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 短文讲了我们的生活总是充满着各种各样的遗憾，有人觉得在我们20岁的时候，应该多去旅游、更好地做投资、更好地做计划、积累更多的经验或追求一份更有意义的事业．但无论我们怎么回首过去，怎样叹息着以往的遗憾，生活总是那么美好地向前前进着．
解答 63-66 D D A A
解析：
63．D 根据第一段As we move into middle age，we look back and wish that we had made better choices and taken more opportunities．可知我们希望做出更好的选择（不是做出错误的选择，所以C项错），没有把握更多的机会（不是缺少机会，所以B错）．换言之，"没有利用好那段时光"．
64．D 根据第三点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正确．根据第二点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错误．根据第七点instead of what we were expected to do or simply following the path that was laid out before us可知B错误．根据Before kids，and mortgages and marriages，when our commitments and expenses are lower，the opportunities for travel are much greater可知C错误．
65．A 全段翻译：我多希望自己已经学会了滑雪、画画，会说意大利语，会跳探戈．我后悔在安定下来之前没有在别的地方生活过．其他人说他们后悔没有持之以恒地培养自己的爱好，没有学跳伞，没有去爬山．我还是更喜欢呆在地面上，但确实很后悔没去学更多的东西，没有尝试新的事物．因此这一段的主题是讲要抓住更多的经验，故选A．
66．A 本文描述在20多岁时，后悔没做的五件事情，既不是赞美青春，也不是抱怨生活，而是"建议读者要珍惜20多岁时的光阴"．最后一段点明了主题．
点评 本文描写了在20多岁时后悔没做的事情，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性地找出相关语句进行分析，结合选项找出正确答案，推理判断题和主旨大意题是要抓住关键语句对文章进行理解，才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
