BACB
44. B
解析:这是一道归纳题。文章第一段表达了作者对于到达50岁这个年龄的惆怅,通过“Fifty is supposed to be my father’s age,but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.”表达作者对于时光流逝太快的感慨。
45. A
解析:这是一道推断题。根据第二段和第三段朋友和医生的话“Fifty is what forty used to be.”和“You’re not getting older.You’re getting better.”可知作者身边的人都在安慰他。
46. C
解析:这是一道推断题。根据最后一段“most of my first fifty years have been golden ones,so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by.”可以推断出作者认为他的50岁是一个黄金时期,将会和已经过去的时期一样满意。settle for就是“满足”的意思。
47. B
解析:这是一道推理题。根据最后一句“I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend of both fighting and accepting my aging.”。暗示着作者认为老年人应该接受年龄,面对现实。