《2025年一本同步训练九年级初中英语下册外研版》

Ⅵ. 阅读理解
阅读下面短文,并用英语回答问题(请注意每小题的词数要求)。
Everyone has a different path(道路) through education. While some go straight to colleges or universities right after high school, others find their way back to school years later. This happened to Minnie Payne.
Payne coming from South Carolina returned to school at the age of 68, and finally got her degree when she was 73 years old. Instead of stopping there, Payne continued her higher education path at the University of North Texas ten years later and at the age of 90, has become the oldest person to receive a master's degree at the school.
Payne joined in the party for school leavers and received her valuable diploma(学位证书) with the help of her grandson as she had trouble walking on her own. When other people at the same age took a rest at home, she chose another way. “I will not stop improving myself,” Payne said. “It makes me feel I'm full of energy.” She told us that she had already got a new job in Houston to work for a magazine after she got the diploma. We wish Payne the best of luck in her new job.
1. How old was Payne when she got the master's degree? (不超过5个词)
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2. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? (不超过5个词)
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3. What can we learn from the story of Payne? (不超过10个词)
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答案： 1. She was 90. 2. Improving herself. 3. We should not stop improving ourselves./It’s never too old to learn. (言之有理即可)