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1、 Good news- youll probably feel like you know when youre around age 60 Thats the age when people report feeling that theres the most meaning in their lives, and they have the least need to search for meaning, according to a recently published research. The research also found that as peoples sense o

2、f meaning in life rises, so does their well-being.People with purpose in life are physically and psychologically healthier, said Dr. Awais Aftab, a psychiatrist, who led the research. Aftab and his colleagues used data from a study of adults in San Diego County that recruited（招募） a large number of p

3、eople aged 70 and older. This survey included a question about the level of meaning people found in their life and the level of their search for meaning. The 1，042 adults included in the study also answered questions over the telephone about their mental and physical health. The results showed that

4、both sense of meaning and search for meaning tend to be U-shaped over a persons lifetime. Presence of meaning starts low in the 20s and gradually rises to a peak around age 60， on average, before declining again. The search for meaning is a mirror image： It starts high in peoples 20s and drops to an

5、 all-time low around age 60 before climbing in older age. Young adults in their twenties and adults in their thirties are actively seeking out careers, friendships,and romantic relations hips, Aftab wrote in an email to Live Science. People in their forties and fifties usually have more established

6、careers and relationships； many of them have families and children. After age 60， with retirement and increasing health issues, the established sources of meaning in their lives begin to fade and people tend to start searching for other sources of meaning.1.Which of the following is a finding of the

7、 research？ _ A. Peoples sense of meaning in life increases with age.B. Healthier people tend to lead a more meaningful life.C. The level of search for meaning is fairly high in youth.D. The levels of meaning and search for meaning correspond.2.Which group probably have the strongest sense of meaning

8、 in life？A. People over 70 years old living alone.B. Young adults in their 20s still hunting for a job.C. People in their 50s with stable careers and families.D. Retired people in their 60s with various health problems.3.What is the last paragraph mainly about？A. The results of fading life purposes.

9、B. The reasons behind the research findings.C. The lessons young adults should learn early.D. The influence of age on peoples life purposes.B At 5:12 am on April 18, 1906, people living in San Francisco were awakened by a 40-second earthquake. After a 10-second stop, an even stronger earthquake stru

10、ck, lasting 25 seconds. Survivors saw the ground move in waves as high as three feet. The earthquake damaged streets, and streetcar rails. Fires broke out soon after the earthquake, caused primarily by overturned stoves （炉子） or damaged electrical wiring. Because the citys water mains had suffered mo

11、re than 300 breaks, no water was available （可用的） to fight the fires, which rapidly burned beyond control. To control the fire, firefighters began to dynamite （炸毁） buildings in its path. Unfortunately, this method sometimes spread the fire. By the evening of April 18, 1,700 soldiers had arrived in Sa

12、n Francisco to help both local people and the firefighters. After burning uncontrolled for three days, the fire finally burned itself out by the morning of April 21. More than 28,000 buildings had been destroyed, resulting in about $500 million in damage. Although the official number of deaths was 3

13、11, it is now believed that about 3,000 people were killed. About 250,000 people （two-thirds of the citys population） were left homeless. They were forced to live in tents （帐篷） in public parks. Among the earthquakes survivors was the famous Italian opera singer Enrico Caruso. On the night of April 1

14、7, he had performed （表演） the role of Jos in Georges Bizet s 1875 opera, “Carmen,” and had been scheduled for another performance on April 18. Caruso was so shocked by the earthquake that he made up his mind never to return to San Francisco again. Ansel Adams, age 4, survived the earthquake along wit

15、h his family, though their house and many things were damaged. An aftershock threw young Adams face-first into a garden wall, giving him what his friend Cedric Wright would call an “earthquake nose.” Describing his broken nose, which was never repaired, Adams would later joke, “My beauty was damaged

16、 forever. But he felt the power of the quake, which he called his “closest experience with terrible human suffering.”4.What made it difficult to control the fire?A. Damaged streets.B. Fallen buildings.C. The big problem of getting water.D. The low number of firefighters.5.What was the situation like

17、 after the earthquake?A. Dead bodies could be found in public parks.B. More than half of the locals had to find shelter.C. Over 250,000 people had to live on the street.D. About 28,000 buildings survived with little damage.6.How did Enrico Caruso feel about the earthquake?A. Completely lost. B. Very

18、 frightened.C. Really annoyed. D. Extremely sad.7.What.happened to 4-year-old Ansel Adams?A. He was laughed at by his friend.B. His family members were hurt badly.C. His looks were unexpectedly changed.D. He got injured while trying to protect his nose.CThe Pharos, the great lighthouse of Alexandria

19、, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It stood on the island of Pharos, in the harbor of the city of Alexandria. In 290 B.C, Ptolemy I Soter, the ruler of Egypt, ordered the building of the lighthouse. Twenty years later, it was finishedthe first lighthouse in the world and the talles

20、t building on Earth except the Great Pyramid of Egypt. The Pharos was designed by Sostrates, a Greek architect. Sostrates wanted to leave his name on the base of the lighthouse. But Ptolemy refused, ordering that only his own name appear on the building. But Sostrates found a way to do that. At the

21、base of the Pharos, Sostrates left a message containing his own name. Then he covered it with plaster （建筑石膏） and left Ptolemys name over it. After many years, the plaster disappeared and people knew the true architect of the lighthouse. In 1302 and 1323, two strong earthquakes hit Alexandria, and th

22、e lighthouse was damaged. In 1326, it finally fell into the sea. Much of what we know about the lighthouse comes from the writings of Arabs who once visited the Pharos.The Pharos was about 384 feet tall, the same height as a modern 40-storey building. At the top of the lighthouse stood a large statu

23、e of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Under it was a beacon, the source of light for the lighthouse. The Pharos used two kinds of beacons. At night, a large fire created the light. During the day, a huge mirror made use of the sunlight to create the light.It was said that the mirror was also used

24、 to set enemy ships on fire as they entered the harbor by directing the suns rays （sunlight） at them. Although it is clearly impossible, the idea is interesting.8.Why did Sostrates use plaster at the base of the Pharos?A. To follow Ptolemys orders.B. To hide his name left on the base.C. To protect t

25、he base from damage.D. To make the lighthouse more beautiful.9.How long had the Pharos stayed standing?A. For about 800 years. B. For about 1,000 years.C. For about 1,600 years. D. For about 2,000 years.10.What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. The lighthouse. B. The statue.C. A

26、 large fire. D. A huge mirror.11.What can be a suitable title for the passage?A. Sostrates and Ptolemy.B. The function of an old lighthouse.C. The Pharos, a wonder of the ancient world.D. The architect of an old lighthouse.DWe humans used to think that our ability to use tools made us different from

27、 all other animals. But then we found out that chimps use tools, too, such as sticks to gather distant snacks and rocks to hammer open nuts. And some birds use tools like brainy New Caledonian crows （乌鸦）, which can collect multipart tools to solve puzzle boxes presented to them by researchers. Now w

28、eve learned that a different group of birds seabirds can also use tools. Scientists spied on Atlantic puffins, the distinctive birds with bright orange beaks （鸟喙）. And in 2014 the observers spotted one floating on the sea off Wales, scratching （抓挠） its back with a stick. Then, in 2018, the researche

29、rs caught another tool-using puffin on camera, on Icelands Grmsey Island. In the short video clip, a puffin can be seen grabbing a stick with its beak and then using it to scratch its chest perhaps to remove one of the seabird ticks （蜱虫） living on the island that summer.The details about puffins sup

30、erb ability are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Study author Annette Fayet told Scientific American in an e-mail that these two instances dont prove that seabirds are highly intelligent though they could be smarter than we thought. But what is certain, she says, is that puffi

31、n populations are crashing, and its largely the fault of us and our tools which have led to overfishing, climate change, marine pollution and the presence of invasive species, all of which make seabird life harder. It would be nice to keep puffins and other birds around and find out just what else we dont know that theyre able to do.12.What do we know from the first paragraph?A.