Question

【題目】It used to be a matter of fact when Peter Pan—a character from James Matthew Barrie's 1911 book—said:“All children,except one,grow up.”【1】

According to the NPD Group,a US market research company,sales of toys to adults in the UK increased by more than 20 percent in 2016,three times the pace of the children's toy market itself.These toys ranged from puzzles and Lego building sets（樂高積木）to vehicle models and action figures.And more than half of the sales came from millennials—people born between the 1980s and 2000s.“Adults of the 21st century are channeling their inner child, one toy at a time,”commented website Koreaboo.【2】According to Frederique Tutt,all analyst at NPD,the motivation of these grown-ups is to escape the stress of today's fast-paced world.【3】“It reminds me of the playful side of life,”Rob Willner,a 25-year-old PhD student in the UK,told The Telegraph when talking about his love for Lego,which he said brings him both comfort and entertainment.

【4】To Frank Furendi,a professor at the University of Kent in The UK,the fact that so many adults are pursuing "the thrills of youth" is the evidence that "adulthood has got nothing attractive about it anymore",he told The New York Times."That's actually quite sad."

【5】According to Canadian comic book artist Todd McFarlane,collecting toys could simply be a way for people to express their individuality."It's just pop culture stuff.It's stuff that says,I like a little of this and I like a little of that,"he told ABC,News."It's no big deal."So now that over 100 years have passed since Peter Pan,perhaps it's time to introduce a new "fact",as stated in the tagline of the UK fashion brand KIDULT:"Growing old is mandatory（強(qiáng)制性的）,but growing up is optional."

A.But scientists are probably just worrying too much.

B.Why do these kidults turn to toys for pleasure and comfort?

C.This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as "kidults".

D.They are driven toward the more immediate pleasures brought by toys than those brought by,say, getting a promotion,which is far less easy to achieve.

E.The scientists are concerned that those kidults show roo much individuality.

F.But this "fact" doesn't seem to apply to today's world anymore.

G.Despite this,some social scientists see the trend as disturbing.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】D

【4】G

【5】A

【解析】樂高積木、洋娃娃、拼圖這些小孩子玩的玩具是否對于成年的你來說還有著莫大的吸引力？那么，你應(yīng)該就是一個“kidults”（童心未泯的成人）了。“衰老無法抗拒，但成長可以選擇。

【1】F

根據(jù)上句：在James Matthew Barrie 1911年做創(chuàng)作的Peter Pan一書中，主人公Peter Pan曾說道，“所有的孩子都要長大的，只有一個例外”。這曾是個事實(shí)。但是這一“事實(shí)”不再適用于今天的世界。故選F。

【2】C

根據(jù)上句：“21世紀(jì)的成年人一次玩一個玩具，來疏導(dǎo)自己內(nèi)心的孩子氣，”Koreaboo網(wǎng)站評論道。由此可知C.This is also why these adults are sometimes referred to as "kidults".（這也是為何這些大人有時被稱為“童心未泯的成人”的原因。）故選C。

【3】D

根據(jù)上句：NPD分析師弗雷德里克·塔特認(rèn)為，這些成年人（做出如此舉動）的原因，是為了逃避如今這個快節(jié)奏的世界所帶來的壓力。由此可知：他們傾向于玩具所帶來的更即時的快樂，而非獲得晉升等更難達(dá)成的事情所帶來的快樂。故選D。

【4】G

此句是段落首句，起承上啟下的作用。根據(jù)下文：在英國肯特大學(xué)教授Frank Furendi 看來，如此多的成年人追逐“青春的刺激”這一事實(shí)，證明了“成年已完全不再具有吸引力，”他在接受《紐約時報(bào)》采訪時表示�！斑@其實(shí)相當(dāng)悲哀。”可知此空的意思應(yīng)該是：盡管如此，一些社會學(xué)家認(rèn)為這一趨勢令人不安。故選G。

【5】A

此空位于段首，起承上啟下的作用。根據(jù)下文：加拿大漫畫家托德·麥克法蘭表示，收集玩具僅僅是人們表達(dá)個性的一個方式�？芍�上句的意思應(yīng)該是：但或許只是科學(xué)家們多慮了。故選A。