The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said. Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at the age of 45.
“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by grasping all these opportunities.
The first door is the opportunity to study different subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history.
The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the U.K.
The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many of my aunt’s contemporaries say she’s amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, “Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude. I don’t think I’m too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.
【小题1】Which of the following words can best replace the “door” in the passage?A．challengeB．knowledgeC．learningD．opportunity【小题2】What made the writher’s aunt overjoyed?A．Having a chance to visit the writer B．Having lots of choices in subjectsC．Getting the highest score in her exam D．Getting admission to a university【小题3】Which of the following statements will the writer’s aunt agree with?A．No pains, no gains. B．Failure is the mother of success.C．One is never too old to learn. D．Rome isn’t built in a day.【小题4】The following word can be used to describe the writer’s aunt EXCEPT .A．fashionableB．traditionalC．energeticD．determined【小题5】Which chart shows the correct structure of the passage? D
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(答案→)D
解析：本文讲述的是my aunt一个45岁的人参加大学的学习情况，说明现在有很多年龄很大的人参加大学的学习这种社会现象以及人们对此现象的看法。
【小题1】D 推理题。根据第二段1,2行“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major.可知这里的door就是指choice或者opportunity，故D正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。根据第一段第二句She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!”可知C正确。
【小题3】C 细节题。根据第五段3,4行“Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude. I don’t think I’m too old to learn.”可知她认为年龄不是问题，故C项内容与之相符。故C正确。
【小题4】B 细节题。根据文章倒数第二段Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.可知my aunt也是这样的一个非传统的学生，故B项说法是错误的。
【小题5】A 篇章结构题。本文的第一段引出话题，第二段进一步说明，3,4,5段分开阐述，最后一段总结。故A正确。