完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate. I stood up to
36 when a gentle hand
37 my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking up at me with a
38 .
She said, “Hi. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a
39 ?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze (an act of pressing).
“Why are y
ou in college at such a young,
40 age ?”I asked. “I always dreamed of having a
41 experience and now I’m getting
42 !” she told me.
Later, we became close friends. Every day we would leave class together and she
43 her wisdom and
44 with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a (an)
45 icon（偶像） and she easily made friends wherever she went.
At the
46 of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us. When she was
47 , frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her
48 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we
49 old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying
50 , being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find
51 every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you
52 .”
One week after graduation Rose died
53 in her sleep. Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to （悼念）the wonderful woman who taught us by
54 that it’s never too late to
55 all you can possibly be.
| 小题1: | | A．look around | B．look back | C．look down | D．look up | |
| 小题2: | | A．hit | B．felt | C．touched | D．knocked | |
| 小题3: | | A．surprise | B．smile | C．wonder | D．pleasure | |
| 小题4: | | A．hand | B．welcome | C．hug | D．gift | |
| 小题5: | | A．innocent | B．golden | C．happy | D．valuable | |
| 小题6: | | A．college | B．junior high school | C．senior high school | D．primary school | |
小题8: A. shared B. told C
. learned D. debated
| 小题9: | | A．course | B．experience | C．degree | D．happiness | |
| 小题10: | | A．old | B．great | C．campus | D．outgoing | |
| 小题11: | | A．end | B．middle | C．beginning | D．top | |
| 小题12: | | A．invited | B．appearing | C．speaking | D．introduced | |
| 小题13: | | A．nose | B．face | C．throat | D．eyes | |
