husband B．make new friends
C．get a better job D．get a university education
【小題3】The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because ________.
A．she always came to class on time
B．she made friends easily at university
C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience
D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up
【小題4】The word“That”in Paragraph 7 refers to(指)________.
A．growing older B．growing up C．staying young D．being happy
【小題5】From this passage we know Rose believed ________
A．“Easier said than done.” B．“Well begun is half done.”
C．“It is never too late to learn.” D．“Reading makes a full man.”


【小題1】D
【小題2】D
【小題3】C
【小題4】A
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了通過與一個(gè)八十七歲的老人的交談與交流，告訴我們無論到任何時(shí)候，都不要放棄的這個(gè)道理。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. polite有禮貌的； B. impolite不禮貌的； C. serious嚴(yán)肅的；D. humorous 幽默的，根據(jù)Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”及“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?”可知他們第一次是以幽默的方式見的面，故選擇D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段內(nèi)容：“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.可知來大學(xué)是為了得到大學(xué)的教育，故選擇D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段內(nèi)容：I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me.可知她有許多智慧和經(jīng)驗(yàn)，故選擇C。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對(duì)文章第七段內(nèi)容的理解，可知that指代的是前文所提到的growing older，故選擇A。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)對(duì)文章內(nèi)容的理解，可知Rose相信學(xué)習(xí)不嫌晚，故選擇C。
考點(diǎn)：故事類短文閱讀。

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