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While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldn't help but think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment –my husband and I probably won't be able to buy a house until we're in our forties, and we two are burdened by student loans. But why should it be different? Being young people in America, shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won't be able to have children for at least a decade because they can't afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury（奢華）, not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he can't afford to get a Ph. D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it's sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people's expectations grow up when their wealth appears to be increasing. Their parents probably see their home values rise along with their investments. "So we have people who have grown up in an environment where people have great expectations of what living well means," says Kobliner.

This recession（經(jīng)濟衰退） will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being grateful—for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day—than on longing for some kind of luxurious life.

1.In the passage, the writer mainly talked about _____.

A. young people’s high expectations result in their disappointment

B. the 20-somethings' high expectations and ambitions

C. the poor living conditions of the 20-somethings

D. the necessity of receiving high education

2.In the writer’s opinion, what is the reason for young people’s dissatisfaction?

A. The declining economy.

B. Their high expectations.

C. Poor living conditions.

D. Their constant failure.

3.What are some young people complaining about?

A. They are complaining their aims are hard to achieve.

B. They are complaining their parents can’t give them a good education.

C. They are complaining they can’t afford to travel abroad.

D. They are complaining poor economic condition is ruining their life.

4.How can we describe the writer?

A. Lost and disappointed. B. Passive and stressed.

C. Determined and helpful. D. Positive and grateful.

5.The passage is developed mainly by ________.

A．facts and descriptions

B．comparison and persuasion

C．examples and explanation

D．figures and conclusion

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

文章大意：試題分析:本文討論了二十幾歲年輕人的現(xiàn)狀。他們認為經(jīng)濟的衰退毀掉了他們的計劃并且造成了他們生活的困頓：經(jīng)濟不能獨立、買不起房子、完成不了學業(yè)。但是作者卻認為問題不是經(jīng)濟的現(xiàn)狀而是他們對生活過高的期望才是造成問題的根本所在。

1.A主旨大意題。文章開頭提出了這些年輕人對生活的抱怨讓作者禁不住想到這些年輕人就像是被嬌慣的孩子一般，他們期望不需付出努力而生活中的一切就應該為他們準備好了。換句話說作者認為他們對生活有著過高的期望，而在下文中作者又通過Beth Kobliner的話進一步論證自己的觀點，選A。

2.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) 文章倒數(shù)第二段 Yes, it's sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality.可知作者認為年輕人對社會的期望太高而造成了他們的失落感，選B。

3.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)首段While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans可知答案選D。

4.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章首段Being young people in America, shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?和末段it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being grateful 可知作者面對生活是積極樂觀并且懂得感恩的，選D。

5.推理判斷題。作者在文章第二段和第四段分別提到了兩個例子，來分析現(xiàn)在年輕人的想法，由此判斷選C。

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