《THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WE WERE CHALLENGED TO GET TO KNOW A NEW CLASSMATE》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WE WERE CHALLENGED TO GET TO KNOW A NEW CLASSMATE（6页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、III完形填空:阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分) We were challenged to get to know a new classmate on the first day of school. I _36_around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little _37_ lady with a warm smile. She said, “Hi! Im Rose. Im 87 years old.
2、 Can I give you a hug (拥抱)?” I laughed and said warmly _38_ , “Of course!” “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked. She _39_ answered, “Im here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around.” “No , _40_,” I requested. I was curious why she _41_ this challenge at
3、 this age. “I always 42_ having a college education and now Im getting one!” she told me. In no time,we became friends. _43_ , Rose became an icon (偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the _44_ from the other students. At the end of the term, we inv
4、ited Rose to speak at our football party. Ill never forget what she _45_ us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old 46_ we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying 47_ . You have to laugh and find 48_ every day. Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. _49
5、_ we have many people like this walking around!” she said. “There is a huge _50_ between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt _51_ any talent or ability,” she added. “But growing up needs _52 the chance in change. Have no _53_ . The elderly usually dont regret what they
6、did, but rather things they did not do.” One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us _54_ that its never too _55_ to be all you can possibly be. 36. A. looked B. showed C. asked D stopped37. A. old B. exciting C. strange D. nervous38 A. added B. claimed C. r
7、esponded D. offered39. A. slowly B. jokingly C. funnily D. simply40. A. seriously B. wisely C. really D. secretly41. A. liked B. disliked C. unlike D. likes42. A. dreamed to B. looked back on C. looked up to D. dreamed of43. A. Over the year B. At the moment C. Once again D. As usual44. A. jokes B.
8、questions C. attention D. followers45. A. permitted B. taught C. requested D. allowed46. A. when B. because C. so D. although47. A. young B. healthy C. growing D. developing48. A. goals B. humor C. meaning D. interesting49. A. Unfortunately B. Naturally C. Generally D. Fairly50 A. different B. chang
9、e C. cross D. difference51. A. use B. take C. compare D. prefer52. A. winning B. improving C. meeting D. finding53. A. doubts B. fear C. regrets D. worry54. A. at last B. by herself C. by example D. in practice55. A. late B. old C. early D. youngIV阅读理解.(共20小题，每小题2分,满分40分) (A)Even if you are a good h
10、igh-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you. Since there is gra
11、vity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around. Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship wil
12、l go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earths gravity and carry you into space.56. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because A. the earth always turns round. B. the earth has gravity C. the earths gravity is greater than your weight. D. you are careless. 57. The word “gravity” means.
13、A. the pull of everything. B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects. C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.58 Gravity is strong that A. it can throw a ball into the air. B. it makes you jump only seven feet. C. it can let you fly away from the earth. D. it can keep everything on earth.59 We can get away from the earth by spaceship because A. the spaceship goes very fast. B. the earth cant pull the spaceship. C. the spaceship has a strong force. D. the spaceship can jump higher than other things (B)O. He
