D

A few years ago it was popular to speak of a generation gap, a disagreement between young people and their elders. Parents said that children did not show them proper respect and obedience (服從), while children complained (抱怨) that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many people argue that a gap is built into the fabric (結構) of our society.

　　One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their own ways of life. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation (職業(yè)). In our society, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents.

　　In our easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

　　Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.

　　No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature (特點) of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedom and changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.

69. The main idea of the first paragraph is that ____________.

A. the generation gap suddenly appeared

B. the generation gap is a feature of modern social life

C. people can reduce the generation gap

D. many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap

70. The word “around” in Paragraph 1 means ____________.

A. on all sides      B. near                C. in every direction   D. in existence

71. In American society, young people often ____________.

A. depend on their parents to make a life

B. stay with their parents in order to get a chance for higher education

C. seek the best advice from their parents

D. have very little in common with their parents

72. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Parents should be strict with their children.

B. The younger generation should value the older generation for their wisdom.

C. The generation gap is partly caused by the older generation.

D. The generation gap does not exist in American society.

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　　The Shanghai native's personal life is closely followed by his many fans at home, from his 2007 Shanghai wedding to fellow basketball player Ye Li to last month's reports the couple is expecting a baby girl in July．

　　The 2.25-meter star, sidelined this season with a broken left foot, recently returned to the USA with Ye, encouraging speculation that the baby will be born there．

　　Yao's baby would automatically be an American citizen if born in the US．

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　　A few say it would be a betrayal of China and that the Chinese team could be denied a future basketball star．

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What makes the Chinese puzzled and interested in is ________．

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A．

when Yao will have a baby

B．

when Yaao will recover from his injury

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what nationality Baby Yao will have

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who looks after Yao since he is injured

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[　　]

A．

love

B．

distance

C．

hate

D．

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For most fans of Yao they ________．

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are against his choice of claiming his baby for America

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think it's Yao's freedom to choose his baby's nationality

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are for Yao's decision of becoming an American at once

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are not interested in his decision

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has decided to give birth to the baby in America

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has recovered and will return to the sports in a week

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hasn't expressed his clear idea to the public at all

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     The road to scientific discovery is tougher for women than for men and Professor Vivian Wing-wah
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     Yam's long and fruitful research on solving the energy problem won her the prize for Asia and the
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     She became the third Chinese women scientist honored with the so-called "woman's Nobel Prize"
award, after Professor Li Fanghua from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003, and Professor Ye
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     "People think chemists are bad guys, but we are the good guys," Yam said in a humorous aside
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France. For Yam, chemistry is science, but also an art. Amazed by the universe, nature and color in her
childhood, Yam decided on a career in chemistry. "One of the beauties of chemistry is the ability to
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things with innovative(革新的) ideas," Yam said.
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family. She was inspired as a child by her father, a professor in the Civil Engineering Faculty at Hong
Kong University. Yam added her husband, Mak Shingtat, a PhD in chemistry, who accompanied Yam
to the awards ceremony, was also fully supportive of her work. "I can't imagine how my career could
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     Yam received her bachelor and PhD degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). She taught
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department for two terms from 2000 to 2005. At 38, she was the youngest member elected to the
Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is also a Fellow of TWAS, the Academy of Sciences for the
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B. Their passion, dedication and determination are the same.
C. Women require stability and security.
D. Women can't get the mental and material support from family and society.
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