I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling. I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another’s hands for reassurance.
They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧)—into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the barrier is worth climbing over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.
1. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell ______.
2. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them ______.
3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
4. The author thinks of advertisements as ______.
5. During the teenage years, one should learn to ______.
问题1选项
A.readers how to be popular with people around
B.teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves
C.parents how to control and guide their children
D.people how to understand and respect each other
问题2选项
A.have much difficulty understanding each other
B.lack confidence
C.dare not cope with problems single-handed
D.are very much afraid of getting lost
问题3选项
A.There is no popularity that really counts.
B.What many parents are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths.
C.It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.
D.Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to, but they are actually doing the same.
问题4选项
A.convincing
B.influential
C.instructive
D.authoritative
问题5选项
A.differ from others in as many ways as possible
B.get into the right season and become popular
C.find one’s real self
D.rebel against parents and the popularity wave
第1题:B
第2题:B
第3题:A
第4题:B
第5题:C
第1题:
主旨大意题。结合全文可知，本文对当前青少年的心理及行为加以剖析，认为他们虽然向标榜自己特立独行，却还是顺应大流，和其他人做一样的事，最后提出建议：青少年应该发现自己，做你自己。因此B选项“青少年如何学会为自己决定事情”正确。A选项“读者如何受到周围人的欢迎”，C选项“父母如何控制和引导他们的孩子”，D选项“人们如何理解和尊重对方”在文中均没有提及，所以A、C、D错误。
第2题:
推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章第一段最后一句Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching at one another’s hands for reassurance.（他们中的大多数人都紧紧抓住彼此的手寻求安慰，而不是大胆地独来独往。），说明作者认为大部分青少年不敢大胆做自己，这是缺乏自信的表现。因此B选项“缺乏自信”正确。A选项“互相理解有很大困难”，C选项“不敢单枪匹马地处理问题”，D选项“非常害怕迷路”在文中均没有提及，所以A、C、D错误。
第3题:
客观细节题。B选项“许多父母所做的实际上是在阻碍他们的孩子找到自己的道路”，由原文And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the popularity of their children. All this adds up to a great barrier for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.（如今许多父母都对自己孩子的受欢迎程度给予了高分。所有这些对想要找到自己道路的青少年来说都是一个巨大的障碍。）可知，B选项表述正确，排除B。C选项“青少年与同学意见相左并不一定是坏事”，由原文You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it.（你可能想听古典音乐，而不是去参加聚会。当其他人都在收集唱片时，你可能想要收集石头。你可能有一些想法不愿意立即与你的同学分享。那就去做吧。）可知，作者支持青少年和同学有不同的想法，C选项表述正确，排除C。D选项“大多数青少年声称他们想做自己喜欢的事，但实际上他们也在做同样的事”，由原文They claim they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow they all end up huddled round listening to the same record.（他们声称自己想穿什么就穿什么。但他们都穿了一样的衣服。他们想听新的音乐。但不知为何，他们最后都挤在一起听同一张唱片。）可知，D选项表述正确，排除D。A选项“没有真正意义上的受欢迎”，由原文Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.（你会受欢迎的，因为人们尊重你的为人。这是唯一一种真正重要的受欢迎程度。）可知，作者认为有真正意义上的受欢迎，A选项不符合原文，所以本题选A。
第4题:
推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章第三段第三句These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be.（现在每个青少年都可以从广告中学到青少年应该拥有什么和成为什么样的人。），说明青少年会受广告宣传的影响。因此B选项“有影响力的”正确。A选项“有说服力的”，C选项“指导性的”，D选项“权威性的”均不符合题意，所以A、C、D错误。
第5题:
推理判断题。由题干可以定位到文章最后一段倒数第二句Find yourself. Be yourself.（发现自己。做你自己。），说明作者认为青少年应该学会发现真正的自己。因此C选项“找到真正的自我”正确。A选项“在尽可能多的方面与他人不同”，B选项“融入合适的时期，成为受欢迎的人”，D选项“反抗父母和流行的浪潮”均不符合题意，所以A、B、D错误。
