Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred to as an old man． David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people． However, Mary didn't __1__ for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their __2__ life． Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people． However, Emily expressed her __3__ and said some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear __4__． The class was over and we still didn't reach any __5__， so the teacher asked us to think about it after class．
The __6__ has reminded me of the saying of J． Barrymore that a man isn't old as long as he is __7__ something．
My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now． She has __9__ her dream of being a painter since she was a little child． __10__， because her family was poor, she had to __11__ her dream and stepped into the __12__ to raise money so as to support her family． Though she has __13__ abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any __14__ to realize it because of the tough work． __15__， chance came when she retired from her work． She began taking her painting lessons __16__ she had allwhite hair and lots of wrinkles． At first, I was __17__ her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I __18__ feeling it a good choice． She seems __19__ and looks fine．
So if we have our dreams and seek them, we aren't old． It's when we don't know what we want and let __20__ be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old．
1．A．respond B．agree
C．identify D．understand
答案：B 戴维说有皱纹的人即为老人，但玛丽认为有些人在很早的时候就有皱纹了，由此可知，她并不赞成戴维的说法，故选B项。
2．A．negative B．boring
C．tough D．complex
答案：C 根据生活常识可知，艰苦工作易使人有皱纹，而且下文介绍“我”奶奶的故事时，文中“she could hardly find any __14__ to realize it because of the tough work”有“tough work”的提示。由此判断选C项。
3．A．certainty B．wish
C．doubt D．concern
答案：C 莉莉说60或60岁以上的人可谓老人，但埃米莉认为一些上了年纪的人仍然精力充沛，追求他们的梦想，这使得他们显得年轻，即她对莉莉的观点也表示怀疑。由此可推断选C项。
4．A．attractive B．young
C．intelligent D．ambitious
答案：B 结合语境可判断，此空应与“some old people”相对应，即那些精力充沛、仍在追求梦想的老人显得年轻。故选B项。
5．A．conclusions B．contracts
C．decisions D．destinations
答案：A 根据空后的“so the teacher asked us to think about it after class”可推断出，我们对老师的提问未达成一致结论，故选A项。
6．A．embarrassment B．barrier
C．question D．confusion
答案：C 根据语境可知，此空应指老师的提问，由此判断选C项。
7．A．preserving B．seeking
C．treasuring D．possessing
答案：B 根据下文的“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now．”和“So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren't old．”可知，此处指追求梦想，故选B项。
8．A．even B．nearly
C．only D．hardly
答案：A 由上下文语境可知，即使当奶奶70岁了，她还有自己追求的梦想。even when意为“即使当……的时候”，符合语境，故选A项。
9．A．realized B．changed
C．promoted D．kept
答案：D 由上下文可知，奶奶想当画家的梦想从孩提时代到70岁的高龄一直没有放弃过，即一直保持着这个梦想，故选D项。
10．A．Therefore B．Instead
C．Moreover D．However
答案：D 奶奶尽管一直保持着这份梦想，然而因为家里穷，她不得不将自己的梦想搁置在一旁。前后是转折关系，故选D项。
11．A．give up B．search for
C．put aside D．stick to
答案：C 根据下文的“stepped into the __12__ to raise money so as to support her family”，再结合第16空所在句子所述她退休后开始学习绘画课程可推断，奶奶是将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁。put aside意为“将……搁置在一旁”，符合语境，故选C项。
12．A．society B．reality
C．world D．office
答案：A 由语境并结合选项分析可知，此处指奶奶步入社会去赚钱，故选A项。
13．A．seldom B．occasionally
C．already D．never
答案：D 根据上文的“My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream __8__ when she's 70 now．”可知，奶奶从来没有放弃过她的梦想，故选D项。
14．A．time B．excuse
C．help D．money
答案：A 根据下文的“．．． chance came when she retired from her work”可推断，奶奶退休以后才有时间学画画，即奶奶是因为忙于繁重的工作没有时间才一直未实现她的梦想。故选A项。
15．A．Suddenly B．Eventually
C．Soon D．Gradually
答案：B 奶奶年轻的时候就将其梦想暂时搁置在一旁，直到退休才有时间去实现梦想，这是一段多么漫长的时间，故此处用eventually “终于”最符合语境，即选B项。
16．A．because B．once
C．though D．unless
答案：C 此处指虽然满头白发，奶奶却开始上绘画课，故选C项。
17．A．with B．for
C．at D．against
答案：D 根据空后的“．．． but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I __18__ feeling it a good choice”可知，起初“我”反对奶奶的想法，故选D项。
18．A．risked B．rejected
C．continued D．began
答案：D 此处指“我”开始觉得奶奶的选择是对的，故选D项。
19．A．energetic B．gentle
C．optimistic D．wealthy
答案：A 根据上文的“seeing her paint happily and enjoyably”和空后的“looks fine”可知，此处指奶奶看上去很精神，由此判断选A项。
20．A．achievements B．regrets
C．dreams D．difficulties
答案：B 全文最后两句互为对应，由此对应关系可推断，此处指当我们不知道自己的追求而让遗憾成为生活的中心的时候，我们才算老。由此判断选B项。
