【正文】 eam. B. Find secrets of staying young.[中~國%amp。%om] A. People won’t grow old if they stop playing. B. The more you laugh, the younger you will be. C. People easily bee old if they do more things. D. Time is especially important for young people.[來源:中~國%教育出amp。(C) （2012年荊州市中考）On 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(肩膀). “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied.[來源:中* Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. 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(幽默) every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you 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 anything, 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.She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.51. Rose went to college because she . A. wanted to live longer B. loved to stay with the young[來源:中教網(wǎng)*~%] C. wanted to realize her dream D. planned to enjoy her life there52. From the story we can see that Rose was during her stay in college.。49. C 解析：根據(jù)第三段最后一句because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果園) in Oregon可知。47. C 解析：根據(jù)上文可推斷是“重要性，價(jià)值”。(B)（2012年荊州市中考）The designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, which few people saw the value of. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out halfway.Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there for only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.After he returned from India, he begin to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of puter. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(車庫). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once on an orchard(果園) in Oregon.His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.46. Steve Jobs when he was in school. A. was an outstanding student B. didn’t do very well C. was always praised by others D. didn’t learn anything47. The underlined word “value” means . A. beauty B. chance C. importance D. hope48. Steve Jobs . A. received excellent college education B. didn’t go to college at all[來源:^amp。44. C 解析：根據(jù)廣告可知孩子們玩耍的地方在五樓。42. A 解析：根據(jù)廣告可知水果類在一樓。國教*育^出版~網(wǎng)]先閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容從文后每小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)能完成所能句子或回答所提問題的正確答案。40. B解析：根據(jù)上下文可推斷“富有、知名”。38. A 解析：習(xí)慣用法“感到自豪”feel proud of。36. D解析：根據(jù)下文提示可知“學(xué)習(xí)”。34. D解析：根據(jù)上文知此處表示“積極的”詞義的詞。32. B解析：固定詞組“愛上”fall in love with 。IV. 完形填空（共10分，每小題1分）先閱讀短文，然后從文中每小題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)可以填入短文中相應(yīng)空白處的最佳答案。29. （2012年荊州市中考）— When shall we leave for China? — We won’t we have visited all the places of interest here. A. until B. while C. as D. since29. A 解析：固定的搭配”直到才”是not…until 。27. （2012年荊州市中考）— How