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The phrase almost completes itself; midlife crisis. It’s the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing

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问题     The phrase almost completes itself; midlife crisis. It’s the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching.
    There’s only one problem with the cliche (套话). It isn’t true.
    "In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago," Barbara Hagerty writes in her new book, Life Reimagined. The bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40 s or 50 s, but this shift "can be exciting, rather than terrifying".
    Barbara Hagerty looks at some of the features of people who turn midlife into a rebirth. They break routines, because "autopilot is death". They choose purpose over happiness—having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. They give priority to relationships, as careers often recede (逐渐淡化).
    Life Reimagined paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy. Midlife seems like the second big phase of decision-making. Your identity has been formed; you’ve built up your resources; and now you have the chance to take the big risks precisely because your foundation is already secure.
    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 the 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.
How does Barbara Hagerty view midlife?
选项 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.
答案B
解析 推理题。第四段第一句指出，Barbara Hagerty对一些将中年视为重生的人的特点进行了研究，由此可知，Barbara Hagerty把中年视为重生。第五段前两句指出，《重新设想生活》描述的中年远不是黯淡无光的。中年看起来像是第二个重大决策阶段。由此可推断，Barbara Hagerty把中年看成是一个人生命的新阶段，B项与原文意思相符，故答案为B。第三段第一句指出，“实际上，几乎就没有中年危机存在的确凿证据，只有几十年前做过的一些规模不大的试点研究，”Barbara Hagerty在其新书《重新设想生活》中写道。由此可知，Barbara Hagerty并不赞成存在中年危机这一说法，A项与原文不符，故排除。C项原文未提及，故排除。第四段第三句指出，有明确的目标意识甚至能降低患上阿兹海默症的风险，D项与原文不符，故排除。
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