3.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 got 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.
    By Ariel Lewiton
61.When the author walked through her parents'house,she.C
A.had no idea what she wanted from life
B.realized I should buy a house
C.started to think about her own life
D.wondered why her parents had settled down early
62.What is the main"generation gap"between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?A
A.Their attitude toward responsibility.   
B.Their ways of making their way to the top.
C.Their ways of gaining experience.      
D.Their attitude towards high technology.
63.Which of the following might the author agree with?B
A.It's better to take adult responsibility earlier.
B.It's all right to try more before settling down.
C.It involves too much effort to rise vertically.
D.It's ridiculous to call her generation"arrogant".
64.What can we conclude from the article?D
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"don't want to grow up and love to be taken care of by their parents.
D.The author wrote this article to make others understand her generation better.
65.What is the main theme of the article?B
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.

分析 本文講述了作者他們這一代人與父輩之間的生活方式不同.寫文章是為了讓別人對他們這代人更加理解.

解答 CABDB
61.C    細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一句 A few months ago as I wandered through my parents'house,the same house I grew up in,I had a sudden,scary realization.可知當作者經(jīng)過父母的房子的時候,她開始思考自己的生活.故選C.
62.A   細節(jié)理解題.從文章第五段中的"This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation"arrogant","impatient",and"overprotected"."可知作者和朋友,父母主要代溝在于對責任的態(tài)度.故選A.
63.B   推理判斷題.根據(jù)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.
We'd rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account."說明我們要嘗試很多不同的事物,以后再定居下來.故選B.
64    D    推斷題.根據(jù)第五段This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation"arrogant","impatient",and"overprotected".可知評論家稱他們這一代是自大的,沒有耐心的,被過度保護的,可知她寫文章是為了改變別人對他們這一代人的看法.故選D.
65    B   主旨大意題.本文通過對比,講述自己這一輩與父輩不同的生活方式.故選B.

點評 學生需要認真閱讀原文,把握文章大意,對文章脈絡有整體的了解,能仔細查找文中細節(jié),并能根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容進行合理的推測判斷.

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12.When young people in the United States gather for fun,there is a good chance that they will soon be dancing.If there are no musicians,they will play records.If there are no records,someone is certain to have a radio.One way or another there will be dancing.
The ways that boys and girls dance will often change every year or two.You may hear them say that the very latest steps are‘in',while last year's steps are‘out'.Each boy and girl takes pride in learning newest things.They feel that this is important to remain popular with their friends.
Years ago the dances of young people were not very different from those of their parents,but high school and college students of today have created their own music and have invented their own dances,thanks to people like Chubby Checker,the Beatles,and Elvis Presley.These musicians helped to make popular an exciting new kind of music that people began to dance to in a different way.
In the late 1950s Chubby Checker started a dance that he called the"twist."The twist,like so many new dances,was lively,and people who performed it used a lot of energy.The word chubby means"a little bit fat,"which is why this singer and dancer called himself Chubby.
After demonstrating his new dance hundreds of times,however,Chubby was no longer chubby.This is one of the advantages.Even if older people do not like the new dances,they must agree that people,get much more exercise from modern dances than they ever got from a waltz.
56.What are three ways to have music for dancing?(no more than 4words)①Musicians;、赗ecords;、跼adios
57.How often do ways of dancing to rock music change?(no more than 4 words)Every year or two.
58.For what purpose do young people learn the newest dance?(no more than 6 words)
To remain popular with their friends.
59.Why did Chubby Checker become famous?(no more than 6 words)Because he invented a new dance./Because he started the"twist"dance.
60.What is an advantage of modern dancing?(no more than 3 words)Getting more exercise..

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13.How men first learned to invent words is unknown; in other words,the origin of language is a mystery.All we really know is that men,unlike animals,somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings,actions and things,so that they could communicate with each other; and that later they agreed upon certain signs,they called letters,which could be combined to represent those sounds,and which could be written down.Those sounds,whether spoken,or written in letters,we call words.
The power of words,then,lies in their associations-the things they bring up before our minds.Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live,the more certain words recall to us the glad and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn,the more the number of words that mean something to us increase.
Great writers are those who not only have great thoughts but also express these thoughts in words which appeal powerfully to our minds and feelings.This charming and telling use of words is what we call literary style.Above all,the real poet is a master of words.He can convey his meaning in words which sing like music,and which by their position and association can move men to tears.We should therefore learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately,or they make our speech silly and rude.
56.Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?C
A.The History of Words                      
B.The Origin of Words
C.The Power of words                    
D.The Future of Words
57.What's the first paragraph mainly about?D
A.The inventors of words
B.The mystery of language.
C.The origin of letters
D.The explanation of words.
58.What's the main point of the second paragraph?A
A.The connections between words make words powerful.
B.The experience makes words more and more meaningful.
C.The power of words has much relationship with one's age.
D.One's vocabulary increases mainly with the growing years.
59.What's the main idea of the last paragraph?B
A.Great writers must have great thoughts and feelings.
B.The achievements in literary also express the power of words.
C.The real poet is a master of words and a musician as well.
D.It's important to choose words carefully when making speech.
60.What's the meaning of the underlined word"telling"according to the passage?C
A.Saying
B.Recognizing
C.Vivid
D.Angry.

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