题目内容
A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house, the same house I grew up in, I had a sudden, scary realization. When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later.
It seemed ridiculous. On a practical level, there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon. More importantly, I wouldn’t want to. I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years, or what kind of job I’ll have. And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place.
So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents. When our parents were our age, they’d gotten their education, chosen a career, and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives.
My friends and I – “Generation Y” – still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives. Whatever we end up doing, we want to make sure we’re happy doing it. We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place. We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account.
This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”, “impatient”, and “overprotected”. Some of these complaints have a point. As children we were encouraged to succeed in school, but also to have fun. We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cellphones, the Internet, instant messaging, and video games.
Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.
Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.
- 1.
When the author walked through her parents’ house, she _______.
- A.was frightened that she had no idea what she wanted from life
- B.started to think about her own life
- C.realized I should buy a house.
- D.wondered why her parents had settled down early
- A.
- 2.
What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?
- A.Their attitude toward high technology.
- B.Their ways of making their way to the top.
- C.Their attitude towards responsibility.
- D.Their ways of gaining experience.
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following might the author agree with?
- A.It’s all right to try more before settling down.
- B.It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier.
- C.It involves too much effort to rise vertically.
- D.It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.
- A.
- 4.
What can we conclude from the article?
- A.The author is envious of her parents enjoying a big house at her age.
- B.Growing up in a hi-tech world makes “Generation Y” feel insecure about relationships.
- C.“Generation Y” people don’t want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.
- D.The author wrote this article so that others would be able to understand her generation better.
- A.
- 5.
What is the main theme of the article?
- A.The sudden realization of growing up.
- B.A comparison between lifestyles of generations.
- C.Criticisms of the young generation.
- D.The factors that have changed the young generation.
- A.
试题分析:
1.B 推理题。根据第一段2,3,4行When my parents bought the house, in 1982, they were only two years older than I am now. I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later说明我在思考自己的人生之路,故B正确。
2.C 细节题。根据第五段第一行This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”说明态度是我们这一代和父母那一代最大的差别,故C正确。
3.A 推理题。根据文章最后一段内容Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood.说明要花更多的时间才能让我们意识到责任的重要性。根据文章第四段We’d rather take risks first, try out different jobs, and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place说明我们要尝试很多不同的事物,以后在定居下来,故A的做法可能适合我们这一代。故A正确。
4.D 主旨大意题。作者写本文就是为了向读者介绍他们这一代人的思想,让别人更好的理解他们,接受他们,故D正确。
5.B 主旨大意题。本文是利用我和我的父母这两代人之间在价值观和生活态度父母的差异的比较来向读者介绍我们这一代人的思想和其它情况。故B正确。
考点:考查文化类短文阅读
点评:本文是利用我和我的父母这两代人之间在价值观和生活态度父母的差异的比较来向读者介绍我们这一代人的思想和其它情况。目的是让别人能更好的理解我们。
When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky, 21 our family.I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy.I worked hard to see that they 22 .
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23 childhood illnesses.I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench (板凳)" during Little League football games.I worried about Becky when she 24 the ball while playing softball.Before long, the teen years were upon us.I stayed 25 late t night waiting for the boys to return home.Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time._27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures.
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I 29 him after a late arrival.The day the boys moved away to college was a 30 day indeed.I worried about their being able to take care of themselves.Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our 31 rang in the middle of the night. It startled (惊醒)us when we looked at the clock.It was 3 o'clock in the morning." 32 must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up.We ran to the door, opened it, and there 33 a police officer.
"You need to 34 your sons," he seriously announced.I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was 35.A line outside had been accidentally (偶然) cut.Roy and I jumped into the car and 36 to the nearest telephone.My stomach ached.My husband was 37 so badly that he could hardly dial the number.
On the first 38 , Chad answered the telephone."What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver (听筒).
"We were worried about you," Chad told him."We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't 39 We called the police and asked them to go and check on you."
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us.And they were the ones who 40 had to call the police.
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A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was travelling by the seashore and I was enjoying the soft wind while watching the sea waves (海浪). After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them in surprise and realized that all the window seats were taken up. They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I took another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.
Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.
“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.
Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”
She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”
Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”
She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my
friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”
“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.
The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.
【小题1】Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?
A.Because they couldn’t sit together. |
B.Because they wanted to enjoy the sea weaves. |
C.Because there were no empty seats. |
D.Because they preferred to stand. |
A.the sea wave made him upset |
B.he wanted to do something special |
C.a wave from the sea passed by him |
D.he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart |
A.begin to talk to each other again after a time of silence |
B.sit together and become friends very soon |
C.know each other and get married |
D.clear up a misunderstanding between them |
A.small things can create great happenings in life |
B.giving is more important than receiving |
C.offering one’s seat to others will lead to a marriage |
D.we sometimes forget what happened in the past |
A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus route was by the seashore and I was enjoying the breeze (微风) while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my inner mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and offered them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat and we parted our ways. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.
Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.
“Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.
Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”
She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”
Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”
She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”
“Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.
The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.
1. Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?
A.Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view. |
B.Because they couldn’t sit together. |
C.Because there were no empty seats. |
D.Because they preferred to stand. |
2. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.
A.he wanted to do something special |
B.the sea wave made him upset |
C.a wave from the sea flooded him |
D.he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart |
3.From the story, we can conclude that ______.
A.small things can create great happenings in life |
B.it is giving rather than receiving that matters |
C.offering one’s seat to others may win respect |
D.we sometimes forget what happened in the past |
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
I worked for a short time as a cashier(出纳员)at a restaurant a few months ago. 71 One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I guess I should have checked it to find out who was the owner, but I was busy at the time. Also, I imagined that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the owner would be back.
An hour later a man came up to the counter(柜台). 72 I asked him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his sincere thanks when I handed it to him. He asked me if I had opened it, and when I told him “ No”, he opened it right away and showed that it contained nearly $800 in cash (现金). 73
“A reward for your honesty,” he said and then turned and walked away.
74 I began wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if there had been no way to find the owner and no one had returned to claim(认领)it, I might have kept it. But it also came into my mind that I had in fact saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. 75 The good feeling it gave me was worth more than anything money could buy.
A.He looked quite worried and asked if anyone had found a wallet. |
B.Later I thought about it again. |
C.To my surprise, he took out a twenty–dollar bill and handed it to me. |
D.So I didn’t return the wallet until the owner returned. |
E. I wanted to be honest, so I didn’t care much about money.
F. I also helped clear off the tables when it was especially busy.
G. For quite a long time I kept happy whenever I thought about it.