13.There is a growing number of kidults---or adults who wear the mask of maturity but prefer to pander(迎合) to their inner child.
     They feel ill equipped for parenthood,because they don't see what values or lessons they could honestly pass on to their young,besides self-centeredness and a passion for the good things in life.They are trying to live by not acting their age.
    As Ms Jane put it in her letter:I am married,in my late 20s and enjoy a lifestyle other married graduate couples enjoy:winning and 2016 dining,tasteful clothes,travel and a career.Why give up all these for a baby?
    It is reported that when asked whether they were adults,most people in their 20s answered they were not sure.This reflected a global economy in which people chased more papers to get better jobs that would comfortably support middle class living.
    Being a kidult is not all about being selfish,though.With the untold uncertainties of war,fluctuating(波动)markets,disease and terrorism,many see this world as a poor place to live in-let alone bring kids up in.This seems especially so in urban living.All anyone wants after a long,hard day at work is some peace and quiet.
    My classmate,Jenny,mused(沉思)recently how our friends living in small Malaysian towns were onto their second or third kids.Maybe they just loved having children around.Or maybe,in their own way,they wanted to leave the world a better place than they found it.
     That's how you,I and everyone know we have the chance to breathe air,touch grass and see sky.I think out parents understand that just being alive is an experience worth passing on.
28.What is a kidult in the writer's opinion?B
A.A person who doesn't have a child       
B.An adult who actually has a psychology of a child
C.A child who doesn't want to grow up     
D.A person who doesn't know that what values he has
29.What does the underlined word"paper"in Para.4 mean?C
A.money          B.reputation         C.qualification         D.power
30.The author explains the kidult phenomenon byD
 A.presenting research findings  
B.making comparison  
C.showing her own experience  
D.using examples
31.We can learn from the text that kidultsA.
A.know little what they can pass on to their children   
B.are sure of their abilities for good life
C.living in urban can enjoy more peace             
D.living in small towns know well what they're living for.
4.One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming(宣告) that he had(61)the most beautiful(beautiful) heart in the whole valley.A large crowd(62)gathered(gather),and they all admired his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly,an old man appeared and said,"Why,your heart is not nearly as beautiful as(63)mine."The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart,which was full of scars.It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in,but they didn't fit quite right,and there were several jagged(锯齿状的) edges.In fact,in some places there were deep gouges(沟槽) where whole pieces were(64)missing(miss).
The young man laughed."Comparing your heart with mine,mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars."
"Yes,"said the old man,"Yours looks perfect(65)butI would never trade with you.You see,every scar represents a person to(66)whomI have given my love.I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them,and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart.But because the pieces aren't exact,I have some rough edges,which I cherish,because they remind me of(67)thelove we shared.Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away,and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart(68)tome.These are the empty gouges.Although these gouges are painful,they stay open,(69)reminding(remind) me of the love I have for those people.So now do you see(70)whattrue beauty is?"

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