13.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 短文講了我們的生活總是充滿著各種各樣的遺憾,有人覺得在我們20歲的時(shí)候,應(yīng)該多去旅游、更好地做投資、更好地做計(jì)劃、積累更多的經(jīng)驗(yàn)或追求一份更有意義的事業(yè).但無論我們?cè)趺椿厥走^去,怎樣嘆息著以往的遺憾,生活總是那么美好地向前前進(jìn)著.

解答 63-66 D D A A
解析:
63.D 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(cuò)誤的選擇,所以C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)),沒有把握更多的機(jī)會(huì)(不是缺少機(jī)會(huì),所以B錯(cuò)).換言之,"沒有利用好那段時(shí)光".
64.D 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D正確.根據(jù)第二點(diǎn)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.可知A錯(cuò)誤.根據(jù)第七點(diǎn)instead of what we were expected to do or simply following the path that was laid out before us可知B錯(cuò)誤.根據(jù)Before kids,and mortgages and marriages,when our commitments and expenses are lower,the opportunities for travel are much greater可知C錯(cuò)誤.
65.A 全段翻譯:我多希望自己已經(jīng)學(xué)會(huì)了滑雪、畫畫,會(huì)說意大利語,會(huì)跳探戈.我后悔在安定下來之前沒有在別的地方生活過.其他人說他們后悔沒有持之以恒地培養(yǎng)自己的愛好,沒有學(xué)跳傘,沒有去爬山.我還是更喜歡呆在地面上,但確實(shí)很后悔沒去學(xué)更多的東西,沒有嘗試新的事物.因此這一段的主題是講要抓住更多的經(jīng)驗(yàn),故選A.
66.A 本文描述在20多歲時(shí),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(shí)的光陰".最后一段點(diǎn)明了主題.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文描寫了在20多歲時(shí)后悔沒做的事情,做題時(shí)結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性地找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)找出正確答案,推理判斷題和主旨大意題是要抓住關(guān)鍵語句對(duì)文章進(jìn)行理解,才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).

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