山东德州2014届高考英语一轮复习完形填空加强训练36.docVIP

山东德州2014届高考英语一轮复习完形填空加强训练36 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。 Yesterday, our teacher asked us when a man could be referred as an old man. David stood up and said people with wrinkles could be called old people, However, Mary didn’t 31 , for some people may gain wrinkles at an earlier age owing to their 32 work. Then Lily expressed her idea that those reaching their 60s or more could be called old people. This time, Emily expressed her 33 that some old people may still be energetic and trying to pursue their dreams, which makes them appear 34 . The class was over and we still didn’t reach any 35 , so the teacher asked us to think about it after class. The 36 has reminded me of the saying of J. Barrymore that a man isn’t old as long as he is 37 something. My grandma is such a woman who pursues her dream 38 when she’s 70 now. She has 39 her dream of being a painter since she was a little child. 40 , because her family was poor, she had to 41 her dream and stepped into the 42 to raise money so as to support her family. Though she has 43 abandoned her dream, she could hardly find any 44 to realize it because of the tough work. 45 , chance came when she retired from her work. She began taking her painting lessons 46 she had all-white hair and lots of wrinkles. At first, I was 47 her idea of attending school at so old an age, but after seeing her paint happily and enjoyably, I 48 feeling it a good choice. She seems energetic and 49 fine. So if we have our dreams and seek for them, we aren’t old. It’s when we don’t know what we want and let 50 be the center point of our lives that we can finally be regarded as the old. 31. A. respond B. agree C. identify D. understand 32. A. negative B. boring C. tough D. challenging 33. A. certainty B. wish C. theory D. doubt 34. A. attractive B. young C. intelligent D. ambitious 35. A. conclusion