Ⅰ.完形填空
The first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate.I__1__around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little __2__lady with a warm smile.
She said，“Hi! I'm Rose.I'm 87 years old.Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and heartily__3__，“Of course！”“Why are you in college at such a young，innocent age？”I asked.She__4__replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children，and then travel around.”“No，__5__，”I asked.I was curious why she __6__this challenge at this age.“I always __7__having a college education and now I'm getting one！” she told me.We became instant friends.
__8__，Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the__9__from the other students.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.I'll never forget what she__10__us.“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old__11__we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying __12__.You have to laugh and find __13__every day.You've got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams，you die.__14__ we have many people like this walking around！”she said.“There is a huge __15__ between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn't __16__ any talent or ability，”she added.“But growing up requires __17__ the opportunity in change，having no __18__.The elderly usually don't regret what they did, but regret things they did not do.”
One week after graduation that year，Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us __19__ that it's never too __20__ to be all you can possibly be.
1．A.stopped B．showed
C．asked D．looked
答案：D
解析：句意：当有人用手轻轻地触摸我的肩头时，我正在环顾四周。look around“到处看”。
2．A.old B．exciting
C．strange D．nervous
答案：A
解析：从下文罗丝的自我介绍“I'm 87 years old.”可知，此空为old。
3．A.added B．claimed
C．responded D．offered
答案：C
解析：句意：我笑了并且非常痛快地回答。respond “作出回应”。
4．A.slowly B．jokingly
C．quickly D．simply
答案：B
解析：根据下文可知，罗丝说自己在这样一个年龄来上学是为了找个富裕的丈夫，结婚生子，然后到处旅行。对于一位87岁高龄的人来说，当然是在开玩笑。因此选jokingly。
5．A.seriously B．wisely
C．really D．secretly
答案：A
解析：seriously“认真地”，此处是指让她认真回答。
6．A.took off B．put up
C．took on D．put on
答案：C
解析：take on“接受；承担；呈现；开始雇用”；take off“脱下；起飞”；put up“建造；供给住宿”；put on“上演，演出；假装；穿上”。根据语境可知此处是接受挑战，故选C项。
7．A.dreamed to B．looked back on
C．looked up to D．dreamed of
答案：D
解析：look back on“回顾，回忆起”；look up to“尊敬，敬仰”；dream of“梦见，渴望”。根据语境可知她渴望能接受大学教育，故选D项。
8．A.Over the year B．At the moment
C．Once again D．As usual
答案：A
解析：over the year“在这一年中”。
9．A.jokes B．questions
C．attention D．followers
答案：C
解析：句意：她喜欢打扮和享受同学们的注意。
10．A.inspired B．taught
C．requested D．lectured
答案：B
解析：inspire“鼓舞，激发；赋予灵感”；teach“教，教导，教训”；request“请求，要求”；lecture sb.“教训某人(含贬义)”。句意：我永远不会忘记她所教给我们的。故选B项。
11．A.when B．because
C．so D．although
答案：B
解析：由前一分句可知此处应用because。
12．A.young B．healthy
C．growing D．developing
答案：A
解析：句意：这就是保持年轻的秘密。stay young“保持年轻”。
13．A.goals B．humor
C．person D．interest
答案：B
解析：humor“幽默”，与前面的laugh相对应。
14．A.Unfortunately B．Naturally
C．Generally D．Fairly
答案：A
解析：unfortunately“不幸地”；naturally“自然地”；generally“普遍地，一般来说”；fairly“公正地”。根据句意，选A项。
15．A.division B．change
C．cross D．difference
答案：D
解析：a huge difference between growing older and growing up“在变老和长大之间有巨大的差别”。
16．A.use B．take
C．compare D．prefer
答案：B
解析：句意：这不需要任何智慧和能力。
17．A.winning B．improving
C．meeting D．finding
答案：D
解析：句意：长大需要找到变化中所带来的机遇。
18．A.doubts B．fear
C．regrets D．worry
答案：C
解析：从下文“The elderly usually don't regret what they did”可知，C项正确。
19．A.in time B．by herself
C．by example D．in practice
答案：C
解析：她为我们以身示范：成就自己，永不会晚。by oneself“靠自己，独力地”；by example“以实例”。
20．A.late B．old
C．early D．young
答案：A
解析：解析同19题。
