2017年6月大学英语四级真题试卷及答案(第1套)
Karl Barth described midlife precisely this way. At middle age, he wrote, “the sowing is behind; now is the time to reap. The run has been taken; now is the time to leap. Preparation has been made; now is the time for t he venture of the work itself.”
The middle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moves with a “measured haste” to get big new things done while there is still time.
What Barth wrote decades ago is even truer today. People are healthy and energetic longer. We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age 68, 69 and 74. A longer lifespan is changing the narrative structure of life itself. What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point—the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of.
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46.What does the author think of the phrase “midlife crisis”？
A) It has led to a lot of debate. B) It is widely acknowledged.
C) It is no longer fashionable. D) It misrepresents real life.
47.How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?
A) It may be the beginning of a crisis.
B) It can be a new phase of one’s life.
C) It can be terrifying for the unprepared.
D)It may see old-age diseases approaching.
48.How is midlife pictured in the book Life Reimagined?
A) It can be quite rose.
B) It can be burdensome.
C) It undergoes radical transformation.
D) It makes for the best part of one’s life.
49.According to Karl Barth, midlife is the time_______.
A) to relax B) to mature
C) to harvest D) to reflect
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