2021年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解第十一模塊 人生感悟類閱讀（原題卷）

沖刺2021年高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解

第十一模塊：人生感悟類

Passage1.（2021?肇慶一模）

Thewinterhadbeenbusyandlong.Idesperatelyneededagetawayfromwork,soIdecidedtobooka

triptotheCaribbeanwithmywife.Butjustthreedaysbeforemytrip,thehuman-resourcesmanagerofthe

companycalledandaskedtospeakwithmeinhisoffice.Isensedsomethingwrong.Justmonthsshyofmy

ten-yearanniversarywiththecompany,Iwaslaidoff.

Iwasincompleteshock-tooshockedtoevencry.ButIwouldn'tcancelmytrip,asIneededitnow

morethanever.Thenightbeforemytrip,IhadadreamthatthesuitcaseIhadbroughttothehotelwasempty.

WhenIwoke,IinterpretedthisdreamtomeanthatIwasleavingallofmy"baggage11behind-andIdid.I

enjoyedmyvacationmorethananyothersIhadtaken.AndwhenIwasback,IdecidedtodoonethingIloved

butneverhadthesparetimetodo：writing.

Myworkshadneverbeenpublished,butIwantedtotry.Iwroteafewpiecesandsentthemoutto

magazinesandnewspapers.Afterseveralnon-responsesandrejections,themost-readnewspaperinCanada

agreedtopublishoneofmytravelstories.Isharedthethrillingnewswithmyfamilyandfriends.PeopleIhadn't

talkedtoinyearscontactedmetotellmetheyreadmystory.Howamazing!

IstartedwritingbecauseIlikedit.WhatIdidn'trealizewasthatmyfirstpublishedstorywouldopen

severaldoors.Beingpublishedinamajorpublicationmademyresumeimpressiveandledtointerviewsfor

writingpositions.ItalsoledtomorepublicationsnoticingthearticlesIsubmitted.IamsatisfiedthatnowIwork

full-timeasacorporatewriterandmyworkshavebeenpublishedinanumberofmagazines.

Gettinglaidoffwasanexperiencethatcouldhavebeenfatal（毀滅性的）.Buttherewassomethingabout

thatdreamafterithappened.Thatdreamhelpedmeputeverythingbehindmeandgavemetheconfidenceto

pursuenewpossibilities.

（1）WhydidtheauthordecidetogotoCaribbean?____

A.Togoonabusinesstrip.B.TDhaveabreakfromwork.

C.Tofillapositioninthecompany.D.Tocelebratehisweddinganniversary.

(2)Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Heisgiftedinwriting.B.Heisanoptimisticperson.

C.Hegavebadjobperformance.D.Hesufferedmuchfromlosinghisjob.

(3)Howdidthefirstpublishedstoryhelptheauthor?

A.Ittightenedhisfamilybond.B.Itbroughtbacklong-lostfriends.

C.Itearnedhimajobinamagazine.D.Itenabledhimtobecomeawriter.

(4)What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ATripHasChangedMyFutureB.FillYourLifewithSuiprises

C.LeavetheBaggageBehindD.DaretoDream；DaretoWin

Passage2.(2021?鄭州一模)

Iliketobelievethatsomethingsinlifeneverchange.Aconstant,eversinceIcouldholdapen,hasbeen

theroutineatlunchwithmygrandfather.Mygrandmotherwillaskmehowthewalkwasfrommyparents*

housebeforeItakeaseatattheirkitchentable.

Sittinginhisusualspotinthecomerismygrandfather.Helooksupforaquick''hello1'beforeheading

backdowntothecrosswordpuzzleinfrontofhim.

“So,howisthisonecomingalong?"I'llask.Withafailedlaugh,he'llslidethecrosswordtowardme.

Carefullycutandneatlyfoldedfromhisnewspaper,three-quartersofitwillalreadyhavebeenfinished.Many

oftheclues(線索)arefartooadvancedformetofigureout.However,I'mhappytohelpwiththestrangeclue

relatedtosports-myexpertknowledge-thatstillremain.

EvenifI'mcertainofananswer,Ifillinthesquareswithapencil,ascluesarealwayscheckedthoroughly

bymygrandfather.Intherareeventthatwe'reunabletofinishthecrosswordbytheendoflunch,he'llcallme

laterthateveningtogoovertheclueshelatersolved.

Today,lunchunfoldsinitsusualmanner.However,largepartsofthepuzzleareblanks''Grandfather,I

由inkthisis49-down,,,andthis,52-across,'*Isay.

"Oh,right.Yes,putthatdownthere,°hereplies.

Ireachacrossthetabletohandhimthecrossword.Lookingathimashesearchesforanswers,suddenlyI

feelsomethingdifferent.InotehishairiswhiterthanIremembered.ForthefirsttimeIthinkaboutmy

grandfatheras,well,agrandfather.

Butlifeisaboutchange--changewearen*talwayspreparedfor.Justasweareondifferentendsoflife,

wefindourselvesondifferentendsofthecitynowtoo.Butatlunch,whenwetakeupourpensandopenthe

crossword,theworldstandspleasantlystill.Now,insteadofanexerciseofquickwit(機(jī)智)，ourcrosswords

areaboutpatienceandunderstanding.Ascluesareslowlyunderstood,soarethetruthsinlife.

(1)Whatisthegrandfatherusuallydoingwhentheauthorvisitshim?

A.Heispreparinglunchhappilyasaroutine.

B.Heissittinginthecomerworkingatriddles.

C.Heisconcentratingallhiseffortsonthecrossword.

D.Heiscuttingcrosswordpuzzlesfromnewspaperscarefully.

(2)Thephrase"goover"inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.repeatB.switchC.discoverD.provide

(3)Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethegrandfather?___

A.Quietandoptimistic.B.Humorousandhelpful.

C.Enthusiasticandcareful.D.Independentandfunny.

(4)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthecrosswordsnow?

A.Theybringhisgrandparentsclosertohim.

B.Theyimprovehisintelligenceandpatience.

C.Theyencouragehimtosolveproblemsinlife.

D.Theyhelphimtounderstandthetruthsoflife.

Passage3.（2021?山東模擬）

Childrenwhosefathersmaketimetoplaywiththemfromaveryyoungagemayfinditeasiertocontrol

theirbehaviorandemotionsastheygrowup,researchsuggests.

Thestudy,byacademicsintheUniversityofCambridgeandtheLEGOFoundation,pulledtogether

fragmentary（零碎的）evidencefromthepast40yearstounderstandmoreabouthowfathersplaywiththeir

childrenwhentheyareveryyoung.

Althoughtherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenfathersandmothersoverall,thefindingssuggestthatfathers

engageinmorephysicalplayevenwiththeyoungestchildren.Thisseemstohelpchildrenlearntocontroltheir

feelings.Childrenwhoenjoyedhigh-qualityplaytimewiththeirfatherswerelesslikelytoexhibitemotionalor

behavioralproblems.Theyalsoappearedtobebetteratcontrollingtheiraggression,andlesslikelytogive

otherchildrenasoundbeatingduringdisagreementsatschool.

Thereasonforthismaybethatthephysicalplayfatherspreferisparticularlywell-suitedfordeveloping

theseskills.

PaulRamchandani,ProfessorofPlayinEducation,DevelopmentandLearningattheUniversityof

Cambridge,said,"It'simportantnottooverstatetheimpactoffather-childplayastherearelimitstowhatthe

researchcantellus,butitdoesseemthatchildrenwhogetareasonableamountofplaytimewiththeirfather

benefitasagroup.',

Despitethebenefitsoffather-childplay,theauthorsstressthatchildrenwhoonlylivewiththeirmother

neednotbeatadisadvantage.

"Oneofthethingsthatourresearchpointstotimeandagainistheneedtovarythetypesofplaychildren

haveaccessto,andmotherscan,ofcourse,supportphysicalplaywithyoungchildrenaswell,“Paul

Ramnchandanisaid,adding,"differentparentsmayhavesightlydifferentinclinations（傾向）whenitcomes

toplayingwithchildren,butpartofbeingaparentissteppingoutsideyourcomfortzone.Childrenarelikelyto

benefitmostiftheyaregivendifferentwaystoplayandinteract/'

（1）Whyarefathersadvisedtoplaymorewithlittlechildren?

A.Itcanimprovetheirrelationship.B.Itcansparemothersfromtiredness.

C.Itmakesfathersmoreresponsible.D.Itbenefitschildren'semotionalhealth.

（2）Whatcanweknowabouttheimpactoffather-childplayinParagraph5?

A.Itisworthytobeoverstated.B.Itshouldbeviewedobjectively.

C.Ithasbeenwidelyrecognized.D.It'ssupportedbyadequateevidence.

（3）What'sPaul'sattitudetowardsmother-childplay?___

A.Disapproving.B.Doubtful.C.Sympathetic.D.Supportive.

（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?___

A.ThePleasureofPlayingwithKidsB.TheResponsibilityofBeingaFather

C.Father-childPlayBenefitsChildrenD.PlaywithFatherorPlaywithMother

Passage4.（2020秋?定遠(yuǎn)縣期末）

Afteranabsenceofthirtyyears,Idecidedtovisitmyoldschoolagain.Ihadexpectedtofindchanges,

butnotacompletelydifferentbuilding.AsIwalkeduptheschooldrive,IwonderedforamomentifIhad

cometotherightaddress.Thedirtyredbrickhouseshadbeensweptaway.Initsplacestoodabright,modern

block.Ahugeexpanseofglassextended（延展）acrossthefaceofthebuilding,andinfront,therewas

awell-keptlawn（草坪）wherethereusedtobe"anuntidygravel（沙石）yard'1.

Iwaspleasedtofindthatitwasbreadtimeandthatthechildrenwereallintheplayground.Thiswould

enablemetomeetsomemembersofstaff.Onenteringthebuilding,Iwassurprisedtohearloudlaughter

comingfromwhatappearedtobethemasters*commonroom.Icouldnothelprememberingtheteachersinmy

time,alldressedinblackgownsandhighcollars.Andaboveall,IrecalledMrGarstonwhomwehad

nicknamednMrGhastly",theheadmasterwhohadirondisciplineonstaffandpupilsalike.Iknockedatthe

commonroomdoorandwaswelcomedbyasmilingyoungmanwhointroducedhimselftomeasthe

headmaster.Hewasdressedcasuallyinasportsjacket,andhischeerfulmanner,quicklydispelled(驅(qū)散)the

imageofMrGhastly.AfterIhadexplainedwhoIwas,theheadmasterpresentedmetotheteachersallofwhom

werealittleyoungerthanhimself,andsaidhewouldtakemeroundtheschool.

Herethebiggestsurpriseofallwasinstoreforme.Goneweretheheavydesksofoldwiththeirdeeply

carvednames；gonetoo,werethedarkclassroomswiththeirinkstained,darkbrownwalls,andtheirraised

platformsfortheteachers.Theroomsnowwerepaintedinbrightcolors,andthechildren,farfromsitting

straightintheirplaces,seemedalmostfreetodoastheyliked.IlookedwithenvyasIrememberedhow,asa

child,Ihadlookedattheblackboardhardlydaringtowhispertomyneighbor.

(1)Thewriter.

A.hadnodifficultyinrecognizinghisoldschoolB.founditdifficulttorecognizehisoldschool

C.noticedthatthebuildingwasstillunfinishedD.wassurprisedtoseeanuntidygravelyard

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Hehadexpectedthattheschoolhadcompletelychanged.

B.Inthewriter'stime,alltheteachersweredressedinblackgownsandhighcollars.

C.Therewasawell-keptlawnintheirschoolwhenhevisitedit.

D.Anuntidygravelyardhaddisappeared.

(3)"Mr.Ghastly"mustbe.

A.thewriter'steacherB.aseriousoldmanC.thestrictheadmasterD.anaughtyboy

（4）Fromwhatissaidinthepassageitseemsclearthewriter

A.disapprovedofallthechangesthathadtakenplaceB.feltsorryforthechildrenintheschool

C.wasgladthattheschoolwasstillthesameD.feltthatconditionsattheschoolhadimprovedalot

Passage5.（2020秋?安徽期末）

ItwasahotSummerdayafewyearsago.Ihadjustpulledintothelocalgasstationtofillmytank.After

pumpingthegasIstartedtowalkinsidetopay.ThatiswhenInoticedthem.Twoelderlywomenstoodback

fromtheircar.Therewasamixtureofshock,fear,andhonorontheirfaces.Ilookedandsawwhattheysaw.

Fiveyellowjacketshadstartedtobuildanestaroundtheirgascap.Myeyeswidened.Isharedtheladies'fear.

Yellowjacketshadneverbeenfriendsofmine.Severaltimesthesebadtemperedwasps（黃蜂）had

attackedmewhileIwasmowingmylawngivingmemultiplestings（叮咬）eachtimeIranovertheirground

nests.TheyarethereasonwhyIneverrepairmylawninshortsanymore.Theworsttime,however,happened

whenIwasayoungboy.AfriendofmineandIwererunningandplayinginmybackyard.Imusthavestepped

ononeoftheirhiddennestsagainbecausebeforeIknewitbothofuswerebeingchasedandstungoverand

overbytheyellowjacketswhileweranawayscreaming.IrantomyMomwithtearsinmyeyes.She

immediatelyranacoldbathandpulusbothinittoeasethepainanditching（發(fā)癢）beforegivingusmedicine

tofightallthepoisoninourlittlebodiesfromthestings.

StilLIknewIcouldn'tletfearstopmenow.IreachedintomybackpocketforapapertowelIhadthere,

toreoutthenestandsteppedonitwhiletheangrywaspsbuzzedaroundme.BothoftheladiesthankedmeandI

said,"You'rewelcome!"withasmileandahappyheart.

（1）Whywerethetwoelderlyladiesscaredintheoilstation?

A.Theycouldn'tfindthewaybackhome.B.Theycouldn'taffordthethingstheywanted.

C.Theywereafraidofbeingstungbysomepests.D.Theywereafraidofbeingforcedoutoftheroom.

（2）Whatdidthewriterdoincaseofbeingstungwhenrepairingthelawn?

A.Wearamask.B.Applysomemedicine.C.Wearshorts.D.Wearthickandlongclothes.

（3）Whichofthefollowingwordcanbestdescribethewriter'searlyexperience?

A.Lucky.B.Miserable.C.Exciting.D.Instinctive.

（4）Howdidthewriterdroveawaythewasps?

A.Bysprayingsomemedicine.B.Bydestroyingtheirhomes.

C.Bycoveringtheirnestswithpaper.D.Byburningdownthem.

Passage6.（2020秋?濰坊期末）

MyPh.D.advisercalledmeintohisoffice,sayingIneedn'tbringmynotebook.After15minutesof

listingmypositivethings,helookedmeintheeyeandsaid,"Youarefiredfromthelab."

IhadmovedtoIsraelfrommynativeIndiatheyearbefore,excitedtoexperienceanewcultureandstudy

foraPh.D.Atfirstthingswentwellinmynewlab.Then,3monthsbeforeIwasfired,Iranintosomeproblems.

Imadeafewmistakesinthelabthatslowedmyresearch,butIwasn*tawarethatmyadvisernoticedthem,

andheneverspoketomeaboutanyconcerns.Tmstillnotsurewhyhefiredme,butIguessitwasbecauseof

thosemistakes.Hewasn'tconfidentthatIcouldcompletemyresearchintimeaswe'dplanned.

ThefirstfewdaysafterIwasfiredwereespeciallydifficult.Ispenthoursstaringatmycomputerscreen,

unabletogetanythingdone.OnedayallIcoulddowassitonabeach,crying.Itriedtochangehismindwith

promisingresults,buthestucktohisdecision.IcouldnotbreakthenewstomyfamilyinIndia,asthefearof

disappointingthemoverwhelmed（壓垮）me.Isoongotintoastateofsadnessandanxiety.Meanwhile,thedate

formetoleavethecountrywasdrawingnear,asmyvisarequiredmetoberegisteredasastudent.Iwaslonely

andwithouthope.

Aroundthattime,IwatchedDasvidaniya,aBollywoodmoviethat'saboutamanwhohas3monthstolive.

Onelinefromthemoviestuckouttome：”Whenlifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade（檸檬水）."Whatkind

of"lemonade"couldImakeoutofmypresentsituation?MydesiretocompleteaPh.D.wasneverindoubt.

Aftermuchreflection,Itoldmyselfthatonefailedattemptwasnottheendoftheworld,andthatIneededto

giveitanothertry.Withrenewedconfidence,Iemailedexpectedadvisersandappliedtootherprograms.Within

2months,IlandedanofferfromaPh.D.programinItaly.IaccepteditandrelocatedtoEurope,happythat

mygoalofcompletingaPh.D.wasaliveonceagain.

I'mthankfulthatIdidn'tgiveuponmydreamandthatIfoundanotherprofessorwillingtotakemeon.

(1)WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.Thepersonalityoftheadviser.B.Theauthor'sproblemsinstudy.

C.Thepossiblereasonfortheauthor'sbeingfired.D.Theauthor'sdifficultyinadaptingtoanewculture.

(2)Whatdidtheauthordoafterbeingfired?

A.Heappliedforanewvisa.B.Hegotaddictedtocomputergames.

C.Hetriedtochangetheadvisefsmind.D.HesharedthenewswithhisfamilyinIndia.

(3)Whatkindof"lemonade"didtheauthormakeoutofthedifficultsituation?

A.Persuadingtheadvisertolethimstay.B.Beingresponsiblefordifferentprograms.

C.Holdingthebelieftogetadoctor'sdegree.D.GettingacceptedbyanotherPh.D.program.

(4)Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Directionismoreimportantthaneffort.B.Turntomoviesforcomfortwhenintrouble.

C.Adoctor'sdegreeisimportantforthefuture.D.Difficultiesinlifecanbeturnedintosomethingpositive.

Passage7.(2020秋?永州期末)

Iwasonthephonewithafriendtheotherday,andshewassharinghowshewasoverwhelmed(難以

忍受的).Shehadtoomuchgoingon-toomanyto-dosatworkandathome,toomanyprojectscalling

forherattentionandtoomanyemployeeissuesthatrequiredherinput.Shefeltunabletofocusonanything

longenoughtobringittoanend.

Aswetalkeditthrough,Iwasremindedofmycomputerwhenitfreezesbecauseithassomanywindows

open.Sometimes,I'mworkingontoomanythings,andmycomputerstops,asifparalyzed(癱瘓的)，as

ifoverwhelmed.

Ifourcomputerfreezeswhenwe'rehandlingtoomanytasksatonce,thenit'snosurprisethatwewould

too.There'stoomuchdataflowingaround,toomanyideascirculating,toomanyproblemswaitingtobe

solved.Toomanywindowsopen.

Weneedtolearntoclosesomewindows,toacknowledgethatwecanlfocusoneverythingatonce?and

thatwe'dbemoreeffectiveifwefocusedononethingatatime.Weneedthefaiththatwecanstepawayfrom

theprojectsweclosedoutrightnow.

Sometimesitfeelslikewehavenochoice,thateverythingisacrisisatthismomentandnothingcanbe

dropped,orevenpostponed.Butthereisusuallysomethingthatcanbeputofforsomeonewhocanstepinand

takeawaysomeofourburden.Wecanmanageexpectations.Wecanchoose.Wecanbemorerealisticabout

whatwecangetdone,bywhenandhowwell.

Wedon'texpectourelectronicstorunaswellwhentoomanywindowsareopen.Whyshouldweexpect

thatofourselves?Weneedtocloseafewwindowstooverlookafewprojectsandtoperhapsevenpower

downforafewminutessothatwe'refreshandabletoeffectivelyhandleallthatcomesourway.

(1)Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?___

A.Raisingquestions.B.Relatinganexperience.C.Offeringareport.D.Givingadefinition.

(2)Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Wecanconcentrateoneverythingatatime.B.Wecandroporpostponenothinginourlife.

C.Wecanturntosomeonetogetridofourburden.D.Wecanpowerdownandleaveallthingsunsolved.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrefertointhelastparagraph?

A.Runningelectronicswell.B.Leavingmanycomputersopen.

C.Managingmanythingsatatime.D.Handlingthecomputereffectively.

（4）What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whyweareoverwhelmed.B.Whatweexpecttomanage.

C.Howtorunafrozencomputerwell.D.Howtohandleoverwhelmingtasksproperly.

Passage8.（2020秋?北海期末）

Resilience（韌性）istheabilitytorecoverfromexperiencesthatarescary,painful,orupsetting.Foryou,

itcouldbegettingupafterfalling,orignoringahurtfulcomment.Foranotherperson,itcouldmean

recoveringfromanaccidentorthelossofalovedone.

HereinNewZealand,award-winningauthorDianaNoonanteachesresiliencethroughherfictional

characters.''Theywinout,"shesaidduringarecentvideointerview,"bybeingself-dependentandresilient,

andbylookingforanswers."

Noonanhaswrittenmanybooks,rangingfrompicturebooksforchildrentonovelsforadults.Shehas

alsowrittenfortelevision,radioandfilm.''Writingisawayoffiguringouttheanswertoalotofthingsinyour

life,“shesaid,"exceptthatyoudoitthroughotherpeople.'1

Noonanbelievesthatasawriter,it'sherjobtoconvincereadersthatthingswillgetbetter.QuakyCat,one

ofNoonan'stitles,ismorethanjustapicturebook.

AfteraseriesofdestructiveearthquakesstruckChristchurch,oneofNewZealand*slargestcities,in2010

and2011,NoonanwroteQuakyCat.Shewantedtobringhopetothecity*schildren,manyofwhomhad

developedanxietyfollowingthequakes.Acopywasgiventoeachfive-year-oldinChristchurch.Salesfrom

thebookraisedover$150,000forlocalcharities.

nTofightanxiety,youhavetoreallyknowwhoyouare,"Noonansaid."Youhavetoreallybelieveand

trustinyourself.There'sonlyonewaytodothat,andthat'stodigdeepinsideyourself.Readingisatimewhen

youdoalotofthinkingaboutyourself.H

Duringthecoronaviruspandemic(冠狀病毒流行病)，beingresilientisespeciallyimportant.Alotofus

havesparetimeonourhands.nIfsagoodtimetogettoknowourselves.Youneedtotakeaction,"Noonansaid.

"Beingstronginyourself,"sheadded,"isknowingyourself."

(1)Whatdoesthefirstparagraphsayaboutresilience?

A.Itpreventsustakinganypossiblerisks.B.Itisanabilitythatiseasyforpeopletoget.

C.Ithelpstospreadlovearoundtheworld.D.Itmeansdifferentthingsfordifferentpeople.

(2)WhydidDianaNoonanwritethepicturebookQuakyCat?

A.Toeducatekidsonsurvivalskills.B.Toteachkidstobevolunteers.

C.Tohelpchildreninthedisasterarea.D.Tostartacharityorganization.

(3)Howdoesreadinghelpthoseanxietysufferers?

A.Byimprovingtheirlearningabilities.B.Bygettingthemtobelieveothers.

C.Bydrawingtheirattentiontowriting.D.Bymakingthemknowthemselvesbetter.

(4)WhatisDianaNoonantryingtodoatlast?

A.Suggest.B.Advertise.C.Apologize.D.Appreciate.

Passage9.(2020秋?重慶期末)

Wonderingwhatthemeaningoflifeis?Goodnews-you'llprobablyfeellikeyouknowwhenyou're

aroundage60.That*stheagewhenpeoplereportfeelingthatthere'sthemostmeaningintheirlives,andthey

havetheleastneedtosearchformeaning,accordingtoarecentlypublishedresearch.

Theresearchalsofoundthataspeople'ssenseofmeaninginliferises,sodoestheirwell-being."People

withpurposeinlifearephysicallyandpsychologicallyhealthier,"saidDr.AwaisAftab,apsychiatrist,wholed

theresearch.

AftabandhiscolleaguesuseddatafromastudyofadultsinSanDiegoCountythatrecruited(招募)a

largenumberofpeopleaged70andolder.Thissurveyincludedaquestionaboutthelevelofmeaningpeople

foundintheirlifeandtheleveloftheirsearchformeaning.The1,042adultsincludedinthestudyalso

answeredquestionsoverthetelephoneabouttheirmentalandphysicalhealth.

TheresultsshowedthatbothsenseofmeaningandsearchformeaningtendtobeU-shapedovera

person'slifetime.Presenceofmeaningstartslowinthe20sandgraduallyrisestoapeakaroundage60,on

average,beforedecliningagain.Thesearchformeaningisamirrorimage：Itstartshighinpeople's20sand

dropstoanall-timelowaroundage60beforeclimbinginolderage.

"Youngadultsintheirtwentiesandadultsintheirthirtiesareactivelyseekingoutcareers,friendships,and

romanticrelationships,“AftabwroteinanemailtoLiveScience.Peopleintheirfortiesandfiftiesusuallyhave

moreestablishedcareersandrelationships；manyofthemhavefamiliesandchildren.Afterage6,with

retirementandincreasinghealthissues,theestablishedsourcesofmeaningintheirlivesbegintofadeand

peopletendtostartsearchingforothersourcesofmeaning.

(1)Whichofthefollowingisafindingoftheresearch?

A.People'ssenseofmeaninginlifeincreaseswithage.

B.Healthierpeopletendtoleadamoremeaningfullife.

C.Thelevelofsearchfbrmeaningisfairlyhighinyouth.

D.Thelevelsofmean