【(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（天津卷）)CIrecentlyturnedfiftywhichisyoungforatreemidlifeforanelephantandancientforasportsmanFiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationals】

　　(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（天津卷）)C

　　IrecentlyturnedfiftywhichisyoungforatreemidlifeforanelephantandancientforasportsmanFiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimitbutitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonme.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather’sage.butnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.

　　Afewdaysagoafriendtriedtocheermeupbysaying“Fiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe.”HehadmadeaninspirationalpointAmIoverthehill?PeoplekeeptellingmethatthehillhasbeenmovedandIkeeptellingthemthathehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleformenow.

　　“Yourarenotgettingolderyouaregettingbetter.”saysDr.JoyceBrothers.Thishoweveristhekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.

　　Andso.asIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet.Iammovestosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolder.ofcourseisobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies(悼词).InfactapoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:

　　Growoldalongwithme!

　　Thebestisyettome.

　　WhetherornotBrowningwasrightmostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenonessoIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend(混合)ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaginghopingthatthephilosopher(哲学家)wasrightwhenhesaid.”Oldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow.”

　　44.TheauthorseemstotellusinParagraphIthat

　　Atimealonewilltell Btimegoesbyquickly

　　Ctimewillshowwhatisright Dtimemakesoneforgetthepast

　　45.Whentheauthorturnedfiftypeoplearoundhim

　　A.triedtocomforthim B.gotinspirationwithhim

　　C.werefriendlierwithhim D.foundhimmoretalkative

　　46.Theauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsoflife

　　Apeaceful B.ordinary C.satisfactory D.regretful

　　47.