C
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In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade (十年). I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.
One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79 - year - old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious about and asked him, “What was the best time of your life?”
Without hesitation (犹豫), Nicholas replied:
“Well Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.”
“World War Ⅱ came, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life.”
“When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”
“And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life.”
()46. How did the writer feel about his upcoming 30th birthday?
A. Excited.
B. Worried.
C. Angry.
D. Tired.
()47. Where was the old man brought up when he was a kid?
A. In Austria.
B. In Canada.
C. In Australia.
D. In North America.
()48. Which happy moment of Nicholas is not mentioned in the passage?
A. When he was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for him.
B. He got his first job and got paid for his work.
C. He sent his grandson to primary school.
D. He and his wife safely got on the ship.
()49. From the passage, we can learn that ____.
A. the writer didn’t know how to spend the rest of his life
B. the writer was an easy - going person
C. the old man was not in good condition
D. the old man had a very happy family

46. B 47. A 48. C 49. D

翻译:
C
阅读下面材料，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
两天后，我就要满30岁了。我并不期待新的十年。我担心我生命中最美好的时光已经过去了。
一天，我遇到了我的朋友尼古拉斯。他是一位79岁的老人。他注意到我的一些不同，问我是不是出什么事了。我告诉他我在担心什么，然后问他：“你一生中最美好的时光是什么时候？”
尼古拉斯毫不犹豫地回答：
“嗯，乔，当我还是个孩子，在奥地利，一切都有人为我打理的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“当我上学，学习我现在知道的东西的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“当我得到第一份工作，靠工作获得报酬的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“当我遇到我的妻子并坠入爱河的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“第二次世界大战爆发了，我和我的妻子为了活命不得不离开奥地利。当我们在一起，安全地在船上的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“当我成为一名年轻的父亲，看着我的孩子们长大的时候，那是我一生中最美好的时光。”
“而现在，乔，我79岁了。我身体健康，感觉很好，我对我妻子的爱和我们相遇那天一样。这是我一生中最美好的时光。”
（ ）46. 作者对自己即将到来的30岁生日有什么感觉？
A. 兴奋的。
B. 担心的。
C. 生气的。
D. 疲惫的。
（ ）47. 这位老人小时候是在哪里长大的？
A. 在奥地利。
B. 在加拿大。
C. 在澳大利亚。
D. 在北美洲。
（ ）48. 尼古拉斯的哪个幸福时刻在文章中没有被提到？
A. 当他还是个孩子，在奥地利，一切都有人为他打理的时候。
B. 他得到第一份工作，靠工作获得报酬。
C. 他送孙子上小学。
D. 他和他的妻子安全地上了船。
（ ）49. 从文章中，我们可以了解到______。
A. 作者不知道如何度过他的余生
B. 作者是一个随和的人
C. 这位老人身体状况不好
D. 这位老人有一个非常幸福的家庭