Module 4单元加餐练（一）~（二）

　　加餐练(一)　完形阅读组合练

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　Yesterday, our teacher asked us when people could be considered old. David said that when people got wrinkles (皱纹). However, Mary didn't __1__. She thought people might gain wrinkles at an earlier age because of their __2__ work. Then Lily said that those __3__ their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her doubt. She said that some old people might __4__ be full of energy and working on their dreams, which made them appear __5__. The class was over and the teacher asked us to continue to __6__ it after class.

　　The question __7__ me of a saying of J．Barrymore: A man is not old __8__ he is seeking something.

　　My grandma is such a woman who __9__ her dream even when she's 70 now. She has kept her dream of being a painter since she was a little girl. __10__， because her family was poor, she had to __11__ her dream. She had to work to earn money so as to __12__ her family. Although she had never forgotten her dream, she could hardly find any __13__ to make it come true because of the tough work. Fortunately, a(n) __14__ came when she retired from her work. She __15__ taking painting lessons even though she was already old. At first, I was __16__ her idea of attending school at such an old age, but after seeing her paint happily, I began feeling it a good __17__. She looks fine and seems __18__.

　　So if we have our dreams and try to __19__ them, we aren't old. If we don't know what we want and let regrets be the __20__ point of our lives, then we can be considered old.

　　语篇解读：一个人只要追求某种事物，他就不会老。直到悔恨和遗憾成为他的生活的中心，他才算老。

　　1．A.answer　　　　　　　　　　 B．agree

　　C．move D．understand

　　解析：选B　不过，玛丽不同意。agree"同意"，符合句意。

　　2．A.exciting B．common

　　C．hard D．old

　　解析：选C　人们由于做辛苦的工作，在比较年轻的时候也会有皱纹。hard"艰苦的，辛苦的"。

　　3．A.reaching B．avoiding

C．repeating D．confirming