【解析】
44.细节理解题。根据短文第二段“Try the best you can such as listening to your teachers carefully, doing your homework seriously, and facing difficulties bravely.”可知,要想在学校取得好成绩,你应该认真听老师讲课、做作业、勇敢面对困难。故选D。
45.推理判断题。由语境“They will help you enter a better university and enable you to get a great job in the future. School sets you up on the right track!” “它们会帮助你进入一个更好的大学,使你能够找到一个好的工作。学校让你走上正确的道路”,由此可知,这一段强调了学校对青少年以后取得成功的重要性。D选项“教育能帮助你做出正确的选择、取得成功”符合语境。故选D。
46.细节理解题。根据短文第三段“You can work towards non-job-related goals first, such as getting good grades at school, joining a team sport, and taking up a hobby, etc. It will help you know yourself better.”可知,作者建议青少年们朝与工作无关的目标努力,这样能帮助他们更好的了解自己。C选项“发现你的优点和兴趣”符合文意,故选C。
47.词义猜测题。根据语境“Be with people who can share your happiness and sadness, and oppositely ditch the ones who can’t.”“和能分享你的快乐和悲伤的人在一起,相反地,……不能那样做的人”。由语境可知,ditch与前面Be with意思相反,应该是“远离……”,A“向……学习”;B“和……保持联系”;C“远离……”;D“和……交流”。C选项符合语境,故选C。
48.推理判断题。根据下文“For example, if you love animals, volunteer at an animal shelter. If you love helping the environment, plant trees.”这两个句子举例告诉我们,青少年可以根据自己的爱好选择志愿者的工作。A选项“找一些让你感兴趣的志愿者的机会”符合语境,故选A。
49.推理判断题。根据短文开头“Even as a teenager, you can achieve success in your life. It really isn’t that hard. Just follow the steps below.”可知,这篇短文对青少年们如何取得成功提出了一些好的建议,由此可推知,这篇短文是写给青少年们的。故选B。