It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.
She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”
I said , “Of course!”
“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.
She joked, “I'm here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”
“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.
“I always of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.
After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .
At the end of the term we invited Rose to give a at our party. I'll never forget what she taught .
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every . You've got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did , for things we did not do.”
Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation ( 毕业), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.
A．slowly B．happily C．heavily D．badly
A．so B．this C．such D．that
A．rich B．bad C．poor D．short
A．hoped B．wished C．wanted D．dreamed
A．another B．the other C．the others D．others
A．say B．speak C．talk D．discuss
A．us B．her C．him D．them
A．young B．old C．tall D．thin
A．stories B．secrets C．seasons D．surveys
A．week B．month C．year D．day
A．lose B．have C．keep D．like
A．chance B．change C．difference D．problem
A．stand up B．grow up C．grow old D．keep healthy
A．because B．so C．though D．but
A．in B．after C．during D．before
Three small fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to ________each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and ________to swim deeper and further.
One morning, the three fish were________to a shallow (浅) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was right in front of them. The largest fish realized that they were________and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish ________with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much ________for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around________ . At last, the largest fish returned to the________by jumping over the lowest part of the boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in________ his elder brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.
Two hours later, when the________ rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.
A．listen to B．look after C．talk with D．worry about
A．dared (敢) B．hate C．refused D．stopped
A．allowed B．given C．invited D．taken
A．in safety B．in doubt C．in danger D．in peace
A．agreed B．talked C．compared D．discussed
A．time B．food C．water D．air
A．slowly B．sadly C．luckily D．happily
A．sea B．river C．lake D．pond
A．catching B．joining C．taking D．telling
A．storm B．stars C．moon D．sun
After the earthquake, many people came to a young house, and they saw her dead body. But her pose (姿势) was very . She knelt (跪下) on her knees, and her body was leaning forward and her two hands were holding . Her back and head were under the broken house.
many difficulties, one person put his hand through a narrow gap（缝隙）to the woman’s body. He was that the woman still be alive. , the body was cold. But he tried to find something. , he shouted, “ A child! There is a child!”
All the people worked together. They moved the things around the woman. There was a little boy under his mother’s dead body. The woman made a sacrifice(牺牲) her son. her house was falling, she used her body to make her son safe.
The doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. He a cell phone inside the boy’s clothes. There was a text on the phone. It , “ Dear baby, if you live, always remember that I love you.”
A．girl’s B．boy’s C．woman’s D．man’s
A．sad B．exciting C．interesting D．strange
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．With B．Without C．For D．In
A．catch B．reach C．hold D．put
A．wanting B．thinking C．hoping D．believing
A．So B．But C．And D．However
A．Suddenly B．Surprisingly C．Luckily D．Sadly
A．happy B．dead C．worried D．surprised
A．3-months-old B．3-month-olds C．3-month-old D．3 month old
A．to save B．to catch C．to feed D．to hold
A．When B．As soon as C．But D．Then
A．lost B．picked C．saw D．kept
A．word B．expression C．sentence D．message
A．saw B．written C．read D．says
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
________Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She ________ a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was________ $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah________live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that ________in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living________starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that ________housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat（公寓） with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants．________she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then________the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often ________a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking ________in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”
Did Sarah feel poor________cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，________to Portland．
“Don't think of saving money as something ________．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah
A．Until B．Because C．After D．Unless
A．found B．tried C．asked for D．looked for
A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than
A．can B．may C．could D．might
A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different
A．already B．never C．hardly D．always
A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means
A．food B．rest C．studying D．playing
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．prepared B．took C．caught D．picked
A．along B．up C．down D．around
A．by B．up C．at D．between
A．another B．the other C．others D．the others
A．hard B．interesting C．nice D．great
完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，然后从所给的选项中，选出一个最佳选项.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which _ 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the_ rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking __ the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild __ . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing __ tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to __ .
The __ told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more __ of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still __ in the rainforest today.
___ we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really __ in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their __ , such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. __ , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place __ you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing __- that we will never forget.
A．stands B．comes C．covers D．turns
A．largest B．oldest C．longest D．biggest
A．to B．on C．through D．above
A．plants B．animals C．flowers D．insects
A．from B．between C．under D．in
A．trees B．life C．nature D．people
A．teacher B．driver C．guide D．girl
A．fond (喜欢的) B．tired C．scared D．worried
A．live B．work C．study D．lives
A．If B．Why C．When D．Whether
A．bored B．surprised C．interested D．interesting
A．food B．clothes C．houses D．fruit.
A．Luckily B．Sadly C．Happily D．Sad
A．what B．which C．when D．in that
A．story B．place C．experience D．visiting
完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)
Years ago, while I lived in England, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs. I was chosen to __ in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to ___ Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of___ hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement(成就，成绩) ___ she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string ____ the hole of a key.
For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always ____ to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do ____ , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very ____ . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. ____ , after a week Nancy was able to do 45 she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried ____ when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.
Disabled people should ____ be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look ____ that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant _____ to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves ____ telling them they can’t do it.
A．read B．study C．work D．visit
A．look after B．look for C．look at D．look over
A．his B．her C．my D．your
A．before B．through C．if D．until
A．through B．across C．over D．into
A．failed B．refused C．agreed D．tried
A．less B．more C．nothing D．anything
A．excited B．pleased C．unsafe D．unhappy
A．And B．However C．But D．So
A．which B．that C．what D．how
A．in danger B．in fear C．with care D．with joy
A．never B．always C．often D．sometimes
A．of B．in C．on D．at
A．the earth B．the sun C．the moon D．the world
A．instead of B．because C．together with D．more than