广东省梅州市某重点中学2013-2014学年高二下学期期中考试 英语试题
第一部分 语言知识及应用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：语言知识及应用（共两节。满分45分）
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I __1__ to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little __2__ lady looking up at me with a smile.
She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and __3__ responded, “Of course you may！” and she gave me a giant(巨大的) squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age？”I asked. “I always __4__ having a college education and now I'm getting __5__！” she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she __6__ her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she __7__ made friends wherever she went.
At the __8__ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I'll never forget what she taught us. When she was 9 , frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her throat and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we __10__ old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying __11__， being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you __12__ your dreams, you die.”
One week after graduation Rose died __13__ in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to(悼念) the wonderful woman who taught by 14 that it's never too __15__ to be all you can possibly be.
1. A. lay down B. stood up C. fell off D. went out
2. A. beautiful B. young C. old D. kind-hearted
3. A. sadly B. coldly C. absently D. enthusiastically
4. A. talked about B. tried out C. looked forward D. dreamed of
5. A. those B. one C. that D. them
6. A. learned B. told C. shared D. debated
7. A. easily B. rarely C. unwillingly D. strangely
8. A. middle B. beginning C. end D. top
