新疆兵团第三师第一中学2015届高三上学期第一次调研 英语试题
第一部分听力(共两节．满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
At 57 you would think I know what my future looks like．But I don’t．I'm still searching for it•
Our friends are becoming grandparents．My kids are still in college，so this makes me feel younger than I am．I felt the same way in my 40s when my friends’ kids were entering high school and 1 was attending Christmas shows at the elementary sch001．“What do you mean you’ve never heard of Barney or the Rug- rats?”I’d ask．
At the age of 57，I find myself trying to find meaning at a time when some might think my best days are behind me．Each morning 1 wake with the intention of finding the sunshine in the day ahead．
I am working temporary accounting jobs because that is the job I fell into many years ago，but I spend most of my time writing．When asked what I d0 for work，I find myself answering，I am a writer．I've published two novels，I blog，and 1 write pieces here on the Huffington Post，so yes，at 57 I can call myself a writer．
At this point in my life I realize Paul Bowles was correct when he said“security is a false God”．What I am searching for at 57 are not possessions or money in the bank，for all those things call he lost in an instant．Job losses，illness，the loss of a loved one，all these things can and will rock that false sense of security．
At 57 I live with the choices and mistakes I have made，along with the—curve—balls that were thrown in my way．I accept the fact that there will always be more questions than answers．As at any age，the only true choice I have is how I deal with life’s ups and downs but at 57 I have come to accept this．
Time is my most precious commodity and I intend to make the most of it．
21．What makes the author feel she is younger than she really is?
A．The fact that she has the best days behind her．
B．The fact that she keeps searching for her future．
C The fact that she doesn’t know what her future is．
D．The fact that her friends have become grandparents．
22．What is the author’s attitude towards life?
A.Cautious． B．Worried． C Enthusiastic． D．Passive．
