2025年牛津上海版高二英語下冊月考試卷含答案

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-No，theyhaven"t．Theydon"tseemtobe______ofitsdanger．（）A.awareB.cautiousC.afraidD.careful5、Ihavefinishedalargepartofthebook，therestofwhich___moredifficult．（）A.isB.areC.wasD.were6、Myuncle_____toseeme．He'llbeheresoon．（）A.comesB.iscomingC.hadcomeD.came評卷人得分二、填空題(共7題，共14分)7、_____shebecomeanartistmayhavebeenduetoherfather”sinfluence.A,whatB,howC,thatD,when8、EveryMondaymorning,studentsinourschoolwouldstandatattention,watchingthenationalflag____.A．raisingB．risingC．beingrisenD．beingraised9、Ihad________supperatmyfriend’slastSundayand________foodwasverydelicious.A．a(chǎn);theB．/;/C．the;/D．/;the10、Ihaveno_______totheplan,solongasitwouldnotcosttoomuch.A.refusalB.commentC.ideaD.objection11、_____impressedmewastheboy’sabilitytodealwiththiskindofdifficultphysicsproblem.A.WhichB.WhatC.ItD.That12、Thetwonaughtyboyswerequietwheneating,andtheywereaccustomedto______atmeals.A.talkB.talkingC.nottotalkD.nottalking13、Thesingers_____fromthewholecountryareexpectedtobringusawonderfulperformancethisweekend.A．selectingB．selectedC．havingbeenselectedD．toselect評卷人得分三、閱讀表達(共6題，共12分)14、Beingabletoreadisanimportantskillintoday’ssociety.Itisimportantbecauseitdevelopsthemindandimagination.Apersonwhoknowshowtoreadcaneducatehimselfinanyareaoflifeheisinterestedin.Readingisanactivementalprogressthatimprovesyourconcentrationandfocus.Sinceyoumustconcentrateinordertoread,thisrequiresyoutofocusandthinkaboutwhatyouarereading.Itmakesyouuseyourbrain,helpingyouto____thingswhichareunfamiliartoyou.Studiesshowifyoudon’tuseyourmemory,itbecomesmoreandmoredifficulttorememberthings.Readinghelpstostrengthenyourmemorymuscles.Itrequiresyoutorememberdetails,factsandfigures,plotlines,themesandcharacters.Themoreyouread,themoreknowledgeableyoubecomeandwithmoreknowledgecomesmoreconfidence.Readingaboutthediversityoflifeandexposingyourselftonewideasandmoreinformationhelptodevelopthecreativesideofthebrainandbringinnovations(創(chuàng)新)intoyourthinkingprocess.Soitisachainreaction.Whenyouarewellread,peoplewilllooktoyouforanswers.Thenyourfeelingsaboutyourselfgetbetter.Evenmoreconfidence!Whenyouarereadingbooks,especiallychallengingones,youwillprobablyfindyourselfexposedtomanynewwords.Doyourememberwhenyoulearnedtoread,howyoulearnedtofigureoutthemeaningofonewordbyreadingtheotherwordsinthesentence?Youwillgetthesamebenefitforbuildingyourvocabularyfromreadingbooks.Readingcanhelpyougetaccesstothediversityofethnicity(民族特點)ofpeople,theircustomsandtheirlifestyles.Youwillbecomemoreawareofdifferentplaces.Everfoundyourselfinanembarrassingsituationwhereyoudidn’thaveanythingtotalkabout?Readingreallywidensyourhorizon(視野)ofinformation,soyou’llalwayshavesomethingtotalkabout.(1)Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?(nomorethan5words)_________________________________________________________________(2)Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“reasonout”inParagraph2probablymean?(nomorethan5words)________________________________________________________________(3)Accordingtothetext,howconfidenceisbuilt?(nomorethan20words)_______________________________________________________________(4)What’stheauthor’ssuggestiononhowtoavoidhavingnothingtotalkabout?(nomorethan10words)_________________________________________________________________(5)Doyoulikereading?Why?(nomorethan20words)______________________________________________________________15、FormostAmericans,acleanglassofwaterisjustafaucet(水龍頭)away.Butformanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople,it’shardtoget.OnWednesday,theUnitedNations(UN)markedWorldWaterDaybytryingto____thenumberofpeoplewithoutgooddrinkingwater—onebillionhumanbeingsworldwide–____．Inthenexttenyears,theUNwillworkwithgovernmentsaroundtheworldtoreducetheshortage.Withoutcleanwaternearby,manypeopleusewaterthatisnotclean.InIndia,manypeoplebatheandwashtheirclothesinriversthatarepollutedbyhumanwaste.AccordingtotheUN,nothavingenoughcleanwaterandsanitation(衛(wèi)生設(shè)施)causesmorethanthreemilliondeathsayear.Thelinksbetweenwaterandhumanhealtharepowerful,saidDrLeeJongWook,director-generaloftheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)．—Wecannotlivewithoutcleanwater.Infact,theInternationalFederationoftheRedCrosssaidthatquickreactionafterlastyear’sAsiantsunamihadstoppeddisease．Theagencyprovidedcleanwatertonearly500,000peopleinIndonesiaandSriLankaafterthetsunami.WorldWaterDaywasfirstcelebratedin1993.Sincethen,itiscelebratedeachyearonMarch22(1)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?（Nomorethan10words）_____________________________________________________________________

(2)Pleaseexplaintheunderlinedphrase“cutinhalf“inEnglish.(Nomorethan5words)_____________________________________________________________________

(3)Whycan’tmanypeopleintheworldgetcleanwater?(Nomorethan15words)_____________________________________________________________________

(4)Whatisthepurposeofthewritertomentionthetsunamiinparagraph6(Nomorethan15words)_____________________________________________________________________

(5)WhatisthereasontocelebrateWorldWaterDay?(Thereasonshouldbeansweredwithin20words)_____________________________________________________________________16、Youmayusetheroom______（只要）youcankeepitclean．17、______（如果我會很感激的）youcouldturnoffthelight．I'msleepy．18、ManystudentswanttolearnEnglishwell,buttheyseemnottohaveproperwaystodothis.Hereareafewtipswe’veputtogethertohelpyoulearnEnglishwell.Speak,speakspeak!Practicespeakingasoftenasyoucanevenspeakingtoyourselfisgoodpractice.Tryrecordingyourselfwheneveryoucan.Compareyourpronunciationwiththemasterversion,seehowyoucandobetterandhaveanothergo.Ifyoucandothisseveraltimes,youwillfindthateachversionisbetterthanthelast.Whynotlearnwithsomeoneelse?Ithelpsifyoucanlearnwithsomeoneelse.Ifyoucanpersuadeafriendorfamilymemberstostudywithyou,itwillmakeyoukeepworking.Agreetimestomeetandsetgoalsfortheweek,andtesteachotherregularly.Don’tgetstuckbyawordyoudon’tknow.Practiseimprovisingwaysofgettingyourmeaningacrosswhenspeakingspontaneously(本能的),evenifyoudon’tknowtheexactwordsorphrases.Thinkofthingsyoumightwanttosaywheneveryouhavesparetime.Abasicexampleistheuseoftenses,Ifyou______________butwanttotalkaboutyesterday,usetheverbinthepresenttenseandusethewordfor“yesterday”.Usefacialexpression,handmovements,anythingtogetyourmeaningacross.Languagelearningisalsoaboutintuition(直覺)Guessworkisanimportantstrategy(策略)inlearninganewlanguage.Whenlisteningtorecordedmaterial,youaren’texpectedtounderstandsomethingneweachtime.Learntomakemaximumuseofallthecluesyoucanpickup.Forexample,whatdothespeakerssoundlike?Happy?Angry?Calm?etc.Buildupyourvocabulary.Awidevocabularyisthekeytosuccessfullanguagelearningbutdon’ttrytolearntoomuchatonce.It’sbesttostudyfrequently,forshortperiodsoftime.Takeamaximumofsixorsevenitemsofvocabularyandlearnthem.____Muchofthevocabularyinthecoursepresentedbytopic.Andaboveall,havefun.(1)What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?(Pleaseanswerwithin10seconds.)____________________________________________________________________(2)Whichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Wheneveritispossible,trymakingarecordofyourselfwhenspeaking._____________________________________________________________________(3)Pleasefillintheblanksinthefourthparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentence.(Pleaseanswerwithin10words.)____________________________________________________________________(4)Howtolistentorecordedmaterial?(Pleaseanswerwithin30words.)____________________________________________________________________(5)TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinese.___________________________________________________________________19、Isitnecessaryforthoseheavycellphoneuserstoshortenthetimeofusingcellphones？Whyorwhynot？______評卷人得分四、補全對話(共2題，共10分)20、(1)____Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here’show：

Planyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.(2)____Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.

Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.(3)____Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.

Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.(4)____Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou’llrememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatest,sodon’tbeoverworried.

(5)____Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.。(1)A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.B.Don’tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.C.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.G.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.21、閱讀下面材料，用不多于3個單詞的正確形式填空M:Thanksforcomingtoseemeagain,Nancy.W:Don’tmentionit.You____behappytowalkagain.M:Youbet.Thelastfewmonthshaven’tbeeneasy,but____wasyourconcernandthoughtfulnessthatcomfortedmealot.Ireallydon’tknowhowtothankyou.W:IthinkLucyistheone____shouldbethankedthemost.M:It’strue.Shehelpedme____insomanywaysandevenkeptmecompanyontheweekends.W:She’soneofthe____(sweet)girlsI’veevermet.Haveyouevernoticedthat?M:____(tell)youthetruth,Nancy,I’m____(attract)toher.Sheismorethanafriendtomenow,butIdon’tknowhowshefeelsaboutme.W:Maybethere’sawaytofindoutaskherondate!M:ButI’mafraidof____(turn)down.W:Thereisnopoosibility____Lucywouldreactlikethat,Ithink.Besides,ifyoudon’ttry,you’llneverknow.M:Maybeyou’reright.Thanksforyour____(encourage)!評卷人得分五、任務(wù)型閱讀(共4題，共20分)22、FromSIRItoself-drivingcars，artificialintelligence（AI）isprogressingrapidly．WhilesciencefictionoftenpicturesAIasrobotswithhuman-likecharacteristics，AIcanincludeanythingfromGoogle'ssearchalgorithmstoIBM'sWatsontoautonomous（自動的）weapons．

Overthelastseveraldecades，AIhasbecomecommoninourlives．WeplantripsusingGPSsystemsthatrelyonAItofindthebestroutetotake．AIalgorithmsdetectfacesaswetakepictureswithourphonesandrecognizethefacesofindividualpeoplewhenwepostthosepicturestoFacebook．InternetsearchenginesrelyonanAIsubsystem．Onanyday，AIprovideshundredsofmillionsofpeoplewithsearchresults，trafficpredictions，andrecommendationsaboutbooksandmovies．Severalcompaniesareworkingoncarsthatcandrivethemselves．

Beyondtheinfluencesinourdailylives，AItechniquesareplayingamajorroleinscienceandmedicine．Forexample，AImethodshavebeenemployedrecentlytodiscoverinteractionsbetweenmedicinesthatputpatientsatriskforserioussideeffects．

However，whenconsideringhowAImightbecomearisk，expertsthinktwopossibilities：

TheAIisprogrammedtodosomethingdestructive：Autonomousweaponsareartificialintelligencesystemsthatareprogrammedtokill．Theywillhavenohumanguidanceafterbeingprogrammed．Theycanselectandfireupontargetswithoutanyhumanintervention．Sotheyareafundamentalchallengetotheprotectionofcivilians（平民）．Ifinthehandsofthewrongperson；theseweaponscouldeasilycausemassdeaths．

TheAIisprogrammedtodosomethingbeneficial，butitdevelopsadestructivemethodforachievingitsgoal：Thiscanhappenwheneverwedon'thavethesamegoalsasAI．Ifyouaskanintelligentcartotakeyoutotheairportasfastaspossible，itmightgetyoutherechasedbyhelicoptersandcoveredinvomit，doingnotwhatyouwantedbutexactlywhatyouaskedfor．

StephenHawking，ElonMusk，SteveWozniak，BillGates，andmanyotherbignamesinscienceandtechnologyhaverecentlyexpressedconcernabouttherisksposedbyAI．AIhasthepotentialtobecomemoreintelligentthananyhuman，wehavenosurewayofpredictinghowitwillbehave．Peoplenowcontroltheplanet，notbecausewe'rethestrongest，fastestorbiggest，butbecausewe'rethesmartest．Ifwe'renolongerthesmartest，areweassuredtoremainincontrol？

。IntroductionAIisprogressingrapidly，（1）______manyaspectsofourlife．BenefitsInourdailylives：

●（2）______onAI，wecanfindthebestrouteforourtrips．

●AIcanbeusedforfacial（3）______onFacebook．

●Manypeoplewillhave（4）______toallkindsofinformationontheInternet．

●（5）______carswillbecomearealityoneday．Inscienceandmedicine：

AImethodscanhelpdoctorsdiscover（6）______betweenmedicines．（7）______●Autonomousweaponswillendangerthesafetyofciviliansduetothe（8）______ofhumanguidanceorintervention．

●AIwillachieveitsgoalasprogrammedinadestructive（9）______regardlessofwhatyouwhat．ConcernsIfAIbecomessmarterthanhumans，wemay（10）______controloftheplanet．23、"HELLisacitymuchlikeLondon，"saidPercyByssheShelleyin1819．Modernacademicsagree．LastyearDutchresearchersshowedthatcitydwellers（居民）havea21%higherriskofsufferingfromanxietydisordersthandotheircalmerruralcountrymen，anda39%higherriskofsufferingfrommooddisorders．Butexactlyhowtheinnerworkingsoftheurbanandruralmindscausethisdifferencehasremainedunclear-untilnow．AstudyjustpublishedinNaturebyAndreasMeyer-LindenbergoftheUniversityofHeidelbergandhiscolleagueshasusedascanningtechniquecalledfunctionalmagnetic-resonanceimaging（機能性磁共振成像，簡稱fMRI）toexaminethebrainsofcitydwellersandcountrymenwhentheyareunderstress．

InDrMeyer-Lindenberg'sfirstexperiment，participantslyingwiththeirheadsinascannertookmathsteststhattheywereboundtofail（theresearchershaddesignedsuccessratestobejust25-40%）．Tomaketheexperiencestillmoreembarrassing，theteamprovidednegativefeedbackthroughheadphones，allthewhilecheckingparticipantsforindicationsofstress，suchashighbloodpressure．

Thecitypeople'sgeneralmentalhealthdidnotdifferfromthatoftheruralcountrymen．However，theirbrainsdealtwiththestresscausedbytheexperimentersindifferentways．Thesedifferenceswerenoticeableintworegions：theamygdalas（杏仁核）andtheperigenualanteriorcingulatecortex（前扣帶皮層；簡稱PACC）．

Peoplelivinginthecountrysidehadthelowestlevelsofactivityintheiramygdalas．Thoselivingintownshadhigherlevels．Citydwellershadthehighest．InthecaseofthepACC，however，whatmatteredwasnotwheresomeonewaslivingnow，butwhereheorshewasbroughtup．Themoreurbanaperson'schildhood，themoreactivehispACC，regardlessofwherehewasdwellingatthetimeoftheexperiment．

Theamygdalasthusseemtorespondtothehere-and-nowwhilethepACCisprogrammedearlyon，anddoesnotreactinthesame，flexiblewayastheamygdalas．Second-to-secondchangesinitsactivitymight，though，beexpectedtobeconnectedwithchangesintheamygdalas，becauseofitsroleinregulatingthem．fMRIallowssuchconnectionstobemeasured．

Inthecasesofthosebroughtupinthecountryside，regardlessofwheretheynowlive，theconnectionswereasexpected．Forthosebroughtupincities，however，theseconnectionsbrokedown．Theregulatorymechanismofthenativeurbanite，inotherwords，seemstobeoutoforder．

DrMeyer-Lindenbergandhisteamconductedseveralmoreexperimentstochecktheirfindings．Theyaskedparticipantstocompletemoremathstests-andalsotestsinwhichtheywerementallyupsanddowns-whileinvestigatorsscoldedthemabouttheirperformance．Theresultsmatchedthoseofthefirsttest．Theyalsostudiedanothergroupofvolunteers，whoweregivenstress-freetaskstocomplete．TheseexperimentsshowednoactivityineithertheamygdalasorthepACC，suggestingthattheearlierresultswereindeedtheresultofsocialstressratherthanmentaleffort．

Asisusuallythecaseinstudiesofthissort，thesamplesizewassmallandtheresultshowedanassociation，ratherthanadefinite，causalrelationship．Thatassociationis，nevertheless，interesting．Livingincitiesbringsmanybenefits，butDrMeyer-Lindenberg'sworksuggeststhatShelleyandhisfellowRomanticshadatleasthalfapoint．

Title：Dourbanbrainsbehavedifferentlyfromruralones？。PurposeoftheresearchTheresearchwasconductedtoexplainwhycitydwellersaremorelikelyto（1）______seriousdisordersthancountrymen．

ProcessoftheresearchDesignoftheresearch?Theresearchersmadetheparticipantstakedifficultmathstestsandprovidednegativefeedback，whichservedasthesourceof

（2）______fortheparticipants．

?MeanwhiletheresearchersscannedtheirbrainsandgotindicationsbyascanningtechniquecalledfMRI．Findingsoftheresearch?Theactivitylevelintheamygdalasishighestincitydwellers，（3）______bythoselivingintownsandthecountryside．Besides，theamygdalasrespond1（4）______．

?Theactivitylevelofaperson'spACC，regulatingtheamygdalas，is（5）______bytheplacewherehewasraised，andthepACCworkswhenapersonisata（6）______age．

?TheassociationbetweentheamygdalasandthepACCdependsonaperson'sliving（7）______．?Theactivitylevelintheamygdalasishighestincitydwellers，（3）______bythoselivingintownsandthecountryside．Besides，theamygdalasrespond1（4）______．

?Theactivitylevelofaperson'spACC，regulatingtheamygdalas，is（5）______bytheplacewherehewasraised，andthepACCworkswhenapersonisata（6）______age．

?TheassociationbetweentheamygdalasandthepACCdependsonaperson'sliving（7）______．（8）______onthefindingsSeveralmoreexperimentswerecarriedoutwith（9）______results．Severalmoreexperimentswerecarriedoutwith（9）______results．ConclusionoftheresearchItisthesocialstressratherthanmentaleffortthatleadstomentaldisorders，solivingincitiesalsobringssome（10）______．24、Haveyoueverkeptyoureyesgroundwardwhileotherwisepresentingyourselfwellatajobinterview？Peoplewhodooftenwonderwhytheyfailtogetthejobdespitehavingmadefullpreparationsandtakenintoconsiderationeverypossibleinterviewquestion．Toalargedegree，theproblemisnotaboutyourverbalpreparationbutratheryourbodylanguageataninterview，Preparingyourbodylanguageforaninterviewiscrucial（至關(guān)重要的），becauseithasvariousmeaningsindifferentcultures．

AndhowdoesthelanguageofgesturesvarybetweenChineseandWesternsociety？Insteadofexaminingthetheory，let'sfocusonhandshake，themostpracticalgesturethateasilyescapesourattention．PattiWoodoncesaid，"Mostofthehiringdecisionsaremadeinthefirst10secondsofaninterview．"Thewayyoushaketheinterviewer'shandcouldcreatethefirstimpressionyoumake．Aweakhandshakeimplieslackofconfidence．Butisitwisetouseapowerfulhandshake？Itdepends．ThiswouldnotbeaproblemifyouwereshakinghandswithaWesternerastheyappreciateafirmhandshake．ButforAsianpeopleagentlerhandshakeisbetter，asanover-powerfulgripmightseemoffensive．

Handgesturesareanothermajordifference．Westernprospectiveemployersarelikelytoappreciateintervieweeswhousetheirhandsexpressively，andtoassumethatthosewhokeeptheirhandshiddenareeitherdistrustfulorlackinginconfidence．TheoppositeappliesinAsia．Besure，therefore，tokeepyourhandgesturestoaminimumatinterviewswithlocalcompaniesinChina．

Thereare，apartfromthesetwodifferences，otherelementsofbodylanguagethatcouldruinyourinterviewwhereveryouare．Youshouldmakeeyecontactwithyourinterviewer．Thatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldglaredirectlyintotheinterviewer'seyes．Thebestpointoffocuswouldbealittlelowerthanthemiddlepoint．Secondly，youshouldn'ttouchyournose，lipsorforehead．Thistellstheinterviewerthatyouareeitherextremelynervousorlying．Lastly，neverjiggle（抖動）yourlegsorfoldyourarms．Legjigglingdeliversclearlythemessagethatyoufeeluneasyandwanttoescapeasquicklyaspossible．Likewise，crossingyourarmsimpliesthatyouareeitherdefensiveorbored．

Aresearchentitled"Non-VerbalCluesinJobInterviews"foundthatinterviewersspottedahighconnectionbetweenmotivation，socialskillsandemployment．Jobseekershencecommunicatetheirmotivationandsocialskillsthroughtheirbodylanguage．Thiscrucialfactordeterminesyourfateinanyjobinterview，whichiswhyIcannotoveremphasize（過分強調(diào)）thesignificanceofbodylanguageandgestures．Ifyounowrecallyourlastfailedinterview，perhapsitiseasiertounderstandwhyyoudidn'tgetthejob．

。Don'tletbodylanguage（1）______yourjobinterviewIntroductionItisgettingyourbodylanguagewell（2）______thatmattersinaninterview．Major（3）______betweenChineseandWesternsocietyHandshake，themostpracticalgesture，caneasilybe（4）______．

Westernersappreciateafirmhandshake，whichmight（5）______Asianpeople．Towesterners，expressivehandgesturesshowyouare（6）______andconfident．

InChina，you'dbetter（7）______yourhandgestures．Towesterners，expressivehandgesturesshowyouare（6）______andconfident．

InChina，you'dbetter（7）______yourhandgestures．OtherelementsofbodylanguageMake（8）______eyecontactwithyourinterviewer．

（9）______touchingyournose，lipsorforehead．

Neverjiggleyourlegsorfoldyourarms．ConclusionYourfateinanyjobinterview（10）______onyourbodylanguage．25、EveryJanuaryforthepast20years，Ihavetakenafewmomentstoconsidertheanswertothebigquestion，"Whatisthemeaningoflife？"．ThereasonIaskthisquestionyearafteryearisthatmyanswerchangesovertime，whichIfindinterestingandinsightful．Thereisnoobjectivelycorrectanswer，Ibelieve-onlyanswersthatarerightforyouatanygiventime．Thisquestionissoimportant-philosophicallyandpracticallyintermsofhowweliveourlives-yetweareunabletoreallythinkabouttheanswer．

Doingthissimpleexercisemightevenhelpyoulivelonger．Accordingtotwoseparatestudies-onewith9，000participantsaroundage65andanotherwith6，000peoplebetween20and75-thosewhocouldexplainthemeaningandpurposeoftheirlivesdiedlaterthanthosewhosawtheirlivesasaimless．Itdidn'tseemtomatterwhatmeaningparticipantsascribedtotheirlives，whetheritwaspersonal（suchashappiness），orcreative（suchasmakingart）．Itwashavingananswertothequestionthatmattered．Theconnectiontolongevity（長壽）couldbecausal-havingpurposemayhelponemanagedailystress，asotherresearchhasshown．Butitcouldalsobethatthosewhothinkaboutlife'smeaningaremorelikelytodootheractivitiesthatpromotegoodhealth．

Greatthinkershavegiventhequestionthought．LeoTolstoywrote，"Thesolemeaningoflifeistoservehumanity．"AlbertEinsteinsaid："Onlyalifelivedforothersisalifeworthwhile．"Myfavoriteanswer，though，is"Thepurposeoflifeisalifeofpurpose．"

Somehaveconcludedthatlife'smeaningissubjective．"Thereisnotonestandardmeaningforall，"authorAna?sNinoncesaid．"Thereisonlythemeaningweeachgivetoourlife，anindividualmeaning，anindividualplot，likeanindividualnovel，abookforeachperson．"Iagree，whichiswhyIrecommendformulating（構(gòu)想）yourownanswer．Takingafewmomentstorecordyourresponsetothequestion"Whatisthemeaningoflife？"isthekindofsimpleexercisethateffectivelyaddsmeaningtoyourlife．

AndthenIsuggestansweringiteveryyear．Lookingbackathowyourthinkinghasevolvedandbeeninfluencedbyexperiencetellsyousomethingmoreaboutyourself．Then，itgetsyouclosertoadeeperself-understanding．

Ifyoudotheannual"meaning"exercise，Isuggestnotlookin