Question

13．Young people are definitely less courageous （勇敢的） than they were 30 years ago．Why is this？It's because they are spoiled，and take for granted everything that they have or are given．
Thirty years ago，there wasn't nearly as much blatant （公然的） disrespect for elders，peers，or other people in general．At that time，young people were taught that to get anything or get anywhere in life，they'd have to work for it and earn it．
If young people aren't being taught the basics of respecting others，and aren't being taught that they need to work to make a living，then where are they to learn courage？
Courage isn't necessarily about risking your life，for whatever reason．It is about being able to face any kind of hardship，and to make decisions and face the consequences of those decisions．
Courage means being able to learn from hard times，and to take those lessons with you through life．It means having the resourcefulness （足智多謀） to find ways to deal with your problems yourself，and not being afraid to do so．
Too many young people now rely on parents，siblings，older relatives and others to get them through life．Too often they turn to these figures whenever they get into trouble，and expect to have their problems solved for them．
If we are to help our young people become more courageous，we should stop spoiling them，stop doing everything for them，and teach them the skills necessary to make basic life decisions on their own．
Once these basic principles are instilled （灌輸） in our young people，I think we'll find that they are more courageous than we could have dreamed，and more like the young people of thirty years ago than we had ever imagined．
It's time to go back to older values and ideas，and to bring courage back into our young people and society．

Theme	（66）Comparedwith young people 30 years ago，th ose are less courageous．
The behavior of young people today	They generally show no（67）respectfor elders and other people．        They take for granted whatever they have or receive．       Many of them （68）dependon their parents or other relatives to get them through life．
（69）Reasons/Causes	They are not （70）awareof the basics of respecting others．        They are not taught to work hard to make a （71）realize/live．         They don't have the （72）abilityto make wise decisions and overcome difficulties independently．        They tend to expect others，such as their parents or siblings，to help them out when they are in （73）trouble/difficulty．
Tips	Never （74）spoilthem； only help them when necessary．       Teach them the skills they need to make basic life decisions by themselves．
Conclusion	It's time we went back to older values and ideas，and （75）Broughtcourage back into our young people and society．

Answer 1

分析 本文講述了現(xiàn)在的年輕人和30年前的人相比較，現(xiàn)代人缺少勇氣．因?yàn)樗麄儽贿^(guò)分溺愛，對(duì)于他們所擁有的或所給予的都認(rèn)為是理所當(dāng)然．太多的年輕人常依賴于他人的幫助來(lái)解決問(wèn)題．應(yīng)該給年輕人灌輸原來(lái)的價(jià)值原則，把勇氣帶回到年輕人的社會(huì)中．

解答 66．Compared   67．respect  68．depend       69．Reasons/Causes 70．a(chǎn)ware
71．realize/live  72．a(chǎn)bility    73．trouble/difficulty   74．spoil        75．Brought
66．Compared   句意：與30年前的年輕人相比，現(xiàn)在的年輕人更缺乏勇氣．Compare with…"與…相比"． 
67．respect   根據(jù)第二段"Thirty years ago，there wasn't nearly as much blatant （公然的） disrespect for elders，peers，or other people in general．"30年前幾乎沒(méi)有這么多公然對(duì)長(zhǎng)輩或其他人的不恭之處．而文章一直在將現(xiàn)代人和30年前的比較，可知現(xiàn)在年輕人常對(duì)長(zhǎng)輩或其他人無(wú)禮．所以填respect．
 68．depend       根據(jù)第六段"Too many young people now rely on parents，siblings，older relatives and others to get them through life．"可知現(xiàn)在太多年輕人依賴于父母，兄弟姐妹，長(zhǎng)輩和其他人來(lái)幫他們度過(guò)一生．所以填depend．  
69．Reasons/Causes 后面列出的都是現(xiàn)代年輕人缺乏勇氣的原因．故填Reasons/Causes． 
70．a(chǎn)ware 根據(jù)上下文可知，現(xiàn)代年輕人不知道尊敬他人的基本要素．所以填aware．
71．realize/live  根據(jù)第三段的那句反問(wèn)aren't being taught that they need to work to make a living，then where are they to learn courage？，可知現(xiàn)代年輕人沒(méi)有被教授要通過(guò)努力工作來(lái)實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想．所以此空填realize/live．
72．a(chǎn)bility    通過(guò)文章第 4.5.6段可知，現(xiàn)代年輕人沒(méi)有明智作出決定和獨(dú)立克服困難的能力．故填ability．
73．trouble/difficulty   根據(jù)"Too often they turn to these figures whenever they get into trouble，and expect to have their problems solved for them．"可知他們一有麻煩就向這些人求救，并期待能為他們解決這些問(wèn)題．所以此處填trouble．
74．spoil        根據(jù)"If we are to help our young people become more courageous，we should stop spoiling them，stop doing everything for them，"如果我們要幫助年輕人變得更勇敢，應(yīng)該停止溺愛他們，不要什么都為他們做．所以這里的建議是"不要溺愛他們"，故填spoil．
75．Brought  結(jié)論就是文章最后一段，只是這里用了一般過(guò)去時(shí)，所以填bring的過(guò)去式brought．

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