D The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I‘m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”

　　I laughed and enthusiastically(热情地)responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I‘m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”

　　“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I‘m getting one!” she told me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other students. She was living it up. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor everyday. You‘ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!” she said.“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don‘t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”

　　She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives. At the year‘s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.

　　23. Rose made herself known to the author in a ______ manner.

　　A. serious B. cold C. humorous D. crazy

　　答案：C

　　24. From the information provided in the passage, we know ______.

　　A. Rose finished the college degree within a year

　　B. Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education

　　C. Rose enjoyed her campus life very much

　　D. Rose grew so old that she stopped playing

　　答案：C

　　25. Rose delivered the speech ______.

　　A. at the graduation B. which she prepared carefully

　　C. ended with “The Song of Rose”D. to challenge all the other speakers

　　答案：C

　　26. According to her speech, ______.

　　A. whenever you have a dream, you succeed

　　B. all people don‘t grow up while growing older

　　C. Rose usually regretted having done something

　　D. a nine-year-old is as old as a 87-year-old if he doesn’t do anything

　　答案：BE Herds of zebra, impala and giraffe from South Africa‘s Kruger Park found a new home as part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park (GLTP) wildlife relocation project. About 1,000 animals, from the large blue wildebeest to the stocky warthog, have been relocated to the park straddling South African, Mozambican and Zimbabwean territory. The game from South Africa arrived in the Massingir area of Mozambique’s southern Maputo province after a one-and-a-half-hour trip by truck. South African National Parks chief executive Mavuso Msimang and the Peace Parks Foundation officially handed over the animals to Mozambican representatives.“This project is not only about the management of an ecosystem, but also about community empowerment and tourism,” Msimang said. Border fences are coming down with the establishment of the park, which will be the world‘s biggest game reserve, to allow elephants and other herds to follow ancient migration routes. The park, due to be officially opened next year, will be bigger than the Netherlands, covering some 38,600 square kilometers(15,440 square miles). Under a three-year plan, about 6,000 animals are to be moved into the area, where wildlife was decimated(大批杀害)during Mozambique’s 25-year civil war. African Wildlife Foundation community development officer Jeremiah Machavi said 62 communities living in the area would be affected by the establishment of Transfrontier Park. Tourists will be able to travel across international boundaries in the park without having to show their passports. The relocation process started in October last year when about 30 elephants were released into the park.

　　27. ______ is being established to relocate some African animals.

　　A. Kruger Park B. GLTP C. South African National Park D. African wildlife Foundation

　　答案：B

　　28. How many more animals will be taken to Transfrontier Park?

　　A. about 1,000 B. about 6,000 C about 5,000 D. about 7,000

　　答案：C

　　29. What will not be affected by the establishment of GLTP?

　　A. the ecosystem and tourism B. tourism and communities C. international boundaries D. African wildlife

　　答案：C

　　30. From the passage we can conclude that ______.

　　A. the herds of animals mentioned in the first paragraph were the first to be taken to the park

　　B. the Great Limpopo Transfrontier is located in Mozambique

　　C. no border fences will be seen inside the park so that animals can migrate

　　D. the Netherlands is the second largest reserve

　　答案：C