48. How is midlife pictured in the book Life Reimagined?
- A. It can be quite rosy.
- B. It can be burdensome.
- C. It undergoes radical transformation.
- D. It makes for the best part of one's life.
答案：A
答案句：Life Reimagined paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy. Midlife seems like the second big phase of decision-making.
参考译文：《重新构想人生》描绘了一幅远非阴郁的中年图景。中年似乎是决策的第二个重要阶段。
定位线索：题干“How is midlife pictured in the book Life Reimagined”→答案句取自第5段“paints a picture of middle age that is far from gloomy”；文中“far from gloomy”对应选项A“quite rosy”（相当美好）。
解析：题干问《重新构想人生》如何描绘中年。答案句直接说该书描绘的中年“far from gloomy”，即不阴郁、相当美好，对应选项A“quite rosy”。选项B“负担沉重”与原文相反，C“彻底转变”范围过大，D“人生最佳部分”无原文依据，属于过度推断。
50. What does the author say about midlife today?
- A. It is more meaningful than other stages of life.
- B. It is likely to change the narrative of one's life,
- C. It is more important to those with a longer lifespan.
- D. It is likely to be a critical turning point in one's life.
答案：D
答案句：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.
参考译文：更长的寿命正在改变生活本身的叙事结构。原本可能被视为衰退开始的东西，现在是一个潜在的转折点——一个你最有能力充分利用的转折点。
定位线索：题干“What does the author say about midlife today”→答案句取自第8段“a potential turning point”；文中“turning point”对应选项D“a critical turning point”（关键的转折点）。
解析：题干问作者对当今中年的看法。答案句指出中年现在是“a potential turning point”，且是“you are most equipped to take full advantage of”，对应选项D“likely to be a critical turning point”。选项A“比其他阶段更有意义”无比较依据，B“改变人生叙事”是原因而非中年本身的特点，C“对寿命更长者更重要”无原文依据，属于无中生有。