11．Mature-age university students are annoying，I know．I understand that when you're 18or 19，and already know everything，there's no need to do the readings or show up prepared for class．I also understand that there are these old people in class who should be doing other things-maybe retiring，or gardening in the backyard．They are eagerly asking questions （or worse，answering them） and generally loud．
I understand because I used to be one of them．I dropped out of high school in Year 11and after playing guitar in a band for a few years，I spent the next ten years working different jobs．Then a friend，who thought I was wasting my life，suggested I enrol at his university．Although afraid，I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman．
Like many mature-age students，after completing my degree，I continued studying and eventually attained my PhD．
Now I'm a lecturer at Toronto University in Canada．In fact，I have just finished preparing a group of mature-age students to annoy next year's young first years．My students come from many different backgrounds．But they all share an enthusiasm for knowledge and learning．
I know they are ridiculous and show up to class with folders full of readings，minds overflowing with ideas and concepts they want to discuss．I was the same．But，contrary to the stereotype of the annoying mature-age students occupying the airtime in class，most don't want to control the discussion．
They're likely to be waiting，counting away the seconds silently in the hope that someone will want to talk about all of these amazing ideas we're learning about．Only after waiting for younger voices to speak．（ but which often remain silent） do they begin talking．
Speaking for myself，I love students who come prepared and ready to discuss stuff．So let's celebrate all of those"annoying"mature-age students．
32．According to the article，a mature-age student is a personD．
A．who behaves like an adult
B．studying for a higher degree
C．not yet qualified to enter university
D．who starts university at an older age
33．In the first paragraph，the authorC．
A．shows that he is opposed to mature-age students
B．describes the problems mature-age students create
C．makes fun of the attitude held by many young students．
D．explains why many teachers dislike mature-age students
34．What does the underlined word"them"in Paragraph 2refer to？C
A．Retired people．
B．Early high school leavers．
C．Mature-age university students．
D．University students aged below 20．
35．Why do mature-age students often wait before speaking in class？B
A．They are not very familiar with the topic being discussed．
B．They want to give the younger'students more chances to speak．
C．They lack the ability to give their opinions．
D．They are more interested in hearing others'opinions．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了老年大學生總是認真學習，在課堂上積極發(fā)言，這使得許多青年學生們十分厭煩，但其實他們并非想占據(jù)課堂，而是希望提出話題給年輕學生們更多說話的機會．
解答 32．D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第二段"Although afraid，I eventually took a university preparation course and a year later became a 35-year-old university freshman"我最終把大學預備課程學完并在一年后成了一名35歲的大學新生，可知a mature-age student 是指年齡很大的大學生；故選D．
33．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段"I understand that when you're 18or 19，and already know everything，there's no need to do the readings or show up prepared for class"可知作者用一種調(diào)侃的語氣表述了青年學生不屑于老年學生認真學習，大聲回答問題的方式，顯示了青年學生對于老年學生的態(tài)度；故選C．
34．C．詞義推斷題．根據(jù)上下文可知第二段"I understand because I used to be one of them"句意為我理解他們因為我曾經(jīng)是他們中的一個，可知他們指的是下文的老年學生們；故選C．
35．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段"Only after waiting for younger voices to speak．（ but which often remain silent） do they begin talking"可知老年學生在課堂上經(jīng)常說話是想給年輕學生們更多說話的機會；故選B．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
