考点二十五夹叙夹议文Cloze1限时12分钟Yesterday,ourteacheraskeduswhenamancouldbereferredtoasanoldman.Davidstoodupandsaidpeoplewithwrinklescouldbecalledoldpeople.However,Marydidn't__1__forsomepeoplemaygainwrinklesatanearlierageowingtotheir__2__life.ThenLilyexpressedherideathatthosereachingtheir60sormorecouldbecalledoldpeople.However,Emilyexpressedher__3__andsaidsomeoldpeoplemaystillbeenergeticandtryingtopursuetheirdreams,whichmakesthemappear__4__.Theclasswasoverandwestilldidn'treachany__5__，sotheteacheraskedustothinkaboutitafterclass.The__6__hasremindedmeofthesayingofJ.Barrymorethatamanisn'toldaslongasheis__7__something.Mygrandmaissuchawomanwhopursuesherdream__8__whenshe's70now.Shehas__9__herdreamofbeingapaintersinceshewasalittlechild.__10__，becauseherfamilywaspoor,shehadto__11__herdreamandsteppedintothe__12__toraisemoneysoastosupportherfamily.Thoughshehas__13__abandonedherdream,shecouldhardlyfindany__14__torealizeitbecauseofthetoughwork.__15__，chancecamewhensheretiredfromherwork.Shebegantakingherpaintinglessons__16__shehadallwhitehairandlotsofwrinkles.Atfirst,Iwas__17__herideaofattendingschoolatsooldanage,butafterseeingherpainthappilyandenjoyably,I__18__feelingitagoodchoice.Sheseems__19__andlooksfine.Soifwehaveourdreamsandseekthem,wearen'told.It'swhenwedon'tknowwhatwewantandlet__20__bethecenterpointofourlivesthatwecanfinallyberegardedastheold.篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的老师叫他们讨论什么时候一个人才被视为老人，对此同学们各抒己见。作者以70岁的奶奶仍坚持自己的梦想来说明：一个人如果有梦想并追逐它们，就不算老，只有当我们不知道想要什么，生活中充斥着遗憾时，我们才可以被视为老了。1．A.respondB．agreeC．identifyD．understand答案：B戴维说有皱纹的人即为老人，但玛丽认为有些人在很早的时候就有皱纹了，由此可知，她并不赞成戴维的说法，故选B项。2．A.negativeB．boringC．toughD．complex答案：C根据生活常识可知，艰苦工作易使人有皱纹，而且下文介绍“我”奶奶的故事时，文中“shecouldhardlyfindany__14__torealizeitbecauseofthetoughwork”有“toughwork”的提示。由此判断选C项。3．A.certaintyB．wishC．doubtD．concern答案：C莉莉说60或60岁以上的人可谓老人，但埃米莉认为一些上了年纪的人仍然精力充沛，追求他们的梦想，这使得他们显得年轻，即她对莉莉的观点也表示怀疑。由此可推断选C项。4．A.attractiveB．youngC．intelligentD．ambitious答案：B结合语境可判断，此空应与“someoldpeople”相对应，即那些精力充沛、仍在追求梦想的老人显得年轻。故选B项。5．A.conclusionsB．contractsC．decisionsD．destinations答案：A根据空后的“sotheteacheraskedustothinkaboutitafterclass”可推断出，我们对老师的提问未达成一致结论，故选A项。6．A.embarrassmentB．barrierC．questionD．confusion答案：C根据语境可知，此处指老师提出的问题，question“问题”，故选C项。7．A.preservingB．seekingC．treasuringD．possessing答案：B根据下文的“Mygrandmaissuchawomanwhopursuesherdream__8__whenshe's70now.”和“Soifwehaveourdreamsandseekforthem,wearen'told.”可知，此处指追求梦想，故选B项。8．A.evenB．nearlyC．onlyD．hardly答案：A由上下文语境可知，即使当奶奶70岁了，她还在追求梦想。even“甚至”，符合语境，故选A项。9．A.realizedB．changedC．promotedD．kept答案：D由上下文可知，奶奶想当画家的梦想从孩提时代到70岁的高龄一直没有放弃过，即一直保持着这个梦想，故选D项。10．A.ThereforeB．InsteadC．MoreoverD．However答案：D奶奶尽管一直保持着这份梦想，然而因为家里穷，她不得不将自己的梦想搁置在一旁。前后是转折关系，故选D项。11．A.giveupB．searchforC．putasideD．stick...
