7.Life is filled with regrets.Ask anyone around you what their regrets are and they usually have no difficulty coming up with many items on their"regret list".And for some reason our twenties are ripe for a field of regrets.Perhaps it's because as we get older we look back on that period of adulthood as the height of freedom and autonomy.As we move into middle age,we look back and wish that we had made better choices and taken more opportunities.Here's a list of things that we regret not doing in our 20s.
1.Traveling more
I regret not travelling more,and so does nearly everyone that I have asked.Before kids,and mortgages and marriages,when our commitments and expenses are lower,the opportunities for travel are much greater,but tor some reason many of us think we'd have time for travel later.We dreamed of visiting the pyramids of Egypt,surfing off the Hawaiian coast,dining at a Parisian café,drinking espresso in Rome,trekking through the rainforest,and so much more.Sadly,many of us never made these journeys and the opportunities passed by.
2.Making an earlier investment
How many times have we kicked ourselves for not starting our 40l Ks in our twenties,for not putting our excess cash in long term investment,for not investing in our future early.No matter how much we try,we can never get back to the head start that we have missed.Playing catch-up in our 40s and 50s is very difficult.
3.Better planning
I regret not focusing more on where I wanted to go in life,what I wanted to do,who I wanted to be and what it would take to get there.With some more planning in our 20s,we'd be further ahead in our 40s and perhaps a bit happier as well.
4.
I wish I had learned to ski and paint,speak Italian and tango.I regret not living somewhere else before settling down.Others have said they regret not pursuing their hobbies or learning to skydive or climbing mountains.I prefer to stay on the ground,but I do regret not learning more,not trying new things.
5.Pursuing a more meaningful career
Many of us wish we had taken more career risks,opted for meaning over money,pursued the career path we wanted instead of what we were expected to do or simply following the path that was laid out before us.How much better to have explored our options and pursued meaningful work in our 20s than to have spent 20years doing something we don't love.
Life is good; don't misunderstand.Few of us walk around every day pining for our youth,at least I hope not,but we do occasionally look back with a wistful sigh and wish that we had planned more,lived more,and stretched ourselves more when we had the freedom and energy to do so.
63.According to the passage,why do our twenties become a field of regrets?D
A.Because we lack social experience.
B.Because we are short of opportunities.
C.Because we tend to make wrong decisions.
D.I Because we don't make good use of that period.
64.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?D
A.It's never too late to make all investment.
B.We should follow the path laid out before us.
C.It's better to travel more after getting married.
D.The earlier we plan in our 20s,the happier we become.
65.What's the best subheading for Para.5?A
A.Seizing more experiences
B.Developing more habits
C.Playing outdoors more
D.Having a better time
66.What's the author's main purpose of writing the passage?A
A.To advise valuing our 20s.
B.To think highly of youth.
C.To describe his regrets.
D.To complain about life.
分析 本文描述作者在20多歲時,后悔沒做的五件事情,既不是贊美青春,也不是抱怨生活,而是建議讀者珍惜二十多歲的光陰.
解答 63.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第一段As we move into middle age,we look back and wish that we had made better choices and taken more opportunities.可知我們希望做出更好的選擇(不是做出錯誤的選擇,所以C項錯),沒有把握更多的機(jī)會(不是缺少機(jī)會,所以B錯).換言之,"沒有利用好那段時光",故選D.
64.D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第三點(diǎn)With some more planning in our 20s,we'd be further ahead in our 40s and perhaps a bit happier as well.可知我們越早計劃二十多歲的生活我們會越快樂,故選D.
65.A 根據(jù)第五段I wish I had learned to ski and paint,speak Italian and tango.I regret not living somewhere else before settling down.可知我多希望自己已經(jīng)學(xué)會了滑雪、畫畫,會說意大利語,會跳探戈.我后悔在安定下來之前沒有在別的地方生活過由此可知本段介紹了更多的人生體驗(yàn),故選A.
66.A 主旨大意題,通讀全文可知作者介紹了在20多歲時,后悔沒做的五件事情,既不是贊美青春,也不是抱怨生活,而是"建議讀者要珍惜20多歲時的光陰".故選A.
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.