2020届高考英语一轮阅读理解热门话题针对训练-人生感悟类(1)

人生感悟类

1、Every January for the past 20 years, I have taken a few moments to ponder(思考) the answer to the big question, “What is the meaning of life?”

It’s one of those enormous questions that are

so important—philosophically(哲理地) and practically in terms of how we live our lives—and yet we never stop to really think about the answer. If you might be able to get your response in less than a minute, the wisdom-to-effort rate for this exercise could not be more advantageous. I tend to ponder such things as the creator of the Wisdom Project, a collection of writings about the wisdom in everyday life experiences.

The reason I ask this question year after year is that my answer changes over time, which I find interesting and meaningful. There is no only correct answer, I believe—only answers that are right for you at any given time.

My favorite answer, though, is the Zen-like circular reasoning attributed to writer Robert Byrne, who put it, "The purpose of life is a life of purpose." Some people have concluded that lifers meaning is subjective. "There is not one big universal meaning for all,” author Anais Nin wrote in her diary. "There is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person."

Taking a few moments to record your response to the question "What is the meaning of life?" is the kind of simple exercise that effectively adds meaning to your life. And then I suggest answering it every year. Looking back at how your thinking has evolved and been influenced by experience tells you something more about yourself. Cumulatively (累积地), it gets you closer to a deeper self-understanding.

Whatever small step you take toward finding the meaning of life is a step toward a more meaningful and longer life.

1.Why does the author ask the question every year?

A.To get the response in less than a minute.

B.To get the correct answer to the meaning of life.

C.To find different answers interesting and meaningful.

D.To leam the wisdom in everyday life experiences by himself.

2.What have the examples of Robert Byrne and Anais Nin proved?

A.Our life should be a life of purpose.

B.The answer of the two persons is the best one.

C.Everyone has his or her own answer at any given time.

D.Life’s meaning is philosophically and practically important.

3.What does the author suggest people do about adding meaning to your life?

A.Try asking others about what their opinions are.

B.Understand yourself more by answering it every year.

C.looking back at your life influences your meaning of life.

D.Write down their responses to the question and do more exercise.

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Everyone should ask the meaning of life.

B.Life is meaningful when you find an answer.

C.Life changes when we begin to find its meaning.

D.Live a more meaningful and longer life.

2、I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the date on one of the wine (白酒) bottles.

“Dad, dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

“Son, hold on,” he said.

“No, you can't drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was made 10 years ago.”

“Wait, let me tell you…”

“Would you like me to throw it away from you?” I asked.

“Son, wait a second,” he said. “Son, some wi nes get better over time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is true.”

When I was young, I didn't have any understanding of what this meant, but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I went through my teenage years.