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[2024·É½¶«Ê¡µÂÖÝÊиßÈýÉÏѧÆÚÆÚÖÐ]Many scholars agree that a meaningful existence comes down to three factors: the coherence (Á¬¹á) of one's life, the possession of clear long­term goals and the belief that one's life matters. But we believe there is another element to consider.

Imagine the first butterfly you stop to admire after a long winter or the scenery atop a hill after a fresh hike. Sometimes existence delivers us small moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating such experiences, these moments may enhance how they view their life. We call this element experiential appreciation, an ability to detect and admire life's inner beauty as events happen.

To better understand this appreciation, we conducted a series of studies involving over 3£¬000 participants. Initially, we had participants rate their coping strategies to relieve their stress. Those managing stress by focusing on their appreciation for life's beauty reported experiencing life as highly meaningful. In the follow­ups, we asked them to relate the extent to which they agreed with various statements, such as “I have a great appreciation for the beauty of life” and other statements related to coherence, purpose, existential mattering. Our results showed that the more people indicated that they were “appreciating life”£¬ the more they felt their existence valuable. In the subsequent experiment, we further explored the phenomenon by asking participants to watch an awe­inspiring video, they also reported having a greater sense of experiential appreciation and meaning in life in these moments, compared with those watching more neutral videos.

The final results confirmed our original theory: appreciating small things can make life feel more meaningful. But applying that insight can be difficult. Our modern, fastpaced, project­oriented lifestyles fill the day with targets. We are on the go, attempting to maximize our output. This makes it easy to miss what is happening right now. Yet life happens in the present moment. We should slow down, let life surprise us and embrace the significance in the everyday. After all, we live in a wonderful world. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.

1£®Why does the author mention the admiration of butterfly?

A£®To express people's desire to enhance their life.

B£®To display people's imagination to whatever happens.

C£®To indicate the openness of people to the life coherence.

D£®To introduce the concept of experimental appreciation.

2£®What is mainly explained in the third paragraph?

A£®The participants' life involved in the study.

B£®The contribution of a long­term goal in life.

C£®The theory in experiential appreciation.

D£®The analysis of the belief that matters most.

3£®What is challenging us to appreciate the present in our life?

A£®Our modern fast­paced lifestyle.

B£®The lack of opportunities.

C£®Our focus on individual feelings.

D£®The ignorance of future outcomes.

4£®What can be the best title of the passage?

A£®Enjoying a valuable coherence.

B£®Finding the inner beauty of ourselves.

C£®Living an active and meaningful existence.

D£®Exploring the end of a significant life.