[原创]2011年高三英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第5天.docVIP

PAGE  2011年高三英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第5天 I完形填空ks5u I’m someone who never went to university but always thought about it. The only way I 36 was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 37 . University was just a life-long 38 of mine. I just turned sixty-four years old in September. I still thought about that old dream 39 one day when there was an Advanced-Age 40 at the local university. I decided to 41 . The day finally arrived－my first day of school. As I 42 there, my mind was filled with 43 thoughts, “What am I doing? I’m not smart enough to go to university. The 44 will laugh when they see me in class. I probably won’t live long enough to get a 45 . Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home.” Then, 46 , I saw it! A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog. I 47 a little and read the words next to his picture. “ Live your dreams. ” Was Kermit speaking me? I didn’t turn the car around. ks5u I drove a little 48 on up the highway and there was another 49 . This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 50 out. A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein. ” And there was a word in red, “ Confidence”. A new attitude was 51 inside me. I was now 52 the gate of the university and there 53 still another billboard. This one showed a photograph of a proud 54 in a cap and gown. Under the picture was her 55 , Nola Ochs, aged 95. Oldest University Graduate. Below it was the words, “ Live Life ”. At that moment, my outlook changed completely. ks5u 36. A. acquired B. consulted C. attended D. contained 37. A. learning B. taking C. teaching D. using 38. A. goal B. dream C. advice D. idea 39. A. since B. before C. after D. until 40. A. program B. system C. theme D. process 41. A. turn up B. sign up C. keep up D. make up 42. A. walked B. stepped C. ran D. drove