三、阅读与回答问题
Life is like the four seasons.
Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. After I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learnt many new things. Like a tree, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sad days. Some days the sun shone, and some days it didn't.
In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days I didn't have much time to think or to play. Every day I was busy and worked hard. I started to get some white hair. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I walked more slowly. One day I stopped working and retired. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change colours and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end.
1. What did the writer do in the spring of his life?
He played a lot, started school and learnt many new things.
2. According to the passage, when did the summer of the writer's life begin?
In his twenties.
3. What was the writer's life like after he had a child?
He was busy and worked hard, having little time to think or to play.
4. In which season in his life did the writer start to walk more slowly?
In autumn.
5. How will the writer spend the winter of his life?
He will enjoy it to the end.
