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年中考英语首字母填空临考押题
(上海专用)05
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一
)
When it comes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. A life filled with meaning is what most of us want for o
____1____
. Then, what makes a meaningful life?
Many researchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors
(
因素
)
: having long-term goals, believing that one
’
s life
is i____2____
, and feeling that one
’
s life fits together and
“
makes sense
”
.
But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small moments of beauty. When people are
willing
to appreciat
e
such experiences, these moments may i
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how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation
(
EA
)
. EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It shows the discovery of and admiration for life
’
s beauty.
We recently set out to better understand EA in studies. We were interested in w
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EA was also
connected with
general judgment of meaning in life. If so, it could be a factor for meaningfulness.
In the first study, we had people rate
(
评估
)
their support for different methods of reducing stress. We found that people who m
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stress by focusing on their appreciation for life
’
s beauty also reported experiencing life as highly meaningful.
In the next study, we asked people to rate the degree to which they agreed with various statements, such as
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