Lilian Hanson, a college student, expects to graduate in about two years. What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age — 73 years. She has been studying at college, a few courses at a time, for 27 years.
When Lilian Hanson graduated from high school, she went to the bank to borrow money for further education. The banker gave her no encouragement. He didn’t think that a country girl should borrow money to go to college. He thought she should be at home doing work in the house or around the farm. So Lilian Hanson went home and raised a family of nine children instead of going to college.
Mrs Hanson never forgot her dream of getting a higher education. When her children were grown, she tried again. She finds the hardest part of going back to school at her age is the sitting in class for long periods of time. Because she is not as flexible（易適應(yīng)的） as she used to be, Mrs Hanson often gets up and walks around between classes to keep from getting stiff（僵硬）. At the beginning of a course in using the computer, the other students all stood and gave her a warm welcome when she introduced herself and explained why she was there and what her aims were

  1. 1.

    The difference between Lilian and her classmates is that

    1. A.
      she works harder at her lessons
    2. B.
      she is eager to graduate from college
    3. C.
      she is much older
    4. D.
      she is a country girl
  2. 2.

    Lilian wasn’t able to go to college after graduation from high school because ________

    1. A.
      she wanted to teach herself
    2. B.
      she got married
    3. C.
      she had to look after her children
    4. D.
      she hadn’t enough money
  3. 3.

    The writer wrote the passage in order to show us that ________

    1. A.
      a friend in need is a friend indeed
    2. B.
      one is never too old to learn
    3. C.
      knowledge is power
    4. D.
      education is of great importance
  4. 4.

    Lilian could get a higher education when she was old because ________

    1. A.
      she borrowed money from the bank
    2. B.
      her husband and children helped her
    3. C.
      her classmates encouraged her to get it
    4. D.
      the reason isn’t mentioned in the passage
CDBD
試題分析：Lilian Hanson73歲完成大學夢。因為家境貧困，不能借到錢，年輕時的她不得不選擇放棄，當她的七個孩子都已長大成人時，她又回到教室，克服困難再進大學的課堂，圓了自己的大學夢。
1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)What makes Mrs Hanson different from her classmates is her age — 73 years.可知，選 C。
2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段可知，Lilian Hanson打算去銀行貸款上大學，因遭到拒絕而不得不放棄。所以選擇D。
3.主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，Lilian Hanson，73歲上大學，與B項（活到老學到老。）意思相符。A.患難朋友才是真正的朋友。C.知識就是力量。D. 教育非常重要。
4.推理判斷題。文章提到她上大學完成自己年輕時的夢想。其他原因都沒提及。D。
考點: 人物類閱讀。
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