Japan's post-World War II value system of diligence, cooperation, and hard work is changing. Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a "Me Generation" that rejects traditional values.

   "Many Japanese, especially young people, abandoned the values of economic success and began searching for new sets of values to bring them happiness," writes sociologist Yasuhiro Yoshizaki in Comparative Civilizations Review. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual's pursuit of happiness and less on the values of work, family, and society. Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, unlike their counterparts in the United States and Korea. In a recent survey of college students in the three countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded work as a primary value, compared with 47% of their Korean counterparts and 27% of American students. A greater proportion of Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.

Concern for family values is waning among younger Japanese as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. Data collected by the Japanese government in 2005 shows that only 23% of Japanese youth are thinking about supporting their aged parents, in contrast to 63% of young Americans. It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are losing both respect for their parents and a sense of responsibility to the family. Author Yoshizaki attributes the change to Japanese parents' over-indulgence of their children, material affluence, and growing concern for private matters.

The shift toward individualism among Japanese is most pronounced among the very young. According to 2003 data from the Seimei Hoken Bunka Center of Japan, 75% of Japanese youth aged 16 to 19 can be labeled "self-centered", compared with 53% among those aged 25 to 29. To earn the self-centered label, the young people responded positively to such ideas as "I would like to make decisions without considering traditional values" and "I don't want to do anything I can't enjoy doing".

Diminishing social responsibility, according to Yoshizaki, is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction. Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation, but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.

1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “waning” in paragraph 3?

  A. becoming less           B. increasing       C. missing          D. becoming popular

2. What is Yoshizaki’s attitude towards most Japanese parents’ way of parenting?

  A. Supportive       B. Negative          C. Satisfied         D. Worried

3. What might be one of the possible reasons of Japanese young people’s change?

  A. World War II leaves such a heavy impact on them that they have lost the interest of work.

  B. Most of them are the only child at home so they don’t need to work hard.

C. Japanese younger generation place too much emphasis on personal satisfaction and interest now.

  D. Most of the younger generation lose the confidence in their own country so they don’t work hard.

4. Why do we say that Japanese youth have become a “Me Generation”?

a. Because they don’t regard a better education a pride.

b. Because a greater proportion of Japanese young people prefer easy jobs without heavy       responsibility.

c. Because most of the teenagers become self-centered according to the 2003 survey.

d. Because only 10% of the Japanese young people regard work as a primary value.

      A. a            B. a, b                   C. b, d           D. b, c, d

5. According to the survey, which country’s young people work harder?

  A. Japanese           B. Korean              C. American         D. Chinese

【小題1】A

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】D

【小題5】B

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Japan's post-World War II value system of diligence, cooperation, and hard work is changing. Recent surveys show that Japanese youth have become a "Me Generation" that rejects traditional values.
"Many Japanese, especially young people, abandoned the values of economic success and began searching for new sets of values to bring them happiness," writes sociologist Yasuhiro Yoshizaki in Comparative Civilizations Review. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual's pursuit of happiness and less on the values of work, family, and society. Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, unlike their counterparts in the United States and Korea. In a recent survey of college students in the three countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded work as a primary value, compared with 47% of their Korean counterparts and 27% of American students. A greater proportion of Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.
Concern for family values is waning among younger Japanese as they pursue an inner world of private satisfaction. Data collected by the Japanese government in 2005 shows that only 23% of Japanese youth are thinking about supporting their aged parents, in contrast to 63% of young Americans. It appears that many younger-generation Japanese are losing both respect for their parents and a sense of responsibility to the family. Author Yoshizaki attributes the change to Japanese parents' over-indulgence of their children, material affluence, and growing concern for private matters.
The shift toward individualism among Japanese is most pronounced among the very young. According to 2003 data from the Seimei Hoken Bunka Center of Japan, 75% of Japanese youth aged 16 to 19 can be labeled "self-centered", compared with 53% among those aged 25 to 29. To earn the self-centered label, the young people responded positively to such ideas as "I would like to make decisions without considering traditional values" and "I don't want to do anything I can't enjoy doing".
Diminishing social responsibility, according to Yoshizaki, is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction. Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation, but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.
1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “waning” in paragraph 3?
A. becoming less          B. increasing      C. missing         D. becoming popular
2. What is Yoshizaki’s attitude towards most Japanese parents’ way of parenting?
A. Supportive      B. Negative        C. Satisfied        D. Worried
3. What might be one of the possible reasons of Japanese young people’s change?
A. World War II leaves such a heavy impact on them that they have lost the interest of work.
B. Most of them are the only child at home so they don’t need to work hard.
C. Japanese younger generation place too much emphasis on personal satisfaction and interest now.
D. Most of the younger generation lose the confidence in their own country so they don’t work hard.
4. Why do we say that Japanese youth have become a “Me Generation”?
a. Because they don’t regard a better education a pride.
b. Because a greater proportion of Japanese young people prefer easy jobs without heavy       responsibility.
c. Because most of the teenagers become self-centered according to the 2003 survey.
d. Because only 10% of the Japanese young people regard work as a primary value.
A. a            B. a, b                  C. b, d           D. b, c, d
5. According to the survey, which country’s young people work harder?
A. Japanese          B. Korean              C. American         D. Chinese

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The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age．“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry．“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too．”
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here．Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes．Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future．
【小題1】The best title of this passage might be______．

A．Never Miss a Chance to be PhotographedB．Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp
C．First Japanese Postage Stamps with a PhotoD．Letters are as Fun as E-mails
【小題2】By saying“l(fā)ittle more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo”,the author really means______．
A．this service is not very expensiveB．the cost of this service is very high
C．food in Tokyo is very dearD．$8．80 is a very small amount of money
【小題3】The purpose of this activity is______．
A．to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting
B．to make more stamps for normal useC．to draw interest in writing letters
D．to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos
【小題4】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Japanese people like to take photos．B．This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters．
C．Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition．
D．This service is more popular in Japan than in other places．

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"Many Japanese, especially young people, abandoned the values of economic success and began searching for new sets of values to bring them happiness," writes sociologist Yasuhiro Yoshizaki in Comparative Civilizations Review. Japanese youth are placing more importance on the individual's pursuit of happiness and less on the values of work, family, and society. Japanese students seem to be losing patience with work, unlike their counterparts in the United States and Korea. In a recent survey of college students in the three countries, only 10% of the Japanese regarded work as a primary value, compared with 47% of their Korean counterparts and 27% of American students. A greater proportion of Japanese aged 18 to 24 also preferred easy jobs without heavy responsibility.

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Diminishing social responsibility, according to Yoshizaki, is tied to the growing interest in pleasure and personal satisfaction. Yoshizaki concludes that the entire value system of Japanese youth is undergoing major transformation, but the younger generation has not yet found a new organized value system to replace the old.

1. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “waning” in paragraph 3?

A. becoming less          B. increasing      C. missing         D. becoming popular

2. What is Yoshizaki’s attitude towards most Japanese parents’ way of parenting?

A. Supportive      B. Negative        C. Satisfied        D. Worried

3. What might be one of the possible reasons of Japanese young people’s change?

A. World War II leaves such a heavy impact on them that they have lost the interest of work.

B. Most of them are the only child at home so they don’t need to work hard.

C. Japanese younger generation place too much emphasis on personal satisfaction and interest now.

D. Most of the younger generation lose the confidence in their own country so they don’t work hard.

4. Why do we say that Japanese youth have become a “Me Generation”?

a. Because they don’t regard a better education a pride.

b. Because a greater proportion of Japanese young people prefer easy jobs without heavy       responsibility.

c. Because most of the teenagers become self-centered according to the 2003 survey.

d. Because only 10% of the Japanese young people regard work as a primary value.

A. a            B. a, b                  C. b, d           D. b, c, d

5. According to the survey, which country’s young people work harder?

A. Japanese          B. Korean              C. American         D. Chinese

 

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